Jaleco
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese video game publisher
and developer
established in 2006.
The original Jaleco Ltd (now called Emcom Holdings) was founded in 1974. In 2006, it decided to become a pure holding company
by renaming itself Jaleco Holding and splitting its video game operations into a newly created subsdiary that took its former name of Jaleco Ltd. In 2009, Jaleco Holding sold Jaleco Ltd to Game Yarou and subsequently changed its own name to Emcom Holdings.
As a wholly owned subsdiary of Game Yarou, Jaleco Ltd operates independently and continues to trade under the Jaleco name. Emcom Holdings is no longer involved at all in the video game business, having branched out to other markets.
Jaleco was founded as Japan Leisure Corporation on October 3, 1974 as a manufacturer of amusement equipment. In 1982, the company started developing and manufacturing arcade
video games; as a result Japan Leisure Corporation shortened its brand name to Jaleco in 1982 and formally changed its name to Jaleco Ltd in 1983.
Jaleco was a video game company whose focus lay in arcade titles, as well as titles for the NES
and other popular computer
and video game console
s of the 1980s and 1990s, most notably the Bases Loaded
series and Carrier
. The U.S. arm of Jaleco was Jaleco USA based near Chicago
in the town of Wheeling, Illinois
.
By 2000, Jaleco, still active in the development of arcade and console video games, hadn't produced any hit title in years and was in a struggling state. Its American division Jaleco USA had already left the arcade industry in 1993. On November 1, 2000, Jaleco was acquired by Hong-Kong company PCCW
. Jaleco, renamed PCCW Japan, gave the PCCW Group a foothold in Japan
. PCCW heavily restructured the company, shutting down Jaleco's arcade division and other non-profitable departments to focus on video games for consoles of the sixth generation era. PCCW Japan itself acquired on April 2001 the VR-1 Group which included VR-1 Entertainment, a U.S. developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games, to bring a more global focus to its current and future software endeavors. On October 2002, PCCW Japan merged Jaleco USA and VR-1 Entertainment to form Jaleco Entertainment, its new U.S. division that would be based in Buffalo, New York
instead of Wheeling, Illinois
. PCCW Japan reverted its name back to Jaleco in 2004.
The rechristened Jaleco continued to serve as the official Japanese subsidiary of the PCCW Group throughout 2004 and most of 2005; engaging itself in video gaming, music
, web application
and mobile phone content. However on August 2005, PCCW sold Hyperlink Investments Group (PCCW's subsidiary that owned Jaleco) to Sandringham Fund SPC.
On May 31, 2006, Jaleco's board of directors opted for a change of name from Jaleco Ltd to Jaleco Holding Ltd and, in the process, spun off the video game division into a separate company that would take the name of Jaleco Ltd. Jaleco Holding became the name of the company that has existed since 1974, while Jaleco Ltd became the name of the new company that was established on July 3, 2006, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Jaleco Holding. The decision for the reorganization was based out on the fact that the original company had expanded in many activities beyond video gaming.
On October 2007, Hyperlink Investments Group sold its stock
in Jaleco Holding to Game Yarou (an online game company) and to two different Korea
n companies: STIC Pioneer Fund and A2i Co Ltd. But in early 2008, Game Yarou divested itself from its interests in Jaleco Holding to pay off some of its own debts.
In 2008, Jaleco Holding dissolved two subsidiaries: FFBC Investment and J CONSULTING.
On January 15, 2009, Jaleco Holding sold Jaleco Ltd to Game Yarou, , for ¥1 (US$0.01). However, Game Yarou assumed ¥700,000,000 ($7.736 million) of Jaleco Holding's ¥16,000,000,000 ($17.68 million) loan. Jaleco Holding spokespersons stated "an increasing competition in recent years in the videogame market" as the reason for their retirement from the video game industry, and that risk factors for their profitability will be removed after their withdrawal
On April 2009, Jaleco Holding changed again its name this time to Emcom Holdings, presumably to avoid confusion with Jaleco Ltd and to dissociate itself from a trademark that has long been associated to the video game industry. The Emcom group had been Jaleco Holding's most important division since 2008. The subsdiairy Japan Central Real Estate was renamed Emcom Realty.
