Epoch Co.

Epoch Co., Ltd. (株式会社エポック社, Kabushikigaisha Epokku Sha) is a Japanese toy and computer games company founded in 1958 which is best known for manufacturing Barcode Battler and Doraemon video games, Aquabeads, and the Sylvanian Families series of toys.

They also made Japan's first successful programmable console video game system, the Cassette Vision, in 1981.

After 20 years of its founding in 1978, Epoch had increased to ¥200 million - 200 times the original startup cost.

It also had a United States office, which sold imported English versions of its products.

[2] It is most famous for its Doraemon and Sylvanian Families toy and video game productions.

The TV Vader , a dedicated home video game console that played a Space Invaders clone