Human Entertainment
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Human Entertainment was a Japan
ese computer and video game developer
and publisher
. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including Dreamcast, Game Boy
, Nintendo 64
, TurboGrafx-16
, PC (Windows)
, PlayStation
, Saturn
, Sega CD, Super NES
, TurboGrafx-CD, and WonderSwan
. The company is best known for originating the popular Fire Pro Wrestling
series of games, also Super Formation Soccer and Human Grand Prix
.
The company folded in 1999. However, some titles already developed prior to the company's demise were released individually or as part of a collection years later. Former members went on to form different development teams including Nude Maker
, Spike
and notable member Goichi Suda
formed his own company, Grasshopper Manufacture
, with former members.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese computer and video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
and publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including Dreamcast, Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
, Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
, TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
, PC (Windows)
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
, Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
, Sega CD, Super NES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, TurboGrafx-CD, and WonderSwan
WonderSwan
was a line of handheld game consoles produced in Japan by Bandai between 1999 and 2003. It was developed by the late Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto and Bandai...
. The company is best known for originating the popular Fire Pro Wrestling
Fire Pro Wrestling
Fire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000.-History:...
series of games, also Super Formation Soccer and Human Grand Prix
Human Grand Prix
F1 Pole Position - known in Japan as - is considered to be the first video game in the Human Grand Prix series for the Super Famicom. Power Unlimited gave this game a 83% rating in its February 1994 issue.-Summary:...
.
The company folded in 1999. However, some titles already developed prior to the company's demise were released individually or as part of a collection years later. Former members went on to form different development teams including Nude Maker
Nude Maker
is a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo, Japan. The company is composed mostly of ex-Human Entertainment members, including Hifumi Kono, who directed the first two titles in the Clock Tower series of horror games...
, Spike
Spike (company)
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment. Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series is owned by Spike.-Games developed:*Crimson Tears*Dangan Ronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei...
and notable member Goichi Suda
Goichi Suda
, is the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture. The "51" in his nickname, Suda51, is a pun on his given name. In Japanese, "Go" means 5 and "ichi" means 1. His works include Moonlight Syndrome, The Silver Case, Flower, Sun and Rain, Michigan, killer7, the No More Heroes series, and most recently, Shadows...
formed his own company, Grasshopper Manufacture
Grasshopper Manufacture
Grasshopper Manufacture, Inc. is a Japanese video game development house founded on March 30, 1998 in Suginami, Japan. Grasshopper gained mainstream attention in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 game Killer7...
, with former members.
Game Boy
- HAL Wrestling (released 1990)
- Super SoccerSuper SoccerSuper Soccer - known in Japan as - is a soccer video game developed by Human Entertainment for the Super NES. Human published the game by themselves in Japan whereas Nintendo did it overseas. It was released in Japan in 1991 and in the United States and Europe in 1992...
(released 1991-1992)
Nintendo Entertainment System
- Adventures of Gilligan's IslandThe Adventures of Gilligan's IslandThe Adventures of Gilligan's Island is a single-player Nintendo Entertainment System video game by Bandai that is based on the 1960s sitcom of the same name...
- Kabuki Quantum FighterKabuki Quantum Fighteris a 1990 action video game developed by Human Entertainment and published by the defunct American publishing arm of HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System.-Synopsis:...
- Monster PartyMonster Partyis a video game for the NES, released in the U.S. in 1989 by Bandai. It was and remains a relatively obscure platform game for the console, having a small following among some players. The game follows a boy named Mark who is asked by a gargoyle/dragon-like alien named Bert to help rid his world,...
Nintendo 64
- Air Boarder 64Air Boarder 64is a futuristic hoverboard racing game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998. It was to be released under the name AirBoardin' USA in North America by ASCII Entertainment, but was cancelled. The reason it is thought to be cancelled is because of the quantity of levels and rushed design....
(released March 27, 1998) - F1 Pole Position 64F1 Pole Position 64F1 Pole Position 64 is a Formula One racing game for the Nintendo 64. Based in the 1996 Formula One season, it was released in 1997. Known in Japan as "Human Grand Prix: The New Generation"...
(released October 15, 1997) - Human Grand Prix: The New Generation
PC Engine
- Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (released June 22, 1989)
- Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout (released August 30, 1991)
- Vasteel 2 (released 1994)
PC (Windows)
- The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released April 26, 1996)
- The Conveni III: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released April 19, 2002)
- The Conveni III: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo - Popular Edition (released June 24, 2004)
- The Conveni Pack: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo + Power Up Kit (released April 24, 2003)
- The Marugoto (released December 7, 2001)
- Clock Tower: The First Fear (1999)
PlayStation
- Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Art Truck Battle (released June 24, 1998)
- Clock Tower: The First Fear (released July 17, 1997)
- Clock Tower (released December 13, 1996)
- Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within (aka Clock Tower: Ghost Head) (released October 28, 1999)
- The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released March 28, 1997)
- The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released December 18, 1997)
- The Conveni Special (released March 12, 1998)
- Fire Pro Wrestling GFire Pro WrestlingFire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000.-History:...
