One of their earliest arcade hits was the
1989 rail shooter Dynamite Duke, one of the first to combine close combat with long-range shooting. A year later, Seibu Kaihatsu became best known for their
1990 vertical-scrolling
shoot 'em up arcade game
Raiden, which was successful enough to earn several sequels and spin-offs in
its series of titles. In
1991, a development department known as was spun off from Seibu Kaihatsu. During the late '80s, Fabtek bought the rights to internationally distribute Seibu Kaihatsu's arcade titles outside Japan. This partnership started with
Dead Angle, which was Fabtek's first game to be released, and ended with
Raiden Fighters Jet, which was both Fabtek's and Seibu Kaihatsu's last game to be released. In
1999, its arcade division vanished and its official website shut down. It was also rumored that they filed for bankruptcy; in fact, Seibu Kaihatsu temporarily disbanded itself. Therefore, Fabtek's international distribution rights expired while closing its business. During the same year, they established , right before the dissolution of their relationship with adult video game developers
h.m.p. and Mink to develop adult
mahjong video arcade games. In 2005, the development staff left Seibu Kaihatsu to apply at
MOSS, then bought the development rights to the
Raiden franchise from Seibu Kaihatsu to develop
Raiden III and
Raiden IV in order to keep the franchise's fanbase hyped with Seibu Kaihatsu assisting them. ==Games by Seibu Kaihatsu==