Takeru (company)

Takeru, also known as Sur Dé Wave, was a Japanese video game developer.

The announcement of the name Sur Dé Wave appeared in the 1991-05 issue of micomBASIC magazine.[1]

History

Takeru published Cocoron, developed by K2 in 1991.[2] The game was directed by Akira Kitamura, who had previously directed Mega Man 1 and 2.[3]

Takeru developed Little Samson, which was published by Taito.[4]

Takeru's 1991 adventure game Nostalgia 1907 sold poorly, and financially hurt the company.[5]

A port of Cocoron to the PC-Engine, titled PC Cocoron was announced, however, it was unreleased.[6][7]

As Sur dé Wave they also released a Game Boy car adapter power cable[8] and a game controller by the name of Mega Blaster.[1]

References
  1. "MicomBASIC Magazine (1991-05)". May 1991.
  2. "ココロン [ファミコン]". Famitsu. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. "Cocoron". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  4. "Nintendo's All-Time Greats: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Best NES Games". USgamer.net. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  5. "Strider retrospective". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. "Le Japan en Direct". Console Plus (28): 22. January 1994.
  7. Szczepaniak, John (August 4, 2014). The Untold History of Japanese Video Game Developers. SMG Szczepaniak. ISBN 978-0992926021.
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