Telenet Japan
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese video game and software developer
founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet (or Nihon Telenet). The company was best known for the Valis series
as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT
divisions ( the former of which created Tales of Phantasia
, the first game in the Tales series). The company's North American subsidiary, Renovation Products
was eventually acquired by Sega
. The company closed its doors on October 25, 2007.. Currently, Sunsoft has acquired Telenet's entire software library, with plans of re-releasing old titles for Virtual Console
or remaking them.
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 video game and software developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet (or Nihon Telenet). The company was best known for the Valis series
Mugen Senshi Valis
Valis, known in Japan as , is a Japanese platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Mega Drive until the early...
as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT
Riot (developer)
Riot was one of Nihon Telenet's in-house development teams. They were mainly responsible for the ports of several Telenet games on the PC Engine, such as Browning, Valis, Exile and Xak I & II.-See also:*Nippon Telenet...
divisions ( the former of which created Tales of Phantasia
Tales of Phantasia
is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...
, the first game in the Tales series). The company's North American subsidiary, Renovation Products
Renovation Products
Renovation Products Inc. was the North American subsidiary for Telenet Japan. They published and localized many of the games from Telenet Japan and its subsidiaries for North America, but they never actually developed any games...
was eventually acquired by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
. The company closed its doors on October 25, 2007.. Currently, Sunsoft has acquired Telenet's entire software library, with plans of re-releasing old titles for Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
or remaking them.
Published
- Game Boy
- Pachinko CR: Daiku no Gen-San GB
- Game Gear
- Zan Gear
- Mega Drive/Genesis
- GaiaresGaiaresis a Japanese style side-scrolling space shooter released in 1990 by Telenet Japan for the Sega Mega Drive System and subsequently for its American counterpart, the Sega Genesis....
- Syd of ValisValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- The Tennis Tournament: GrandslamThe Tennis Tournament: GrandslamJennifer Capriati Tennis is a Mega Drive video game developed by System Sacom released by Telenet Japan on June 1, 1992. In 1994 it was released in the classic range by Sega as Grandslam .-Summary:A gamer can create their own player by choosing their race, sex, and tennis wear color...
- TraysiaTraysiaTraysia is a traditional console role-playing game that was released February 14, 1992 by Renovation Products for the Sega Genesis.-Plot:In "Traysia", you control a young man named Roy, who lives in the town Johanna. All his life Roy has been dreaming about leaving the town and going to explore...
- Valis IIIValis IIIis an action-platformer video game developed by Telenet Japan and originally released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 7, 1990 in Japan. It was later released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 both in Japan and North America, and for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992 in North America...
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
- Zan: Yasha EnbukyokuZan: Yasha Enbukyokuis a strategy video game that makes noble yaksha warriors go up against malevolent demons. There is a neutral party made of other Japanese generals and rulers. Units must be deployed for both protection and attack. Natural disasters occur on a random basis and diplomacy doesn't always work so that...
- Arcus OdysseyArcus OdysseyArcus Odyssey is an action role-playing game video game developed by Wolf Team. The game was released in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sharp X68000 and Super Famicom...
- El VientoEl Vientois a 2D platform video game released by Wolf Team and published by Renovation Products for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis game console in 1991. It is the second in a trilogy of games, which include Earnest Evans and Anetto Futatabi....
- Gain GroundGain GroundGain Ground is a 1988 action-strategy arcade game with real-time strategy elements, later ported to the Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, and PC Engine . In 2004, it was re-released in Radica Games' TVPlay Legends Vol. II TV Games compilation. It was remade in the PlayStation 2 title Sega...
- Earnest EvansEarnest EvansEarnest Evans is a 1991 action platform game which was released in Japan for the Sega Mega CD, and in North America for the Sega Genesis. The game was developed by Wolf Team, and was published in the US by Renovation. Like with Sol-Feace, the Mega CD release has a CD soundtrack along with animated...
- Whip RushWhip RushWhip Rush is a side-scrolling space shooter released in 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive System and subsequently for its American counterpart, the Sega Genesis...
- Arrow FlashArrow FlashArrow Flash is a horizontal scrolling shooter video game developed by Sega and released by Renovation Products in the US in 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis...
- Dino LandDino Landis a pinball game developed by Wolfteam for the Sega Genesis. This game was originally released in 1991 for the North Americna and Japanese markets.-Summary:...
- ExileExile (video game)Exile is an action RPG video game series developed by Nihon Telenet. In Japan, the series is known as XZR and Exile in North America. The first game in the trilogy never saw a release outside of Japan. Exile had two different versions...
- Beast Wrestler
- Master of MonstersMaster of MonstersMaster of Monsters is a turn-based strategy game created by Japanese software developer System Soft for the MSX and NEC PC8801 later ported to a variety of consoles and PCs including the PC Engine, NEC PC9801, Sega Mega Drive , Sega Saturn and PlayStation...
- Sol Feace
- Ys III: Wanderers from YsYs III: Wanderers from Ysis an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It is the third game in the Ys series.Ys III was initially released for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1989, and versions for the MSX 2 and Sharp X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced:...
