BEC Co., Ltd.

Dec, 1990:

• Company incorporated.

Dec, 1991:

• First Game Boy game released.

1992:

• Staff now amounts to 27 people.

Sep, 1992:

• First Super Famicom title released through Yutaka.

1993:

• Staff now at 39 people.

Oct, 1993:

• The company grows and moves to new locales in Musashino-shi (Tokyo). A cash infusion of 70 million yen increases the capital to 166 millions.

1994:

• Staff increases to 48 people.

Apr, 1994:

• An internal computer graphics division is established.

Nov, 1994:

• First PC Engine title released through Bandai.

1995:

• Staff now at 59 people.

Jun, 1995:

• First PSX game, based on the Gundam franchise, is released through Bandai.

Aug, 1995:

• First Sega Saturn game released through Bandai.

1996:

• Staff now at 72.

1997:

• The company now employs 98 persons.

1998:

• 108 persons are now employed.

1999:

• Staff increases to 120 employees.

Aug, 1999:

• First games for N64 and Dreamcast released through Bandai.

2000:

• Staff decreases to 110 employees.

Jan, 2000:

• Company moves to Higashi-Nakano (Tokyo).

Dec, 2000:

• First game for the Wonderswan Color is released, based on BEC's Doko demo Hamster concept.
• Bandai publishes BEC's first PS2 game, again based on the Gundam franchise.

2001:

• Staff once again grows to 120 employees.

Nov, 2002:

• First GameCube software released through Bandai.

Apr, 2005:

• The company moves from Higashi-Nakano to Taito-ku, Tokyo.