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Hudson Soft | |
Company name | Hudson Soft |
Also known as | Hudson |
Type | Game company |
Founded | 1973 |
Defunct | 2012 |
Parent | Konami |
Main works | Bomberman Adventure Island Far East of Eden |
Founder | Yuji Kudo Hiroshi Kudo |
Hudson Soft, or simply Hudson, was a game company from Japan. In 2012, it was absorbed by Konami.
History
Hudson was founded in 1973 as a radio shop. The company's name comes from the Hudson locomotives.
In 1987, Hudson developed the "C62 System", a graphics system which was later used in the development of the video game console PC Engine, a joint effort of Hudson and NEC.
In 2012, all of Hudson's assets were bought by Konami.