Westone Bit Entertainment

Westone Bit Entertainment (ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント, Weston Bitto Entateinmento) is a computer game developer founded in May 1986 and based in Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. They are most famous for their first work Wonder Boy and the Monster World series. Originally called Escape, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape make them sound unreliable.^[1] The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000.^[2] The chief publisher is Ryuichi Nishizawa.

The Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (Ishi = Stone).^[1]

List of games

Arcade

• Wonder Boy (Sega)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Sega)
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Sega)
• Riot City (Sega)
• Aurail (Sega)
• Tokei Jikake no Aquario (unreleased)

Dreamcast

• Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (JP Publisher: Sega)
• DiGi Charat Fantasy (JP Publisher: Broccoli)
• Fish Eyes Wild / Reel Fishing Wild (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: Natsume)
• Shinseiki Evangelion: Ayanami Ikusei Kaikaku (JP Publisher: Broccoli)

Famicom/NES

• Jaws (developed under subcontract with Atlus) (US Publisher: LJN)
• Majin Eiyuden Wataru Gaiden (JP Publisher: Hudson)

Game Gear

• Monster World II: Dragon no Wana / Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)

Mark III/Master System

• Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (US/CA/EU Publisher: Sega)

Mega-CD/Sega CD

• Dungeon Explorer (US Publisher: Sega; EU Publisher: Hudson)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Wonder Boy V: Monster World III / Wonder Boy in Monster World (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
• Monster World IV (JP Publisher: Sega)

Other

• Victory Shooter (prize machine)
• What If? (Win/Win CE/Java)

PC Engine

• Blood Gear (JP Publisher: Hudson)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

• Aoi Blink (JP Publisher: Hudson)
• Appare! Gateball (JP Publisher: Hudson)
• Power Eleven (developed under subcontract with Atlus) (JP Publisher: Hudson)

Pico

• Minna de Odorou: Ozu no Mahoutsukai

PlayStation

• Kekkon: Marriage (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Milano no Arbeit Collection (JP Publisher: Victor)
• Sotsugyou III: Wedding Bell (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Sotsugyou M: Male Graduation: Seitokai Naga no Kareinaru Inbou (JP Publisher: E3 Staff)
• Soukou Kihei Votoms Gaiden: Ao no Kishi Velzelga Monogatari (JP Publisher: Takara)
• Wolkenkratzer: Shinpan no Tou (JP Publisher: Asmik)

PlayStation 2

• Princess Maker 4 (JP Publisher: CyberFront; KR Publisher: Gainax)
• Relaxuma: Ojama Shitemasu 2 Shuukan (JP Publisher: Interchannel)
• Secret of Evangelion (JP Publisher: Jinx)
• Shinseiki Evangelion: Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku with Asuka Hokan Keikaku (JP Publisher: Broccoli)

Sega Saturn

• Kekkon: Marriage (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Sotsugyou III: Wedding Bell (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Sotsugyou: Album (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Willy Wombat (JP Publisher: Hudson)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Dark Half (JP Publisher: Enix)

Toys

• BowLingual (Takara)
• Dennou Meikyuu Labyrinth (Takara Tomy)
• Himitsu Kichi o Tsukurou (Takara Tomy)
• Myawlingual

Vodafone (mobile)

• Bowlingual Connect

Windows

• Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar Desktop Accessories (JP Publisher: Broccoli)
• Galaxy Angel Desktop Accessories (JP Publisher: Broccoli)
• Pita-Ten Desktop Accessories (JP Publisher: Broccoli)
• Renai Typing: Salad Days (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Tsuri Baka Nisshi: Baku Tsuri Typing (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production)
• Waku Waku Joyland (NTT)

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)