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{{Company | {{Company | ||
|name=Vic Tokai Corporation | |name=Vic Tokai Corporation | ||
|image=Vic | |image=Vic Tokai Logo.png | ||
|founded= | |founded=1977 | ||
| | |founder= | ||
|website=http://www.victokai.co.jp | |website=http://www.victokai.co.jp | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Vic Tokai was founded on | Vic Tokai was founded on March 18, [[1977]] as a CATV service provider. The following year, in [[1978]], it adopted its current name of Vic Tokai. | ||
Vic Tokai began data processing and to start selling computer hardware on April [[1982]], a sector that until then was handled by parent TOKAI and in [[1983]] started developing online and graphic applications for offices computers. | Vic Tokai began data processing and to start selling computer hardware on April [[1982]], a sector that until then was handled by parent TOKAI and in [[1983]] started developing online and graphic applications for offices computers. | ||
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| [[Amagon]] (''Totsuzen! Machoman'' in Japan) || [[1989]], [[1988]] || [[Aicom]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || North America, Japan | | [[Amagon]] (''Totsuzen! Machoman'' in Japan) || [[1989]], [[1988]] || [[Aicom]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[Battle Mania]] (''Trouble Shooter'' in North America) || [[1992]], [[1991]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Battle Mania]] (''Trouble Shooter'' in North America) || [[1992]], [[1991]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || Japan, North America | ||
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| [[Battle Mania II: Daiginjo]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Battle Mania II: Daiginjo]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || Japan | ||
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| [[Block Gal]] || [[1987]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Arcade]] || Japan | | [[Block Gal]] || [[1987]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Arcade]] || Japan | ||
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| [[Conflict]] || [[1989]], [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || Japan, North America | | [[Conflict]] || [[1989]], [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || Japan, North America | ||
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| [[Criticom]] || [[1995]] - [[1997]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[ | | [[Criticom]] || [[1995]] - [[1997]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]] || Worldwide | ||
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| [[Daedalian Opus]] (''Bouken! Puzzle Road'' in Japan) || [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Game Boy]] || North America, Japan | | [[Daedalian Opus]] (''Bouken! Puzzle Road'' in Japan) || [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Game Boy]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[Dark Rift]] (''Space Dynamites'' in Japan) || [[1997]] || [[Kronos Digital Entertainment]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[PC]] || Worldwide | | [[Dark Rift]] (''Space Dynamites'' in Japan) || [[1997]] || [[Kronos Digital Entertainment]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[PC]] || Worldwide | ||
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| [[Decap Attack]] || [[1997]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Decap Attack]] || [[1997]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || Worldwide | ||
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| [[Diggers 2: Extractors]] || [[1995]] || [[Nova Spring]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | | [[Diggers 2: Extractors]] || [[1995]] || [[Nova Spring]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | ||
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| [[Imperium]] (''Kidou Soukou Dion'' in Japan) || [[1992]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America, Japan | | [[Imperium]] (''Kidou Soukou Dion'' in Japan) || [[1992]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[Kick Off 3: European Challenge]] || [[1994]] || [[Anco Software]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Kick Off 3: European Challenge]] || [[1994]] || [[Anco Software]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || Europe | ||
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| [[Kid Kool]] (''Kakefu Kimi no Jump Tengoku'' in Japan) || [[1990]], [[1988]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || North America, Japan | | [[Kid Kool]] (''Kakefu Kimi no Jump Tengoku'' in Japan) || [[1990]], [[1988]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[Mansion of Hidden Souls]] (''Yumeni Mystery Mansion'' in Europe, ''Le Manoir des Ames Perdues'' in France, ''Yumemi Yataki no Monogatari'' in Japan) || [[1993]] - [[1995]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega CD]], [[Sega Saturn]] || North America, Europe, France, Japan | | [[Mansion of Hidden Souls]] (''Yumeni Mystery Mansion'' in Europe, ''Le Manoir des Ames Perdues'' in France, ''Yumemi Yataki no Monogatari'' in Japan) || [[1993]] - [[1995]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega CD]], [[Sega Saturn]] || North America, Europe, France, Japan | ||
