HummingBirdSoft
Encyclopedia
is a defunct Japanese video game company. The company was established in 1982 as a real estate
agent, but in 1983 began to develop computer games. The company heavily participated in the Disk Original Group
, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System
games headed by Square
. Many of HummingBirdSoft's games are either traditional computer role-playing games or adventure game
s, although they also developed a couple of pinball
computer games. While none of their games were published in North America, some have been unofficially translated
by fans.
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
agent, but in 1983 began to develop computer games. The company heavily participated in the Disk Original Group
Square Co.
was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System
Famicom Disk System
The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System...
games headed by Square
Square Co.
was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
. Many of HummingBirdSoft's games are either traditional computer role-playing games or adventure game
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
s, although they also developed a couple of pinball
Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
computer games. While none of their games were published in North America, some have been unofficially translated
Fan translation
A fan translation, in video gaming, refers to an unofficial translation of a computer game or video game.The fan translation practice grew with the rise of video game console emulation in the late 1990s. A community of people developed that were interested in replaying and modifying the games they...
by fans.