Technosoft

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Technosoft or Tecnosoft was a Japanese video game developer that is most well known for the Thunder Force series of shooters for the Mega Drive/Genesis. Their initial title was developed for the Japanese Sharp X-1, with later ones for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sony PlayStation, and Sega Saturn.

Other notable Technosoft games for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis include Herzog Zwei, regarded as the world's first real time strategy game, the conversion of Turbo Grafx 16 game Devil's Crush, dubbed Dragon's Fury and released in North America by Tengen, and Elemental Master.

In 2001 the company was purchased by pachinko maker Twenty-one Company and was folded into its R&D division, ceasing to exist.

[edit] Known Releases

• Blast Wind; Sega Saturn
• Dixdaef; MSX
• Dragon's Fury aka Devil's Crush/Devil Crash; Mega Drive/Genesis (port from PC Engine)
• Elemental Master; Mega Drive/Genesis
• Fantastic Pinball Kyutenkai; PlayStation, Sega Saturn
• Feedback; MSX
• My Garden; PlayStation
• Herzog; MSX
• Herzog Zwei; Mega Drive/Genesis
• Hyper Duel; Arcade game, Sega Saturn
• Hyper Reverthion; Sega Saturn
• Kaze no Oka Kouen Nite; PlayStation
• Kotetsu Reiki: Steeldom; PlayStation
• Kumi Mitachi Table Tour Cuts Set; Sega Saturn
• Kuttu Ketto; PlayStation
• Nekketsu Oyako; Sega Saturn, PlayStation
• Neorude; PlayStation
• Neorude 2; PlayStation
• Neorude: Kizamareta Monshou; PlayStation
• Omise de Tensyu; PlayStation
• Reverthion; PlayStation
• Steeldom; Sega Saturn
• Thunder Force; Sharp X-1, NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7
• Thunder Force II; Sharp X68000, Mega Drive/Genesis
• Thunder Force III; Mega Drive/Genesis, Arcade
• Thunder Force IV; Mega Drive/Genesis
• Thunder Force V; Sega Saturn, PlayStation
• Thunder Force AC; Arcade_game
• Thunder Force Gold Pack 1 includes TF II + III; Sega Saturn
• Thunder Force Gold Pack 2 includes TF AC + IV; Sega Saturn
• Thunder Spirits slightly varied port of TF AC; Super Nintendo Entertainment System