Jaleco Holding's former subsidiary Jaleco Ltd is still in operation under Game Yarou's ownership. Because Jaleco Ltd was created in 2006 as a legal company rather than a division, the right to use the Jaleco name was not affected by the selling of the company to Game Yarou. Jaleco Ltd produces mobile phone
video games as well as online games for the Internet
. On March 2, 2009, Jaleco Ltd revealed on its website that Kizuna
, a video game for the Wii
, will be released on May 29, 2009.
North America's division Jaleco Entertainment appears to have gone out of business since at least 2008. In 2005, the content of Jaleco Entertainment's website
was replaced by a frontpage reading as "Home of Jaleco Entertainment" with no hyperlinks or other webpages. http://web.archive.org/web/20050605023333/http://www.jaleco.com The front page had the Jaleco Entertainment logo
above the "Home of Jaleco Entertainment"; implying that Jaleco Entertainment was still in business at the time and was simply going through a hiatus period. Sometime in 2006, the website was briefly replaced by a message saying that the domain
expired, but it was renewed a month later with again the "Home of Jaleco Entertainment" front page. However since early 2008, the url belongs to an online video game website with no connection to Jaleco .
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....
and 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...
established in 2006.
The original Jaleco Ltd (now called Emcom Holdings) was founded in 1974. In 2006, it decided to become a pure holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
by renaming itself Jaleco Holding and splitting its video game operations into a newly created subsdiary that took its former name of Jaleco Ltd. In 2009, Jaleco Holding sold Jaleco Ltd to Game Yarou and subsequently changed its own name to Emcom Holdings.
As a wholly owned subsdiary of Game Yarou, Jaleco Ltd operates independently and continues to trade under the Jaleco name. Emcom Holdings is no longer involved at all in the video game business, having branched out to other markets.
History
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
video games; as a result Japan Leisure Corporation shortened its brand name to Jaleco in 1982 and formally changed its name to Jaleco Ltd in 1983.
Jaleco was a video game company whose focus lay in arcade titles, as well as titles for the NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
and other popular computer
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
and video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
s of the 1980s and 1990s, most notably the Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded (video game)
Bases Loaded, known in Japan as , is a baseball video game by Jaleco that was released in Japan. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1987 in Japan and in 1988 in the U.S., and a Game Boy port was released in 1990. A mobile phone version exists as well...
series and Carrier
Carrier (video game)
Carrier is a survival horror video game for the Dreamcast, notable in part for being fully 3D - then still a rarity for survival horror games, which mostly displayed 3D characters over pre-rendered backgrounds...
. The U.S. arm of Jaleco was Jaleco USA based near Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in the town of Wheeling, Illinois
Wheeling, Illinois
Wheeling is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 34,496 at the 2000 census, and 38,555 at the 2006 special village census.-Geography:Wheeling is located at ....
.
PCCW
PCCW Limited is the holding company of HKT Group Holdings Limited, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider in the Information and Communications Technologies industry. PCCW also holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited...
. Jaleco, renamed PCCW Japan, gave the PCCW Group a foothold in Japan
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...
. PCCW heavily restructured the company, shutting down Jaleco's arcade division and other non-profitable departments to focus on video games for consoles of the sixth generation era. PCCW Japan itself acquired on April 2001 the VR-1 Group which included VR-1 Entertainment, a U.S. developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games, to bring a more global focus to its current and future software endeavors. On October 2002, PCCW Japan merged Jaleco USA and VR-1 Entertainment to form Jaleco Entertainment, its new U.S. division that would be based in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
instead of Wheeling, Illinois
Wheeling, Illinois
Wheeling is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 34,496 at the 2000 census, and 38,555 at the 2006 special village census.-Geography:Wheeling is located at ....
. PCCW Japan reverted its name back to Jaleco in 2004.
The rechristened Jaleco continued to serve as the official Japanese subsidiary of the PCCW Group throughout 2004 and most of 2005; engaging itself in video gaming, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, web application
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
and mobile phone content. However on August 2005, PCCW sold Hyperlink Investments Group (PCCW's subsidiary that owned Jaleco) to Sandringham Fund SPC.
