Company:Barnhouse Effect

Barnhouse Effect Co., Ltd (株式会社バーンハウスエフェクト), or BHE, is a 1997 Japan video game developer and CG production company based in Tokyo. Most of their work has been for Takara, notably Choro Q games for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles.

Name origins

The name "Barnhouse Effect" originates from the short story Report on the Barnhouse Effect by Kurt Vonnegut in which a professor, Arthur Barnhouse, develops telekinetic techniques.

Developed games

PlayStation

• Deep Sea Adventure: Kaiteikyuu Panthalassa no Nazo (1997)
• Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (1998)
• Combat Choro Q (1999)
• Choujiryokusen Microman: Generation 2000 (2000)

PlayStation 2

• Choro Q HG (2000)
  • Gadget Racers (2001) (US version)
  • Penny Racers (2002) (PAL version)

• Shin Combat Choro Q (2002)
  • Seek and Destroy (2002) (US version)
  • Seek and Destroy (2003) (PAL version)
• Choro Q HG 4 (2003)
  • ChoroQ (2004) (US version)
  • ChoroQ (2005) (PAL version)
• Choro Q Works (2005)

Mobile

• Ys I Complete Edition (2005)
• Ys I 3D (2005)
• Ys I-3D-Gaiden (2005)
• Panda-Z (2005)
• Ys II Complete Edition (2005)
• Xak (2006)
• One Piece RPG (2006)

Wii

• Choro-Q Wii (2008)
• Yatterman Wii (2008)
• Animal life (2009)

Nintendo DS

• DS Puzzle (2006)
• A beautiful aquarium DS that moisturizes your heart (2007)
• Hoshigami (2007)
• It's tehodoki! (2007)
• Starcraft gadget robo (2008)
• Knockout people (2010)

Playstation 3

• Blue Oasis (2010)

mixi

• Tsukushu (2010)

PSP

• Uncharted Waters IV (2006)
• Phi Brain (2012)

iPhone

• Animal kitchen puzzle (2012)

Android

• Choro-Q Grand Prix (2012)
• モノノ怪が～でぃあん ( 2013)

Nintendo 3DS

• Alice and the magic playing cards (2011)
• Gale (2012)
• Okiraku fishing 3D (2014)

• Tank 3D (2014)

PC Games

• Mermaid Master (2015)

Wii U

• baseball !! SP (2013)
• Great race (2016)

CG productions

Video games

• Soukou Kihei Votoms - Packaging CG and Opening CG
• Brave Saga - Packaging CG and Opening CG
• Kikou Heidan J-Phoenix - Packaging CG and Opening CG
• Kikou Heidan J-Phoenix 2 - Packaging CG and Opening CG
• Kirby Star Allies

Others

• I-mode site Choro Q waiting screen

External links

• Barnhouse Effect