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Zoo Corporation

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Zoo Corporation
Native name
株式会社ズー
Kabushiki-gaisha Zū
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustrySoftware
FoundedApril 8, 1986; 38 years ago (April 8, 1986)
HeadquartersUeda, Nagano
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
85[1]
Websitezoo.co.jp

Zoo Corporation is a Japanese company based in Nagano Prefecture that develops medical prescription systems and video games.

History

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Zoo was founded on April 8, 1986 by Jinichi Miyajima.[2] It developed a computer-based prescription system in 1987.[3] In 1994 it released a prescription system named Gennai Online which also supported revisions to pharmaceutical information and automatic drug ordering.[4] Yakugen is a drug database linked to Gennai, and MediCounter is a drug information system the company made for face-to-face sales.

In 1990 the company developed the first Japanese UNIX game. It was released in the United States by Spectrum Holobyte as BreakThru!.

Video games

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Title Systems Release date Developer Publisher JP NA PAL Notes
BreakThru! [5][6] Windows 1994 Yes No No Yes No The game's concept was used for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kurukkurin (Zoo is credited on the title screen).
MS-DOS 1994 Yes No No Yes No
Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda Playing Cards] [7] Windows April 27, 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior[8] Windows August 4, 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire [9] Windows August 24, 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dungeon Manager ZV Windows September 28, 2015 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Developed by StudioGIW
Pretty Girls Panic![10] Windows, macOS December 20, 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dungeon Manager ZV 2 Windows February 17, 2017 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Developed by StudioGIW
Dungeon Manager ZV: Resurrection Windows August 15, 2017 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Developed by StudioGIW
Alvarok [11] Windows August 24, 2017 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Developed by StudioGIW
Beat Souls[12] Windows, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX July 29, 2021 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Published by eastasiasoft

Localized Games

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Title Systems Japanese
Release date 		Original
Developer 		Original
Publisher 		Original
Release date
Bermuda Syndrome[5] Windows 1995 Century Interactive BMG Interactive 1995
Grand Theft Auto[13] Windows January 23, 1998 DMA Design BMG Interactive October 1997
Moomin[13] Windows January 27, 1998 BMG Interactive BMG Interactive 1998
V2000[14][13] Windows December 25, 1998 Frontier Developments Grolier Interactive August 1998
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969[13] Windows July 1, 1999 Rockstar Canada Rockstar Games March 31, 1999
Grand Theft Auto 2[15][16][13] Windows February 25, 2000 DMA Design Rockstar Games September 30, 1999
Grand Theft Auto III[13] Windows June 28, 2002 Rockstar North Rockstar Games October 22, 2001
Nitro Family[17] Windows June 11, 2004 Delphieye Delphieye May 1, 2004
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life Windows December 3, 2004 Rotobee Deep Silver April 2, 2004
Knights of Honor[18] Windows May 25, 2005 Black Sea Studios Sunflowers Interactive September 30, 2004
Singles 2: Triple Trouble Windows December 16, 2005 Rotobee Deep Silver May 27, 2005
City Life Windows July 28, 2006 Monte Cristo Focus Home Interactive May 12, 2006
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Windows June 1, 2007 GSC Game World GSC World Publishing March 20, 2007
Pacific Storm: Allies Windows July 27, 2007 Lesta Studio Buka Entertainment May 25, 2007
Breed Windows August 20, 2007 Brat Designs Cdv Software Entertainment March 19, 2004
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Windows September 26, 2008 GSC Game World GSC World Publishing August 25, 2008
GTR Evolution Windows September 26, 2008 SimBin Studios Take-Two Interactive September 1, 2008
Left 4 Dead Windows November 21, 2008 Valve South Valve November 17, 2008
Tomb Raider: Underworld Windows July 17, 2009 Crystal Dynamics Eidos Interactive November 18, 2008
Left 4 Dead 2 Windows November 19, 2009 Valve Valve November 17, 2009
The Path[19] Windows July 7, 2010 Tale of Tales Tale of Tales March 18, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "会社概要".
  2. ^ "About ZOO Corporation". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-11-19.
  3. ^ "調剤薬局用レセコン GENNAI just – 株式会社ズー メディカル ポータルサイト". dx.emedical.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  4. ^ "調剤薬局用レセコン GENNAI just – 株式会社ズー メディカル ポータルサイト". dx.emedical.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  5. ^ a b "Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-11-19.
  6. ^ "BreakThru!". Spectrum HoloByte. Archived from the original on 1996-12-21.
  7. ^ "Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda Playing Cards]". Steam.
  8. ^ "Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. ^ "Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire". Steam.
  10. ^ "Pretty Girls Panic! on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. ^ "Alvarok". Steam.
  12. ^ "Rhythm action game Beat Souls coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch in February". Gematsu. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Old Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2006-01-30.
  14. ^ "v2000". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2001-05-01.
  15. ^ "Schedule". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-09-25.
  16. ^ "GTA2". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2001-06-20.
  17. ^ "New Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13.
  18. ^ Calvert, Justin (28 January 2004). "Knights of Honor signed for Japan". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  19. ^ "The Path 日本語版 [ダウンロード版]". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
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