On May 31, 2006, Jaleco's board of directors opted for a change of name from Jaleco Ltd to Jaleco Holding Ltd and, in the process, spun off the video game division into a separate company that would take the name of Jaleco Ltd. Jaleco Holding became the name of the company that has existed since 1974, while Jaleco Ltd became the name of the new company that was established on July 3, 2006, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Jaleco Holding. The decision for the reorganization was based out on the fact that the original company had expanded in many activities beyond video gaming.
On October 2007, Hyperlink Investments Group sold its stock
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
in Jaleco Holding to Game Yarou (an online game company) and to two different Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n companies: STIC Pioneer Fund and A2i Co Ltd. But in early 2008, Game Yarou divested itself from its interests in Jaleco Holding to pay off some of its own debts.
In 2008, Jaleco Holding dissolved two subsidiaries: FFBC Investment and J CONSULTING.
On January 15, 2009, Jaleco Holding sold Jaleco Ltd to Game Yarou, , for ¥1 (US$0.01). However, Game Yarou assumed ¥700,000,000 ($7.736 million) of Jaleco Holding's ¥16,000,000,000 ($17.68 million) loan. Jaleco Holding spokespersons stated "an increasing competition in recent years in the videogame market" as the reason for their retirement from the video game industry, and that risk factors for their profitability will be removed after their withdrawal
On April 2009, Jaleco Holding changed again its name this time to Emcom Holdings, presumably to avoid confusion with Jaleco Ltd and to dissociate itself from a trademark that has long been associated to the video game industry. The Emcom group had been Jaleco Holding's most important division since 2008. The subsdiairy Japan Central Real Estate was renamed Emcom Realty.
Current ventures
Emcom Holdings now focuses on real estate, securities, technology and finance business. For the first time in more than 35 years, the company is not involved in the video game or amusement industry.Jaleco Holding's former subsidiary Jaleco Ltd is still in operation under Game Yarou's ownership. Because Jaleco Ltd was created in 2006 as a legal company rather than a division, the right to use the Jaleco name was not affected by the selling of the company to Game Yarou. Jaleco Ltd produces mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
video games as well as online games for the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. On March 2, 2009, Jaleco Ltd revealed on its website that Kizuna
Kizuna
is a Japanese word meaning "bond". It may also refer to:*"Kizuna" *"Kizuna" *"Kizuna" *"Kizuna," a song from the anime Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch...
, a video game for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, will be released on May 29, 2009.
North America's division Jaleco Entertainment appears to have gone out of business since at least 2008. In 2005, the content of Jaleco Entertainment's website
Website
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was replaced by a frontpage reading as "Home of Jaleco Entertainment" with no hyperlinks or other webpages. http://web.archive.org/web/20050605023333/http://www.jaleco.com The front page had the Jaleco Entertainment logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
above the "Home of Jaleco Entertainment"; implying that Jaleco Entertainment was still in business at the time and was simply going through a hiatus period. Sometime in 2006, the website was briefly replaced by a message saying that the domain
Domain name
A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System ....
expired, but it was renewed a month later with again the "Home of Jaleco Entertainment" front page. However since early 2008, the url belongs to an online video game website with no connection to Jaleco .
Developed
- 64th Street: A Detective Story64th Street: A Detective Storyis a beat 'em up arcade game released by Jaleco in 1991.-Plot:The story starts out in a typical Double Dragon/Final Fight style setting at 64th Street with two protagonists: Rick , a calm and intelligent, 35-year old professional private detective and manager of the detective agency; and Allen , a...
- Formation Z (also known as Formation ZFormation Zis a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game initially released in arcades in by Jaleco. The arcade release was distributed by Williams and known as Aeroboto outside of Japan. It was later ported to the MSX and to the Famicom, the latter being included as part of Jaleco Collection Vol. 1 for the...
) - The AstyanaxThe AstyanaxThe Astyanax, known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling platform arcade game released by Jaleco in 1989. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was also released in Japan on December 21, and in North America in March 1990.-Plot:...
