Genki (元気) is a Japanese developer of computer and video games. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best-known for their racing game titles.
In its early years, Genki dabbled in a few different genres, looking for its niche. One of its best early efforts was its first software release -- Devilish, a puzzle game similar to Arkanoid that was released for Sega's Game Gear an...
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Genki (元気) is a Japanese developer of computer and video games. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best-known for their racing game titles.
In its early years, Genki dabbled in a few different genres, looking for its niche. One of its best early efforts was its first software release -- Devilish, a puzzle game similar to Arkanoid that was released for Sega's Game Gear and Mega Drive systems in 1991. One of its worst was a first-person mecha shooting game for the PlayStation called Kileak: The DNA Imperative, which was released in 1995, and was panned by critics and consumers alike.
Although they did not know it at the time, Genki found its niche in 1994, with the release of Shutokō Battle '94 Keichii Tsuchiya Drift King for the Super Famicom -- the first in a long-running series of racing games. Shutokou Battle 2 followed one year later, in 1995, and was also for the Super Famicom.
Within the same year, Genki...
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