Epoch Co.

The Epoch Cassette Vision video game console

Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company founded in 1958 which is best known for manufacturing Barcode Battler and Doraemon video games. Its current Representative President is Michihiro Maeda.

They also made Japan's first successful programmable console video game system, the Epoch Cassette Vision, in 1981.

History

The Epoch TV Vader, a dedicated home game console that played a Space Invaders clone.

Founded in May 1958 by Maeda Taketora and three others in Tokyo with ¥1 million, Maeda Taketora is made president, eleven months later, it had increased its capital to ¥2.5 million. Epoch participated in the first Japanese international toy trade fair in 1962. It moved to its headquarters to its current location in Tokyo in 1963. After 20 years of its founding in 1978, Epoch had increased to ¥200 million - 200 times the original startup cost. In the 1980s it briefly had a United States office in Englewood, New Jersey, which sold imported English versions of its products. In September 2001 it founded an international branch. It is most famous for its Doraemon and Sylvanian Families toy and video game productions.

LCD handheld electronic games

Epoch created some LCD handheld electronic games in cooperation with ITMC, Tomy and other companies.[1]

Computer games produced

Doraemon Games

Sylvanian Families Games

Licensed Games

Other games

External links

References

  1. ↑ (French) Epoch LCD handheld electronic games