(Originally The Lord of King) - Bases LoadedBases Loaded (video game)Bases Loaded, known in Japan as , is a baseball video game by Jaleco that was released in Japan. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1987 in Japan and in 1988 in the U.S., and a Game Boy port was released in 1990. A mobile phone version exists as well...
(arcade version) - Bases Loaded '96: Double HeaderBases Loaded '96: Double HeaderBases Loaded '96: Double Header is a 1995 sports video game released for the Sega Saturn and the Sony PlayStation. This game was the seventh and final game in the Bases Loaded series. Negative reviews were given to this game for its graphics and inappropriate choice of organ music....
- Big RunBig Run (arcade game)Big Run is a 3D rally racing arcade game released by Jaleco in 1989. The game is the first to be set in the famous Paris-Dakar rally raid which the player drives a Porsche 959, resembling that of the 1986 winner. Opponents in the game seem to resemble the Peugeot 205 T16, which went on to win in...
(also known as Jaleco RallyJaleco Rally: Big Run: The Supreme 4WD Challengeis a 1989 arcade racing video game later released on the Super Famicom in 1991.There are no Mode 7 graphics used in the game; which is rare for a Super NES game. Instead, the race proceeds in a straight line without any 360° effects to simulate turning around and going in different direction...
) - Banishing Racer
- Battle Unit ZeothBattle Unit ZeothBattle Unit Zeoth is a scrolling shooter developed by Jaleco for the Game Boy in 1990 which saw a US port one year later in 1991.-Story:Battle Unit Zeoth takes place in the future where mankind is invaded by a race of alien robots known as the Grein. The Earth’s forces were triumphant in battle and...
- Brawl BrothersBrawl BrothersBrawl Brothers, known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game made by Jaleco in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System....
(Rushing Beat Ran in Japan) - ButasanButasanis a 1987 arcade game developed by NMK and Jaleco.-Summary:The player controls a pig and the aim of the game is to blow up other pigs by throwing bombs at them. The bombs are randomly spawned across the map and can be picked up and thrown at the other pigs...
- CarrierCarrier (video game)Carrier is a survival horror video game for the Dreamcast, notable in part for being fully 3D - then still a rarity for survival horror games, which mostly displayed 3D characters over pre-rendered backgrounds...
- Cisco HeatCisco Heatis a 1990 arcade racing game developed and published by Jaleco.-Gameplay:The player takes on the role of an officer who must race his squad car through San Francisco in an attempt to win the first ever 'National Championship Police Car Steeplechase'. The gameplay is similar to that of other...
- City ConnectionCity Connectionis a video game developed and published in 1985 by Jaleco for the arcade in Japan and published by Kitcorp as Cruisin' outside of Japan....
(arcade version) - Desert War
- DragonseedsDragonseedsDragonseeds is a video game where the player must clone a dragon and train it to fight. The player gets to choose from five basic dragon types and two secret dragons...
- Earth Defense ForceEarth Defense ForceEarth Defense Force may refer to:*Prefectural Earth Defense Force, manga, adapted into anime movie*The Mysterians , a Japanese science fiction film...
- ExerionExerionExerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution on the United States.Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, something notable for 1983. The player travels around strange scenarios shooting aliens...
- F1 Super Battle
- Field CombatField Combatis a 1985 arcade video game in which the player fights as a single commanding officer in a generic futuristic battlefield. The Family Computer version of Field Combat was later released for the Wii's Virtual Console service exclusively in Japan on June 12, 2007....
- Fighter Ace
- Game Tengoku/Game Paradise
- Ginga Ninkyoden
- Goblin Commander: Unleash the HordeGoblin Commander: Unleash the HordeGoblin Commander: Unleash the Horde is a 2003 real-time strategy video game developed and published by Jaleco for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube consoles...
- HammerLock WrestlingHammerLock WrestlingHammerLock Wrestling is a professional wrestling game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that was released in 1994 for an exclusively North American market. The game's original retail price was $64.99 in American dollars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of the game...
- The Ignition FactorThe Ignition FactorThe Ignition Factor, known in Japan as , is a video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System published by Jaleco Entertainment. The game features firefighters in realistic situations saving civilians in burning buildings, mining incidents, and industrial accidents...
