Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: game

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Tactical book

攻略本
keywords: game , general
explanation: RPG being extremely popular in Japan, the books which explain game tactics are well sold too.

Taito

タイトー
keywords: company , game
related topics: Space Invader
related web sites: http://www.taito.co.jp
explanation: Maker of arcade machines and publisher of video games founded in August 1953. At the beginning, it had been only a simple importer of game machines, but gradually began to make own machines and became famous thanks to a great hit of "Space Invader" game. Now, it employs about 2000 persons and possesses an own chain of game centers in Japan.

Takara

タカラ
alternative words: Takara toys
keywords: company , game
related topics: Battle Arena Toshinden
related web sites: http://www.takaratoys.co.jp
explanation: Maker of toys and publisher of video games founded in September 1955. It is especially known by its Japanese dole, "Rikachan", but also by its flag software "Toshinden", released for Play Station in 1995. It employs about 450 persons.

Tamagotchi

タマゴッチ
alternative words: Tamagochi, Tamagocchi
keywords: game , machine , model
related topics: Bandai
related web sites: http://tamagotch.channel.or.jp
explanation: Released by Bandai in 1996, this small electronic game made a great hit among Japanese school girls in such a manner that the factory of Bandai was unable to honor the orders: the customers were awaiting a delivery before the shops. The goal of this game is to grow up "electronically" an animal by taking everyday care of them on pain of seeing it die. The dimension of machine is that of a watch but oviform because it looks like an egg: "Tamago" means "egg" in Japanese.

Tekken

鉄拳
keywords: game , title
related topics: Play Station , Namco
related web sites: http://mitsuko.jaist.ac.jp/tekken/ , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~idk/game/review/tekken.htm
explanation: Video game of 3D beat'em up. First, the arcade version was released in winter 1994 and "Play Station" version in March 1995. It has experienced a laborious start because of the concurrence of another game "Virtual Fighter". After the release of Tekken II which has corrected flaws of the first version (arcade in Summer 1995 and Play Station in March 1996), it has stood out. There exist few differences between "Play Station" version and the arcade one because the latter uses a compatible card.

Tetris

テトリス
keywords: game , title
related topics: Nintendo , Family Computer
explanation: Famous video game coming from Russia and which consists to fill in holes by guiding falling blocks. By combining cleverly the interest of a puzzle and a reflex game, it became very popular at game centers. After a fierce battle between Nintendo and Sega for the adaptation to the console device, it was finally Nintendo which got the license from BPS and released a version for "Family Computer" in December 1988.

Tokimeki Memorial

ときめきメモリアル
keywords: game , title
related topics: Konami
related web sites: http://www.konami.co.jp/kcet/vx095/
explanation: Video game on girl hunt simulation developed by Konami. You are a young high school boy. The goal of the game is to get the maximum number of love confessions from other high school boys. Initially developed for PC-Engine (May 1994), Konami has succeeded to form progressively fans of this game, in spite of its very original category: not only it has been adapted to other platforms like Super Famicom and Sega Sturn but to a movie.

Video game

テレビゲーム
keywords: game , general
explanation: We use this term for console games because they are connected to a TV set to be played in stead of an own monitor as in personal computers.

Virtual Fighter

バーチャルファイター
alternative words: Virtual Fighter 3
keywords: game , sega , title
related topics: Sega
related web sites: http://www.sega.co.jp/AM2/welcome/
explanation: Video game of 3D beta'em up developed by Sega. A console version was released at the same time as "Saturn" machine in November 1994, developed from the arcade version. A legend said that this game was so popular that Saga may have sold more copies of this game than the machine itself. There exists now a version for Dreamcast (Virtual Fighter III).

Warp

ワープ
alternative words: Warp Japan
keywords: company , game
related topics: D2
related web sites: http://www.warp-jp.com
explanation: Young Japanese game company founded in March 1994 in Tokyo and employs 25 person. It is especially known as the creator of a horror-adventure game, "D no Shokutaku" and D2 which is its continuation.

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