(released 2000) - Formation Soccer '97: The Road to France (released June 27, 1997)
- Formation Soccer '98: Ganbare Nippon in France (released June 4, 1998)
- Hyper Final Match Tennis (released March 22, 1996)
- Hyper Formation Soccer (released October 13, 1995)
- Mizzurna Falls (released 1998)
- Remote Control Dandy (released July 22, 1999)
- The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny (released December 22, 1995)
- Vanguard BanditsVanguard BanditsVanguard Bandits, known in Japan as , is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was developed by Human Entertainment and originally released in Japan on July 30, 1998...
(released July 27, 2000)
Sega Saturn
- The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released March 20, 1997)
- The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released March 12, 1998)
- Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men ScrambleFire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men ScrambleFire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble, is a video game released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn as part of the Fire Pro Wrestling series.Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble, was the follow up to Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium. As with all games in the Fire Prowrestling series, it features...
(released December 27, 1996)
Super NES
- Clock Tower (released September 14, 1995)
- Dragon's EarthDragon's Earthis a Super Famicom strategy video game about defeating dragons, rival armies, and other monsters in order to save medieval European villages from utter destruction.-Gameplay:...
(released 1992-12-30) - F1 Pole Position
- F1 Pole Position 2F1 Pole Position 2F1 Pole Position 2 - known in Japan as - is the sequel to Human Grand Prix and the prequel to Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle.-General summary:...
- Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple BattleHuman Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battleis a Super Famicom Formula One racing video game and the prequel of Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle. Even though the game was only released in Japan, all in-game texts are in English.-General gameplay concepts:...
- Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream BattleHuman Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battleis a Formula One racing video game for the Super Famicom. Up to four players can play and it has two different types of regular season modes in addition to battle and time trial modes....
- SOSSOS (video game)S.O.S., known in Japan as , is a video game developed by Human Entertainment and published in 1994 by Vic Tokai for the Super NES. The game was later released as a sequel only in Japan for the PlayStation known as Septentrion: Out of the Blue....
(released June 1, 1994) - Super Final Match Tennis (released August 12, 1994)
- Super Fire Pro Wrestling XFire Pro WrestlingFire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000.-History:...
(released December 22, 1995) - Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium (released March 29, 1996)
- Super Fire Pro Wrestling: Queen's Special
- Super SoccerSuper SoccerSuper Soccer - known in Japan as - is a soccer video game developed by Human Entertainment for the Super NES. Human published the game by themselves in Japan whereas Nintendo did it overseas. It was released in Japan in 1991 and in the United States and Europe in 1992...
- Super Formation Soccer 2Super Formation Soccer 2is the sequel to the original Super Formation Soccer video game , which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993...
- Super Formation Soccer 94Super Formation Soccer 94is the third release of the original Super Formation Soccer video game, which was made specially for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.-Summary:There are various playable modes like Exhibition, World Cup, League and Tournament...
- Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie ASuper Formation Soccer 95: della Serie Ais an official licensed football video game that featured all clubs and footballers from the Italian Serie A and was released exclusively in Japan in 1995. It was licensed by Italian Football League and AIC . The game is based on the original video game Super Formation Soccer.In the same year, ...
- Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club EditionSuper Formation Soccer 96: World Club Editionis the last Super Famicom release of the original Super Soccer video game. It was released exclusively in Japan in 1996.This game featured 18 fictitious club teams from around the world, based on well-known teams of the time. The players names are also fictitious; for example, J. V. Pinto is...
- Taekwon-DoTaekwon-Do (video game)is a Taekwondo 2D fighting video game that attempts to capture the realistic tone of Taekwondo tournament fighting. It was developed by Human Club and published by Human Entertainment, which was released exclusively in Japan and South Korea in 1994.-Gameplay:Taekwon-Do is based on real Taekwondo,...
(released June 28, 1994) - The FiremenThe Firemenis a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game where the player controls Pete, the fire fighter, as he rescues people from a burning building. Fires, smoke, and other hazards await as Pete tries to save the day. Use of the fire extinguisher is unlimited although continues are limited in number...
(released September 9, 1994) - Waku Waku Ski Wonder SpurWaku Waku Ski Wonder Spuris a Skiing video game, developed by Human Club and published by Human Entertainment, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1995.-External links:* at superfamicom.org* at super-famicom.jp...
