Athena (game developer) explained

Athena
Fate:	Bankruptcy, rights sold to Hamster Corporation
Location:	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Industry:	Video games

was a Japanese video game developer, founded in July 1987.^[1]

Due to the difficulties of recovering financially in the games market, in 2013, the Tokyo Court decided to start the company's bankruptcy process.^{[2] [3]} In September 2023, it was announced that Japanese publisher Hamster Corporation would acquire the rights to Athena's library of titles which were then released through the Arcade Archives lineup, with the first being Strike Gunner S.T.G.,^[4] and the second being Daioh.

Games

• Biometal (Super NES, 1993)
• Blockids (PlayStation, 1996)
• Castle of Dragon (NES, 1990) published by SETA Corporation (in Japanese) and Romstar (in English)
• Crows: The Battle Action (Saturn, 1997)
• Daioh (Arcade, 1993)
• De-Block (NES, 1989)
• Dezaemon (NES, 1991)^[5]
• Dezaemon 2 (Saturn, 1997)^[6]
• Dezaemon 3D (Nintendo 64, 1998)^[7]
• (Satellaview, 1996)
  • (Apr-Aug 1996)^[5]
  • Sugoi STG-2: Crystal Guardian (May-Dec 1996)^[5]
• (Satellaview, Apr-Aug 1996)^[5]
• Dezaemon DD (Nintendo 64DD, canceled)
• Dezaemon Kids! (PlayStation, 1998)^[7]
• (PlayStation, 1996)^[5]
• Dragon Unit (Arcade, 1989)
• Family Quiz (NES, 1988)
• Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya DIGEST (PlayStation 2)
• J.J. Squawkers (Arcade, 1993)
• Joshikousei no Houkago... Pukunpa (Saturn, PlayStation, 1996)
• Kaite tukutte Asoberu Dezaemon (Super NES, 1994)^[5]
• Lutter (FDS, 1989)
• Mahjong DX II (GameCube)
• Pocket Bowling (Game Boy Color, 1999)
• (Dreamcast)
• Pro Mahjong Kiwame (Nintendo 64)
• Pro Mahjong Kiwame (WonderSwan)
• Pro-Mahjong Kiwame Final (working title) (PlayStation 3, TBA)
• Pro Mahjong Kiwame Next (PlayStation 2)
• Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (PlayStation, 1999)
• Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (Goku Series) (PlayStation, 2000)
• Strike Gunner S.T.G. (Arcade, 1991; Super NES, 1992)
• Super Bowling (Super NES, 1992; Nintendo 64, 1999)
• Sword Master (NES, 1990)
• (Game Boy Color - NP, 2000)
• The Quiz Bangumi (PlayStation)
• Virtual Bowling (Virtual Boy, 1995)
• Waku Waku Volleyball (PlayStation)
• Wit's (NES, 1990)
• World Bowling (Game Boy, 1990)
• Yakōchū (Super NES)
• (Nintendo 64, 1999)
• Yakōchū GB (Game Boy Color)

External links

• Company page
  • Web site: Athena. IGN. 2006-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20060611215958/http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025118.html. 11 June 2006. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ゲームソフト開発の「アテナ」が破産開始決定受け倒産 国内倒産 - 不景気.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129083208/https://www.fukeiki.com/2013/12/athena-game.html. 2014-11-29. 2021-03-12. www.fukeiki.com.
2. Web site: Inc. Aetas. 麻雀ゲーム「極」やシューティングゲーム制作ソフト「デザエモン」で知られるアテナが破産. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210312043214/https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20131220077/. 2021-03-12. 2021-03-12. www.4gamer.net. ja.
3. Web site: 麻雀ソフト「極シリーズ」の （株）アテナ／破産開始決定 JC-NET（ジェイシーネット）. 2021-03-12. n-seikei.jp.
4. Web site: ハムスターがアテナの権利を取得、今後はアテナの名作を『アケアカ』シリーズなどで配信。第1弾として『ストライクガンナー S.T.G』が9月21日に配信決定 ~ ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com. 2021-09-14. Famitsu.
5. Szczepaniak, John. Dezaemon. Hardcore Gamer 101. Pg.1. April 2011.
6. Szczepaniak, John. Dezaemon. Hardcore Gamer 101. Pg.2. April 2011.
7. Szczepaniak, John. Dezaemon. Hardcore Gamer 101. Pg.3. April 2011.