Data East Corporation (データイースト株式会社, Dēta Īsuto Kabushikigaisha) also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy. Their main headquarters were located in Suginami, Tokyo, while their American subsidiary, Data East USA, had been headquarteted time in different cities of the Silicon Valley, the last one being San Jose.
Data East was founded by Tetsuo Fukuda on A...
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Data East Corporation (データイースト株式会社, Dēta Īsuto Kabushikigaisha) also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy. Their main headquarters were located in Suginami, Tokyo, while their American subsidiary, Data East USA, had been headquarteted time in different cities of the Silicon Valley, the last one being San Jose.
Data East was founded by Tetsuo Fukuda on April 20, 1976 as an electronic engineering company which focused on integrating interchangeable tapes inside arcade game devices, allowing video games operators to replace a game from a machine without having to replace the cabinet itself. Realizing the money that could be made within the interactive content, Data East began developing arcade video games in 1979 and established a U.S division, after most of their chief competitors like Sega and Taito had already established a market presence. While making games, Data East released a series of...
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