(Fire Fighting in Japan) - JaJaMaru no DaiboukenJaJaMaru no Daiboukenis a Family Computer video game that was released exclusively for a Japanese market in 1986.The concept of the game is that the player controls a red ninja as he progress through a series of Japanesque levels defeating evil spirits that have spread across the land...
- JaJaMaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no KinmajouJajamaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajouis an action role-playing game for the Famicom . It was released in 1990 by Jaleco to a Japan-exclusive market. This video game has not been localized for any other region....
- Legend of Makai, The
- Maru's MissionMaru's MissionMaru's Mission is an action video game released in 1991 by Jaleco for the original Game Boy. It was released in Japan as on September 28, 1990....
- Monty no DokiDoki Daissasou (Disk System version of Monty on the RunMonty on the RunMonty on the Run is a computer game created by the software house Gremlin Graphics and released in 1985 for the C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore Plus/4, written by Peter Harrap for the Spectrum with music by Rob Hubbard....
) - Momoko 120% (arcade version)
- Nightcaster II: Equinox
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kunNinja JaJaMaru-kunis an action game released in Japan on November 15, 1985 by Jaleco for the Famicom and in 1986 for the MSX.It was released for Nintendo's Japanese Virtual Console on December 26, 2006 and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007 as part of Ninja Week for the Hanabi Festival promotion...
- Ninja TaroNinja Tarois an action-adventure video game for the Game Boy by NMK. It was released in 1991 in both Japan by UPL and North America by American Sammy and it is loosely part of the Ninja Jajamaru-kun series....
- Operation Logic BombOperation Logic BombOperation Logic Bomb, known in Japan as is a overhead action video game developed and published by Jaleco for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released in Japan on April 23, 1993, and later in North America in September of 1993. It is the second sequel to the Game Boy game...
- Over Rev
- Peace KeepersPeace KeepersThe Peace Keepers, released in Japan as . It is the third game in the Rushing Beat series, following Rival Turf! and Brawl Brothers, although the three games were localized as unrelated titles in North America...
(Rushing Beat Shura in Japan) - Peek-A-Boo! (Arcade erotic game)
- P-47: The Phantom Fighter
- Pinball QuestPinball QuestPinball Quest is the name of a Nintendo Entertainment System video game released in 1990 by Jaleco. The game is based on the popular arcade game pinball. The role playing aspect of the game makes it unique from other sport/game based video games of the time.-Gameplay:The game is short, with six...
- Plus Alpha
- Pro Sport HockeyPro Sport HockeyPro Sport Hockey - known in Japan as - is a 1993 multiplatform ice hockey video game that was released for the NES and Super NES.-Summary:...
- Psychic 5
- Rival Turf (Rushing Beat in Japan)
- RodlandRodlandRod Land, known in Japan fully titled as is a 1990 arcade game originally developed and published by Jaleco.-Gameplay:The player control one or two fairies called Tam and Rit armed with a magic wand . Following the concept of Taito's Bubble Bobble, the rod doesn't kill the monsters directly, but...
- Saint DragonSaint DragonSaint Dragon, or St. Dragon, is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released as a coin-op by Jaleco in 1989. It was converted to several home computer platforms by Storm Entertainment in 1990.-Development:...
- Super GT 24h
- Super Strong Warriors
- Saiyuki World/Whomp 'EmWhomp 'EmWhomp 'Em, known in Japan as , is a platform game released on the NES in March of 1991.Whomp 'Em is an action platformer, akin to many games at the time. It is notable for being one of the few video games to feature a Native American as the protagonist, though the Japanese version did not do so....
- Stepping Stage (arcade version)
- Tetris Plus 2
- Totally RadTotally RadTotally Rad, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game published and developed by Jaleco, and was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.- Story :...
(Magic John in Japan) - Trailer Park TycoonTrailer Park Tycoon-Gameplay:Trailer Park Tycoon puts the player in the shoes of a budding trailer park owner.The player is tasked with building various trailers and amenities to attract people to their park. They will start with five to eight basic trailers, each upgradable three times. Specialized trailers become...
