NanaOn-Sha
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NanaOn-Sha is a Japanese
video game company which created what is widely credited as the first modern rhythm game
, PaRappa the Rapper
. It was founded by: Masaya Matsuura
in 1993. The game's success resulted in the spinoff UmJammer Lammy
, which is based on guitar samples, and eventually a proper sequel, PaRappa the Rapper 2
. NanaOn-Sha also produced another novel music game, Vib-Ribbon
, but released the game only in Japan
and Europe
.
"Nana On Sha" roughly translates into "seventh sound company" from Japanese.
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...
video game company which created what is widely credited as the first modern rhythm game
Rhythm game
Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games in the genre typically focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments, and require players to press buttons in a sequence dictated on the screen...
, PaRappa the Rapper
PaRappa the Rapper
is a rhythm video game for the Sony PlayStation created by Masaya Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company....
. It was founded by: Masaya Matsuura
Masaya Matsuura
is a video game designer and musician based in Tokyo, Japan. He was born in Osaka on June 16, 1961, and majored in Industrial Society at Ritsumeikan University. He has worked extensively with music and images, and has been active with the J-Pop band,...
in 1993. The game's success resulted in the spinoff UmJammer Lammy
UmJammer Lammy
is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony for the PlayStation video game console. UmJammer Lammy is a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper, also released for the PlayStation...
, which is based on guitar samples, and eventually a proper sequel, PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2
is a PlayStation 2 rhythm video game and the sequel to PaRappa the Rapper, although it is actually the third game in the series following UmJammer Lammy...
. NanaOn-Sha also produced another novel music game, Vib-Ribbon
Vib-Ribbon
is a video game for Sony PlayStation. Developed by Masaya Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company, and released in Japan in 1999...
, but released the game only 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...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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"Nana On Sha" roughly translates into "seventh sound company" from Japanese.
Games
- Tunin'Glue (1996)
- PaRappa the RapperPaRappa the Rapperis a rhythm video game for the Sony PlayStation created by Masaya Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company....
(1996 in Japan, 1997 elsewhere) - UmJammer LammyUmJammer Lammyis a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony for the PlayStation video game console. UmJammer Lammy is a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper, also released for the PlayStation...
(1999) - Vib-RibbonVib-Ribbonis a video game for Sony PlayStation. Developed by Masaya Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company, and released in Japan in 1999...
(1999) - Rhyme Rider KeroricanRhyme Rider Keroricanis a music video game in the style of Vib-Ribbon, an earlier game developed by the same studio. The game's plot is quite simple involving the adventures of Kerorican, a female astronaut wearing kemonomimi-style frog-helmet, as she walks along accompanied by jazzy techno music. As Kerorican...
(2000) - PaRappa the Rapper 2PaRappa the Rapper 2is a PlayStation 2 rhythm video game and the sequel to PaRappa the Rapper, although it is actually the third game in the series following UmJammer Lammy...
(2002) - Mojib-RibbonMojib-Ribbonis a music video game created by Masaya Matsuura as a pseudo-sequel to his earlier music game, Vib-Ribbon . A direct sequel called Vib-Ripple was released in 2004...
(2003) - Vib-RippleVib-Rippleis a video game for the PlayStation 2 created by Masaya Matsuura and his studio NanaOn-Sha. It is the sequel to the 1999 PlayStation game Vib-Ribbon...
(2004) - Tamagotchi Connection: Corner ShopTamagotchi Connection: Corner Shopis a shop simulator game released by Bandai in 2006 for the Nintendo DS and has characters from the Tamagotchi series. It was later followed by Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2, released late that same year...
(2005 in Japan, 2006 elsewhere) - PaRappa the Rapper (PSP) (2007)
- Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2is a life simulation video game published and developed by Namco Bandai for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the sequel to Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop, also released for the Nintendo DS...
(2007) - Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3is the third Tamagotchi video game released for the Nintendo DS game system, following Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2. It was released in Japan on September 27, 2007, in North America on June 17, 2008, and in PAL regions on November 14, 2008.-Gameplay:...
(2007) - MusikaMusikaMusika is a music video game created for the iPod by Masaya Matsuura . Originally called Rhythmica, Musika was created exclusively for the iPod click wheel interface and is considered similar in format to the rhythm game, Phase, also for iPod...
(2007) - Major Minor's Majestic MarchMajor Minor's Majestic Marchis a music video game for the Wii. It was created by Parappa the Rapper designer Masaya Matsuura and famous artist Rodney Greenblat.Major Minor’s Majestic March uses the Wii Remote as a mace that the drum major, Major Minor, uses to keep tempo, recruit new band members and pick up valuable items...
(2009) - WINtAWINtAWINtA is a music video game for the iOS platform, developed pro bono by Masaya Matsuura’s NanaOn-Sha Studio and Triangle Studios, published by ngmoco under the OneBigGame charity initiative...
(2010) with Triangle Studios - Haunt (2011) with Microsoft Game StudiosMicrosoft Game StudiosMicrosoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...