Company Bio

On September 28, 2005, Tatio was acquired by fellow Japanese game publisher Square-Enix. The takeover was considered "friendly," and the purchase price for 93.7 percent of all issued Taito stock was reported as 63 billion yen (about 565 million dollars). ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Developed/Manufactured

Darius Twin (Super NES), The Flintstones (Sega Genesis), Rainbow Islands (Nintendo Entertainment System), Bubble Bobble (Nintendo Entertainment System), Bubble Bobble (Arcade), Phoenix (Arcade), Qix (Arcade), Space Invaders Deluxe (Arcade), Zoo Keeper (Arcade), Bubble Bobble (Game Boy), Arkanoid (Nintendo Entertainment System), Taito Chase HQ (Nintendo Entertainment System), Demon Sword (Nintendo Entertainment System), The Legend of Kage (Nintendo Entertainment System), Power Blade (Nintendo Entertainment System), Puzznic (Nintendo Entertainment System), Renegade (Nintendo Entertainment System), Bust-A-Move 3 (Sega Saturn), Darius Gaiden (Sega Saturn), Galactic Attack (Sega Saturn), Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition (PlayStation), Bust-A-Move (Super NES), Alpine Ski (Arcade), Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (Super NES), Arkanoid (Arcade), Front Line (Arcade), Jungle Hunt (Arcade), Jungle King (Arcade), Lunar Rescue (Arcade), Operation Wolf (Commodore 64/128), Qix II (Arcade), Rastan (Arcade), Bust-A-Move (3DO), Psychic Force (PlayStation), Ray Tracers (PlayStation), Space Invaders Virtual Collection (Nintendo Virtual Boy), Arabian Magic (Arcade), Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III (Arcade), Bust-A-Move (Arcade), Chase H.Q. (Arcade), Flying Shark (Arcade), Night Striker (Arcade), Operation Wolf (Arcade), Rally Bike (Arcade), Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh (Arcade), Sky Shark (Arcade), Space Gun (Arcade), Tiger-Heli (Arcade), Truxton (Arcade), Under Fire (Arcade), Mat Mania (Arcade), Space Invaders '91 (Sega Genesis), Ultimate Qix (Sega Genesis), Bubble Bobble (Sega Game Gear), Final Bubble Bobble (Sega Master System), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Nintendo Entertainment System), Elevator Action (Nintendo Entertainment System), International Tennis Tour (Super NES), Cadash (Sega Genesis), Majestic 12 (Arcade), The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy (Nintendo Entertainment System), The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates (Super NES), Bust-A-Move 4 (PlayStation), Rastan Saga II (Sega Genesis), Toki (Nintendo Entertainment System), Wrath of the Black Manta (Nintendo Entertainment System), Rastan [Apple IIGS] (Apple II), Ninja Warriors (TurboGrafx-16), Bubble Bobble Part 2 (Game Boy), Operation Wolf (Nintendo Entertainment System), Flipull (Game Boy), Bakushou Jinsei 64 Mezase! Resort Ou! (Nintendo 64), Elevator Action (Game Boy), Ring Rage (Game Boy), Chase H.Q. (Sega Master System), Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (Sega Master System), Sagaia (Sega Master System), The New Zealand Story (Sega Master System), Elevator Action Returns (Sega Saturn), Qix (Nintendo Entertainment System), Bust-A-Move '99 (PlayStation), Kick Master (Nintendo Entertainment System), Psychic Force 2012 (Sega Dreamcast), Densha de GO! 64 (Nintendo 64), Densha de Go! 2: 3000 (Sega Dreamcast), Psychic Force 2012 (Sega Dreamcast), Densha de Go! 3: Commuting (Sega Dreamcast), Pop 'n Pop (PlayStation), RayCrisis (PlayStation), Kisha De Go! (PlayStation), Cosmo Warrior Lei (PlayStation), Psychic Force 2012 (Sega Dreamcast), Bust-A-Move 3DX (PlayStation), Bust-A-Move 4 (PlayStation), G. Darius (PlayStation), Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (Arcade), Saint Sword (Sega Genesis), Chase H.Q. (TurboGrafx-16), Hit the Ice (TurboGrafx-16), Bubble Bobble Part 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Chack'n