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|founded=May 18, 1973 | |founded=May 18, 1973 | ||
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[[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]] | [[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]] | ||
'''Hudson Soft''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for creating the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' franchise. Hudson also co-developed the {{wp|TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16}} consoles with NEC in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and | '''{{wp|Hudson Soft}}''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for creating the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' franchise. Hudson also co-developed the {{wp|TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16}} consoles with NEC in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], of which Hudson developed eight console games and two portable games (''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''). Most of the ''Mario Party'' staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned [[NDcube]] when Hudson's former president moved over there. | ||
[[File:MP1-3 Hudson logo.png|thumb|left|In-game logo from the first three ''Mario Party'' titles]] | [[File:MP1-3 Hudson logo.png|thumb|left|In-game logo from the first three ''Mario Party'' titles]] | ||
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Hudson Soft also created [[Family BASIC]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | Hudson Soft also created [[Family BASIC]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | ||
==''Mario'' games developed== | ==''Super Mario'' games developed== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Hudson Soft|WarsWiki=1}} | {{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Hudson Soft|WarsWiki=1}} | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724185116/http://hudsonentertainment.com/ Hudson's Homepage as of July 2011] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724185116/http://hudsonentertainment.com/ Hudson's Homepage as of July 2011] | ||
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- "Hudson" redirects here. For the actor Ernie Hudson, see Ernie Hudson.
Hudson Soft | |
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Founded | May 18, 1973 |
Defunct | March 1, 2012 |
First Super Mario game | Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū and Mario Bros. Special |
Latest Super Mario game | Mario Party DS |
Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for creating the Bomberman franchise. Hudson also co-developed the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 consoles with NEC in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for Nintendo and the Super Mario franchise is the Mario Party series, of which Hudson developed eight console games and two portable games (Mario Party Advance and Mario Party DS). Most of the Mario Party staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned NDcube when Hudson's former president moved over there.
In January 2011, Konami revealed that it was to fully acquire Hudson, buying out the company and merging it into Konami on April 1; as a result, all Mario Party games starting from Mario Party 9 were developed by NDcube. On March 1, 2012, Hudson Soft officially ceased to exist, having been merged into Konami Digital Entertainment, though quite a few of Hudson's staff members migrated to NDcube.
Hudson's mascot was Hachisuke, a reference to the Hudson Hornet, a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. It appears in Super Mario Bros. Special as an item that can be collected to earn 8,000 points.
Hudson Soft also created Family BASIC and the Super Multitap.
Super Mario games developed
Title | Year Released | Systems |
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Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū | 1984 | Sharp X1, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601 |
Mario Bros. Special | 1984 | NEC PC-8001, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7, NEC PC-9801, Sharp MZ-1500, Sharp MZ-2200, Hitachi S1, SMC-777 |
Punch Ball Mario Bros. | 1984 | NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7, Sharp MZ-1500 |
Family BASIC V3 | 1985 | Family Computer |
Golf | 1985 | NEC PC-8001mkIISR, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1 |
Super Mario Bros. Special | 1986 | NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500 |
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! | 1994 | Game Boy |
Mario Party | 1998 | Nintendo 64 |
Mario Party 2 | 1999 | Nintendo 64 |
Mario Party 3 | 2000 | Nintendo 64 |
Mario Party 4 | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party 5 | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party 6 | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party Advance | 2005 | Game Boy Advance |
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party 7 | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party 8 | 2007 | Wii |
Mario Party DS | 2007 | Nintendo DS |