Taito
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Taito Corporation
Taito is a Japanese company specializing in video games, arcade hardware and game centers. The most influential company since the dawn of arcade gaming, Taito is responsible for Space Invaders arcade hit, setting the template for shooting games to follow. Taito is also notable for publishing the shooting games of many other developers in arcade and consoles, including Toaplan, Seibu Kaihatsu, Kaneko, Takumi, Alfa System, Triangle Service, and Cave.
Shooting games developed by Taito
| Game | Year |
|---|---|
| Space Invaders | 1978 |
| Darius | 1986 |
| Halley's Comet | 1986 |
| KiKi KaiKai (Knight Boy) | 1986 |
| Scramble Formation (Tokio) | 1986 |
| Fighting Hawk | 1988 |
| Syvalion | 1988 |
| Darius II | 1989 |
| Master of Weapon | 1989 |
| Megablast | 1989 |
| Gun Frontier | 1990 |
| Majestic Twelve: Space Invaders Part IV | 1990 |
| Metal Black | 1991 |
| Grid Seeker | 1992 |
| Darius Gaiden | 1994 |
| RayForce (Layer Section, Galactic Attack, Gunlock) | 1994 |
| Akkanvader (Space Invaders '95) | 1995 |
| Gekirindan | 1995 |
| RayStorm | 1996 |
| G-Darius | 1997 |
| RayCrisis | 1998 |
| Darius R | 2002 |
| Dariusburst | 2009 |
| Dariusburst Another Chronicle | 2010 |
