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| Name        = Micronics
 
| Name        = Micronics
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| Headquarters = Japan
 
| Headquarters = Japan
 
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'''''Micronics''''' (マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu) was a Japanese game developer that developed mostly Nintendo games. Their company made poor quality video games. It has been rumored that the company was founded by a Japanese college student and while he wanted to create his own games, most of them were only ports and he never tested the games.
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'''''Micronics''''' (''マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu'') was a Japanese game developer that developed mostly Nintendo games. Their company made poor quality video games which were ridden with bugs, glitches, and bad gameplay. It has been rumored that the company was founded by a Japanese college student and while he wanted to create his own games, most of them were only ports and he never tested the games. Much like [[Tose]], they didn't credit themselves in most of their games.
  
They are known for making Super Pitfall and have also produced obscure titles like '89 Dennou Kyusei Uranai.
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While the company is not known in the game industry, they developed the NES version of Ghosts 'N Goblins for the NES. They have also produced some obscure titles like '89 Dennou Kyusei Uranai. A man by the name of Kazuo (Kazzo) Yagi was the main programmer for their games during the NES era.
  
The company usually hired professional musicians to do their music such as [[Tsugutoshi Goto]], [[Kimio Nomura]], and [[Mamoru Fujisawa|Joe Hisaishi]].
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Fortunately, the company made a wise choice in the audio department and hired professional musicians to compose music for their games such as [[Tsugutoshi Goto]], [[Kimio Nomura]], and [[Joe Hisaishi]]. Unfortunately, the sound programmer (who is said to be Hiroto Nakamura), did not do such a great job with the NES' sound chip.
  
==Composers==
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The company started to develop SNES games, again uncredited. However, some of their games credited Khaos in the ROM, which is believed to have been Micronics's name while developing SNES games.
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==Games==
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* [[:Category: Games Developed By Micronics|Games developed by Micronics]].
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* [[:Category: Games Published By Micronics|Games published by Micronics]].
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==Music Development==
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It would appear that the composers would write their songs on sheet music paper and sent it to the company. The music was then coded in an unknown format by the programmers, possibly by Kazuo Yagi.
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===NES===
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Micronics had a few different sound drivers. One of the drivers (thought to have been written by Yagi), the one used in ''Daiku no Gen-san 2'', ''Zoids 2'', and other games, appear to have been written in [[Music Macro Language]].
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Some games credit a "K. Sasaki" for music programming for another sound driver.
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==Audio Personnel==
 
These composers worked at Micronics:
 
These composers worked at Micronics:
 
* [[Akihiro Mori]]
 
* [[Akihiro Mori]]
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* [[Ayako Mori]]
 
* Eurythym
 
* Eurythym
* [[Hisasi Matusita]]
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* [[Harumi Fujita]]
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* [[Hisashi Matsushita]]
 
* K. Fuiji
 
* K. Fuiji
 
* K. Kobuto
 
* K. Kobuto
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* [[Kenji Kawai]]
 
* [[Kenji Kawai]]
 
* [[Kenji Okuda]]
 
* [[Kenji Okuda]]
* [[Kimio Nomura]]
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* [[Kenji Yamazaki]]
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* [[Kimio Nomura]] - Under contract from [[Toei Animation]].
 
* M. Saitoh
 
* M. Saitoh
 
* M. Yamana
 
* M. Yamana
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* [[Masahiko Tsukada]]
 
* [[Masahiko Tsukada]]
 
* [[Mutumi Isimura]]
 
* [[Mutumi Isimura]]
* Naoki Itamura
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* [[Naoki Itamura]]
 
* [[Takahigo Nagaya]]
 
* [[Takahigo Nagaya]]
 
* [[Tomo Yamashita]]
 
* [[Tomo Yamashita]]
 
* [[Tsugutoshi Goto]]
 
* [[Tsugutoshi Goto]]
 
* Y. Shiono
 
* Y. Shiono
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* [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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==Links==
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* [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=Micronics/Khaos_(credits) gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=Micronics/Khaos_(credits)] - Credits Repository.

Revision as of 06:43, 24 November 2021

Micronics
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Founded 198?
Headquarters Japan
Other Names Khaos

Micronics (マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu) was a Japanese game developer that developed mostly Nintendo games. Their company made poor quality video games which were ridden with bugs, glitches, and bad gameplay. It has been rumored that the company was founded by a Japanese college student and while he wanted to create his own games, most of them were only ports and he never tested the games. Much like Tose, they didn't credit themselves in most of their games.

While the company is not known in the game industry, they developed the NES version of Ghosts 'N Goblins for the NES. They have also produced some obscure titles like '89 Dennou Kyusei Uranai. A man by the name of Kazuo (Kazzo) Yagi was the main programmer for their games during the NES era.

Fortunately, the company made a wise choice in the audio department and hired professional musicians to compose music for their games such as Tsugutoshi Goto, Kimio Nomura, and Joe Hisaishi. Unfortunately, the sound programmer (who is said to be Hiroto Nakamura), did not do such a great job with the NES' sound chip.

The company started to develop SNES games, again uncredited. However, some of their games credited Khaos in the ROM, which is believed to have been Micronics's name while developing SNES games.

Games

Music Development

It would appear that the composers would write their songs on sheet music paper and sent it to the company. The music was then coded in an unknown format by the programmers, possibly by Kazuo Yagi.

NES

Micronics had a few different sound drivers. One of the drivers (thought to have been written by Yagi), the one used in Daiku no Gen-san 2, Zoids 2, and other games, appear to have been written in Music Macro Language.

Some games credit a "K. Sasaki" for music programming for another sound driver.

Audio Personnel

These composers worked at Micronics:

Links