Developer

Micronics games

Micronics: 18 games developed from 1985 to 2004.

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Micronics was a primarily anonymous outsource developer, making games for publishers without taking any credit, so information on them is difficult to come by. Here's what we know... Micronics was formed sometime around 1985 by Kazuo Yagi and Masahiko Tsukada, and spent the NES era primarily developing arcade ports like Elevator Action, Ghosts 'N Goblins and 1942 for publishers like Capcom, Konami, Taito and Pony Canyon. These ports, as well as their original and license-based projects like Super Pitfall, are notable for their lack of quality compared to their contemporaries - low framerate, poor controls, simplistic sound and questionable collision detection are usually all present and accounted for. In 2007, an anonymous poster on the Japanese message board 2ch claimed that co-founder Yagi was just a college student when he started Micronics with the intent of developing original games, but being stuck doing porting work allegedly led to him ceasing to care about bugs or other quality control issues. How close this is to the truth may never be known... Rebranded to Khaos in 1993.

Best-rated Micronics games

'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai
'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai
Micronics1988
Simulator
Bloody Warriors: Shan-Go Troop Strikes Back!
Bloody Warriors: Shan-Go Troop Strikes Back!
Micronics1990
Role-playing (RPG)Strategy
BS Spriggan Powered
BS Spriggan Powered
Micronics1996
Shooter
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-1-wa
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-1-wa
Micronics1996
Shooter
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-2-wa
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-2-wa
Micronics1996
Shooter
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-3-wa
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-3-wa
Micronics1996
Shooter
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-4-wa
BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-4-wa
Micronics1996
Shooter
BS Spriggan Powered: Prelude
BS Spriggan Powered: Prelude
Micronics1996
Shooter
Geimos
Geimos
Micronics1985
Platform
Kaguya-hime Densetsu
Kaguya-hime Densetsu
Micronics1988
AdventureVisual Novel
Miracle Ropit's Adventure in 2100
Miracle Ropit's Adventure in 2100
Micronics1987
Platform
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Micronics1990
Onyanko Town
Onyanko Town
Micronics1985
Role-playing (RPG)
Outlanders
Outlanders
Micronics1987
Role-playing (RPG)
Shin Satomi Hakkenden: Hikari to Yami no Tatakai
Shin Satomi Hakkenden: Hikari to Yami no Tatakai
Micronics1990
Role-playing (RPG)
Spriggan Powered
Spriggan Powered
Micronics1996
Shooter
Super Pitfall
Super Pitfall
Micronics1986
Platform
Zoids: Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai
Zoids: Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai
Micronics1987
Shooter