Software:Enma Daiō

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Enma Daiō
Enma Daiō arcade flyer.jpg
Developer(s)Toaplan
Publisher(s)Taito
Producer(s)Masahiro Yuge
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Quiz
Mode(s)Single-player

Enma Daiō[lower-alpha 1] is a 1993 hybrid quiz/lie detector arcade video game developed by Toaplan and published exclusively in Japan by Taito.[2] In the game, players answer a number of question. As of 2019, the rights to the title is owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia alongside many other Toaplan IPs.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot.

Enma Daiō is a hybrid quiz/lie detector game where players must answer a series of random questions given by the in-game character.[3][4] Depending on the question selected and the player's state, the titular deity either stays calm or becomes angry.[citation needed]

Development and release

Enma Daiō proved to be the most expensive project developed by Toaplan, as former Toaplan composer Tatsuya Uemura stated in a 2009 interview with Japanese publication Floor 25 that it "cost a lot of money".[5] On November 28, 2020, Uemura revealed to a Twitter user that Truxton composer Masahiro Yuge was involved during the game's development at Toaplan as producer.[6] The title was distributed exclusively in Japan by Taito in 1993 on two variations; a standard upright variant and a deluxe variant.[1][3] The title was also showcased to attendees at the 1993 Amusement Machine Show and later at the 1994 AOU Show.[7][8][9]

Legacy

In more recent years, the rights to Enma Daiō and many other IPs from Toaplan are now owned by Tatsujin, a company named after Truxton's Japanese title that was founded in 2017 by former Toaplan employee Masahiro Yuge, who are now affiliated with arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia.[10][11][12][13][14] On 7 December 2019, M2 announced they acquired the license to nearly all titles developed by Toaplan for re-release on modern platforms in the future, however Enma Daiō was excluded for multiple reasons.[15][16][17][18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: えんま大王, lit. "King of Hell"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). タイトー (Taito); タカラ／タカラアミューズメント Takara; 東亜プラン (Toa Plan) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 44, 46, 50. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n45/mode/1up/. 
  2. ↑ "お年賀状スペシャル!! 1994". Gamest (Shinseisha) (107): 84. February 1994. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Enma Daiō arcade flyer (Toaplan/Taito, JP)
  4. ↑ "えんま大王" (in ja). Shooting Star. http://shootingstar.game.coocan.jp/enma_daio.html. 
  5. ↑ Iona; VHS; K-HEX (June 2009). "東亜プラン FOREVER". Floor 25 9: 1–70.  (Translation by Gamengai. ).
  6. ↑ @kagap_t (2020-11-28). "しかもこいつのプロデュースはTATSUJINシリーズの弓削さんですぜ！". https://twitter.com/kagap_t/status/1332572907860422658. 
  7. ↑ "'93 AM ショーレポート - えんま大王". Gamest (Shinseisha) (101): 51. November 1993. 
  8. ↑ "'94 AOUショー 紹介 - えんま大王". Gamest (Shinseisha) (110): 98. 19 March 1994. 
  9. ↑ "'94 AOUショー レポート - えんま大王DX". Gamest (Shinseisha) (113): 67. May 1994. 
  10. ↑ "ライセンス事業" (in ja). TATSUJIN Co., Ltd.. 2019. http://tatsujin.tokyo/custom.html. 
  11. ↑ Bravo, Roberto (12 September 2018). "Nueva compañía "Tatsujin" asegura tener gran parte de las IPs de la extinta Toaplan" (in es). Gamercafe. https://www.gamercafe.cl/2018/09/12/nueva-compania-tatsujin-asegura-tener-gran-parte-de-las-ips-de-la-extinta-toaplan/. 
  12. ↑ "Tatsujin". exA-Arcadia. 2019. https://exa.ac/en/editors/tatsujin/. 
  13. ↑ Bravo, Roberto (25 January 2019). "Tatsujin, los dueños de Toaplan, anuncian que están trabajando para exA-Arcadia" (in es). Gamercafe. https://www.gamercafe.cl/2019/01/25/tatsujin-los-duenos-de-toaplan-anuncian-que-estan-trabajando-para-exa-arcadia/. 
  14. ↑ "［JAEPO2019］TATSUJINやナツメアタリの参入が発表されたexA-Arcadia。出展コーナーの模様を紹介" (in ja). 4Gamer.net. Aetas Inc.. 26 January 2019. https://www.4gamer.net/games/408/G040821/20190125146/. 
  15. ↑ Wong, Alistair (December 7, 2019). "M2 To Bring Nearly All Toaplan Games To Modern Home Consoles". Siliconera. Curse LLC. https://www.siliconera.com/m2-to-bring-nearly-all-toaplan-games-to-modern-home-consoles/. 
  16. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 7, 2019). "M2 to release nearly every Toaplan game for console starting 2020 in Japan - Mahjong Sisters and Enma Daiou not included". Gematsu. https://gematsu.com/2019/12/m2-to-release-nearly-every-toaplan-game-for-console-starting-2020-in-japan. 
  17. ↑ Muñoz, José David (December 8, 2019). "Snow Bros. Truxton y más juegos de Toaplan llegarán a PS4, Nintendo Switch y Xbox One" (in es). Hobby Consolas. Axel Springer SE. https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/snow-bros-truxton-juegos-toaplan-llegaran-ps4-nintendo-switch-xbox-one-543325. 
  18. ↑ McFerran, Damien (December 9, 2019). "M2 Is Bringing Toaplan's Back Catalogue To Modern Consoles". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/m2_is_bringing_toaplans_back_catalogue_to_modern_consoles. 

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