Atari ST Arcade Conversions : TAITO (#8)
5521 arcade games from Taito were ported to the Atari ST between 1987 & 1992 : Alcon, Arkanoid, Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh, Bubble Bobble, Chase HQ, Chase H.Q. II - Special Criminal Investigation, Continental Circus, Darius, Euro Champ'92, Final Blow, Flying Shark, The NewZealand Story, The Ninja Warriors, Operation Thunderbolt, Operation Wolf, Plotting, Puzznic, Rainbow Islands, Space Gun, Super Space Invaders '91, Volfied.
00:00 Introduction
01:17 "Flying Shark" (Sky Shark) (Arcade - 1987)
02:44 "Flying Shark" (Atari ST conversion by Catalyst Coders - 1988)
04:00 "Continental Circus" (Arcade - 1987)
05:35 "Continental Circus" (Atari ST Teque Software Development - 1989)
07:04 "Plotting" (Flipull) (Arcade - 1989)
08:22 "Plotting" (Atari ST conversion by Ocean France - 1990)
09:56 "Arkanoid" (Arcade - 1986)
11:06 "Arkanoid" (Atari ST conversion by Peter Johnson - 1988)
12:06 "Final Blow" (Arcade - 1989)
13:37 "Final Blow" (Atari ST conversion by The Sales Curve - 1991)
15:14 "The Ninja Warriors" (Arcade - 1987)
16:55 "The Ninja Warriors" (Atari ST conversion by Random Access - 1989)
18:06 "Bubble Bobble" (Arcade - 1986)
19:22 "Bubble Bobble" (Atari ST conversion by Software Creations - 1987)
20:50 "Chase H.Q." (Arcade - 1988)
22:42 "Chase H.Q." (Atari ST conversion by Teque Software Development - 1989)
24:20 "Alcon" (Slap Fight) (Arcade - 1986)
25:48 "Alcon" (Atari ST conversion by Abersoft - 1987)
27:32 "Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2" (Arcade - 1987)
29:00 "Rainbow Islands" (Atari ST conversion by Graftgold - 1989)
30:00 "Operation Wolf" (Arcade - 1987)
32:00 "Operation Wolf" (Atari ST conversion by Ocean France - 1988)
34:05 "Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh" (Arcade - 1987)
35:35 "Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh" (Atari ST conversion by Peter Johnson - 1992)
36:42 "Volfied" (Arcade - 1989)
37:55 "Volfied" (Atari ST conversion by Oxford Digital Enterprises - 1991)
39:13 "Special Criminal Investigation" (Arcade - 1989)
40:56 "Chase HQ II - Special Criminal Investigation" (Atari ST conversion by ICE Software - 1990)
42:34 "Darius" (Arcade - 1987)
44:13 "Darius+" (Atari ST - 1989)
45:45 "Operation Thunderbolt" (Arcade - 1988)
47:31 "Operation Thunderbolt" (Atari ST conversion by ICE Software - 1990)
49:05 "Euro Champ' 92" (Arcade - 1992)
50:20 "European Football Champ" (Atari ST conversion by Teque Software Development - 1992)
51:38 "The NewZealand Story" (Arcade - 1988)
52:57 "The NewZealand Story" (Atari ST conversion by Choice Software - 1989)
54:11 "Puzznic" (Arcade - 1990)
55:20 "Puzznic" (Atari ST conversion by Ocean Software - 1990)
56:33 "Super Space Invaders '91" (Arcade - 1990)
57:57 "Super Space Invaders" (Atari ST conversion by The Kremlin - 1991)
59:25 "Space Gun" (Arcade - 1990)
1:00:48 "Space Gun" (Atari ST conversion by Images Software - 1992)
Taito Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based out of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the Taito Trading Company, importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006.
Taito is recognized as an important player in the early days of video games, producing several hit games such as Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, and Arkanoid. Alongside Konami, Namco and Sega, it is one of the most prominent video game companies from Japan and the first that exported its games into other countries.Several of its games have since been recognized as important and revolutionary for the industry - Space Invaders in particular was a major contributor to the growth of video games in the mid-1970s, and the aliens featured in the games are seen as iconic emblems within the video game industry.
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