Agetec

Agetec Inc. ("ASCII Game Entertainment Technology") was an American video game publishing company that was best known for bringing Japanese titles to the United States. The company was formed through ASCII Corporation, spinning off their American distribution subsidiary as an independent corporation in 1998, and became a standalone publisher one year later.^[1][2][3]

Agetec Inc.

Company type	Video game developer and publisher
Industry	Video games
Predecessor	ASCII Corporation
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Defunct	2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California , United States
Website	www.agetec.com

Notable games published by Agetec include R-Type Delta, Armored Core series, and the King's Field series, as well as the "designer series" RPG Maker and Fighter Maker. Other titles Magic Pengel and Cookie & Cream, the best selling fishing titles Bass Landing and Fisherman's Bass Club, Disaster Report and its sequel, Raw Danger!. Their last published title was Touch Battle Ninja for the Nintendo 3DS, released in 2014. Around approximately May 2018, all Agetec titles for Nintendo platforms were delisted the Nintendo eShop in North America.^[4] Also around this time, their web site became a "server default" page. These events indicate the company has quietly become defunct.

Games published

Year	Title	Developer	Platform(s)
1999	R-Type Delta	Irem	PlayStation
	Fighter Maker	ASCII Entertainment
	Echo Night	FromSoftware
	Bass Landing	ASCII Corporation
	Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman	UEP Systems
	Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within	Human Entertainment
	Shadow Tower	FromSoftware
2000	RPG Maker	Kuusoukagaku Corporation
	Bust-A-Move 4	Taito	Microsoft Windows
	Armored Core: Master of Arena	FromSoftware	PlayStation
	The King of Fighters: Evolution	SNK Corporation	Dreamcast
	Space Marauder	Kid Corporation	Game Boy Color
	Lil' Monster
	Virtua Athlete 2000	Climax Entertainment, Sega Hitmaker	Dreamcast
	Eternal Ring	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	Evergrace
	Armored Core 2
2001	Bowling	Tamsoft	PlayStation
	Chess	Success
	The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle	SNK Corporation
	Bass Landing 2	Tose
	Puzzle Star Sweep	Axela
	Strikers 1945	Psikyo
	Metal Slug X	SNK Corporation
	The Adventures of Cookie & Cream	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	The Last Blade 2	SNK Corporation	Dreamcast
	Crossroad Crisis	Success Corporation	PlayStation
	Armored Core 2: Another Age	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	Panzer Front	ASCII Corporation, Soyuz	PlayStation
	Putter Golf	Amedio
	Garou: Mark of the Wolves	SNK Corporation	Dreamcast
2002	Forever Kingdom	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	All-Star Slammin' D-Ball	Access	PlayStation
	King's Field: The Ancient City	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	Fisherman's Bass Club	Vingt-et-un Systems Corporation
	RC Helicopter	Tomcat System	PlayStation
	Rageball	Na.p.s., Team s.n.c.
	Armored Core 3	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
	Disaster Report	Irem
2003	Phix: The Adventure	Affect	PlayStation
	Big League Slugger Baseball	Now Production
	Street Racquetball	Highwaystar
	Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color	Garakuta Studio, Taito	PlayStation 2
	Space Channel 5	United Game Artists
	Silent Line: Armored Core	FromSoftware
2004	Volleyball Xciting	Art Co. Ltd
	Echo Night: Beyond	FromSoftware
	Armored Core: Nexus
	Kuon
2005	Armored Core: Nine Breaker
	RPG Maker 3	Enterbrain
	Wild Arms Alter Code: F	Media.Vision Entertainment
	PoPoLoCrois	G-artists, Sony Computer Entertainment	PlayStation Portable
	Armored Core: Formula Front	FromSoftware
2006	Armored Core: Last Raven	FromSoftware	PlayStation 2
2007	Brain Buster Puzzle Pak	Agetec, Nikoli	Nintendo DS
	Raw Danger!	Irem	PlayStation 2
	Cookie & Cream	FromSoftware	Nintendo DS
	Rhythm 'n Notes	IE Institute Success
	Fire Pro Wrestling Returns	S-NEO, Y'sK	PlayStation 2
2008	Touch Darts	Full Fat Productions	Nintendo DS
	DT Carnage	Axis Entertainment	PlayStation 2[5]
	LOL: Never Party Alone!	Route 24 Inc.	Nintendo DS
	Fading Shadows	Ivolgamus	PlayStation Portable
	Falling Stars		PlayStation 2
2009	SilverStar Chess	SilverStarJapan	Wii
	SilverStar Reversi
	Way of the Samurai 3	Acquire	PlayStation 3
2010	Mahjong Solitaire	Agetec	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PS Vita
	Paul's Shooting Adventure	ICM	Nintendo DSi
	Go Fetch!
	Paul's Monster Adventure
2011	Treasure Hunter X	SilverStarJapan
	Rabi Laby
	Whack-A-Friend	ICM
	Zimo: Mahjong Fanatic	Agetec
	Roller Angels	Starfish Inc.(ja)
	Kung Fu Dragon	SilverStarJapan
	Go Fetch! 2	ICM
	Magical Whip: Wizards of the Phantasmal Forest	SilverStarJapan
	DotMan
	Break Tactics
2012	Quick Fill Q
	Paul's Shooting Adventure 2	ICM
	The Phantom Thief Stina and 30 Jewels	SilverStarJapan	Nintendo 3DS
	Rabi Laby 2		Nintendo DSi
	Touch Battle Tank: 3D		Nintendo 3DS
2013	Air Battle Hockey 3D
	Witch's Cat
	Bloody Vampire
	Fish On 3D	SIMS
2014	Touch Battle Tank: 3D 2	SilverStarJapan
	Rabi Laby 3
	Touch Battle Ninja