Toaplan Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo responsible for the creation of a wide array of scrolling shooters and other arcade...
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original Japanese. Zero Wing was released in Japanese arcades by developer Toaplan on 1 July 1989, and in North America in April 1990. The European release...
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Snow Bros. (category Toaplan games)
Snow Bros. is a 1990 platform arcade video game originally developed by Toaplan first published in Japan, then in North America by Romstar and later in...
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Zero Wing (category Toaplan games)
Zero Wing is a 1989 side-scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Toaplan and originally published in Japan by Namco and in North America by Williams...
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Batsugun (category Toaplan games)
and published by Toaplan in Japan and Europe by Taito, as well as Korea by Unite Trading. The last shoot 'em up created by Toaplan, the title takes place...
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'em ups created by Toaplan, a request Atlus wanted as publisher though conflict emerged as to how close the game should be to Toaplan shooters while members...
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(with Toshiaki Tomisawa and Masahiro Yuge) After Toaplan closed in 1994, Uemura joined the Toaplan offshoot company Gazelle, and served as director of...
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Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves (category Toaplan games)
video game developed and published by Toaplan under their Hanafram label. One of the last games to be created by Toaplan, it is the sequel to Snow Bros., which...
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Flying Shark (category Toaplan games)
vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed by Toaplan and published in 1987 by Taito in Japan, Romstar in North America and Electrocoin...
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26 June 1992. Its current president, Toshiaki Ōta, previously worked at Toaplan as one of the six original team members and head of software development...
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Truxton (video game) (category Toaplan games)
vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed by Toaplan and published in Japan and Europe by Taito, as well as in North America...
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particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy. The company featured a handful of former Compile...
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Romstar (section Licensed from Toaplan)
(developed by Toaplan) Arkanoid Bubble Bobble Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH Twin Cobra (developed by Toaplan) Sky Shark (developed by Toaplan) Empire City:...
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Pipi & Bibi's (category Toaplan games)
and published by Toaplan in Japan and in Europe by Nova Apparate GMBH & Co. It is notable for being one of the few titles by Toaplan that has not received...
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Suits Valken DECLASSIFIED (Rainmaker Productions) Toaplan Arcade Garage: Hishou Same! Same! Same! Toaplan Arcade Garage: Zero Fire Metal Gear Solid: Master...
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Knuckle Bash (category Toaplan games)
published by Toaplan in Japan, as well as North America and Europe by Atari Games. It is notable for being one of the few titles by Toaplan that has not...
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is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. They are known primarily for their "bullet hell"...
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Slap Fight (category Toaplan games)
is a 1986 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. Set on the colonized fictional planet of Theron...
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Twin Cobra (category Toaplan games)
Kyukyoku Tiger in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Toaplan and released for arcades in 1987 by Taito in Japan and Europe, then in...
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Tiger-Heli (category Toaplan games)
Tiger-Heli is a vertically scrolling shooter game developed by Toaplan and released for arcades in 1985. It was published in Japan by Taito and in North...
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Fire Shark (category Toaplan games)
vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and Europe, and by Romstar in North America. It is the sequel...
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Hellfire (video game) (category Toaplan games)
developed by Toaplan and published in Japan by Taito and North America by U.S.A. Games. The first horizontal shoot 'em up title to be created by Toaplan, the...
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Out Zone (category Toaplan games)
Out Zone is a run and gun arcade video game developed by Toaplan and published in Japan by Tecmo, North America by Romstar and Europe in August 1990....
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to masocore games. The origin of the bullet hell genre is attributed to Toaplan, a now-defunct Japanese video game studio that developed arcade shoot 'em...
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developer founded in 1994 by former Toaplan employees after the latter company declared bankruptcy the same year. After Toaplan declared bankruptcy, Gazelle...
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Vimana (video game) (category Toaplan games)
developed by Toaplan and published in Japan by Tecmo and Europe in June 1991. It is notable for being one of the few titles by Toaplan that has not received...
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game to be created by Gazelle, one of the offshoots of defunct developer Toaplan that were founded after they declared bankruptcy in 1994, and one of the...
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attention. Toaplan's Batsugun (1993) is often considered a pivotal point in the development of this subgenre. After the closure of Toaplan, the following...
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Following Toaplan's bankruptcy, some of the former staff went to Takumi. Among Toaplan's offshoots, only Takumi has developed any sequels to former Toaplan games...
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Cobra II was originally under development by Toaplan but the studio closed down in 1994. Taito allowed Toaplan offshoot Takumi Corporation to finish work...
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