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| [[S.O.S.]] (''Septentrion'' in Japan. Not to be confused with [[ | | [[S.O.S.]] (''Septentrion'' in Japan. Not to be confused with [[Sink or Swim]] released by [[Titus Software]]) || [[1994]], [[1993]] || [[Human Entertainment]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[The Scroll]] || [[1995]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || {{unknown}} | | [[The Scroll]] || [[1995]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || {{unknown}} | ||
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| [[Shinobi Legions]] (''Shin Shinobi Den'' in Japan, ''Shinobi X'' in Europe) || [[1995]], [[1996]] || [[Sega]] || [[Sega Saturn]] || North America, Japan, Europe | | [[Shinobi Legions]] (''Shin Shinobi Den'' in Japan, ''Shinobi X'' in Europe) || [[1995]], [[1996]] || [[Sega]] || [[Sega Saturn]] || North America, Japan, Europe | ||
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| [[SilverLoad]] || [[1996]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[ | | [[SilverLoad]] || [[1996]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[PlayStation]], [[DOS]] || North America | ||
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| [[Socket: Time Dominator]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Socket: Time Dominator]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || North America, Japan | ||
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| [[Super Conflict: The Mideast]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | | [[Super Conflict: The Mideast]] || [[1993]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | ||
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| [[Time Slip]] || [[1993]] || [[The Sales Curve]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | | [[Time Slip]] || [[1993]] || [[The Sales Curve]] || [[Super Nintendo]] || North America | ||
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| [[Top Gear 2]] || [[1994]] || [[Gremlin Interactive]] || [[Sega Mega Drive | | [[Top Gear 2]] || [[1994]] || [[Gremlin Interactive]] || [[Sega Mega Drive]] || North America | ||
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| [[Whip Rush]] || [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Arcade]] || Worldwide | | [[Whip Rush]] || [[1990]] || [[Vic Tokai]] || [[Arcade]] || Worldwide | ||
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Vic Tokai Corporation (株式会社ビック東海 Kabushiki-gaisha Bikku Tōkai?) is a leading telecommunications force in Japan providing cable and DSL services as well as network solutions. The "Vic" in Vic Tokai's name stands for Valuable Information & Communication while the "Tokai" is simply the name of its parent company TOKAI, a Japanese natural gas utility founded in 1950. To most North Americans, the company is remembered for its video games during the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
History[edit]
Vic Tokai was founded on March 18, 1977 as a CATV service provider. The following year, in 1978, it adopted its current name of Vic Tokai.
Vic Tokai began data processing and to start selling computer hardware on April 1982, a sector that until then was handled by parent TOKAI and in 1983 started developing online and graphic applications for offices computers.
On April 1987, parent company TOKAI handed its remaining computer-related branches such as electronic calculation and operational sections to Vic Tokai, thus making the latter company able to handle data processing single-handed. Vic Tokai expanded in 1988 when it acquired another telecommunication company. Also in 1988 the company launched its first system consulting software.
The 1990s saw a number of new products by Vic Tokai available to the Japanese market. In 1993 Vic Tokai introduced its first version of its long running (and still existing) lineup of network solution products called the "TOP-VENUS". Later, Vic Tokai released its own Electronic Data Interchange package known as the JFT (Java File Transfer) in 1996. Then in 1998 Vic Tokai came up with its "Knowledge Stage" lineup which is dedicated to help companies developing their Intranet.
On April 2000 Vic Tokai merged with another CATV company that also provided Internet connection. As a result, Vic Tokai immediately became an Internet service provider itself; and a year after, on April 2001, entered the ADSL market. Vic Tokai would soon establish a partnership with Japanese peer-to-peer Internet exchange company JPIX.
As the company continued to grow, Vic Tokai finally earned its place in the market listing of the JASDAQ as of June 2002.
By March 2005, Vic Tokai had completed the building of its own high-capacity optical fibre network infrastructure between Tokyo and Nagoya to improve network support for its Internet service customers and enterprises. Vic Tokai continued its expansion on October 2005 when it merged again, this time with Tokai Broadband Communications, enabling Vic Tokai to enter the mobile broadband industry.
Vic Tokai is based in Shizuoka Prefecture. It employed close to 900 people on October 2005.
Video games[edit]
Vic Tokai was from 1986 to 1998 a video game developer that manufactured both console and PC games, as well as published games from developers like Kronos Digital Entertainment. The now defunct Vic Tokai Inc division in Torrance, California was tasked with translating and distributing games in North America.
Pages in category "Vic Tokai"
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