tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post8260918870436807613..comments2024-03-24T17:41:28.172-05:00Comments on The Golden Age Arcade Historian: The Ultimate (So Far) History of Allied Leisure/Centuri - Part 5Keith Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-33135599830415975342016-09-04T23:45:34.120-05:002016-09-04T23:45:34.120-05:00Your company profile presentation very good i lea...Your <a href="http://www.companyprofiledesign.com/design-company-profile-services/our-company-profile-presentation-creation/" rel="nofollow">company profile presentation</a> very good i learn allot after the practice thanks for share it .Allen jeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312119051975318074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-13266850589095252842014-04-25T09:16:54.987-05:002014-04-25T09:16:54.987-05:00You might be right about Tehkan and Phoenix. As fo...You might be right about Tehkan and Phoenix. As for Amenip, they are listed as the author of Fitter (Round-Up), "Naughty" (Naughty Mouse, presumably), and Macho Mouse in the US copyright records, but it looks like they were based in New York state.CRVhttp://gdri.smspower.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-14782503662412321192014-02-02T19:23:13.853-06:002014-02-02T19:23:13.853-06:00Just to add to the confusion...over at centuri.net...Just to add to the confusion...over at centuri.net there's an interview with ex-Centuri employee Joel Hochberg. He claims that Phoenix was licensed from a "small Japanese developer", and they've got Tehkan (later Tecmo) listed for Phoenix. (Is it possible that due to the<br />success of Phoenix that Centuri went directly to Tehkan for the "Pleiads" license, thus "bypassing" Amstar?)<br />The only other game I'm aware of from Amstar is "Laser Base" which appears to have been licensed by Hoei. Round-Up, licensed by Centuri from Hiraoka, was probably developed by Amenip. Hiraoka appears to be just a Japanese licensing agent instead of developer at that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-46208702261763066922013-12-31T22:21:17.016-06:002013-12-31T22:21:17.016-06:00Thanks for correcting me, yes it was Phoenix I mea...Thanks for correcting me, yes it was Phoenix I meant. If only these comments had "edit" functions.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-11564355483567019192013-12-27T16:21:40.258-06:002013-12-27T16:21:40.258-06:00Different company. I have a link to the old Hiraok...Different company. I have a link to the old Hiraoka website in the post. According to New York state records, Hiraoka New York is still "active."<br /><br />BTW, I haven't found anything on Japanese sites about Star Attack.CRVhttp://gdri.smspower.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-73893940663560388302013-12-27T15:00:50.709-06:002013-12-27T15:00:50.709-06:00Thanks, it looks like they may have licensed Phoen...Thanks, it looks like they may have licensed Phoenix from Hiraoka. Someone had actually sent me an e-mail mentioning that name earlier, but I lost it. I searched my back issues and found a few references to Hiraoka & Co. (mostly related to the licensing of Round-Up). but not much. <br /><br />There is a company called Hiraoka that makes giant tarpaulins and architectural coverings, but I don't know if it's the same company:<br /><br />http://tarpo-hiraoka.com/e/Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-65355889057104838052013-12-24T17:05:52.086-06:002013-12-24T17:05:52.086-06:00I wrote a post about the possible origins of Phoen...I wrote a post about the possible origins of Phoenix here: http://vrofh.blogspot.com/2013/12/phoenix-puh-puh-phoenix.htmlCRVhttp://gdri.smspower.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-75580792102035539862013-12-17T15:07:41.396-06:002013-12-17T15:07:41.396-06:00I assume, you meant Phoenix here, which appeared o...I assume, you meant Phoenix here, which appeared on Taito Legends and appears to be owned by Taito. I have always assumed Phoenix had to be a Japanese game for two reasons (in addition to Taito owning the rights):<br /><br />1. No US companies were doing Space Invaders clones like this in 1980, with the exception of Gorf, which came about in part because Midway owned the US rights to Space Invaders and Galaxian, making it convenient for DNA to use those elements. The game really seems too "Japansese."<br /><br />2.We have no idea who designed or programmed it. Every important US game of that era from Asteroids to Berzerk to Defender, we know the people behind the game. It seems odd that no one would have tracked down the creator of Phoenix. On the other hand, there are plenty of important Japanese games of the era for which the designer is unknown in the West.<br /><br />Centuri certainly licensed the game from Amstar, as multiple sources record this fact, but I believe Amstar must have first gotten the rights from Japan, either from Taito or some smaller company that Taito gobbled up in the years between the release of Phoenix and Taito Legends.Alex Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-43188347574052057732013-12-16T02:38:03.061-06:002013-12-16T02:38:03.061-06:00Very well researched article. It's amazing wha...Very well researched article. It's amazing what a couple good games can do for boosting a company's profits. By the way, there was a typo about Centuri 2001 releasing "in early 2001". I don't normally point out typos but that one was fairly critical. Adam Coatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173118527796266162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-6338365531763272852013-12-14T20:20:19.072-06:002013-12-14T20:20:19.072-06:00I see at present the rights to "Vanguard"...I see at present the rights to "Vanguard" appear to be owned by Taito themselves who brought the game to Japan in the arcades themselves but later released the game as part of it's "Taito Legends" series on several platforms a decade ago.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com