Khaos
Moby ID: 4950
- Micronics (from 1985 to 1993)
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One of the most prolific developers for the NES, little is known for sure about the mysterious developer Micronics. The company is believed to have been established in 1985 by Kazuo Yagi, apparently a college student when he started the company. Their earliest known title is the NES port of Elevator Action.
Micronics produced close to 30 titles for the NES for a wide range of publishers, most of them ports from other platforms or titles based on licenses or existing franchises. They also worked to a lesser extent on other platforms, including the MSX, Sega Genesis, and Super NES.
Sometime around 1993, the company changed its name to Khaos, and primarily provided programming work for Super NES games for the next few years. Khaos appears to have vanished around 1996, its last known title being Spriggan Powered for Naxat Soft.
Micronics' games, particularly their earlier releases, were problematic. While specific issues vary, their games commonly included extended loading times and choppy scrolling. Though these specific issues were less of a problem in later releases like Kid Niki 3 and Atomic Robo-Kid, a general lack of quality control dogged their productions until the company's end.
Credited on 30 Games from 1985 to 1996
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| Spriggan Powered (1996 on SNES) |
| Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushō (1993 on NES) |
| The Mahjong Tōhaiden (1993 on SNES) |
| Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zōringen (1993 on NES) |
| F1 Circus '91 (1991 on Genesis, TurboGrafx-16) |
| Bloody Warriors: Shan Go no Gyakushū (1990 on NES) |
| Super Volley ball (1989 on Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Arcade...) |
| Kaguya-hime Densetsu (1988 on NES) |
| '89 Dennō Kyūsei Uranai (1988 on NES) |
| Atomic Robo-Kid (1988 on Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Stick Hunter: Exciting Ice Hockey (1987 on NES) |
| Outlanders (1987 on NES) |
| Thundercade (1987 on NES, Arcade) |
| Twin Cobra (1987 on Linux, Windows, Genesis...) |
| Zoids: Chūō Tairiku no Tatakai (1987 on MSX, NES) |
| Miracle Ropit's Adventure in 2100 (1987 on NES) |
| Mahjong Block Jongbou (1987 on NES, Arcade) |
| Rad Action (1987 on NES, MSX, Wii...) |
| Super Pitfall (1986 on NES, TRS-80 CoCo, PC-88) |
| Ikari Warriors (1986 on Windows, PC Booter, Amiga...) |
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 4 games with SNK Corporation
- 4 games with Capcom Co., Ltd.
- 4 games with K. Amusement Leasing Co.
- 3 games with SNK of America
- 3 games with Pony Canyon, Inc.
- 2 games with Video System Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with Irem Software Engineering, Inc.
- 2 games with Victor Entertainment Inc.
- 2 games with Toaplan Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with Sammy USA Corporation
- 9 games with Kazuo Yagi
- 6 games with Masahiko Tsukada
- 4 games with Yoichi Fukuda
- 4 games with Tetsuya Kuroda
- 3 games with Ayako Mori
- 3 games with Yuichi Nakanishi
- 2 games with Frank Cirocco
- 2 games with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
- 1 game with Mutsumi Ishimura
- 1 game with Takumi Matsui
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