Hudson Soft (often referred to as simply Hudson, was a Japanese video game company that created numerous games for video game consoles, home computers and mobile phones, mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. On March 1st, 2012, Hudson Soft ceased to exist and was absorbed by Konami. All Hudson franchises became the property of Konami.
Hudson Soft was famous for popular video game series such as; Adventure Island, Bomberman, Bloody Roar, Dungeon Explorer, Far East of Eden, Momotaro Dentetsu and Star Soldier among others.
Collaboration with Nintendo[]
The company collaboration with Nintendo can be traced back as far as 1984, developing couple of Mario games ranging from 1984 to 1986. Since 1998, they have become even more closer with Nintendo and have developed every Mario Party games up to Mario Party DS.
Mario Games[]
- Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984)
- Mario Bros. Special (1984)
- Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1985)
- Super Mario Bros. Special (1986)
- Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994)
- Wario Land II (1998)
- Mario Party (1998)
- Mario Party 2 (1999)
- Mario Party 3 (2000)
- Mario Party 4 (2002)
- Mario Party 5 (2003)
- Mario Party 6 (2004)
- Mario Party Advance (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005)
- Mario Party 7 (2005)
- Mario Party 8 (2007)
- Mario Party DS (2007)
External links[]
- Hudson Soft at the Konami Wiki