Pop (Nintendo Entertainment System), The Flintstones: Surprise at Dino's Peak (Nintendo Entertainment System), Front Line (Nintendo Entertainment System), Gyrodine (Nintendo Entertainment System), The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper (Nintendo Entertainment System), Little Samson (Nintendo Entertainment System), Panic Restaurant (Nintendo Entertainment System), Arkanoid: Doh it Again (Super NES), Cameltry (Super NES), Chaos Seed (Super NES), Darius Force (Super NES), Estpolis Denki (Super NES), The Flintstones: Treasure of the Sierra Madrock (Super NES), Cadash (Arcade), Empire City 1931 (Arcade), Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Super NES), The Ninja Warriors Again (Super NES), Operation Thunderbolt (Super NES), Super Chase H.Q. (Super NES), Super Nova (Super NES), Super Soccer Champ (Super NES), Super Football Champ (PlayStation), Ray Tracers (PlayStation), Builder's Block (PlayStation), Champion Wrestler (Arcade), Re-Volt (Sega Dreamcast), RayStorm (PlayStation), Sonic Blast Man II (Super NES), Side by Side Special (PlayStation), Power Blade 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Space Invaders (Nintendo Entertainment System), Super Bust-A-Move (PlayStation 2), Bust-A-Move 4 (Sega Dreamcast), RC de GO! (PlayStation), Zeitgeist (IBM PC Compatible), Puzzle Bobble 4 (Sega Dreamcast), Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast (Game Boy Color), Sagaia (Arcade), Lady Stalker: Apocalypse Engine (Super NES), Arkanoid: Doh it Again (Super NES), Darius Twin (Super NES), Energy Breaker (Super NES), Hat Trick Hero (Super NES), Hat Trick Hero 2 (Super NES), Daibakusyo Jinsei Gekijyou (Super NES), Daibakusyo Jinsei Gekijyou: Oedo Nikki (Super NES), Daibakusyo Jinsei Gekijyou: Zukkoke Salary Man (Super NES), Daibakusyo Jinsei Gekijyou: Dokidoki Seisyun Hen (Super NES), Estpolis Denki 2 (Super NES), Saibara Rieko no Mahjong Hourouki (Super NES), Sonic Blast Man (Super NES), Sonic Blast Man 2 (Super NES), Space Invaders (Super NES), Super Chase HQ (Super NES), Super Kyukyoku Harikiri Stadium (Super NES), Super Kyukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2 (Super NES), The Flintstones: Treasure of the Sierra Madrock (Super NES), Honkakuha Igo Gosei (Super NES), Yu Yu No Quiz De Go! Go! (Super NES), Space Invaders (Arcade), Bust-A-Move (Sega Game Gear), Chase H.Q. (Sega Game Gear), Halley Wars (Sega Game Gear), Blue Shark (Arcade), Kiki Kaikai (Arcade), Ohgon no Siro (Arcade), Rastan (Arcade), Arkanoid (Arcade), Arkanoid (Arcade), Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh (Arcade), Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh (Arcade), The New Zealand Story 2 (Arcade), Kageki (Arcade), Champion Wrestler (Arcade), Champion Wrestler (Arcade), Nastar Warrior (Arcade), Crime City (Arcade), Crime City (Arcade), Ashura Blaster (Arcade), Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai (Arcade), Quiz Torimonochou (Arcade), Growl (Arcade), Football Champ (Arcade), Ah Eikou no Koshien (Arcade), The Ninja Kids (Arcade), The Ninja Kids (Arcade), Solitary Fighter (Arcade), Quiz Quest: Hime to Yuusha no Monogatari (Arcade), Pu-Li-Ru-La (Arcade), Pu-Li-Ru-La (Arcade), Quiz Chikyu Bouei Gun (Arcade), Dino Rex (Arcade), Dino Rex (Arcade), Quiz Jinsei Gekijoh (Arcade), Quiz Crayon Shinchan (Arcade), Twin Cobra (Arcade), Cachat (Arcade), Liquid Kids (Arcade), Gun Frontier (Arcade), Mahjong Quest (Arcade), Yuuyu no Quiz de GO!GO! (Arcade), Pop 'n Pop (IBM PC Compatible), Densha de Go Controller (PlayStation), Hat Trick Hero (Arcade), The Legend of Kage (Commodore 64/128), Jupiter Strike (PlayStation), Jupiter Strike (PlayStation), Bubble Bobble Junior (Game Boy), The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island (Game Boy), Puzznic (Game Boy), Sagaia (Game Boy), The Legend of Kage (Arcade), The New Zealand