Sunsoft

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Sunsoft is the video games division of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sun Corporation. Its U.S. subsidiary operated under the name Sun Corporation of America, though, as in Japan, games published there showed a logo that read only Sunsoft.

In April 1971, Sun Electronics Corporation (alternatively called Sun Denshi) was founded in Kōnan, Aichi as a manufacturer and vendor of electronics equipment.

Sun Corporation's history in video games began in October 1978 in arcades with two titles: Block Challenger and Block Perfect. Sun Corporation had several arcade hits in the early 1980s such as Arabian, Ikki and Kangaroo. At the time, its arcade video games were released under its own corporate name of Sun Electronics Corporation.

The brand Sunsoft first appeared in the latter of the 1980s when Sun Corporation began developing original games and technology for the home video game console market, with emphasis mostly on the Famicom. Sunsoft had gone international at that time, and it had the publishing might to secure major licenses of the day (such as Batman and The Addams Family). In the 1990s, Sun Corporation of America joined forces with Acclaim Entertainment to handle ad sales rights to Sunsoft's video games for game consoles. Additionally, a number of Sega games, including Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II and After Burner, were ported for Nintendo consoles by Sunsoft.

Finally, in 1995, Sun Corporation of America heavily restructured in the face of bankruptcy, and all the company's pending projects were either sold to other companies or cancelled

Source: Wikipedia

Games developed


Games published


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Daze Before Christmas (1994)

Season based Platform Arcade
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Atlantis no Nazo (1986)

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Barcode World (1992)

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Batman (1989)

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Batman: Return of the Joker (1991)

Action
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Battle Formula (1991)

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Blaster Master (1988)

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Chou Wakusei Senki: Metafight (1988)

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Fantasy Zone (1987)

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Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida (1988)

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Freedom Force (1988)

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Gimmick! (1992)

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Hebereke (1991)

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Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (1992)

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Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei 2 (1993)

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Ikki (1985)

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Kanshakudama Nage Kantarou no Toukaidou Gojuusan Tsugi (1986)

Action
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Maharaja (1989)

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Nantettatte!! Baseball (1990)

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Pescatore (0)

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Platoon (1988)

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Pyokotan no Dai Meiro (1993)

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Ripple Island (1988)

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Sekiryuuou (1989)

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Shanghai (1987)

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Shanghai II (1990)

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Spy Hunter (1987)

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Super Arabian (1985)

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Super Spy Hunter (1992)

Arcade
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Tenka no Goikenban: Mito Koumon (1987)