Toaplan

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Toaplan was a video game developer from Japan. They were responsible for the creation of a wide array of relatively famous scrolling shooters and arcade games, yet the company declared bankruptcy in 1994.

Today, they are best known for Zero Wing, the source of the "All your base are belong to us" phenomenon. Other games from Toaplan include Snow Bros, Tiger Heli, Flying Shark, Twin Cobra and Out Zone. As it may be difficult to find these games in their original form, a common way to play them now is using an arcade emulator such as Shark Emulator or MAME.

[edit] Games

[edit] Companies spun-off from Toaplan

After Toaplan closed its doors in 1994, several former employees has formed or were involved with the following companies:

[edit] External links

  • Toaplan.com, unofficial source of information on Toaplan games.
  • Toaplan-Next:Gen, the unofficial game developers Tech Games have changed their name to pay tribute to Toaplan.
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