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.
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
FounderHenk Rogers
DefunctFebruary 22, 2001; 24 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 1996. 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.[3] In October 2020, Blue Planet Software Inc. was rolled into The Tetris Company.[4]

List of games

Game Released Platform
Bakuto Dochers 1994[5] 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[6] 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[7] 1996[8] 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[9] Super Famicom
Tetris[10] 1988 FM-7, MSX2, PC-8800, PC-9800, X1, X68000
Tetris[11] 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[12] 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. ↑ "New CEO for BPS--Henk Rogers Becomes Chairman". February 21, 2014. http://harddrop.com/article/article_531. 
  4. ↑ "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. 
  5. ↑ "Bakuto Dochers". GameSpot. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/571157-bakutou-dodgers/data. 
  6. ↑ "Faceball 2000 (Game)". Giant Bomb. http://www.giantbomb.com/faceball-2000/3030-10852/. 
  7. ↑ "Tweet from Sizlla Okamura". https://x.com/sizokmr/status/328903747218575361. 
  8. ↑ "Video from YouTube". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJmgQoEbzc. 
  9. ↑ "Release Information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/581086-super-tetris-3. 
  10. ↑ "Products: Personal Computers". Bullet-Proof Software. http://www.bps.co.jp/04_products/index71.html. 
  11. ↑ "Products: Family Computer". Bullet-Proof Software. http://www.bps.co.jp/04_products/index31.html. 
  12. ↑ "Blue Planet Software - Games". http://www.blueplanetsoftware.com/games.htm. 




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