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[lkermel]

Your page on Space Harrier says it was programmed by DEMPA. Where did you get this information? DEMPA isn't credited on the title screen or in the manual (which doesn't mean a great deal, considering Compile is responsible for a great many games they weren't credited for), and I've beat the game many times and I don't recall seeing them credited in the credit scroll, either, but maybe I just missed it.
Anyway, I was always under the impression NEC Avenue handled the port. If you have information to the contrary, I'd love to see it.

I think they are mentioned in the credit scroll at the end of the game if I remember well... I'll dig out and post a snapshot this evening

[lkermel]

Here it is. That's a snapshot I took from the Japanese version's end credits. I was also really surprised the first time I saw Dempa in there. I've always assumed that NEC Avenue programmed the port. And yet, Dempa handled so many other ports of Space Harrier, so it sorts of makes sense...

[nat]

Wow.

I certainly never noticed this. I wonder if the US version is lacking that credit (I only own the US version, not the Japanese version). I wonder if they did the other SuperScaler games as well? Afterburner II, Outrun?

[lkermel]

That's a good point and I also wonder if the US version has different end credits...
I've never finished Afterburner II and Outrun, maybe I can add them to my to-do list (as well as Thunder Blade). However, both games have 'reprogrammed by NEC Avenue' mentioned on their front cover though, so I have the feeling they were programmed by NEC avenue, but who knows...

[esteban]

That's a good point and I also wonder if the US version has different end credits...
I've never finished Afterburner II and Outrun, maybe I can add them to my to-do list (as well as Thunder Blade). However, both games have 'reprogrammed by NEC Avenue' mentioned on their front cover though, so I have the feeling they were programmed by NEC avenue, but who knows...

I love stuff like this—hopefully we'll be able to figure this out...

[nat]

I played through U.S. Space Harrier last night to find out. Sure enough, it lists Dempa. I must have always missed it. Weird.

[lkermel]

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[SuperPlay]

Nice update :@) Thanks

[lkermel]

Thanks Superplay

Also, I've recently purchased a lot of TurboGrafx-16 manuals and I'll upload them soon to the site, I'll keep you all posted !!!!

[nat]

That's a good point and I also wonder if the US version has different end credits...
I've never finished Afterburner II and Outrun, maybe I can add them to my to-do list (as well as Thunder Blade). However, both games have 'reprogrammed by NEC Avenue' mentioned on their front cover though, so I have the feeling they were programmed by NEC avenue, but who knows...

Just found out Afterburner II was done by Bits Laboratory.

They also did Fantasy Zone, both the Altered Beast releases, and Gain Ground SX. I guess they liked doing SEGA ports.

Among the other, non-SEGA ports they did on the system: all 3 original Darius games (not Darius 2), Toilet Kids, Veigues Tactical Gladiator, Hellfire S, Hi-Leg Fantasy, Bubble Bobble 2: Rainbow Islands, Sidearms Special, Space Invaders CD, CD Mahjong, and Splash Lake.

Games they cooperated on: Download, Son Son II, Ai Cho Aniki, and some quiz and gambling games.

[esteban]

That's a good point and I also wonder if the US version has different end credits...
I've never finished Afterburner II and Outrun, maybe I can add them to my to-do list (as well as Thunder Blade). However, both games have 'reprogrammed by NEC Avenue' mentioned on their front cover though, so I have the feeling they were programmed by NEC avenue, but who knows...

Just found out Afterburner II was done by Bits Laboratory.

They also did Fantasy Zone, both the Altered Beast releases, and Gain Ground SX. I guess they liked doing SEGA ports.

Among the other, non-SEGA ports they did on the system: all 3 original Darius games (not Darius 2), Toilet Kids, Veigues Tactical Gladiator, Hellfire S, Hi-Leg Fantasy, Bubble Bobble 2: Rainbow Islands, Sidearms Special, Space Invaders CD, CD Mahjong, and Splash Lake.

Games they cooperated on: Download, Son Son II, Ai Cho Aniki, and some quiz and gambling games.

Kool info, nat. May I ask the source of info? Ending credits/online resources/interviews/etc. Thanks in advance

[nat]

Afterburner II and Darius (Plus) say right in the manual (look at the credit pages), and was corroborated by some online resource that I can't find now.

That same resource is where I dug up the others, as well. It was a special page on the works of BITS Laboratory/Laboratories.

I would imagine at least some, if not all, of these games probably also make mention of this in the ending credits.

EDIT: Found it. Interestingly enough, this page also lists Bubble Bobble 3: Parasol Stars as another title they worked on.

[esteban]

Afterburner II and Darius (Plus) say right in the manual (look at the credit pages), and was corroborated by some online resource that I can't find now.

That same resource is where I dug up the others, as well. It was a special page on the works of BITS Laboratory/Laboratories.

I would imagine at least some, if not all, of these games probably also make mention of this in the ending credits.

EDIT: Found it. Interestingly enough, this page also lists Bubble Bobble 3: Parasol Stars as another title they worked on.

Word up, thanks for the scoop, nat! 

[lkermel]

As in interesting coincidence, I've just finished updating Darius Plus and Super Darius's reviews, and yes, I confirm that the end credits do mention Bits Lab

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[lkermel]

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