Company:Blue Planet Software

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Blue Planet Software Inc.
IndustryVideo games
FateClosed (Bullet-Proof Software)
Acquired by The Tetris Company (Blue Planet Software)
PredecessorBullet-Proof Software Inc.
FoundedBullet-Proof Software Inc.
August 10, 1983; 42 years ago (1983-08-10)[1] in Kōhoku-ku, Kanagawa, Japan
Blue Planet Software Inc.
1995; 31 years ago (1995)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
FounderHenk Rogers
DefunctFebruary 22, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-02-22)[2] (Bullet-Proof Software) October 2020; 5 years ago (2020-10) (Blue Planet Software)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Henk Rogers
  • Maya Rogers
ProductsVideo games

Blue Planet Software Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1995.[3]: 25 [4] The company was founded as the successor to Bullet-Proof Software Inc. (BPS), founded in 1983 by Rogers in Japan, which closed on 22 February 2001.[2]

Rogers' daughter, Maya Rogers, became CEO in 2014.[5] In October 2020, Blue Planet Software Inc. was rolled into The Tetris Company.[6]

List of games

Game Released Platform
Bakuto Dochers 1994[7] Super Famicom
Black Onyx Plus 1984 PC-8801, MSX, FM-7, SG-1000, Family Computer, Game Boy Color
Bombliss Cup '95 (ボンブリス・カップ９５) 1995 Super Famicom (via Satellaview)
Dekitate High School 1995 Super Famicom
Faceball 2000 1992[8] Game Boy, Super NES, Virtual Boy (Canceled)
Hatris 1990 Game Boy
Igo: Kyū Roban Taikyoku 1987 Family Computer, Famicom Disk System
Japanese Touring Car Championship[9] 1996[10] PlayStation (Cancelled)
Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge 1994 Super NES
The New Tetris 1999 Nintendo 64
The Next Tetris: On-line Edition 2000 Dreamcast
Obitus 1991 Super NES
Pipe Mania 1990 Game Boy
Seijyuu Maden: Beast & Blade 1995 Super Famicom
Super Tetris 2 1992 Super Famicom
Super Tetris 3 1994[11] Super Famicom
Tetris[12] 1988 FM-7, MSX2, PC-8800, PC-9800, X1, X68000
Tetris[13] 1988 Family Computer
Tetris Battle Gaiden 1993 Super Famicom
Tetris Party 2008 Wii
Tetris Plus 1990 Arcade
Tetris S 1996 Sega Saturn
Tetris Stars 2011 Facebook
Tetris Zone 2007 Macintosh, Windows
Tōge Densetsu: Saisoku Battle 1996 Super Famicom
Software:True Golf Classics: Wicked 18 1993 Super NES, 3DO
The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang 1994 Super NES
Welltris 1989 Various
WildSnake 1994 Game Boy, Super NES
Wordtris 1991 Game Boy, Super NES
V-Tetris 1995 Virtual Boy
Yoshi's Cookie 1993 Super NES
L42[14] Cancelled Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube

References

  1. ↑ "Profiles". Bullet-Proof Software. http://www.bps.co.jp/03_profiles/index.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ビーピーエスが日本法人閉鎖を正式に発表……". SoftBank Games. 2001-02-22. https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0102/22/news12.html. 
  3. ↑ Crookes, David (September 2018). "The History of Tetris". Retro Gamer (183): 20–29. 
  4. ↑ "Corporate Bios". Tetris Holding LLC. https://tetris.com/corporate-bios. 
  5. ↑ "New CEO for BPS--Henk Rogers Becomes Chairman". February 21, 2014. http://harddrop.com/article/article_531. 
  6. ↑ "Call Us Tetris". The Tetris Company. 2020-10-21. https://tetris.com/article/241/call-us-tetris-blue-planet-software-the-sole-agent-for-the-tetris-brand-gets-new-name. 
  7. ↑ "Bakuto Dochers". GameSpot. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/571157-bakutou-dodgers/data. 
  8. ↑ "Faceball 2000 (Game)". Giant Bomb. http://www.giantbomb.com/faceball-2000/3030-10852/. 
  9. ↑ "Tweet from Sizlla Okamura". https://x.com/sizokmr/status/328903747218575361. 
  10. ↑ "Video from YouTube". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJmgQoEbzc. 
  11. ↑ "Release Information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/581086-super-tetris-3. 
  12. ↑ "Products: Personal Computers". Bullet-Proof Software. http://www.bps.co.jp/04_products/index71.html. 
  13. ↑ "Products: Family Computer". Bullet-Proof Software. http://www.bps.co.jp/04_products/index31.html. 
  14. ↑ "Blue Planet Software - Games". http://www.blueplanetsoftware.com/games.htm. 




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