Culture Brain

Culture Brain Inc.
Native name
 株式会社カルチャーブレーン
Founded Tokyo, Japan (5 Oct 1980)
Founder Yukio Tanaka
Headquarters Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°44′40″N 139°50′21″E / 35.744369°N 139.8392694°E / 35.744369; 139.8392694Coordinates: 35°44′40″N 139°50′21″E / 35.744369°N 139.8392694°E / 35.744369; 139.8392694
Products Video games
Website Official website

Culture Brain Inc. (株式会社カルチャーブレーン Kabushiki-gaisha Karuchā Burēn) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 5, 1980.[1][2]

History

Culture Brain was founded in 1980 as Nihon Game Corporation. Its first video games were arcades games, with titles such as Shanghai Kid and Chinese Hero that were manufactured under "Taiyo Systems" trademark. In 1987, it transitioned from arcade to console video games and renamed itself "Culture Brain". The company has also alternatively used the brand "Micro Academy" in the mid-1980s.

In North America, Culture Brain is mostly known for its six video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and its three for the Super NES. Two of those games, The Magic of Scheherazade and Flying Warriors, were strongly redesigned by Culture Brain USA (the company's division in Redmond, Washington) to better appeal North American consumers.

Culture Brain was distinct for its innovative gameplay and its mixture of role-playing video game elements with either action or adventure. However, like many other Japanese video game companies, Culture Brain ceased its operations in the United States in the 1990s. Ever since the demise of Culture Brain USA, video games developed by the parent company have rarely made it in America. An exception of the latter situation is the Nintendo 64 version of Flying Dragon which was published by Natsume.

Culture Brain is currently releasing games mainly for the Nintendo DS, as well as being involved in other activities outside video gaming. Culture Brain is located in Tokyo, Japan.

Games

Nintama Rantarō series

Baseball Simulator series

These Baseball titles included some form of "Super League" where pitchers and batters would have special abilities.

Hiryū no Ken series

Main article: Hiryū no Ken

Super Chinese series

Main article: Super Chinese

In this list are series which were originally released as "Chinese Hero", but became better known as Super Chinese, but with the exception of "Kung-Fu Heroes", these titles were released in North America as the "Ninja Brothers" series.

Oshare Princess series

A Japan-only series of games for the GBA (with two recent DS versions) about fashion and dressing up. The games feature a wide range of clothes, shoes, accessories and makeup to be used in different combinations. Currently there are 5 GBA games and 2 DS games.

Ferret/Hamster Monogatari series

A Japan-only series of games formally about care-taking ferrets, and later about care-taking hamsters. The illustrations of the Hamster Monogatari ones were heavily inspired by Ritsuko Kawai's children's storybook series, Hamtaro.

Konchuu Monster series

A Japan-only series of games about catching, training and battling insects. First released with Super Chinese Labyrinth both in Volume 3 of Culture Brain's Twin Series, a series of two-in-one Game Boy Advance games.

Other

References

  1. ↑ "Culture Brain Inc. (Company)". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Culture Brain USA, Inc. (Company)". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

External links

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