Love-de-Lic
{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Love-de-Lic, Inc.
| logo = Love-de-Lic.png
| native_name = ラブデリック
| type = Private
| foundation = 1995
| defunct = 2000
| fate = Dissolved
| key_people = Kenichi Nishi
| industry = Video games
| products = See games
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010531120654/http://www.lovedelic.co.jp/|date=May 31, 2001|title=lovedelic.co.jp}}
}}
{{nihongo|Love-de-Lic, Inc.|ラブデリック|Rabuderikku}}, stylised as LOVE•de•LIC, was a Japanese video game developer founded by Kenichi Nishi in 1995. The staff was composed primarily of former Square employees. The company folded in 2000, and many of its employees went on to establish other game companies, including skip Ltd., Vanpool, and Punchline.{{cite web |author=1UP Staff |title=Sealed With a Kiss |url=http://www.1up.com/features/sealed-kiss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717222535/http://www.1up.com/features/sealed-kiss |archive-date=2012-07-17 |accessdate=2008-10-27 |publisher=1UP.com}}{{cite web |author=Bruno de Figueiredo |title=LOVE-de-LIC |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net:80/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003094433/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net:80/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |archive-date=2017-10-03 |accessdate=2010-02-02 |publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101}}
Former staff members Yoshiro Kimura, Kazuyuki Kurashima, and Hirofumi Taniguchi currently manage the game company Onion Games, which created original games such as Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada, and published Moon: Remix RPG Adventure on modern platforms.{{Cite web |date=4 September 2019 |title=MOON is coming to Nintendo Switch… in English! |url=https://oniongames.jp/news/moon-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-english}}
The company's name was inspired by Nishi's love for Yellow Magic Orchestra, notably the album Technodelic.
Games
class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Publisher !Platform |
rowspan="1" | 1997
|ASCII Corporation (PS1) |PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, macOS |
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rowspan="1" | 1999
| rowspan="2" | ASCII Corporation |PlayStation |
rowspan="1" | 2000 |
Staff
- Kenichi Nishi
- Taro Kudou
- Akira Ueda
- Yoshiro Kimura
- Keita Eto
- Kurashima Kazuyuki
- Hirofumi Taniguchi
- Hiroshi Suzuki
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/20010531120654/http://www.lovedelic.co.jp/}} (web archive {{in lang|ja}}
Category:Defunct video game companies of Japan
Category:Video game companies established in 1995
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2000
Category:Video game development companies
Category:Japanese companies disestablished in 2000
Category:Japanese companies established in 1995
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