Tecmo

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Tecmo, Ltd. (テクモ, Tekumo) Template:Tyo (formerly known as Tehkan Ltd.) is a Japanese video game corporation that is best known for the Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Monster Rancher, Rygar, and Tecmo Super Bowl video game series. The company was founded in 1967 and 2 years later in 1969 it started to sell amusement equipment.

On March 1981, a US division was inaugurated as U.S Tehkan Inc. A month later on April 1981, Tehkan released in Japan its first arcade video game which was titled Pleiads. When it was still called Tehkan, the company also released such classic games as Bomb Jack and Tehkan World Cup. In 1986, Tehkan officially changed its name to Tecmo.

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Selected Game Franchises

Dead or Alive: A fighting video game series with interweaving stories, known for its female characters.
Ninja Gaiden : An action/adventure game series that is thought to have hardcore difficulty by many
Tecmo Super Bowl: A popular football franchise.
Rygar: A mythological-based side-scroller.
Monster Rancher: A monster-collection RPG which uses the creation of creatures via data on CDs and DVDs as a gimmick.
Secret of the Stars: A Super NES RPG about a group of children who fight to save the world.
Fatal Frame: A horror series which revolves around defeating spirits through photography.
Deception: A series of games which revolve around taking down enemies with traps.
Tecmo World Cup Series: A soccer franchise.
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball: A basketball franchise.
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