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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus USA, is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers.
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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, '''Atlus U.S.A.''', is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers.
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[[File:Atlus Logo.svg|thumb|Company logo (1986-2014).]]
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After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] in the summer of 2013.
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After a series of ownership changes, the company and what was then its parent, Index Holdings, was purchased by [[Sega-Sammy Holdings]] in the summer of 2013.
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On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130920020655/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130922052951/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html}}
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By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.
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==History==
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[Sega Mega Drive]]===
 
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*''[[Jantei Monogatari]]'' (original maker, [[Telenet Japan]] ported; 1991)
 
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*''[[Tecmo World Cup]]'' (US localization; either 1992 or 1993 TODO)
 
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*''[[Crusader of Centy]]'' (US localization; 1994)
 
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*''[[Gouketsuji Ichizoku]]'' (1994)
 
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===[[System C]]===
 
===[[System C]]===
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*''[[Print Club]]'' (1995)
 
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.2: Winter Version]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.2: Winter Version]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.4: Summer Version]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.4: Summer Version]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.5: Autumn Version]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.5: Autumn Version]]'' (1996)
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===[[Sega Mega-CD]]===
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' (original maker, [[SIMS]] ported; 1994)
 
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===[[Sega Game Gear]]===
 
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible]]'' (1994)
 
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special]]'' (1995)
 
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===[[Sega Saturn]]===
 
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*''[[High Velocity: Mountain Racing Challenge]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Gunbird]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Virtual Hydlide]]'' (US localization; 1995)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[DonPachi]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Strikers 1945]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner Special Box]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[PriCla Daisakusen]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Blade]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Touge King the Spirits 2]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Lunacy]]'' (US localization; 1997)
 
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*''[[Groove On Fight: Gouketsuji Ichizoku 3]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Minakata Hakudou Toujou]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[DoDonPachi]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Ronde]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Princess Crown]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner Soul Hackers: Akuma Zensho Dai Ni Shuu]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Sol Divide]]'' (publishing; 1998)
 
  
 
===[[Sega Titan Video]]===
 
===[[Sega Titan Video]]===
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*''[[PriCla Daisakusen]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Print Club 2]]'' (1997)
 
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Spring Ver]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Spring Ver]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Print Club Kome Kome Club]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Print Club Kome Kome Club]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Groove On Fight: Gouketsuji Ichizoku 3]]'' (1997)
 
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Autumn Ver]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Autumn Ver]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Print Club 2 Vol. 3]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Print Club 2 Vol. 3]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Print Club Goukakenran]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Print Club Goukakenran]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Print Club Olive]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Print Club Olive]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Print Club Pokémon B]]'' (1999)
 
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===[[Sega Dreamcast]]===
 
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*''[[Maken X]]'' (1999)
 
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*''[[deSpiria]]'' (2001)
 
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
 
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*''[[Shining Soul]]'' (US localization; 2003)
 
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*''[[Shining Soul II]]'' (US localization; 2004)
 
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===[[Steam]]===
 
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*''[[Daylight]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Abyss Odyssey]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Rollers of the Realm]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Citizens of Earth]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[The Deadly Tower of Monsters]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Rock of Ages II: Bigger & Boulder]]'' (2017)
 
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===[[PlayStation 3]]===
 
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*''[[AquaPazza]]'' (US localization, 2013)
 
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*''[[Abyss Odyssey]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord]]'' (US localization, 2014)
 
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*''[[Rollers of the Realm]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Lost Dimension]]'' (US localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[Odin Sphere Leifdrasir]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Persona 5]]'' (2016)
 
  
 
===[[PlayStation 4]]===
 
===[[PlayStation 4]]===
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*''[[Daylight]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Rollers of the Realm]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Citizens of Earth]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[The Deadly Tower of Monsters]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Odin Sphere Leifdrasir]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Daydreamer: Awakened Edition]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[The King of Fighters XIV]]'' (US localization, 2016)
 
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*''[[Persona 5]]'' (2016)
 
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception]]'' (US localization, 2017)
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception]]'' (US localization, 2017)
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*''[[Rock of Ages II: Bigger & Boulder]]'' (2017)
 
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
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*''[[Dragon's Crown Pro]]'' (2018)
 
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*''[[Catherine: Full Body]]'' (20xx)
 
  
 
===[[PlayStation Vita]]===
 
===[[PlayStation Vita]]===
 
*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
 
*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
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*''[[Rollers of the Realm]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Citizens of Earth]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Persona 4: Dancing All Night]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Lost Dimension]]'' (US localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & The Monster Seal]]'' (US localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[Odin Sphere Leifdrasir]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[The Caligula Effect]]'' (US/EU localization, 2017)
 
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception]]'' (US localization, 2017)
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception]]'' (US localization, 2017)
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
 
*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
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*''[[Catherine: Full Body]]'' (20xx)
 
  
 
===[[Nintendo 3DS]]===
 
===[[Nintendo 3DS]]===
 
*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
 
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*''[[Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei IV]]'' (EU release, 2014)
 
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*''[[Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Citizens of Earth]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Etrian Mystery Dungeon]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains]]'' (US/EU localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[Stella Glow]]'' (US localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[The Legend of Legacy]]'' (US localization, 2015)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology]]'' (2017)
 
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*''[[Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2]]'' (2017)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux]]'' (2017)
 
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*''[[The Alliance Alive]]'' (US/EU localization, 2018)
 
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*''[[Etrian Odyssey Nexus]]'' (2018)
 
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*''[[Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]'' (2018)
 
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===[[Xbox 360]]===
 
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*''[[Abyss Odyssey]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]'' (2014)
 
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===[[Wii U]]===
 
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*''[[Citizens of Earth]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE]]'' (2015)
 
  
 
===[[Xbox One]]===
 
===[[Xbox One]]===
 
*''[[Daydreamer: Awakened Edition]]'' (Unreleased)
 
*''[[Daydreamer: Awakened Edition]]'' (Unreleased)
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*''[[Rock of Ages II: Bigger & Boulder]]'' (2017)
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Atlus logo 2014.svg|2014 logo
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Atlus Logo.svg|1986 logo
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===[[Nintendo Switch]]===
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==External links==
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei V]]'' (2018)
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*[https://atlus.com Official website]
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 16 March 2024

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Atlus logo 2014.svg
Atlus
Founded: 1986-04-07
T-series code: T-144
Merged into: Index (2010)
Sega (2013)
Headquarters:
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Atlus (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their Megami Tensei RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus U.S.A., is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers. After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by Sega Sammy Holdings in the summer of 2013.

On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.[1][2]

By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.

History

Softography

Slot machine

System C2

Model 2

Sega Titan Video

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

Saturn

Dreamcast

Pico

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Wii U

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Steam

Note: there are a number of other Print Club games omitted from this list because they are undiscovered/undumped/etc.

System C

Sega Titan Video

PlayStation 4

PlayStation Vita

Nintendo 3DS

Xbox One

Gallery

  • 2014 logo

  • 1986 logo

External links

References

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NEC Retro has more information related to Atlus
  1. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-20 02:06)
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-22 05:29)
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