Technosoft

Technosoft was a Japanese video game developer that is most well known for the Thunderforce series of shooters for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive. Their initial title was developed for the Japanese Sharp X-1, with later ones for the Sega Genesis, Sony Playstation, and Sega Saturn.

Other notable Technosoft games for the Sega Genesis include Herzog Zwei , regarded as the world s first real time strategy game, the Genesis conversion of the Turbo Grafx 16 game Devil s Crush, dubbed Dragon s Fury and released in North America by Tengen, and Elemental Master .

Some of the company s releases spell the company name Tecnosoft, with no h.

In 2001 the company was purchased by pachinko maker Twenty-one Company and was folded into its research and development division, ceasing to exist.

= Known Releases =

Herzog, MSX

Thunder Force, Sharp X-1, NEC PC-8801, Fujitsu FM-7

Hyper Duel, Arcade

Herzog Zwei, Genesis

Thunder Force II, Sharp X68000, Genesis

Thunder Force III, Genesis

Dragon s Fury, Genesis

Lightening Force, Genesis

Elemental Master, Genesis

Thunder Force Gold Pack 1, Saturn

Hyper Reverthion, Saturn

Nekketsu Oyako, Saturn

Steeldom, Saturn

Thunder Force Gold Pack 2, Saturn

Fantastic Pinball Kyutenkai, Saturn

Kumi Mitachi Table Tour Cuts Set, Saturn

Hyper Duel, Saturn

Blast Wind, Saturn

Thunder Force V, Saturn

Neorude, PlayStation

Neorude 2, Playstation

Neorude: Kizamareta Monshou

Reverthion, PlayStation

Nekketsu Oyako, PlayStation

Kuttu Ketto, PlayStation

Fantastic Pinball Kyutenkai, PlayStation

Omise de Tensyu, PlayStation

Kotetsu Reiki: Steeldom, PlayStation

My Garden, PlayStation

Kaze no Oka Kouen Nite, PlayStation

Thunder Force V, PlayStation

=External references=

*[http://www.tecnosoft.com/ Technosoft website] (no longer working)