Taxan
Encyclopedia
TAXAN is a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics, a Japan
ese electronics
company. It was founded in July 1981, and in the late-1980s and early-1990s, the US division published several video games on the NES
and Game Boy
.
The company used to operate in Bracknell
in the UK under the leadership of Huge Chaple. It was one of the largest companies in display monitors
and competed heavily with CTX, Sony, and Mitsubishi.
The company now works in the import / export category of electronics and the production and sale of power supplies and computer peripherals. As of 2003, Taxan USA has 9 employees.
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 electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
company. It was founded in July 1981, and in the late-1980s and early-1990s, the US division published several video games on the NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
and Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
.
The company used to operate in Bracknell
Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...
in the UK under the leadership of Huge Chaple. It was one of the largest companies in display monitors
Computer display
A monitor or display is an electronic visual display for computers. The monitor comprises the display device, circuitry, and an enclosure...
and competed heavily with CTX, Sony, and Mitsubishi.
The company now works in the import / export category of electronics and the production and sale of power supplies and computer peripherals. As of 2003, Taxan USA has 9 employees.
List of hardware
- KX-12
- RGB-IIB manual
List of games
| Title | Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Star Soldier | January 1989 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Fist of the North Star Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha... | April 1989 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Mappy-Land Mappy-Land is a video game console-only sequel to the 1983 Namco/Midway arcade game Mappy. The game was published and developed by Namco in Japan and Taxan in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System... | April 1989 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Mystery Quest Mystery Quest Mystery Quest, known in Japanese as , is a platform game developed by Carry Lab and published by in Japan by Square's Disk Original Group on May 1, 1987 and in North America by Taxan in April 1989.-External links:... | April 1989 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| 8 Eyes 8 Eyes is a 2D action platforming video game developed by Thinking Rabbit for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game features eight levels, and can be played by one or two players... | January 1990 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Burai Fighter Burai Fighter is a side-scrolling shooting video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in .The setting for Burai Fighter, according to the manual, is to fend off seven bases of Burai, super-intelligent cyborgs. The player starts out with a relatively weak cannon but can upgrade to ring, laser, and... | March 1990 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Low G Man Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man is a futuristic action video game developed by KID for the Nintendo Entertainment System... | September 1990 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Serpent Serpent (video game) is a Game Boy action video game that is a remake of the classic Snake-style game. This game was released in 1990 to a North American and Japanese market. In the future, there is a very popular sport called Serpent. Two fighters in serpent robotic machines try to box each other in to win the fight... | November 1990 | Game Boy Game Boy The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on... |
| Burai Fighter Deluxe | January 1991 | Game Boy Game Boy The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on... |
| G.I. Joe G.I. Joe (NES) G.I. Joe is a 1991 run and gun game published by Taxan for the Nintendo Entertainment System based on the toyline of the same name. The game was produced by Ken Lobb and developed by the same Japanese team that later formed KID. It was followed by a single sequel titled G.I... | January 1991 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Magician Magician (video game) Magician is a side-scrolling role-playing game released in February 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was designed by Eurocom Entertainment Software and published by Taxan.-Plot:... | February 1991 | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
| Putt Master | NR | NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |