Gazelle (software company)
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Gazelle was an arcade game
developer founded by former Toaplan
employees after the bankruptcy of the latter company in 1994.
They developed only two games: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, a beat 'em up
, 1995 and Air Gallet
, an extremely difficult "manic" vertically scrolling shoot 'em up
, 1996. Both were distributed by Banpresto
.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
developer founded by former Toaplan
Toaplan
, sometimes written as Toa Plan, was a video game developer from Japan. They were responsible for the creation of a wide array of relatively famous scrolling shooters and arcade games, yet the company declared bankruptcy in 1994.-Games developed :...
employees after the bankruptcy of the latter company in 1994.
They developed only two games: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, a beat 'em up
Beat 'em up
Beat 'em up is a video game genre featuring melee combat between the protagonist and a large number of underpowered antagonists. These games typically take place in urban settings and feature crime-fighting and revenge-based plots, though some games may employ historical or fantasy themes...
, 1995 and Air Gallet
Air Gallet
Air Gallet is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Gazelle and released by Banpresto in 1996. It runs on the Cave MK 1 hardware.-Gameplay:...
, an extremely difficult "manic" vertically scrolling shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
, 1996. Both were distributed by Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
.