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Taito

August 24, 1953Founded
JapanCountry
61Games developed
86Games published

Facts

Founded
August 24, 1953
Country
Japan
Games developed
61
Games published
86
Headquarters
Shinjuku
Parent company
Kyocera

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1054844

Games published · 86

GameReleasedDeveloperSeries
Depthcharge1977Taito—
Field GoalJuly 1979——
Moon CrestaMay 1980Nichibutsu—
Front Line1982Taito—
Elevator Action1983Taito—
M.A.C.H. 31983Gottlieb—
Do! Run Run1984Universal Entertainment—
Field Day1984Taito—
Return of the InvadersMarch 15, 1985——
The Fairyland StoryJuly 1985Taito—
10-Yard FightAugust 30, 1985IremSports Series
Tiger-HeliOctober 1985Bitwave Games, Toaplan, Micronics—
Renegade1986Technōs JapanKunio-kun
Halley's CometJanuary 1986Taito—
Bubble BobbleSeptember 1986TaitoBubble Bobble
Continental Circus1987Taito—
Darius1987TaitoDarius
Rastan SagaMarch 1987Taito—
Kyonshis 2September 25, 1987Thinking Rabbit—
Fighting Hawk1988Taito, Robert I of France—
Rally Bike1988Toaplan—
Syvalion1988Taito—
Double DragonJune 1988Technōs JapanDouble Dragon
Cyber TankAugust 1988Banpresto—
Volfied1989Taito—
Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no HiMarch 3, 1990Taito—
Super Space Invaders '91November 1990TaitoSpace Invaders
Dino Rex1992Taito—
Silent Dragon1992——
Sonic Blast ManFebruary 1993TaitoSonic Blast Man
Lufia & the Fortress of DoomJune 25, 1993NeverlandLufia
Puzzle Bobble1994Taito—
Space Invaders DXMarch 25, 1994—Space Invaders
Sonic Blast Man IINovember 1994—Sonic Blast Man
Lufia II: Rise of the SinistralsFebruary 24, 1995NeverlandLufia
Mr. Do!June 23, 1995Universal Entertainment—
Twin Cobra IIFebruary 1996Takumi Corporation—
Psychic ForceOctober 4, 1996Taito—
Densha de Go!1997TaitoDensha de Go!
Puzzle Bobble 4August 6, 1998Taito—
Power Shovel1999Taito—
Densha de Go! 3 Tsūkin-hen2000TaitoDensha de Go!
Cosmowarrior ZeroMay 18, 2000Taito—
Ganbare unten-shi!!September 2000—Densha de Go!
Densha de Go! Shinkansen Sanyōshinkansen-henSeptember 20, 2001TaitoDensha de Go!
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble2002MOSS—
Space RaidersDecember 19, 2002TaitoSpace Invaders
Homura2005——
Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct2005ArikaTetris: The Grand Master
Taito Memories: JoukanJuly 28, 2005—Taito Memories
Taito Memories: GekanAugust 25, 2005—Taito Memories
ExitDecember 15, 2005Taito—
Taito Memories PocketJanuary 5, 2006—Taito Memories
Half-Life 2: SurvivorJune 28, 2006Taito, Valve Corporation—
Taito Memories II: JoukanJanuary 25, 2007—Taito Memories
Cooking Mama: Cook OffFebruary 8, 2007Cooking Mama LimitedCooking Mama
Taito Memories II: GekanMarch 29, 2007—Taito Memories
Raiden IVJune 7, 2007MOSSRaiden
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with FriendsNovember 13, 2007Cooking Mama LimitedCooking Mama
Chase H.Q. 2December 2007——

Games developed · 61

GameReleasedSeries
Depthcharge1977—
Space Invaders1980Space Invaders
Front Line1982—
Elevator Action1983—
Field Day1984—
Wyvern F-01985—
The Fairyland StoryJuly 1985—
Halley's CometJanuary 1986—
Bubble BobbleSeptember 1986Bubble Bobble
Continental Circus1987—
Darius1987Darius
Midnight Landing1987—
Rastan SagaMarch 1987—
Fighting Hawk1988—
Syvalion1988—
Top Landing1988—
Cameltry1989—
Halley Wars1989—
Volfied1989—
Space Invaders: Fukkatsu no HiMarch 3, 1990—
Super Space Invaders '91November 1990Space Invaders
Dino Rex1992—
Sonic Blast ManFebruary 1993Sonic Blast Man
Darius ForceDecember 1993Darius
Bubble Symphony1994—
Chase Bombers1994—
Elevator Action Returns1994—
Puzzle Bobble1994—
AI ShogiSeptember 14, 1995—
Landing Gear1996—
Psychic ForceOctober 4, 1996—
Densha de Go!1997Densha de Go!
G-DariusApril 9, 1998—
Puzzle Bobble 4August 6, 1998—
Power Shovel1999—
Psychic Force 2012March 4, 1999—
Densha de Go! 3 Tsūkin-hen2000Densha de Go!
Cosmowarrior ZeroMay 18, 2000—
Densha de Go! Shinkansen Sanyōshinkansen-henSeptember 20, 2001Densha de Go!
Space RaidersDecember 19, 2002Space Invaders
Elevator Action Old & NewDecember 20, 2002—
Zoids Infinity2004Zoids
ExitDecember 15, 2005—
Half-Life 2: SurvivorJune 28, 2006—
Railfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown LineDecember 20, 2006Train Simulator series
Bust-A-Move Bash!April 17, 2007Puzzle Bobble
Space Invaders ExtremeFebruary 21, 2008—
Space Invaders Infinity GeneDecember 17, 2008—
Bubble Bobble Plus!February 10, 2009Bubble Bobble
Takt of MagicMay 21, 2009—
Cooking Mama 3: Shop & ChopOctober 20, 2009Cooking Mama
Elevator Action DeluxeAugust 30, 2011—
Densha de Go!!November 17, 2017Densha de Go!
Touhou Spell BubbleFebruary 6, 2020Touhou Project
Bubble Bobble 4 FriendsNovember 2020Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble Plus!—Bubble Bobble
Lufia I & II The Sinistrals Saga—Lufia
Puzzle Bobble 2——
Puzzle Bobble 3——
Super Puzzle Bobble—Puzzle Bobble

Series published · 6

Series & franchises · 3

SeriesGames in seriesGenrePublisher
Densha de Go!5train simulatorTaito
Taito Memories5—Taito
Darius4shoot 'em up, science fictionTaito

Subsidiaries · 1

CompanyCountryFoundedGames developedGames published
Bits LaboratoryJapan19851—