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'''Locomotive Corporation, Ltd.''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese video game developer founded in [[May]] [[1987]]. The company's output was entirely exclusive to [[Nintendo]] consoles, working with the company directly on co-developing the ''StarTropics'' series on [[Family Computer|NES]] and ''Super Punch-Out'' on SNES. After this, they developed several games for the ill-fated Virtual Boy, only half of which were actually released, then transitioned over to the [[Nintendo 64]] with games like ''AeroGauge'' and the [[Choro-Q|''Choro-Q''/''Penny Racers'']] series before seemingly disappearing from the industry altogether in the early 2000s. | '''Locomotive Corporation, Ltd.''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese video game developer founded in [[May]] [[1987]] by [[Hiroshi Okamoto]]. The company's output was entirely exclusive to [[Nintendo]] consoles, working with the company directly on co-developing the ''StarTropics'' series on [[Family Computer|NES]] and ''Super Punch-Out'' on SNES. After this, they developed several games for the ill-fated Virtual Boy, only half of which were actually released, then transitioned over to the [[Nintendo 64]] with games like ''AeroGauge'' and the [[Choro-Q|''Choro-Q''/''Penny Racers'']] series before seemingly disappearing from the industry altogether in the early 2000s. | ||
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*[[ | *Prior to founding Locomotive, Okamoto started a sole proprietorship with his wife to develop games; their first ever job was as a subcontractor for [[ISCO]] on the development of ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIwjWSVfkWA Interview with Hiroshi Okamoto]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:12, 18 February 2025
Locomotive Corporation, Ltd. (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese video game developer founded in May 1987 by Hiroshi Okamoto. The company's output was entirely exclusive to Nintendo consoles, working with the company directly on co-developing the StarTropics series on NES and Super Punch-Out on SNES. After this, they developed several games for the ill-fated Virtual Boy, only half of which were actually released, then transitioned over to the Nintendo 64 with games like AeroGauge and the Choro-Q/Penny Racers series before seemingly disappearing from the industry altogether in the early 2000s.
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[edit]- Prior to founding Locomotive, Okamoto started a sole proprietorship with his wife to develop games; their first ever job was as a subcontractor for ISCO on the development of Transformers: Mystery of Convoy.[1]
