Altron
Native name
株式会社アルトロン
Kabushiki-Gaisha Arutoron
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo game company
Founded1983
HeadquartersJapan
Productsvideo games
WebsiteHomepage

Altron (株式会社アルトロン Kabushiki-Gaisha Arutoron) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1983 and based in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. It has developed or published games for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo DS, Game Boy and Game Boy Color video game systems as well as for the PC.[1][2]

History

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Initially selling Western products, the company began localizing foreign games for the Japanese market in 1991, and then developing games in its own right. The company stopped publishing games in the early 2000s. They instead focused on oursourcing work for foreign publishers, mainly based on well-known franchises from TV and toys. In the 2010s they changed focus again, this time developing original mobile games which they self-publish in all regions. The majority of their current releases are card/tile games or virtual pet simulations.

Games

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Year Title Platforms JP NA EU AU Ref(s).
1984 Paperboy DOS, Game Boy         [3]
1986 Super Sprint Atari ST, NES         [4]
1989 The Chessmaster Game Boy, SNES         [5][6]
1991 The Hunt for Red October Game Boy         [7]
The Untouchables NES         [8]
Home Alone Game Boy, SNES         [9]
Tom & Jerry NES, DOS         [10][11]
1992 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Game Boy         [12]
Redline: F1 Racer SNES         [13]
Tom & Jerry Game Boy, Game Boy Color         [14]
1993 Lingo: 5 mal 5 Game Boy         [15]
Little Magic SNES, Game Boy Color         [16]
Pink Goes to Hollywood SNES         [17]
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics! Game Boy         [18]
The Hunt for Red October SNES         [19]
The New Chessmaster Game Boy         [20]
Tom and Jerry SNES         [21]
Super Slap Shot         [22]
Harley's Humongous Adventure         [23]
1994 Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics! Sega Genesis         [24]
1995 The Chessmaster 3-D PlayStation         [25]
Missland         [26]
Bass Masters Classic Sega Genesis, SNES         [27]
Tadaima Wakusei Kaitakuchū! PlayStation, SEGA Saturn         [28]
1996 Robo Pit         [29]
Cleopatra's Fortune PlayStation, Windows         [30]
Mighty Hits SEGA Saturn, PlayStation         [31]
1997 Elf o Karu Monotachi SEGA Saturn         [32]
Elf o Karu Monotachi: Kanzenban PlayStation         [33]
Robo-Pit 2         [34]
Elf o Karu Monotachi: Hanafuda-hen PlayStation, SEGA Saturn         [35]
1998 Jung Rhythm[36] SEGA Saturn         [37]
Elf o Karu Monotachi II SEGA Saturn, PlayStation         [38]
Waku Waku Monster SEGA Saturn         [39]
Bust-A-Move 4 PlayStation, Windows         [40]
Sorvice SEGA Saturn         [41]
Rox PlayStation, Game Boy Color         [42]
Honkaku Hanafuda SEGA Saturn, PlayStation         [43]
Missland 2 PlayStation         [44]
1999 Mighty Hits Special         [45]
Shin Honkaku Hanafuda Dreamcast         [46]
Backgammon Game Boy Color         [47]
64 Hanafuda: Tenshi no Yakusoku Nintendo 64         [48]
2000 Honkaku Hanafuda GB Game Boy Color         [49]
K.O.: The Pro Boxing         [50]
Elevator Action EX         [51]
Sgt. Rock: On the Frontline         [52]
Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage         [53]
2001 Puzznic PlayStation         [54]
Pocky & Rocky with Becky Game Boy Advance, Wii U         [55]
Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber Game Boy Advance         [56]
2002 Hey Arnold! The Movie         [57]
Virtua Tennis         [58]
The Fairly OddParents!: Enter the Cleft         [59]
2003 Rocket Power: Zero Gravity Zone         [60]
The Simpsons: Road Rage         [61]
Tower & Shaft: Aleck Bordon no Fuyukai na Nakamatachi Arcade, Game Boy Advance         [62]
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Game Boy Advance         [63]
Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy         [64]
All Grown Up! Express Yourself         [65]
Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures         [66]
2005 Bratz: Rock Angelz         [67]
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge Nintendo DS         [68]
Zoo Tycoon DS         [69]
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped![70] Game Boy Advance         [71]
2006 Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS         [72]
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy Game Boy Advance         [73]
Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS         [74]
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Nintendo DS         [75]
Flushed Away Game Boy Advance         [76]
2007 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis         [77]
Meet the Robinsons Nintendo DS         [78]
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis         [79]
Enchanted         [80]
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition         [81]
2008 Tak: Mojo Mistake         [82]
Bolt         [83]
2009 Phineas and Ferb         [84]
Up         [85]
SpongeBob's Truth or Square         [86]
Jonas         [87]
2010 Sonny With a Chance         [88]
Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again         [89]
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension         [90]
2012 Transformers Prime: The Game         [91]
2013 Disney Infinity: Toy Box Challenge Nintendo 3DS         [92]
2015 PokePet Android, iPad         [93]
2017 Next Generation Solitaire         [94]
Next Solitaire iPad, iPhone         [94]
2019 Zanzan Android, iPad         [95]
2019 DongDong Island Android, iPhone         [96]
2019 Twin Card         [97]

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