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'''Salio Inc.''' (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a [[Sega]] console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the [[Sega Master System]] in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the [[SG-1000]] in 1983.
 
'''Salio Inc.''' (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a [[Sega]] console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the [[Sega Master System]] in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the [[SG-1000]] in 1983.
  
Little is known about Salio - they published two games developed by [[Tecmo]] in 1988 for Japanese audiences before moving on to the PC Engine, but have not been seen since.
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Salio was actually a dummy brand created by [[Tecmo]] so they could circumvent [[Nintendo]]'s strict exclusivity policy on third-party publishers and release games on competing platforms without repercussion. Only three games were published under the Salio label: two on the [[Sega Mark III]] and one on the [[PC Engine]].
  
Whereas Sega's [[Sega Mark III]] and [[Sega Master System]] games were labeled as "Gold Cartridges" in Japan, Salio's were labeled as "Silver Cartridges".
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Whereas Sega's Mark III and Master Systemgames were labeled as "Gold Cartridges" in Japan, Salio's were labeled as "Silver Cartridges".
  
 
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Revision as of 00:58, 18 August 2015

Salio Inc. (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a Sega console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the Sega Master System in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the SG-1000 in 1983.

Salio was actually a dummy brand created by Tecmo so they could circumvent Nintendo's strict exclusivity policy on third-party publishers and release games on competing platforms without repercussion. Only three games were published under the Salio label: two on the Sega Mark III and one on the PC Engine.

Whereas Sega's Mark III and Master Systemgames were labeled as "Gold Cartridges" in Japan, Salio's were labeled as "Silver Cartridges".

Softography

Master System