- Tuff E Nuff (Dead Dance in Japan)
- Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell (NES version)
- ValtricValtricValtric is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, released in 1986 by Jaleco.- Gameplay :The player controls a space ship in 8 directions, and is able to shoot in the direction the space ship faces. The ship drop bombs vertically above the ship, similar to Xevious...
- VR1 Crossroads
- Wild Pilot
- The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with...
(FDS/NES version)
Published only
- Avenging SpiritAvenging SpiritAvenging Spirit, known in Japan as , is a 1991 2-player platform arcade game developed and published by Jaleco.-Plot:During a walk with his girlfriend, the player is ambushed by agents of a mysterious crime syndicate who take his girlfriend away and shoot him to death...
(developed by Toku and team) - Bases LoadedBases Loaded (video game)Bases Loaded, known in Japan as , is a baseball video game by Jaleco that was released in Japan. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1987 in Japan and in 1988 in the U.S., and a Game Boy port was released in 1990. A mobile phone version exists as well...
(NES version developed by TOSE) - Bases Loaded 2 (developed by TOSE)
- Bases Loaded 3Bases Loaded 3Bases Loaded 3 is a baseball video game released in 1991 by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is the third installment of the Bases Loaded series.-Gameplay:...
(developed by TOSE) - Bases Loaded 4Bases Loaded 4Bases Loaded 4 is the fourth installment for the Bases Loaded Series for the NES.-Summary:...
(developed by TOSE) - Big Striker (developed by Toku and team)
- City ConnectionCity Connectionis a video game developed and published in 1985 by Jaleco for the arcade in Japan and published by Kitcorp as Cruisin' outside of Japan....
(NES developed by Hect) - Fushigina Blobby: Blobania no Kiki (developed by Imagineering)
- Goal!Goal! (video game)Goal! is a 1988 soccer video game published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game supports up to two players. It was released in Japan as Moero 5!! Pro Soccer.-Gameplay:...
(developed by TOSE) - Goal!2 (developed by TOSE)
- IllbleedIllbleedIllbleed is a survival horror video game developed by Crazy Games and published by Jaleco for the Sega Dreamcast. It was released in Japan on March 29, 2001 and later in North America on April 25, 2001...
(developed by Climax Graphics) - Jurassic Park (Japanese Super NES Version published by Jaleco. Developed by Ocean)
- JuggernautJuggernaut (video game)Juggernaut is an adventure game published by Jaleco in 1999 for the PlayStation. It was developed by the Japanese studios Will and Tonkin House. The game play is similar to that of the popular adventure game Myst and featured FMV sequences.-Plot:...
(developed by Will) - King Arthur's WorldKing Arthur's WorldKing Arthur's World is a 1993 side-scrolling strategy video game for the Super NES. It was developed by Argonaut Games and published by Jaleco.-Summary:...
(developed by Argonaut Games) - Jazz Jackrabbit AdvanceJazz Jackrabbit AdvanceJazz Jackrabbit is a platform game developed by Game Titan. It was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, published by Jaleco under license from Epic Games. Despite sharing the name of the original 1994 game, it is a sequel and not a port, remake or retelling of that game...
(developed by Game Titan) - Maniac MansionManiac MansionManiac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It was Lucasfilm's first published video game, and it was initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II. A comedy horror parody of B movies, it follows teenager Dave Miller as he ventures...
(NES version. Developed by Realtime Associates) - Metal Mech (developed by Sculptured Software)
- Pinball QuestPinball QuestPinball Quest is the name of a Nintendo Entertainment System video game released in 1990 by Jaleco. The game is based on the popular arcade game pinball. The role playing aspect of the game makes it unique from other sport/game based video games of the time.-Gameplay:The game is short, with six...
(developed by TOSE) - Pizza Pop! (developed by Arc)
- Racket AttackRacket AttackRacket Attack is a Nintendo Entertainment System video game about professional tennis. It was released in Japan as Moero!! Pro Tennis. The gameplay takes place in a ¼ overhead view tennis court with the score being present at all times and an audience of spectators being shown in multiple colors...
(developed by TOSE) - RobowarriorRobowarriorRobowarrior, known in Japan as , is an English language action/puzzle video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System.-Summary:...
