Tokyo Shoseki
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese video game developer
and publisher
company that created notable games like Cycle Race: Road Man
, a sports game
about competing in a race to ride a bicycle
across Japan in a marathon
and Super Tennis
. The name of the company was named after Tokyo where their corporate headquarters was once located. The company developed video games from 1986 to 1998; their last game was Go-Jin Senki for the Sony PlayStation
. All resources were eventually re-allocated to their Tonkin House
company. As of 2008, Tokyo Shoseki makes textbooks and educational software.
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 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...
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....
company that created notable games like Cycle Race: Road Man
Cycle Race: Road Man
is a Family Computer video game based on the sport of road bicycle racing.-General gameplay:It is the player's ultimate objective to make it all the way around Japan. If the player ends up completely damaging the bicycle, running out of energy, or falling behind a certain ranking, then he or she...
, a sports game
Sports game
A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization...
about competing in a race to ride a bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
across Japan in a marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
and Super Tennis
Super Tennis
Super Tennis is a 1991 tennis video game for the Super NES.-Summary:The game itself features three different modes, Singles mode, in which the player can compete against a human or chosen computer opponent, doubles mode, in which he and a human team-mate can face the CPU, or he can each pair with a...
. The name of the company was named after Tokyo where their corporate headquarters was once located. The company developed video games from 1986 to 1998; their last game was Go-Jin Senki for the Sony 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...
. All resources were eventually re-allocated to their Tonkin House
Tonkin House
Tonkin House is the brand name "Beijing" , such as "Tokyo" in Chinese as "Tonkin" is derived from what it was pronounced.-Summary:Tokyo Shoseki himself initially "Tokyo Shoseki" that there was also the launch of a computer software family with the brand name PC, Tokyo, Ltd...
company. As of 2008, Tokyo Shoseki makes textbooks and educational software.