Ancient Corp. is a video game developer founded on April 1st, 1990, and managed by the game music composer Yuzo Koshiro

Yuzo Koshiro

is a Japanese video game music composer and audio programmer. He is regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune music and video game sound design...

. The company was founded by his mother, Tomo Koshiro, while his sister Ayano Koshiro also works at the company as an art/character/graphic designer. In addition to developing, planning, and producing games, Ancient contributes by composing music.

Games

• Sonic the Hedgehog
  Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
  The game's soundtrack was composed by chiptune musician Yuzo Koshiro. He adapted several pieces of music from the original 16-bit version, while the rest of the soundtrack consisted of his own original music. One of his original pieces, the "Bridge Zone" theme, was later sampled in Janet Jackson's...
  
  - Game Gear, Master System, 1991
• Streets of Rage 2
  Streets of Rage 2
  Streets of Rage 2, known in Japan as , and in Europe as Streets of Rage II with a Roman numeral, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The game is also playable in the game Sonic's Ultimate Sega Genesis Collection...
  
  - Mega Drive, 1993
• ActRaiser 2
  ActRaiser 2
  ActRaiser 2, released in Japan as , is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console developed by Quintet and published by Enix in 1993 and is the sequel to the popular game ActRaiser...
  
  - Super Nintendo
  Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
  
  , 1993
• Robotrek
  Robotrek
  Robotrek is a role-playing game released in 1994. It was published by Enix and developed by Quintet and Ancient for the SNES video game console.As its Japanese name implies, Robotrek was intended as a humorous game...
  
  - Super Nintendo, 1994
• Beyond Oasis
  Beyond Oasis
  Beyond Oasis, known in Japan as and in Europe as The Story of Thor: A Successor of The Light, is a action role playing video game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis console. The game was later re-released to the Wii's Virtual Console on March 19th, 2007 in North...
  
  - Mega Drive, 1994
• The Legend of Oasis - Sega Saturn
  Sega Saturn
  The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
  
  , 1996
• Batoruba - Sega Saturn, 1996
• Columns
  Columns (video game)
  is a puzzle video game, first created in 1989 by Jay Geertsen. Early versions of the game were made and ported among early computer platforms, and then the Atari ST, until 1990, when Jay Geertsen sold the rights to Sega, where it was ported to several Sega consoles.-Description:The game takes...
  
  - Sega Saturn, 1997
• Tamagotchi Pack - Sega Saturn, 1998
• Anime Chick Story 1: Card Captor Sakura - PlayStation
  PlayStation
  The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
  
  , 1999
• Shenmue
  Shenmue
  is a 1999 open-world adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title, "FREE" , for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player...
  
  - Dreamcast, 1999
• Car Battler Joe
  Car Battler Joe
  is a car battling video game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Ancient and published by Natsume. The game involves using cars to fight opponents in action-styled battles, with RPG game mechanics...
  
  - Game Boy Advance
  Game Boy Advance
  The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
  
  , 2001
• Amazing Island
  Amazing Island
  The game received mostly modest reviews. IGN gave it a 6.7 "passable" rating. Game Spot gave it a 6.5 "fair" review. DL Game Reviews gave the game a 2/10, saying it was "very bad."-External links:* at Nintendo.co.jp...
  
  - GameCube, 2003
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Shuumare! Taikan Bo-bobo
  Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha, and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine...
  
  - PlayStation 2
  PlayStation 2
  The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
  
  , 2004
• Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou - PlayStation 2, 2005
• The Law of Ueki: Taosu Ze Robert Juu Dan!! - PlayStation 2, 2006
• Fusion Frenzy 2 - Xbox 360
  Xbox 360
  The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
  
  , 2006
• Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! - PlayStation 2, 2007
• Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena
  Reborn!
  Reborn!, known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Akira Amano. The plot revolves around the life of a young boy named Tsunayoshi Sawada, who finds out that he is next in line to become the boss of the most powerful Mafia organization called Vongola, the Vongola Family...
  
  - PlayStation Portable
  PlayStation Portable
  The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
  
  , 2008
• Protect Me Knight - Xbox Live
  Xbox Live
  Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
  
  , 2010