(developed by Hudson Soft) - Room Zoom: Race for Impact (developed by Blade InteractiveBlade InteractiveDark Energy Digital, is a privately owned video game developer and publisher based in the United Kingdom. It was formed from members of Blade Interactive, which continues to operate as a separate company...
) - R-Type III (North American release. Developed by Irem)
- ShatterhandShatterhandShatterhand is a side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco in North America and Europe in . An alternate version of Shatterhand was released in Japan as a licensed game for the Family Computer based on the live-action superhero...
(developed by Natsume) - Speed Racer (Developed by Graphic Research)
- Sterling Sharpe: End 2 EndSterling Sharpe: End 2 EndSterling Sharpe: End 2 End is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System football video game released in 1995 exclusively for the North American market.-Summary:...
(developed by TOSE) - Super Bases LoadedSuper Bases LoadedSuper Bases Loaded is a Super NES baseball video game. This game is known as in Japan. The game is the fifth overall installment of the Bases Loaded series, and first installment of the secondary series for the Super Nintendo....
(developed by TOSE) - Super Bases Loaded 2Super Bases Loaded 2Super Bases Loaded 2 is a Super NES baseball game. The game is the sixth overall installment of the Bases Loaded series, and second installment of the secondary series for the Super Nintendo.-Gameplay:...
(developed by TOSE) - Super Bases Loaded 3Super Bases Loaded 3Super Bases Loaded 3 is a Super NES baseball game.-Summary:The game is the sixth overall installment of the Bases Loaded series, and third installment of the secondary trilogy for the Super Nintendo...
(developed by TOSE) - Super Bubble PopSuper Bubble PopSuper Bubble Pop is a video game of the puzzle genre released in 2002 by Runecraft.-Gameplay:The Player is able to choose from 5 DJ poppers, including 2 unlockable ones, along with 4 grooving soundtracks. They are faced with rows of advancing bubbles of different colors. They can launch bubbles of...
(developed by Runecraft) - Super Goal! 2Super Goal! 2Super Goal! 2, known in Japan as is an international soccer video game published by Jaleco for the Super NES/Super Famicom console.-Summary:...
(developed by TOSE) - Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League SoccerTakeda Nobuhiro no Super League Socceris a soccer simulation video game licensed/endorsed by Takeda Nobuhiro, published by Jaleco Entertainment for the Super Famicom console, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994....
(developed by TOSE) - Takeda Nobuhiro no Ace StrikerTakeda Nobuhiro no Ace Strikeris a soccer simulation video game published by Jaleco Entertainment for the Game Boy handheld, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994.The game is similar to J-Cup Soccer , the only difference is that it was licensed/endorsed by Takeda Nobuhiro.-See also:* Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League...
- Tetris PlusTetris Plusis a puzzle video game developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco for arcades exclusively in Japan in 1996, and was ported to the Game Boy, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation later that year. The game would be followed by a sequel, Tetris Plus 2, in 1997....
(developed by Natsume) - UtopiaUtopia (computer game)Utopia: The Creation of a Nation is a strategy video game. It was developed by Celestial Software and published by Gremlin Graphics , in 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. It was later released for the Super NES in 1993, by Jaleco in the USA...
(SNES version. Developed by Gremlin interactive) - Uo PokoUo Pokothumb|Uo Poko arcade PCBUo Poko is an arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and distributed by Jaleco. It has gained some notoriety in gaming circles for the Japanese variant's engrish legal warning threatening that copyright violators will be "prosecutedt to the full extent of the jam".- Gameplay...
(developed by Cave) - Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell (NES version developed by TOSE)
- Vampire Hunter DVampire Hunter D (video game)Vampire Hunter D is a PlayStation video game based on the series of books and movies of the same name. Along with Countdown Vampires, it is one of the few survival horror games to revolve around vampires. The gameplay is similar to the earlier games in the Resident Evil series; because characters...
(developed by Victor Interactive Software) - World Championship Pool 2004World Championship Pool 2004World Championship Pool 2004 is a sports simulation video game developed in 2004 by Blade Interactive and released by Jaleco for Windows PCs, as well as for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube...
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