UPL Co., Ltd explained

UPL
Type:Public company
Fate:Bankruptcy
Foundation:February 29, 1972
Defunct:March 4, 1992
Location:Oyama, Tochigi, Japan
Industry:Video games
Key People:Tsutomu Fujisawa
Ryuichi Nishizawa
Parent:Universal Entertainment
Homepage:UPL-Grave Digger

, formally known as, was a video game production company headquartered in Oyama, Tochigi, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment.[1] On November 1, 1983, the company was renamed to "UPL Co. Ltd". UPL filed for bankruptcy in March 4, 1992.

Near the end of UPL's business, Tsutomu Fujisawa (March 8, 1959 ~ February 28, 1998) later established a new video game company called Scarab, which renamed itself several years later as feelplus.

In May 2016, UPL sold its rights to Hamster Corporation who then released the company's games through the Arcade Archives lineup.

Notable works

Arcade

Game Boy

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis

Sharp X68000

Super NES

TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx-CD

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UPL Promotional Brochure. 8 December 2019.