- Name
- TOSE Co., Ltd.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 November 1979
- Location
- Kyoto,Japan
- Website
- http://www.tose.co.jp/
- Aliases
- TOSE Software
TOSE Co., Ltd.
Kyoto,Japan
Tose is a Japanese developer that specializes in outsourcing work for various publishers and developers around the world. While it does have some official credits attached to the Starfy and Game & Watch Gallery franchises, Tose typically prefers to go uncredited, granting it the nickname of the "ninja developer."
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Overview
Tose is a Japanese developer that was founded in 1979 as a spin-off from Toa Seiko, a Japanese electronics and technology development firm. Specializing predominantly in outsourced work from other development companies in both Japan and overseas, although it is only officially credited on a handful of games, most notably all of the Game andamp;amp;amp; Watch Gallery games, as well as the Starfy franchise, which is its own creation, Tose is believed to have been involved in the development of 1100-plus games for numerous platforms in various capacities over the years ranging from graphics support to full development. However, since it routinely declines to be credited in most of the games to which they contribute work, it has come to be known as a "ninja developer," with portions of its exact resume largely being made apparent either by clients that make its hiring known, such as Square-Enix for Enix/Dragon Quest franchise-related ports, or by forensic work done on both the games themselves and external resources related to the company. The ways involved in the latter method include financial reports and ROM hacking, among other means. The developer's secrecy extends as far as its work force, with even its upper management often preferring anonymity over having their names made known. Sporting over 1000 employees, Tose is one of the world's largest developers that, with one exception in the form of the PSP Network title Susume Tactics, doesn't also do publishing work. In addition to the main office in Japan, it also maintains branch offices in the United States, China and the Phillipines.
Corporate Relationships
The following is a list of companies with which Tose has been to known to work as either a fellow game developer or in a game development capacity. Although many of the companies listed are officially disclosed on the company's official Japanese page, if sufficient proof is available via other sources (ie: financial reports, etc.), those companies are also deemed fit for inclusion. Companies that have also merged since their time in working with Tose are also mentioned on the list. As stated in the overview, the sort of work that they handle for their clients is on a case-by-case basis and as such, the extent of their relationships with fellow game developers and publishers is, like their exact work portfolio, largely ambiguous.
- Amusement Vision
- Aquaplus (Company)
- ASCII Corporation (Company)
- Atlus (Company)
- Avex Network
- Banpresto
- Buena Vista Games
- Capcom (Company)
- Cavia
- Chunsoft (Company)
- Cyberfront
- DeNA
- Digicube
- Disney Interactive (Company)
- D3 Publisher
- Electronic Arts (Company)
- Enix
- From Software
- Fujiko F. Fujio Pro
- Gamepot
- Genki
- GREE
- Gungho Online Entertainment
- Hands On Entertainment
- Hudson
- IE Institute
- Imagineer
- Irem
- Kadokawa
- Kaga Electronics
- Kaga Tech
- Keiba-Book
- Ken-On
- Kodansha
- Konami (Company)
- Level-5
- Marvelous Entertainment
- Mitsubishi
- Monolith Software
- MTO Co., Ltd.
- Namco-Bandai
- NEC Interchannel
- NetVillage
- NHN Japan
- Nikoli Co., Ltd.
- Nintendo (Company)
- NTT DoCoMo
- Pacific Century CyberWorks
- Panasonic Mobile Communications
- PopCap Games
- Red Entertainment
- San-Ai Company, Ltd. Giga Networks Company
- Sammy
- Sankyo
- Sega (Company)
- Sega AM2
- Smilebit (Company)
- SNK (Company)
- SoftBank Mobile
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Square-Enix
- Squaresoft (Company)
- Sunrise Interactive
- Taito
- Takara
- Take-Two
- TDK Mediactive
- Tecmo Koei
- Television Tokyo Channel 12
- THQ (Company)
- Tokyo Shoseki
- Tomy (Company)
- Victor Interactive Software
- Walt Disney Japan
- Zynga Japan
Developed Games
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Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (Game)
Following an original plotline not found in the Dragon Ball manga or anime, Dragon Ball Z Gaiden follows the Z Warriors as they fight to prevent the catastrophic plans of a mysterious foe who harbors vengeance against the Saiyan race.
Goal! (Game)
Goal! (Moero! Pro Soccer) is a NES soccer game developed by TOSE and published by Jaleco.
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (Game)
A PlayStation spin-off of the Super Butoden series, Ultimate Battle 22 features cel-drawn character sprites from the animators of the original Dragon Ball Z animated series. It is also the first game in the series to be released throughout all of Europe and was released in North America nearly ten years later.
Dragon Ball Z II: Gekigami Freezer (Game)
The fourth episode of the Dragon Ball card-based RPG series for the Famicom follows the second main Dragon Ball Z arc, as the Z Warriors must make their way to the planet Namek and race against the forces of emperor Frieza to find the planet's Dragon Balls.
Dragon Ball 3: Gokuuden (Game)
A sequel to Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu that re-tells the entire main Dragon Ball story prior to the events of Dragon Ball Z, using an expanded version of the game's mix of adventure game storytelling, board game movement, and card-based combat.
Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyajin (Game)
The third card-based RPG for the Famicom that is based on the Dragon Ball manga and anime series. It takes place during the series' "Saiyan Saga" arc of the series, with Goku and his allies preparing for an assault by two powerful alien invaders.
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butoden (Game)
A spin-off of the Super Butoden series made for the Sega Saturn, featuring the roster and character graphics from the earlier PlayStation spin-off and gameplay more in-line with the original trilogy.
Super Tetris 3 (Game)
The third entry in BPS's trilogy of Japan-only releases of the classic puzzle game Tetris. Along with the traditional Tetris, it includes two unique variations (Magicaliss and Sparkliss), as well as a four-player multiplayer mode (Famliss).
Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu (Game)
The first in a series of adventure-RPG adaptations of the world of the manga and anime Dragon Ball. It takes place during the "King Piccolo Saga" arc of the series and features a unique card-based system for both exploration and combat.
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