TurboGrafx/Duo/PC Engine
- Far The Earth no Jakoutei: Neo Metal Fantasy (released 1992)
- Final Match Tennis (released March 17, 1991)
- Formation Soccer: Human Cup '90 (released April 27, 1990)
- Formation Soccer on J-League (released January 15, 1994)
- Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A (released April 7, 1995)
- Vasteel (released 1992)
Game Boy
- Chacha-Maru Panic (released April 19, 1991)
- HAL Wrestling (released 1990)
Nintendo 64
- Air Boarder 64Air Boarder 64is a futuristic hoverboard racing game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998. It was to be released under the name AirBoardin' USA in North America by ASCII Entertainment, but was cancelled. The reason it is thought to be cancelled is because of the quantity of levels and rushed design....
(released March 27, 1998) - Human Grand Prix: The New Generation
PC Engine
- Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (released June 22, 1989)
- Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout (released August 30, 1991)
- Vasteel (released 1992)
- Laplace no Ma (March 30, 1993)
- Vasteel 2 (released 1994)
PlayStation
- Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Art Truck Battle (released June 24, 1998)
- Blue Breaker: Ken yori mo Hohoemi o (released 1997)
- Clock Tower: The First FearClock Tower (video game)is the first installment of the stealth-based survival horror adventure game series Clock Tower created by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom. The game was published by Human Entertainment and was released in Japan in 1995. It was then re-released in Japan in 1997, when it was ported to the...
(released July 17, 1997) - Fire Pro Wrestling GFire Pro WrestlingFire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000.-History:...
(released 2000) - Formation Soccer '97: The Road to France
- Hyper Final Match Tennis (released March 22, 1996)
- Mizzurna Falls (released 1998)
- Remote Control Dandy (released July 22, 1999)
- Sound Qube (released March 12, 1998)
- The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released March 28, 1997)
- The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released December 18, 1997)
- The Conveni Special (released March 12, 1998)
- Vanguard BanditsVanguard BanditsVanguard Bandits, known in Japan as , is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was developed by Human Entertainment and originally released in Japan on July 30, 1998...
(released 1998)
Saturn
- Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado (released 1995)
- Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men ScrambleFire Pro WrestlingFire Pro Wrestling is a long-running professional wrestling video game series originating from Japan, started in 1989 by Human Entertainment and continued by Spike in 2000.-History:...
(released December 27, 1996) - The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released February 20, 1997)
- The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released March 12, 1998)
Super NES
- Clock Tower (released September 14, 1995)
- Dragon's EarthDragon's Earthis a Super Famicom strategy video game about defeating dragons, rival armies, and other monsters in order to save medieval European villages from utter destruction.-Gameplay:...
(released December 30, 1992) - F1 Pole Position
- Human BaseballHuman Baseballis a Japan-exclusive video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.-Summary:The game features 3D computer graphics and players complete with baseball statistics. Each player has his surname written in the game in Japanese. Each team logo is based on the Nippon Professional Baseball league;...
- Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Final Bout
- The FiremenThe Firemenis a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game where the player controls Pete, the fire fighter, as he rescues people from a burning building. Fires, smoke, and other hazards await as Pete tries to save the day. Use of the fire extinguisher is unlimited although continues are limited in number...
(released June 1, 1996) - Laplace no Ma (released 1993)
- Super Final Match Tennis (released August 12, 1994)
- Super Fire Pro Wrestling X (released December 22, 1995)
- Super Fire ProWrestling X Premium (released March 29, 1996)
- Tadaima Yuusha Boshuuchuu OkawariTadaima Yuusha Boshuuchuu Okawariis a Japan-exclusive Board game, developed and published by Human Entertainment, which was released in 1994.-External links:* at super-famicom.jp * at superfamicom.org* at SNESmusic.org...
(released November 25, 1994) - Taekwon-DoTaekwon-Do (video game)is a Taekwondo 2D fighting video game that attempts to capture the realistic tone of Taekwondo tournament fighting. It was developed by Human Club and published by Human Entertainment, which was released exclusively in Japan and South Korea in 1994.-Gameplay:Taekwon-Do is based on real Taekwondo,...
(released June 28, 1994)
TurboGrafx/Duo/PC Engine
- Far The Earth no Jakoutei: Neo Metal Fantasy (released 1992)
- Final Match Tennis (released March 17, 1991)
WonderSwan
- Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu (released December 22, 1999)
- Clock TowerClock Tower (video game)is the first installment of the stealth-based survival horror adventure game series Clock Tower created by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom. The game was published by Human Entertainment and was released in Japan in 1995. It was then re-released in Japan in 1997, when it was ported to the...
(released December 9, 1999)
External links
- List of Human Entertainment games at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
- GameSpy: Human Entertainment Company Profile
- Moby Games
- Neoseeker Company Profile: Human Entertainment