Agetec Inc. ("ASCII Game Entertainment Technology") was an American video game publishing company that was best known for bringing Japanese titles to the United States.
Notable games published by Agetec include R-Type Delta, Armored Core series, and the King's Field series, as well as the "designer series" RPG Maker and Fighter Maker. Other titles Magic Pengel and Cookie & Cream, the best selling fishing titles Bass Landing and Fisherman's Bass Club, Disaster Report and its sequel, Raw Danger!. Their last published title was Touch Battle Ninja for the Nintendo 3DS, released in 2014.
History The company was formed through ASCII Corporation, spinning off their American distribution subsidiary as an independent corporation in 1998, and became a standalone publisher one year later. ASCII announced that Agetec will handle game publishing for the North American and European markets from April 2000.
Around approximately May 2018, all Agetec titles for Nintendo platforms were delisted from the Nintendo eShop in North America. Also around this time, their web site became a "server default" page. These events indicate the company has quietly become defunct.
Games published YearTitleDeveloperPlatform(s)1999R-Type DeltaIremPlayStationFighter MakerASCII EntertainmentEcho NightFromSoftwareBass LandingASCII CorporationRising Zan: The Samurai GunmanUEP SystemsClock Tower II: The Struggle WithinHuman EntertainmentShadow TowerFromSoftware2000RPG MakerKuusoukagaku CorporationBust-A-Move 4TaitoMicrosoft WindowsArmored Core: Master of ArenaFromSoftwarePlayStationThe King of Fighters: EvolutionSNK CorporationDreamcastSpace MarauderKid CorporationGame Boy ColorLil' MonsterVirtua Athlete 2000Climax Entertainment, Sega HitmakerDreamcastEternal RingFromSoftwarePlayStation 2EvergraceArmored Core 22001BowlingTamsoftPlayStationChessSuccessThe King of Fighters '99: Millennium BattleSNK CorporationBass Landing 2TosePuzzle Star SweepAxelaStrikers 1945PsikyoMetal Slug XSNK CorporationThe Adventures of Cookie & CreamFromSoftwarePlayStation 2The Last Blade 2SNK CorporationDreamcastCrossroad CrisisSuccess CorporationPlayStationArmored Core 2: Another AgeFromSoftwarePlayStation 2Panzer FrontASCII Corporation, SoyuzPlayStationPutter GolfAmedioGarou: Mark of the WolvesSNK CorporationDreamcast2002Forever KingdomFromSoftwarePlayStation 2All-Star Slammin' D-BallAccessPlayStationKing's Field: The Ancient CityFromSoftwarePlayStation 2Fisherman's Bass ClubVingt-et-un Systems CorporationRC HelicopterTomcat SystemPlayStationRageballNa.p.s., Team s.n.c.Armored Core 3FromSoftwarePlayStation 2Disaster ReportIrem2003Phix: The AdventureAffectPlayStationBig League Slugger BaseballNow ProductionStreet RacquetballHighwaystarMagic Pengel: The Quest for ColorGarakuta Studio, TaitoPlayStation 2Space Channel 5United Game ArtistsSilent Line: Armored CoreFromSoftware2004Volleyball XcitingArt Co. LtdEcho Night: BeyondFromSoftwareArmored Core: NexusKuon2005Armored Core: Nine BreakerRPG Maker 3EnterbrainWild Arms Alter Code: FMedia.Vision EntertainmentPoPoLoCroisG-artists, Sony Computer EntertainmentPlayStation PortableArmored Core: Formula FrontFromSoftware2006Armored Core: Last RavenFromSoftwarePlayStation 22007Brain Buster Puzzle PakAgetec, NikoliNintendo DSRaw Danger!IremPlayStation 2Cookie & CreamFromSoftwareNintendo DSRhythm 'n NotesIE InstituteSuccessFire Pro Wrestling ReturnsS-NEO, Y'sKPlayStation 22008Touch DartsFull Fat Productions Nintendo DSDT CarnageAxis Entertainment PlayStation 2LOLRoute24, Skip Ltd. Nintendo DSFading ShadowsIvolgamusPlayStation PortableFalling StarsPlayStation 22009SilverStar ChessSilverStarJapanWiiSilverStar ReversiWay of the Samurai 3AcquirePlayStation 32010Mahjong SolitaireAgetecPlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PS VitaPaul's Shooting AdventureICMNintendo DSiGo Fetch!Paul's Monster Adventure2011Treasure Hunter XSilverStarJapanRabi LabyWhack-A-FriendICMZimo: Mahjong FanaticAgetecRoller AngelsStarfish Inc.(ja)Kung Fu DragonSilverStarJapanGo Fetch! 2ICMMagical Whip: Wizards of the Phantasmal ForestSilverStarJapanDotManBreak Tactics2012Quick Fill QPaul's Shooting Adventure 2ICMThe Phantom Thief Stina and 30 JewelsSilverStarJapanNintendo 3DSRabi Laby 2Nintendo DSiTouch Battle Tank: 3DNintendo 3DS2013Air Battle Hockey 3DWitch's CatBloody VampireFish On 3DSIMS2014Touch Battle Tank: 3D 2SilverStarJapanRabi Laby 3Touch Battle Ninja
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