, sometimes referred to as Kotobuki System Co., Ltd., is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese video game developer

Video game developer

A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

 and publisher

Video game publisher

A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....

 established in 1984 as a subsidiary

Subsidiary

A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...

 of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd, located in: Seika, Japan.

Kemco was one of the original Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

 licensees and began to manufacture games for the NES

Nes

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 in 1985. In 2001 Kemco U.S.A, Inc. was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemco of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, especially targeting the North American

North American

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 and PAL Region

PAL region

The PAL region is a television publication territory which covers most of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Western Europe...

 markets.

One of their best known franchises is the Top Gear

Top Gear (video game)

Top Gear , is a 1992 racing video game for the Super NES, published by Kemco and developed by Gremlin Graphics. Not only does it mark first game in the Top Gear racing game franchise, but it is also one of the first racing games to be released on the Super NES...

series by Gremlin Graphics. They are also known for their ports of the MacVenture

MacVenture

The MacVenture games is a series of four adventure games introducing a characteristic menu-based point-and-click interface. They were originally developed for the Apple Macintosh by ICOM Simulations:*Deja Vu: a Nightmare Comes True...

adventure game

Adventure game

An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...

s to Nintendo consoles.

1980s

1985

Dough Boy

Dough Boy (video game)

is a Family Computer video game that was released for a Japanese-only market in 1985.-Summary:The general idea of the game is that the player must rescue a POW from a POW camp. Players can die by being shot, falling into water , being blown up by a land mine, and being run over by a tank. A strict...

1986

Spy vs. Spy

Space Hunter

Space Hunter

is a Japan-exclusive video game that was released in 1986 for the Family Computer. The game was published by Kemco; which was then known as Kotobuki System.-Summary:...

Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-

Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-

is an animated film based on the work of Taku Mayumura. Made by Madhouse Studios and directed by Mori Masaki, the film was released in Japan on December 21, 1986 on Kadokawa Shoten and Toho. The character designs were by Moto Hagio....

Electrician

1987

Nankoku Shirei!! Spy vs. Spy

Indora no Hikari
1988

Sanada Juu Yuushi

Déjà Vu (video game)

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

1989

Desert Commander

Desert Commander

is a turn-based tactics game based on the North African theatre of World War II for the NES/Family Computer.The players can choose between the Allied Forces of Generals George S...

Shadowgate

Shadowgate

Shadowgate is a 1987 "point-and-click" adventure video game originally for the Apple Macintosh and is the most popular in the MacVenture series. It was also ported to the Atari ST home computer and was also released in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, where it garnered mild success. The...

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle/Roger Rabbit

Ghost Lion

Uninvited

Uninvited (game)

Uninvited is a haunted house "point-and-click" adventure video game originally for the Apple Macintosh, released in 1986 by ICOM Simulations. The unnamed hero must find the way through an abandoned house in order to rescue a sibling...