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| Name = Winky Soft | | Name = Winky Soft | ||
| − | | Founded = 1983 | + | | Founded = 1983-01-?? |
| + | | Closed = 2016-02-05 | ||
| Headquarters = Osaka, Japan | | Headquarters = Osaka, Japan | ||
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'''''Winky Soft''''' (''株式会社ウィンキーソフト Kabushikigaisha Uinkīsofuto'') is a Japanese game developer. It was created at the beginning of 1983. They are known for their work for the Super Robot Taisen games. | '''''Winky Soft''''' (''株式会社ウィンキーソフト Kabushikigaisha Uinkīsofuto'') is a Japanese game developer. It was created at the beginning of 1983. They are known for their work for the Super Robot Taisen games. | ||
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| + | The company closed its doors in 2016 from filing for bankruptcy. | ||
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For the game My Life My Love, Ginji Ito wrote his compositions on sheet music paper and sent it to Winky Soft, in which their programmer [[Masahiro Sho]] implemented the songs into his 6502 [[assembly]] sound driver that utilized the Ricoh [[2A03]]. | For the game My Life My Love, Ginji Ito wrote his compositions on sheet music paper and sent it to Winky Soft, in which their programmer [[Masahiro Sho]] implemented the songs into his 6502 [[assembly]] sound driver that utilized the Ricoh [[2A03]]. | ||
| + | Adventures of Tom Sawyer uses a custom sound driver, so it is unknown how the music was written, but it was most likely either in assembly or Music Macro Language. | ||
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| + | ===SNES=== | ||
| + | Winky Soft's Super Famicom sound driver was programmed by programmer Takeshi Watanabe. None of their games were released outside of Japan. | ||
==Audio Personnel== | ==Audio Personnel== | ||
| − | * [[Ginji Ito]] - Composer for My Life My Love (FC). | + | * [[Atsushi Migaki]] - Composer for [[Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen G (GB)]]. |
| − | * [[Masa Konishi]] - Composer. | + | * [[Daisuke Fujimoto]] - Composer; 1994-1996. |
| + | * [[Hideyuki Ashizawa]] - Contractor from [[TOSE]]. | ||
| + | * [[Ginji Ito]] - Composer for [[My Life My Love: Boku no Yume Watashi no Negai (FC)]]. | ||
| + | * Hiroko - Composer for [[Akanbe Dragon (MSX)]]. | ||
| + | * [[Kazushi Hosoi]] - Composer. | ||
| + | * [[Masa Konishi]] - Composer; 1989-1991. | ||
* [[Masahiro Sho]] - Programmer, programmed sound engine for NES. | * [[Masahiro Sho]] - Programmer, programmed sound engine for NES. | ||
| + | * Nako Murasaki (紫ナコ) | ||
| + | * [[Noboru Yamane]] - Composer; 1992-1994. | ||
* [[Shinichi Tanaka]] - Composer. | * [[Shinichi Tanaka]] - Composer. | ||
| + | * [[Takeshi Watanabe]] - Sound programmer for SNES. | ||
* [[Yasunari Ohnishi]] - Composer for [[Super Robot Taisen (GB)]]. | * [[Yasunari Ohnishi]] - Composer for [[Super Robot Taisen (GB)]]. | ||
| + | * Yukiko - Composer for [[Akanbe Dragon (MSX)]]. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.winky.co.jp/ winky.co.jp/] - Official | * [http://www.winky.co.jp/ winky.co.jp/] - Official | ||
| + | * [https://w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/3610.html w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/3610.html] - Atwiki.jp (Japanese). | ||
Latest revision as of 08:00, 2 August 2023
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| Founded | 1983-01-?? |
| Closed | 2016-02-05 |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
Winky Soft (株式会社ウィンキーソフト Kabushikigaisha Uinkīsofuto) is a Japanese game developer. It was created at the beginning of 1983. They are known for their work for the Super Robot Taisen games.
The company closed its doors in 2016 from filing for bankruptcy.
Games
Music Development
NES
For the game My Life My Love, Ginji Ito wrote his compositions on sheet music paper and sent it to Winky Soft, in which their programmer Masahiro Sho implemented the songs into his 6502 assembly sound driver that utilized the Ricoh 2A03.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer uses a custom sound driver, so it is unknown how the music was written, but it was most likely either in assembly or Music Macro Language.
SNES
Winky Soft's Super Famicom sound driver was programmed by programmer Takeshi Watanabe. None of their games were released outside of Japan.
Audio Personnel
- Atsushi Migaki - Composer for Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen G (GB).
- Daisuke Fujimoto - Composer; 1994-1996.
- Hideyuki Ashizawa - Contractor from TOSE.
- Ginji Ito - Composer for My Life My Love: Boku no Yume Watashi no Negai (FC).
- Hiroko - Composer for Akanbe Dragon (MSX).
- Kazushi Hosoi - Composer.
- Masa Konishi - Composer; 1989-1991.
- Masahiro Sho - Programmer, programmed sound engine for NES.
- Nako Murasaki (紫ナコ)
- Noboru Yamane - Composer; 1992-1994.
- Shinichi Tanaka - Composer.
- Takeshi Watanabe - Sound programmer for SNES.
- Yasunari Ohnishi - Composer for Super Robot Taisen (GB).
- Yukiko - Composer for Akanbe Dragon (MSX).
Links
- winky.co.jp/ - Official
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/3610.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
