Treasure (company)
The K. K. Treasure (Japanese株式会社 トレジャー, Kabushiki - gaisha Toreshā, Eng. Treasure Co., Ltd.. ) Is a Japanese video game developer that was founded on 19 June 1992 by former Konami employees.
History
Prior to founding
The core of the founding members came from different teams of developers by Konami Tokyo; this included the team that developed the NES and arcade game Bucky O'Hare. The following persons were Arcade Developer: Hiroshi Iuchi (Director), Norio Hanzawa (music) and Tetsuhiko Kikuchi ( character design ). On the NES version were the following involved: Masato Maegawa (company president and founder ), Kaname Shindo ( graphic design ), Hideyuki Suganami ( programming) and Koichi Kimura ( graphic design ).
After the establishment
Treasure is known for the development of an action game with unusual gameplay. Most basic genre elements are used and the match or control mechanisms shall be supplemental to innovations, as well as incorporated new or modified elements into level design. They are known for the boss-levels, which are the focus of the game usually. On older platforms, the boss consisted of several large moving sprites.
Games of Treasure
- Arcade Ikaruga (斑鸠) (2001, Treasure )
- Radiant Silvergun (1998, Treasure )
- McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (1993, Sega )
- Gunstar Heroes (1993, Sega )
- Dynamite Headdy (1994, Sega )
- Yu Yu Hakusho Makyo Toitsusen (幽 ☆ 游 ☆ 白 书 魔 强 统一 戦) (1994, Sega )
- Alien Soldier (1995, Sega )
- Light Crusader (1995, Sega )
- Guardian Heroes (1996, Sega )
- Silhouette Mirage (1997, ESP)
- Radiant Silvergun (1998, ESP)
- Bangai -O (1999, ESP)
- Ikaruga (2002, ESP)
- Gunstar Heroes (1993, Sega )
- Dynamite Headdy (1994, Sega )
- Mischief Makers (ゆけゆけ!トラブル メーカーズ, Yuke Yuke -! Troublemakers ) (1997, Enix )
- Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (爆裂 無敵 バンガイオー) (1999, ESP )
- Sin and Punishment (罪 と 罰, tsumi to batsu ) (2000, Nintendo )
- Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams ( Tiny Toons also: Buster's Bad Dream )
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2004, in collaboration with Sega, Hitmaker )
- Advance Guardian Heroes (2004, Ubisoft )
- Gunstar Future Heroes (2005, also Gunstar Super Heroes )
- Bangai -O Spirits (2008)
- Silhouette Mirage (1998, ESP)
- Rakugaki Showtime (1999, Enix )
- Stretch Panic ( also Freak Out ) (ひっぱ リンダ, hippa linda ) (2001, Kadokawa Shoten )
- Tiny Toons Adventures: Defenders of the Looniverse (unreleased )
- Gradius V (2004, Konami )
- Sin and Punishment Successor of the Skies (2010, Nintendo )
- Untitled exclusive action game