- GranadaGranada (game)is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Wolf Team and published by Telenet Japan in Japan first for the Sharp X68000 and later the Sega Mega Drive, with a North American Sega Genesis release by Renovation Products the following year.-Gameplay:...
- Final ZoneFinal ZoneFinal Zone is an isometric mecha shooter game created by Wolf Team for Telenet Japan and its Renovation Products subsidiary in 1990. Players take on the role of a mecha operator outfitted in the NAP suit...
- Gaiares
- Sega CD
- Sol Feace
- Cobra Command
- Time GalTime Galis an arcade video game developed and published by Taito, and was released in Japan in 1985. It is an adventure game which uses full motion video to display the on-screen action. The player must correctly choose the on-screen character's actions to progress the story.The game is set in a fictional...
- Road AvengerRoad Avengeris a interactive movie arcade game developed and published by Data East, with the help from Toei Animation in illustrating the animation. After Data East became defunct due to their bankruptcy back in 2003, G-Mode bought the intellectual rights to the arcade game as well as most other Data East...
- Cosmic Fantasy Stories
- Earnest EvansEarnest EvansEarnest Evans is a 1991 action platform game which was released in Japan for the Sega Mega CD, and in North America for the Sega Genesis. The game was developed by Wolf Team, and was published in the US by Renovation. Like with Sol-Feace, the Mega CD release has a CD soundtrack along with animated...
- MSX
- Sa-Zi-Ri
- Valis IIValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- Nintendo 64
- Parlor Pro Pachinko
- PC
- Valis X
- ZanZanZan may refer to:*Zan Perrion, dating and relationship consultant*Zan language, a proposed collective term for the Megrelian and Laz languages*Zan, the original Chinese name of Kanzashi...
- Zan II
- Zan III
- PlayStation
- Cybernetic Empire
- PlayStation 2
- Enjoy Golf!
- Mahjong Party: Idol to Mahjong Shoubu
- Super Famicom/Super NES
- Dark KingdomDark KingdomThe ' is an organization of antagonists in the Sailor Moon metaseries. They are the primary villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and are responsible for the destruction of the ancient Moon Kingdom....
- The Journey Home
- Super Valis IV
- Zan II SpiritsZan II SpiritsZan II: Spirits is a game developed by Wolf Team, and published by Telenet Japan for the Super Famicom.This video game is a historical simulation game taking place in 16th century Japan. Each battle revolves around moving samurai across the battlefield to attack other samurai while defending the...
- Zan III Spirits
- Dark Kingdom
- PC Engine/TurboGrafx
- Andre Panza Kick Boxing
- Avenger
- BabelBabelBabel is the name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon.Babel may also refer to:-People:*Isaak Babel, Soviet journalist, playwright, and short story writer*Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer*Markus Babbel, German footballer-Places:...
- BrowningBrowning-Places:* Browning, Illinois, USA* Browning, Montana, USA* Browning, Wisconsin, USA* Browning, Missouri, USA* Browning Hill, in Brown County, Indiana; sometimes called Browning Mountain* Browning, Saskatchewan, Canada* Browning No...
- Columns
- Cosmic FantasyCosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IICosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy Visual CollectionCosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IIICosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 1Cosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 2Cosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Death Bringer-Knight of Darkness
- Dekoboko Densetsu Hashiru Wagamanma
- ExileExile (video game)Exile is an action RPG video game series developed by Nihon Telenet. In Japan, the series is known as XZR and Exile in North America. The first game in the trilogy never saw a release outside of Japan. Exile had two different versions...
- Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
- Final Zone II
- F1 Team Simulation Project F
- Golden AxeGolden AxeGolden Axe is a side-scrolling beat 'em up and hack & slash arcade video game released in 1989 by Sega for the System 16-B arcade hardware. It is the first game in the Golden Axe series....
- High Grenadier
- Jantei Monogatari
- Kiaiden 00
- Lady Phantom
- Last Alert
- Legion
- Maho Shoujo Silky Lip
- Meikyu no Elfeene
- Mirai Shounen Conan
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
- Valis IIValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- Valis IIIValis IIIis an action-platformer video game developed by Telenet Japan and originally released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 7, 1990 in Japan. It was later released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 both in Japan and North America, and for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992 in North America...
- Valis IVValis IV, or , on the Super Nintendo is a video game platformer and the final release of the Mugen Senshi Valis series in North America...
- Valis Visual CollectionMugen Senshi ValisValis, known in Japan as , is a Japanese platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Mega Drive until the early...
- Police Connection
- Pop 'n Magic
- Psychic Storm
- Puzzle Boy
- Sugoroku '92 Nari Tore Nariagari Trendy
- Super Albatross
- Tenshi No Uta
- Tenshi No Uta II Da Tenshi no Sentaku
- Travel Epuru
- Xak I & IIXak I & IIXak I & II is a re-release of Xak and Xak II, a fantasy computer role-playing game series Xak developed and published by the Japanese software developer MicroCabin and Telenet Japan's development team Riot. This set contains both the first two Xak series games back-to-back on one complete Super...
