Video System

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Video System Co., Ltd. was a software company in Japan that made games for different systems, including the Super Nintendo, Neo-Geo and Nintendo 64. It was run and founded by software designer Koji Furukawa.

They released various different types of arcade games throughout Japan and the U.S., such as Rabio Lepus, Turbo Force, Super Volleyball, and their biggest hit, Aero Fighters. The staff of Aero Fighters would go on to form their own company, Psikyo.

Although Video System's main headquarters opened in Japan, they eventually opened a U.S. branch office. Sometime in 1992, Video System's U.S. office changed its name to McO'River, Inc., and was given the licensing rights to distribute Aero Fighters arcade machines throughout the U.S. In 1993, McO'River was supposed to publish 3 titles of arcade games in the U.S. that were ported over to the Super Famicom in Japan. While Video System developed and published numerous titles in Japan, McO'River would only able to publish 2 of them in the U.S.: Hyper V-Ball in June, 1994; and Aero Fighters in November, 1994.

The third title, F-1 Grand Prix 2, was never released in the U.S. for reasons unknown. McO'River would never publish another title under that name. Video System, meanwhile, released Aero Fighters 2 and 3 for the Neo-Geo, sequels which secured the shooter's success. Between 1994 and 1997, McO'River, Inc. changed its name to Video System U.S.A., Inc. Under that name, the company released AeroFighters Assault, and F-1 World Grand Prix for the Nintendo 64. A sequel to the latter game was only released in Europe. Video System closed its U.S. office sometime between 1999 and 2000 and closed its doors around 2001.