Visco Corporation

Visco Corporation

File:Visco logo.png
Type	Public
Industry	Computer and video game industry Slot machine industry
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Japan
Website	http://www.visco.co.jp/

Visco Corporation (株式会社ビスコ) is a Japanese software company located in, Japan. It was founded in 1982 by Tetsuo Akiyama (秋山　哲雄, Akiyama Tetsuo), and later became corporate on August 8, 1983 while revealing itself as "Visco" in Japan. They originally developed video games for several platforms from the arcades and NES, to the Nintendo 64 and Neo Geo in the past. When Visco was one of the companies under the Taito umbrella, some of its titles back then were labeled "Taito". They also teamed up with Seta and Sammy in developing arcade games powered by the SSV (Sammy, Seta and Visco) arcade system board, until Sammy fully acquired noted game company Sega under a new company titled Sega Sammy Holdings in 2004, while Seta's parent company Aruze announced in December 2008 that Seta decided to close their doors after 23 years of existence. Therefore, the SSV board was no longer being produced. In 2008, Visco began manufacturering slot machines for casinos mostly in other southeast Asian regions. Visco also produced flat screen LCD televisions, which have been sold at major retailers such as Wal-Mart.

Games released

#	Title	Platform(s)	Release year	Note(s)
1	Andro Dunos	Neo Geo (MVS & AES)	1992
2	Ashura Blaster	Arcade	1990	Game developed by Visco for Taito.
3	Asuka & Asuka	Arcade	1988	Game developed by Visco for Taito.
4	Bang Bead	Neo Geo MVS	2000
5	Bang² Busters	Neo Geo (MVS & AES), Neo Geo CD	2000 (prototype)	1) Also known as Bang Bang Busters. 2) The game was completely developed, for the Neo Geo's systems (MVS & AES) and Neo Geo CD, by N.C.I. in 2010.
6	Bass Rush: ECOGEAR PowerWorm Championship	Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast	2000
7	Battle Flip Shot	Neo Geo MVS	1997
8	Blocken	Arcade	1994	Game developed by KID.
9	Breakers	Neo Geo (MVS & AES), Neo Geo CD	1996
10	Breakers Revenge	Neo Geo MVS	1998	An updated version of Breakers.
11	Captain Tomaday	Neo Geo MVS	1999
12	Chiki Chiki Boys	Sega Mega Drive	1992	A Sega Mega Drive port of Mega Twins, made by Capcom for Arcade in 1990.
13	Cowboy Kid	NES	1991	1) Game developed by Pixel. 2) Is known in Japan as Western Kids.
14	Crystal Legacy	Neo Geo MVS	1994 (prototype)	1) Also known as Tenrin no Syo Chicago. 2) Game and title of origin of Breakers.
15	Drift Out	Arcade	1991
16	Drift Out '94: The Hard Order	Arcade	1994
17	Galmedes	Arcade	1992
18	Ganryu	Neo Geo MVS	1999	Also known as Musashi Ganryuki.
19	Goal! Goal! Goal!	Neo Geo (MVS & AES)	1995
20	Great Boxing: Rush Up	NES	1990	Game published in North America by Romstar as World Champ.
21	Maze of Flott	Arcade	1989	Game developed by Taito.
22	Neo Drift Out: New Technology	Neo Geo (MVS & AES), Neo Geo CD	1996
23	Neo Mr. Do!	Neo Geo (MVS & AES)	1996	Game released on license from Universal.
24	Panic Road	Arcade	1986	Game co-developed with Seibu Kaihatsu.
25	Puzzle De Pon!	Neo Geo MVS	1995	Game released on license from Taito.
26	Puzzle De Pon! R	Neo Geo MVS	1997	Game released on license from Taito.
27	Puzzlekko Club	Neo Geo MVS	1994 (prototype)
28	Rally Bike	NES	1990	1) Game developed by Toaplan. 2) Is known in Japan as Dash Yarou.
29	Storm Blade	Arcade	1996
30	Super Drift Out	Super Famicom	1995
31	Thunder & Lightning	Arcade, NES	1990	1) Game co-developed with SETA. 2) Is known in Japan as Family Block.
32	Thunder & Lightning 2	Arcade	1992	The only sequel of Thunder & Lightning, known in Japan as Block Carnival.
33	Vasara	Arcade	2000
34	Vasara 2	Arcade	2001
35	Wardner	Sega Mega Drive	1990	The Sega Mega Drive port of the game is known as Wardner no Mori Special in Japan.

References

• Visco Corporation's Official Web Site (Japanese)
• Neoseeker
• Casino Venders Guide