| Company name | Description | Games |
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Synapse Software Corporation
Synapse Software was an American publisher and developer of computer games. The company was founded in 1981 by Ihor Wolosenko and Ken Grant. The company was bought by Broderbund in 1984.
Former Synapse programmer Cathryn Mataga is a part of Junglevision Software.
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Mindwheel, Alley Cat | |
System 3 Software, Ltd. |
Constructor, Last Ninja 2 - Back with a Vengeance, Last Ninja, The | |
Tachyon Studios Inc. |
Blood and Magic | |
TACTICAL Soft Inc. |
A.R.S.E.N.A.L Taste the Power | |
Tad Corporation |
Cabal | |
TAG
TAG is a label used by Anthony Taglione on games he was the lead developer on during the mid 90s.
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Hexx - Heresy of The Wizard, Alpha Storm | |
Taito Corporation
Taito was originally established in 1953 by Russian-Jewish businessman Michael Kogan in Tokyo as Taito Trading Company. The company started importing, leasing, and later developing amusement machines in the 1960s. The company's current name of Taito Corporation was adopted in 1972. Taito was among the first makers of electronic games, selling their own Pong clone in 1973.
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Operation Wolf, Volfied, Qix, Bubble Bobble, Taito's Super Space Invaders, Rastan | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by Ryan Brant. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned Rockstar Games, Inc., which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the Grand Theft Auto series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of GameTek UK Ltd., which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
In 2002 the publishing label Gotham Games was launched. In 2004 the company established 2K Sports as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, 2K Games was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label 2K Play was launched.
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Bureau 13, Millennia: Altered Destinies | |
Tamsoft Corporation |
Battle Arena Toshinden | |
Tanager Software Productions |
C.Y.P.H.E.R. Operation US Presidents | |
Target Games Limited |
Laser Squad | |
Teacy Entertainment |
Road Hog! | |
Team 17
Team17 was established in 1990. Their main success was a Worms series, the best selling game at the time, which received many awards and won many competitions.
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Worms, Alien Breed, Superfrog | |
Team Hoi |
Clockwiser | |
Technic Energy |
Assimilation | |
Tech-Noir |
OverKill - The Six Planet Mega Blast | |
Technos Japan Corp.
Technos Japan was established in December 1981 by Kunio Taki and a group of other former Data East staff. The company became well known in the late '80s for the Double Dragon and Nekketsu High School franchises.
The 16-bit era saw a decline in the popularity of these franchises, and with no big hits, the company was forced to close in early 1996. The rights to their back catalog have moved between several publishers, including Million and Atlus, but they are today owned by Arc System Works.
Several companies were formed by former Technos Japan staff, including Almanic (later Givro) in 1992 and Avit (later Avit-Niigata) in 1996.
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Double Dragon | |
Tecmo, Ltd.
Tecmo was founded on July 31st 1967 in Japan, initially as a supplier of cleaning equipment. In the field of electronic games, the company has been focusing on the arcades throughout much of its history. Tecmo is known for Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Fatal Frame, and other series.
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Mighty Bombjack, Bomb Jack, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | |
Ted Gruber Software Inc. |
Micro Bucks II | |
Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd. |
Discworld, Discworld CD | |
