Takeru (company) explained

Takeru Co., Ltd.
Trade Name:Takeru
Native Name:株式会社タケル
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Kabushiki gaisha Takeru
Type:Kabushiki gaisha
Industry:Video games
Fate:Bankruptcy
Hq Location:Taitō, Tokyo
Area Served:Japan
Products:Video games
Subsid:Sur Dé Wave Co., Ltd.

Takeru, also known as Sur Dé Wave, was a Japanese video game developer.[1]

History

Takeru published Cocoron, developed by K2 in 1991.[2] The game was directed by Akira Kitamura, who had previously directed Mega Man 1 and 2.[3]

Takeru developed Little Samson, which was published by Taito.[4]

Takeru's 1991 adventure game Nostalgia 1907 sold poorly, and financially hurt the company.[5]

A port of Cocoron to the PC-Engine, titled PC Cocoron was announced, however, it was unreleased.[6] [7]

As Sur dé Wave they also released a Game Boy car adapter power cable[8] and a game controller by the name of Mega Blaster.[1]

Games

YearTitle(s)Original platform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
1991Nostalgia 1907X68000, Mega-CD, PC-98, FM TownsTakeruSur Dé Wave[9] [10] [11]
CocoronFamily ComputerK2Sur Dé Wave[12]
1992Little SamsonNintendo Entertainment SystemTakeruTaito[13]
PresencePC-98, FM TownsGreatSur Dé Wave[14]
Dennō Shōjo RejectionFM TownsTechno GrardSur Dé Wave[15]
1993Hard ShotPC-98TakeruSur Dé Wave
The Golem MasterPC-98Great, Green SystemSur Dé Wave

Cancelled

Title(s)NotesPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher
Imperial ForceConversion of the PC-98 originalPC Engine Super CD-ROM²SystemSoftSur Dé Wave[16] [17]
PC CocoronConversion of the Famicom game CocoronPC Engine Super CD-ROM²TakeruSur Dé Wave[18] [19] [20]
Pop'n LandConversion of the Famicom game CocoronMega-CDTakeruSur Dé Wave[21]
Presence: Nostalgia IISequel to Nostalgia 1907 for the Mega-CDMega-CDTakeruSur Dé Wave[22]

Notes and References

  1. Software House Hot Information: フューチャーかわら版. . 107. . May 1991. 317. ja.
  2. ココロン [ファミコン] ]. Famitsu. 2018-08-16.
  3. Web site: Cocoron . Hardcore Gaming 101 . 2018-08-16.
  4. Web site: Nintendo's All-Time Greats: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Best NES Games . USgamer.net . 3 April 2015 . 2018-08-16.
  5. Web site: Massey. Tom. Strider Retrospective. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. April 6, 2014. 2024-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407224845/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-06-strider-retrospective. 2014-04-07. live.
  6. January 1994 . Le Japan en Direct . Console Plus . 28 . 22.
  7. Book: The Untold History of Japanese Video Game Developers . Szczepaniak . John . August 4, 2014 . SMG Szczepaniak . 978-0992926021.
  8. https://archive.org/details/weekly-famitsu-no.-182-june-12th-1992-600dpi/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20182%20June%2012th%201992/page/92/mode/2up
  9. Book: Maeda, Hiroyuki. X68000 Game Software All Catalogue. X68000パーフェクトカタログ. Perfect Catalogue. . October 27, 2020. 1–192. ja. 978-4867171011.
  10. Book: Maeda, Hiroyuki. PC-9801 Game Software All Catalogue. PC-9801パーフェクトカタログ. Perfect Catalogue. 1. . December 27, 2022. 1–288. ja. 978-4867175163.
  11. Encyclopedia: ソフトウェア一覧（ソフトライセンシー発売）| メガCD. Sega Hard Encyclopedia. Sega. 2024-06-24. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20190610175627/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html. 2019-06-10. live.
  12. Book: 12 年の歳月で発売された全 1052 本のゲームタイトル！ ファミコンソフ卜褰耋圍編. 懐かしファミコンパーフェクトガイド. 1. Perfect Guide. Magazine Box. April 21, 2016. 122–127. ja. 978-4906735891.
  13. Web site: NES Games. Nintendo. 2024-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20040731024525/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf. 2004-07-31. dead.
  14. Software House Hot Information: フューチャーかわら版. . 126. . December 1992. 304. ja.
  15. 電脳少女REJECTION. . SoftBank Creative. 1992. ja.
  16. Maker Land: インペリアル・フォース (システムソフト). PC Engine Fan. 5. 5. Tokuma Shoten. May 1, 1992. 77. ja.
  17. Web site: murakun. October 30, 2010. インペリアルフォース（発売中止）（開発版ディスク）. れとろゲーム懐古録. ja. 2024-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507084413/http://murakun5555.at.webry.info/201010/article_77.html. 2018-05-07. dead.
  18. New Soft Times: ココロン. . 4. 3. Kadokawa Shoten. March 1992. 167. ja.
  19. New Game Special Part.2: PCココロン (仮). . 4. 4. Shogakukan. April 1992. 149. ja.
  20. Maker Land: PCココロン (シュールド・ウェーブ). PC Engine Fan. 6. 8. Tokuma Shoten. August 1993. 96. ja.
  21. Mega-CD Press: ポップンランド. Beep! Mega Drive. 9. 6. SoftBank Creative. June 1993. 145. ja.
  22. Mega-CD Press: Presence ノスタルジアII. Beep! Mega Drive. 8. 9. SoftBank Creative. September 1992. 123. ja.

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