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SETA Corporation

SETA Corporation was a Japanese video game developer and publisher based in Kōtō, Tokyo.

History
It was founded on October 1, 1985 and dissolved on February 9, 2009. A branch was located in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1999, Aruze became the parent company. SETA withdrew from the game business in 2004 after releasing Legend of Golfer on the GameCube. The company announced its closure in December 2008 due to Japan's declining economic conditions. SETA officially closed on January 23, 2009, with Aruze absorbing the company's assets. It was subsequently liquidated at the Tokyo District Court on May 25, 2009. ==Subsidiaries==
Subsidiaries
Former subsidiaries • UD Technology Inc (ユーディテック・ジャパン株式会社): On December 20, 2003, UD Technology Inc announced its merger with SETA Corporation, effective April 1, 2004. The merged entity became the headquarters for SETA Corporation's Unified Communication business. • IKUSABUNE Co., Ltd. (株式会社企画デザイン工房戦船): Merged into SETA Corporation and became the headquarters for SETA Corporation's Image Contents business on April 1, 2004. ==Video games==
Video games
ArcadeU.S. Classic (1987; distributed by Taito in North America, one of America's top eight best-selling arcade games of 1989) • Arbalester (1989) • Super Real Mahjong PV (1994; Japan's seventh highest-grossing arcade printed circuit board (PCB) software of 1995) Nintendo Entertainment SystemJ.B. Harold Murder ClubThe Adventures of Tom SawyerCastle of Dragon (developed by Athena) • Formula One: Built to WinHonshogi: Naitou Kudan Shogi Hiden8 EyesMorita ShogiMagic DartsSilva SagaBio Force Ape (Unreleased; a prototype version of the unreleased game was recovered and made available online) • UWC (Unreleased game based on WCW; a review copy was uncovered in 2019) Game BoyAyakashi no ShiroBattle BullQBillionTorpedo Range Super NES/Super FamicomA.S.P.: Air Strike PatrolCacoma Knight in Bizyland (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) • F1 ROC: Race Of ChampionsF1 ROC II: Race of ChampionsGD LeenHayazashi Nidan Morita ShogiHayazashi Nidan Morita Shogi 2Kendo Rage (Makeruna Makendo) (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) • Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) • Super StadiumNosferatuThe Wizard of OzShodan Morita ShogiSilva Saga II: The Legend of Light and DarknessSuper Real Mahjong P4Super Real Mahjong P5 Paradise TurboGrafx-16/PC EngineSuper Real Mahjong P5 Custom Nintendo 64Chopper AttackEikō no Saint AndrewsSaikyō Habu ShōgiMorita Shogi 64Pachinko 365Tetris 64Ultimate War (cancelled) • Ide Yosuke no Mahjong Juku PlayStation • ''Kanazawa Shogi '95'' SaturnShougi MatsuriSuper Real Mahjong P5Super Real Mahjong P6Super Real Mahjong P7Super Real Mahjong GraffitiKanazawa ShougiReal Mahjong Adventure "Umi-He": Summer Waltz GameCube • '''' Xbox 360Project Sylpheed M65C02Cal.50 - Licensed to Taito MacintoshSuper Real Mahjong P4 3DOSuper Real Mahjong P4 Aleck 64 The Aleck 64 is an arcade system board based on the Nintendo 64, designed by SETA in cooperation with Nintendo, and sold exclusively in Japan from 1998 to 2003. It essentially consists of a Nintendo 64 board retrofitted with sound capabilities that were standard for arcade games of the time. Nintendo and SETA began working on their agreement for the board in 1996, aiming to replicate the business model that Namco and Sony Computer Entertainment had established with the Namco System 11, facilitating conversions of arcade games. • Eleven Beat (developed with Hudson Soft) • Hanabi de Doon! - Don-chan Puzzle (developed with Aruze) • Hi Pai Paradise (developed with Aruze) • Hi Pai Paradise 2 - onsen ni ikou yo! (developed with Aruze) • Kurukuru Fever (developed with Aruze) • Magical Tetris Challenge: Featuring Mickey (developed with Capcom) • Mayjinsen 3Rev Limit (unreleased) • Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (developed with Hudson Soft) • Super Real Mahjong VSAleck Bordon Adventure 4th Story: Tower & Shaft (developed with Aruze and Altron) • Vivid Dolls (developed with Visco) • Variant Schwanzer (developed with Sigma) (unreleased) ==Notes==
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