Technōs Japan

Technōs Japan Corp.[1] was a Japanese video game developer, best known for the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun franchises (the latter including Renegade, Super Dodge Ball and River City Ransom) as well as Karate Champ, The Combatribes and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.

[2] Initially operating from a single-room apartment, Technōs was founded in 1981 by three staff members of Data East.

[3] The two companies settled in August 1983 and Technos would go on to create two arcade games published by Data East, Tag Team Wrestling and Karate Champ.

A few Kunio-kun games were localized for the North American market; namely Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom and Nintendo World Cup, but none maintain any connection with each other.

Following the closure, a licensing company named Million Co., Ltd was formed to purchase the former intellectual properties of Technōs Japan.

This list does not take account licensed versions that were released by other companies (such as the Master System port of Double Dragon and the PC Engine ports of the Kunio games published by Naxat Soft) or games that were produced by Million, the subsequent copyrights holder of Technōs Japan's former properties.

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