Story 2 (Arcade), Super Space Invaders '91 (Arcade), Violence Fight (Arcade), Wardner No Mori (Arcade), Tiger-Heli (Arcade), Chuka Taisen (Arcade), Dead Connection (Arcade), Final Blow (Arcade), Power Shovel (PlayStation), Power Shovel Simulator (Arcade), Twin Eagle (Arcade), Double Dragon (Arcade), Cameltry (Arcade), Dead Connection (Arcade), Don Doko Don (Arcade), Dr. Toppel's Tankentai (Arcade), Final Blow (Arcade), Silent Dragon (Arcade), Space Invaders DX (Arcade), Chase H.Q. II (Sega Genesis), Darius II (Sega Genesis), Metal Black (Arcade), Balloon Brothers (Arcade), Get Star (Arcade), Gun Frontier (Arcade), Hishou Zame (Arcade), Master of Weapon (Arcade), Mizubaku Daibouken Adventure (Arcade), Ougon No Siro (Arcade), Palamedes (Arcade), Play Girls (Arcade), Plotting (Arcade), Plump Pop (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble 2 (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble 2X (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble 4 (Arcade), Puzznic (Arcade), Quiz HQ (Arcade), Raimais (Arcade), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Rastan Saga 2 (Arcade), Rezon (Arcade), Runark (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble (Arcade), Final Blow (Sega Genesis), The New Zealand Story (Sega Genesis), Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (Sega Genesis), Sagaia (Sega Genesis), Thunder Fox (Sega Genesis), Football Champ (Arcade), Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh (IBM PC Compatible), Asuka & Asuka (Arcade), Pyramid Patrol (Pioneer LaserActive), Kiki Kaikai (TurboGrafx-16), Battle Gear (Arcade), Cloud Master (Arcade), Werdna's Forest (Arcade), Great Gurianos (Commodore 64/128), Operation Wolf (IBM PC Compatible), Operation Wolf (Commodore Amiga), Puzznic (Commodore 64/128), Volfied (IBM PC Compatible), Operation Thunderbolt (IBM PC Compatible), Cross Fire (Arcade), Dark Mist (Arcade), Flipull (Arcade), Hat Trick Hero 95 (Arcade), Kabuki Z (Arcade), Kaiser Knuckle (Arcade), The Ninja Kids (Arcade), Pu-Li-Ru-La (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble 3 (Arcade), Rainbow Island Extra (Arcade), Record Breaker (Arcade), Super Chase: Criminal Termination (Arcade), Taito Power Goal (Arcade), Tatsujin (Arcade), Tatsujin Ou (Arcade), Top Ranking Stars (Arcade), Typhoon Gal (Arcade), Flipull: An Exciting Cube Game (Nintendo Entertainment System), Arkanoid (IBM PC Compatible), Acrobat (Arcade), Operation Thunderbolt (Arcade), Elevator Action Returns (Arcade), Cleopatra Fortune (Arcade), Crashing Race (Arcade), Space Invaders EX (Nintendo GameCube), Super Bust-A-Move 2 (PlayStation 2), Energy Airforce (PlayStation 2), Lufia: The Ruins of Lore (Game Boy Advance), Taito Memories [Cancelled] (N-Gage), Bust-A-Move 3000 (Nintendo GameCube), Space Invaders (PlayStation), Evolution Snowboarding (Nintendo GameCube), Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (Nintendo GameCube), Taito Volleyball (Arcade), Time Gal (Arcade), Super Football Champ (Arcade), Puzzle Bobble VS (N-Gage), Classic Bubble Bobble (Game Boy Color), Bubble Bobble: Old and New (Game Boy Advance), Space Invaders Anniversary (PlayStation 2), Space Raiders (Nintendo GameCube), Ultra Bust-A-Move (Xbox), Hit the Ice (Sega Genesis), Graffiti Kingdom (PlayStation 2), Space Invaders Revolution (Nintendo DS), Bust-A-Move DS (Nintendo DS), On the Ball (Super NES), Taito Legends (PlayStation 2), Taito Legends (IBM PC Compatible), Bust-A-Move Deluxe (PlayStation Portable), Exit (PlayStation Portable), Over G Fighters (Xbox 360), Exzisus (Arcade), Tube-It (Arcade), The New Zealand Story (Arcade), 3D Space Invaders (Mobile), Elevator Action 3D (Mobile), Chase H.Q. 3D (Mobile), Monster Bomber (Nintendo DS), Elevator Action [Virtual Console] (Wii), Taito Legends 2 (PlayStation 2), Taito Legends Power-Up (PlayStation Portable), Furu Furu Park (Wii)