Micronics
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Micronics is a Japan
ese video game developing company which developed the NES
versions of 1942, Athena, Ghosts 'n Goblins
, Ikari Warriors
, Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
, and Tiger Heli
. Although uncredited in almost all their games, their work can often be identified by a distinct Pause sound effect. The games also have long delays between changing screens, since the games transferred graphics to video memory at a much slower rate than usual. Most of their games also ran at very low frame rates, varying between 12 and 20 frame/s, instead of the expected 60 frame/s.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game developing company which developed the NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
versions of 1942, Athena, Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
is a 1985 platform game developed by Capcom for video arcades and has since been released on several other platforms. It is the first game in the Ghosts'n Goblins franchise.-Gameplay:...
, Ikari Warriors
Ikari Warriors
Ikari Warriors is a 1986 arcade game by SNK, published in the United States and Europe by Tradewest. Known simply as in Japan, this was SNK's first major breakthrough US release and became something of a classic. The game was released at the time when there were many Commando clones on the market...
, Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
Victory Road
Victory Road may refer to the following:*TNA Victory Road, a professional wrestling event.*Victory Road , an arcade game.*Victory Road, a location in the Pokémon series of video games....
, and Tiger Heli
Tiger Heli
was one of the first games developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1985. It is a predecessor to Twin Cobra...
. Although uncredited in almost all their games, their work can often be identified by a distinct Pause sound effect. The games also have long delays between changing screens, since the games transferred graphics to video memory at a much slower rate than usual. Most of their games also ran at very low frame rates, varying between 12 and 20 frame/s, instead of the expected 60 frame/s.
Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1942
- '89 Dennō Kyūsei Uranai
- Athena
- Elevator ActionElevator Actionis a 1983 arcade game by Taito. It debuted during the "Golden Age of Arcade Games". Innovative in gameplay, this game was very popular for many years, with game music created by musician Yoshino Imamura...
- Exed ExesExed Exesis an arcade game that was released in 1985 by Capcom. It is a vertically-oriented scrolling shooter. It was originally released in North America as Savage Bees by Memetron ....
- GeimosGeimosis a Family Computer third-person shoot 'em up video game. This game is playing according to the traditional strategies of Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom where players have to destroy towers, alien starships, and tanks with the player's own starship along the surface of a planet with a selection of...
- Ghosts 'n GoblinsGhosts 'n Goblinsis a 1985 platform game developed by Capcom for video arcades and has since been released on several other platforms. It is the first game in the Ghosts'n Goblins franchise.-Gameplay:...
- Ikari WarriorsIkari WarriorsIkari Warriors is a 1986 arcade game by SNK, published in the United States and Europe by Tradewest. Known simply as in Japan, this was SNK's first major breakthrough US release and became something of a classic. The game was released at the time when there were many Commando clones on the market...
- Miracle Ropitt: 2100-Nen no Daibōken
- Onyanko TownOnyanko Townis a Japan-exclusive video game for the Family Computer. ROM images of this game are sometimes known as Dog Town or Cat Town. The game has no Japanese text at all; everything is perfectly understandable to an English-speaking Westerner.-Gameplay:...
- Super PitfallSuper Pitfallis a 1986 Japanese video game for the Nintendo Famicom and PC-8801 by Pony Inc. It was released for the Famicom as platformer with seamless scrolling in September 1986. Two months later, the PC8801 version was released with switching screens...
- Thundercade
- Tiger HeliTiger Heliwas one of the first games developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1985. It is a predecessor to Twin Cobra...
- Twin CobraTwin CobraTwin Cobra, known in Japan as , is a 1987 helicopter-themed shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan. It was published by Taito Corporation in Japan, and by Romstar in North America, and is one of Toaplan's most popular arcade games...
- Ikari Warriors II: Victory RoadVictory RoadVictory Road may refer to the following:*TNA Victory Road, a professional wrestling event.*Victory Road , an arcade game.*Victory Road, a location in the Pokémon series of video games....
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Raiden TradRaiden (arcade game)is a scrolling shooter arcade game that was developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. It was the first game in the popular Raiden series of scrolling shooter arcade games.Raiden first made its debut in September 1990...
- Acrobat MissionAcrobat MissionAcrobat Mission is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by UPL in 1991, licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution. It was ported to Nintendo Super Famicom in 1992.-Story:...
- Spriggan PoweredSpriggan Poweredis a 1996 Japan-exclusive side-scrolling shooting game which was released for the Super Famicom and was also available for the Satellaview.It is the third Spriggan game released by Naxat Soft, after Seirei Senshi Spriggan and Spriggan Mark 2: Re Terraform Project, both from Turbo CD.-See also:*...