- Zan Kagerou No Toki
- Sharp X68000
- Death BringerDeath BringerDeath Bringer is a Computer Roleplaying game published for the Amiga by Cinemaware. The game was released in 1988 in Britain as Galdregon's Domain and one year later in 1989 in the US as Death Bringer.-Story:The land is in turmoil...
- Death Bringer
Developed
- Mega Drive/Genesis
- Beast Wrestler
- ExileExile (video game)Exile is an action RPG video game series developed by Nihon Telenet. In Japan, the series is known as XZR and Exile in North America. The first game in the trilogy never saw a release outside of Japan. Exile had two different versions...
- GaiaresGaiaresis a Japanese style side-scrolling space shooter released in 1990 by Telenet Japan for the Sega Mega Drive System and subsequently for its American counterpart, the Sega Genesis....
- Syd of ValisValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- TraysiaTraysiaTraysia is a traditional console role-playing game that was released February 14, 1992 by Renovation Products for the Sega Genesis.-Plot:In "Traysia", you control a young man named Roy, who lives in the town Johanna. All his life Roy has been dreaming about leaving the town and going to explore...
- Valis IIIValis IIIis an action-platformer video game developed by Telenet Japan and originally released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 7, 1990 in Japan. It was later released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 both in Japan and North America, and for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992 in North America...
- MSX
- ValisValis (video game)was the first video game in the Valis series. Telenet Japan originally developed and published Valis in 1986 for the MSX and PC-88 home computers. Tokuma Shoten would later release a version for the Famicom in 1987. In 1991, additional publishers Riot and Renovation released versions for the Sega...
- Valis IIValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- Nintendo 64
- Parlor Pro Pachinko
- GameCube
- WaiWai Golf (a.k.a. Swingerz Golf, Ace Golf)Swingerz GolfSwingerz Golf is a sports video game released by Telenet Japan in 2002. It is a golf simulation game that allows the player to choose from 14 different characters, each with different strengths and weaknesses, to play on any of the game's 6 courses, varying greatly in difficulty and atmosphere...
- WaiWai Golf (a.k.a. Swingerz Golf, Ace Golf)
- PlayStation 2
- Enjoy Golf! (a.k.a. Eagle Eye Golf)
- Mahjong Party: Idol to Mahjong Shoubu
- PC
- Meccha Golf
- Super Famicom/Super NES
- Ace o Nerae!
- Dark KingdomDark KingdomThe ' is an organization of antagonists in the Sailor Moon metaseries. They are the primary villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and are responsible for the destruction of the ancient Moon Kingdom....
- Super Valis IVMugen Senshi ValisValis, known in Japan as , is a Japanese platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Mega Drive until the early...
- PC Engine/TurboGrafx
- Avenger
- Babel
- BrowningBrowning-Places:* Browning, Illinois, USA* Browning, Montana, USA* Browning, Wisconsin, USA* Browning, Missouri, USA* Browning Hill, in Brown County, Indiana; sometimes called Browning Mountain* Browning, Saskatchewan, Canada* Browning No...
- Columns
- Cosmic FantasyCosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IICosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy Visual CollectionCosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IIICosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 1Cosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 2Cosmic Fantasyis an anime Original Video Animation, based on a Turbo-CD RPG franchise by Nippon Telenet.Cosmic Fantasy 2, the only game released in English, was translated by Working Designs....
- Death Bringer-Knight of Darkness
- Dekoboko Densetsu Hashiru Wagamanma
- ExileExile (video game)Exile is an action RPG video game series developed by Nihon Telenet. In Japan, the series is known as XZR and Exile in North America. The first game in the trilogy never saw a release outside of Japan. Exile had two different versions...
- Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
- Final Zone II
- F1 Team Simulation Project F
- Golden AxeGolden AxeGolden Axe is a side-scrolling beat 'em up and hack & slash arcade video game released in 1989 by Sega for the System 16-B arcade hardware. It is the first game in the Golden Axe series....
- High Grenadier
- Jantei Monogatari
- Kiaiden 00
- Lady Phantom
- Last Alert
- Legion
- Maho Shoujo Silky Lip
- Meikyu no Elfeene
- Mirai Shounen Conan
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
- Valis IIValis II, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
- Valis IIIValis IIIis an action-platformer video game developed by Telenet Japan and originally released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 7, 1990 in Japan. It was later released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 both in Japan and North America, and for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992 in North America...
- Valis IVValis IV, or , on the Super Nintendo is a video game platformer and the final release of the Mugen Senshi Valis series in North America...
- Valis Visual CollectionMugen Senshi ValisValis, known in Japan as , is a Japanese platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Mega Drive until the early...
- Police Connection
- Pop 'n Magic
- Psychic Storm
- Puzzle Boy
- Sugoroku '92 Nari Tore Nariagari Trendy
- Super Albatross
- Tenshi No Uta
- Tenshi No Uta II Da Tenshi no Sentaku
- Travel Epuru
- Xak I & IIXak I & IIXak I & II is a re-release of Xak and Xak II, a fantasy computer role-playing game series Xak developed and published by the Japanese software developer MicroCabin and Telenet Japan's development team Riot. This set contains both the first two Xak series games back-to-back on one complete Super...