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Tokyo Design Center

Japan Founded 1987

The Tokyo Design Center (東京デザインセンター) was a division of Sunsoft established in July 1987. Established with staff transferred from the main Aichi branch and new hires, they developed a variety of games primarily for the NES/Famicom, PC Engine and Super Famicom. A number of employees split off to join F2 in the early 90s, and by 1997 they had stopped developing new games.

Tokyo Design Center at a Glance

Tokyo Design Center has been active in the gaming industry from 1988 to 1995, with 9 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Adventure, Shooter, Platform, with additional titles in Hack and slash/Beat 'em up and Role-playing (RPG). The studio carries a solid 79/100 average rating across their catalog, with 1 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Journey to Silius (79.0/100). Games from Tokyo Design Center are available across 7 platforms, most notably Super Famicom, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Family Computer Disk System.

9
Total Games
79
Avg Rating
1988
First Release
1995
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Adventure
19%
Shooter
13%
Platform
13%
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
13%
Role-playing (RPG)
13%

Platform Spread

Super Famicom
3
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
2
Family Computer Disk System
2
Family Computer
1
Nintendo Entertainment System
1

Release Timeline

1980s
3
1990s
5

Rating Distribution

0
80-100
1
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39