Technos Japan Corporation
Technos Japan Corporation was a Japanese video game publisher that originated the Double Dragon and Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun (including River City Ransom) franchises. The company was also the owner of the American publishing subsidiary, 'American Technos Inc'. Technos was founded in 1981 by three former members of the now-defunct video game company, Data East, including Kunio Taki, whom the Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun franchise was named after. In 1996, Technos filed for bankruptcy, and the company is now defunct.
Games
In its 17 years of existence, Technos released a total of 50 games, with some of the more popular including:
- Combatribes (1991)
- Double Dragon (1987)
- Double Dragon for Neo-Geo (aka Double Dragon '95) (1995)
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988)
- Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone (1990)
- Downtown Nekketsu Koushin Kyoku Soreyuke Dai Undoukai
- Downtown Special - Kunio Kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (1991)
- Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey bu Subette Koronde Dai Rantou (1992)
- Kunio-kun no Dodge Ball Dayo Zenin Syuugou! (1993)
- Kunio-kun No Nekketsu Soccer League (1993)
- Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu (1992)
- Nekketsu Kouha Kunio kun (1986, the first game published by Technos itself) known as Renegade in USA (published by Taito)
- Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball bu (1987)
- Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball bu Soccer hen, Nintendo World Cup in USA (1990)
- Nekketsu! Street Basket - Ganbare Dunk Heroes (1993)
- River City Ransom (aka Street Gangs) (1989)
- Shadow Force (for Arcade machines)
- Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio Tachi no Banka (1994)
- Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun (1992)
- Super Dodge Ball (USA version of Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball bu, 1989, published by American Technos)
- Super Double Dragon (1992)
- Surprise Nekketsu New Record Gold Medal Champions aka Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge (1992)
- Tag Team Wrestling
- WWF Superstars for arcade machines and the original Game Boy
