Company:MonkeyPaw Games
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video game publisher |
| Founder | John Greiner |
MonkeyPaw Games was an American video game publisher based in San Jose, California.[1] They localized retro Japanese games that were never released in the West and published them on contemporary gaming consoles.[1]
History
The company was created by John Greiner, who was its president.[2]
In 2012, the company attempted to run a Kickstarter alongside Gaijinworks to localize Class of Heroes 2 and publish the game's special edition.[3] However, this failed to raise enough funds to meet the $500,000 goal.[3] Greiner attributed this to the desire to quickly begin the Kickstarter in order to capitalize off of the success of the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter, and not having adequate planning.[3] Additionally, MonkeyPaw had promised to release a digital version regardless of whether it succeeded or failed, which led to a lack of urgency.[3] Greiner stated he would continue his goal of publishing as many JRPGs as possible in the United States.[3]
In January 2014, the company announced that it would bring 6 classic PlayStation games to PlayStation Network, in an event called "Retro Rush".[4][5]
In 2015, the company announced an english localization of Class of Heroes 3.[6], but this was ultimately never released.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Home - MonkeyPaw Games" (in en-US). http://monkeypawgames.com/.
- ↑ Reese, Zack. "E3 2012: MonkeyPaw Games and Gaijinworks Interview | RPG Site". http://www.rpgsite.net/interview/3068-e3-2012-monkeypaw-games-and-gaijinworks-interview.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Schreier, Jason. "When A Kickstarter Fails" (in en-US). Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5907482/when-a-kickstarter-fails.
- ↑ Jackson, Leah B. (2014-01-13). "Tomba! 2, Double Dragon Coming To PlayStation Network Between January And February" (in en-US). http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/13/tomba-2-double-dragon-coming-to-playstation-network-between-january-and-february.
- ↑ Davison, Pete (2014-01-13). "MonkeyPaw Games Prepares for PS1-Centric "Retro Rush" Event" (in en-US). http://www.usgamer.net/articles/monkeypaw-games-prepares-for-ps1-centric-retro-rush-event.
- ↑ "The PSP is still alive and kicking with Class of Heroes 3" (in en). 30 April 2015. https://www.destructoid.com/the-psp-is-still-alive-and-kicking-with-class-of-heroes-3-291198.phtml.
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