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ADK Corporation

ADK Corporation , formerly known as Alpha Denshi Corporation (アルファ電子株式会社), was a Japanese video game developer founded in 1980. ADK began as a developer of arcade games and is best known for their library of SNK Neo Geo titles, including for its home consoles, produced in partnership with SNK. Most notable among these are their fighting games and, in particular, the World Heroes series and Aggressors of Dark Kombat. The company closed with properties sold to SNK Playmore in 2003.

History
Early years ADK was founded in July 1980 in Ageo, Saitama, Japan. The compilation includes Aggressors of Dark Kombat, ''Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō, Ninja Combat, Ninja Commando, and Twinkle Star Sprites''. It was ported to PlayStation 4 in 2015, and localized outside Japan in 2017. In 2019, Jeanne D'Arc, one of the characters from the World Heroes series has appeared as playable DLC character in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. ==List of products==
List of products
The following lists ADK-developed titles by platform of earliest release. Third-party publishers are also noted. Early arcade gamesDorachan (1980, Craul Denshi) • Shogi (1980, Tehkan) • Janputer (1981, Sanritsu Giken & Taito) • Jump Bug (1981, contracted by Hoei Sangyo, published by Sega) • Crush Roller / Make Trax (1981, Craul Denshi) • Talbot (1982) • Exciting Soccer (1983) • Champion Baseball (1983, Sega) • Champion Baseball II (1983, Sega) • Bull Fighter (1984) • Equites (1984, Sega) • Exciting Soccer II (1985) • High Voltage (1985) • Perfect Janputer (1985) • The Kōkō Yakyū (lit. "The High School Baseball") (1985) • Splendor Blast (1985) • Super Stingray (1986, distributed by Sega) • Kyros No Yakata / Kyros (1986) • Time Soldiers / Battle Field (1987, SNK) • Sky Soldiers (1988, SNK) • Gang Wars (1989, SNK) • Sky Adventure (1989, SNK) • Super Champion Baseball (1989, SNK) [formally titled as Kaettekita Champion Baseball] NESSTED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou (1990, K Amusement Leasing/KAC) Neo GeoMagician Lord (1990, SNK) • Ninja Combat (1990, SNK) • Sun Shine / Block Paradise (1990, unreleased) • ''Blue's Journey / Raguy'' (1990, SNK) • Thrash Rally (1991, SNK, Rally Chase on NGCD) • Crossed Swords (1991, SNK) • Fun Fun Bros (1991, unreleased) • Mystic Wand (1991, unreleased) • Ninja Commando (1992, SNK) • World Heroes (1992, assisted by and published with SNK) • World Heroes 2 (1993, assisted by and published with SNK) • Aggressors of Dark Kombat (1994, SNK) • World Heroes 2 Jet (1994, SNK) • Master of Syougi (1995, SNK) • World Heroes Perfect (1995, SNK) • ''Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō'' (1996, SNK) • Over Top (1996) • Twinkle Star Sprites (1996, SNK) • Dance RhythMIX (2002, unreleased) Neo Geo CD All released Neo Geo titles were also ported to Neo Geo CD. • Crossed Swords II (1995) • ADK World (1995) • ZinTrick (1996, SNK) Hyper Neo Geo 64Beast Busters: Second Nightmare (1998, SNK) PlayStationTreasure Gear (1997, as Miraisoft) • Star Monja (1998, as Miraisoft, published by GMF) Neo Geo PocketMaster of Syougi (1998, SNK) • Melon Chan no Seichō Nikki ("Melon-chan's Growth Diary") (1998, SNK) Neo Geo Pocket ColorCrush Roller (1999, SNK) • Dokodemo Mahjong (1999, SNK) • Master of Syougi Color (1999, SNK) • Neo Poke Pro Yakyū (1999, SNK) • Party Mail (1999, SNK) • Dynamite Slugger (2000, SNK) ==References==
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