Taxan

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Taxan is a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics, a Japanese electronics company. It was founded in July 1981, and in the late-1980s and early-1990s, the US division published several video games on the NES and Game Boy.

List of games:

Title Year Platform
8 Eyes 1989 NES
Burai Fighter 1990 NES
Burai Fighter Deluxe 1991 Game Boy
Fist of the North Star 1989 NES
G. I. Joe 1991 NES
Low G Man 1990 NES
Magician 1991 NES
Mappy-Land 1989 NES
Mystery Quest 1989 NES
Putt Master NR NES
Serpent 1990 Game Boy
Star Soldier 1989 NES

The company now specializes in the import / export of electronics, and the production and sale of power supplies and computer peripherals. As of 2003, Taxan USA has 9 employees. Their contact information is:

2480 North First Street
Suite 100
San Jose, CA
95131-1030

The company used to operate in Bracknell in the UK under the leadership of High Chappell. It was one of the largest companies in display monitors and competed heavily with CTX, Sony, Mitsubishi. However, it was unable to compete with the new breed of monitor manufacturers coming from China like Edge10, TECO, GNR, Hannnstar, etc.