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ACS - Logo

The current logo of ACS, used from 2006 onwards

ACS Visual Entertainment LLC.

, also known as simply ACS is a Japanese publisher of video games. Founded in 1969 as A.C.S. Manufacturing Ltd., as a manufacturer of arcade attractions such as kiddie rides, toy cranes and coin pusher games, the company later officially changed its name to ACS Co., Ltd. in 1980 following the company's full-time shift into video game development, eventually changing it again into ACS Computer Entertainment LLC. in 1995, before changing into its current name in 2006. ACS is best known for its fighting game franchises, Fight or Die, Code Chronos, Sentoki and Crisis Moon.

ACS currently owns several development studios for their games such as ACS Production Studios Tokyo and Osaka, as well as Orange Soft (fighting games), Digital Revolution (racing games), Spunk Project (platformers) and Team Beats (rhythm games). ACS also currently owns the San Jose, California-based development studio Innovision Softworks.

ACS once served as the Japanese distributor for In-Verse games following the success of their crossover Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle. In exchange, its subsidiary Shiny Star Games distributed ACS' games in the European PAL region.

ACS also currently holds the video game license for the professional wrestling company Ring of Honor, creating the yearly Ring of Honor: Unchained series of wrestling games. In the past, ACS has also made licensed sports games for the National Basketball Association the National Football League, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball under the ACS Sports label.

In 2000, ACS ecpanded their business module by indroducing their light novel publishing imprint, DokiDoki Bunko (DDB). Since its introduction in 2000, DokiDoki Bunko has published hundreds upon thousands of popular light novels.

Arcade Systems

Besides developing and publishing games, ACS has also made arcade system boards for its arcade games, the latest of which being the System 203: ATLANTIS, first unveiled in 2016 as the hardware used for Blazin' Wheels: HyperDrive.

  • ACS V-16 System (2D) (1986-1990)
  • ACS S-16 System (2D/Sprite Scaling) (1989-1993)
  • ACS P-16 System (2D) (1989-1995)
  • ACS Supra³² System (2D) (1994-2001)
  • ACS TGX Modeller System (3D) (1995-1998)
  • ACS TGX2 Modeller System (3D) (1997-2000)
  • ACS NOVA System (2D/3D) (2000-2004)
  • ACS NOVA-II System (2D/3D) (2003-2008)
  • ACS System 201 (2D/3D) (2006-2011)
  • ACS System 202: ENDYMION (2D/3D) (2009-2017)
  • ACS System 203: ATLANTIS (2D/3D) (2016-)

Games

A list of games created by ACS through the years.

Released from 1979

Released from 1980-1989

  • Starblazer (Shoot 'em up) (1980; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Ladder Lappin' (Vertical Scrolling Game) (1981; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Mr. Slither (Snake Game) (1981; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Milky n' Cheese (Maze Game) (1982; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Starblaster (Shoot 'em up) (1982; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Firefighter Fred (Vertical Scrolling Game) (1983; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Rev n' Ride (Racing game) (1983; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Mr. Slither Plus (Snake Game) (1983; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware, Various consoles)
  • Hi-Jumper (2D Platformer) (1984; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Milky n' Cheese II (Maze Game) (1984; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Starbreaker (Shoot 'em up) (1984; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Fred to the Rescue! (Vertical Scrolling Game) (1985; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Rally Racer (Racing game) (1985; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Dragon Fist (Beat 'em Up) (1985; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Kumite (2D Fighting Game) (1986; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Ladder Lappin' II (Vertical Scrolling Game) (1986; Arcade (Dedicated Hardware), Various consoles)
  • Odysseus (Shoot 'em up) (1986; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Dragon Fist II (Beat 'em Up) (1987; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Mr. & Mrs. Slither (Snake Game) (1987; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Starblazer IV (Shoot 'em up) (1987; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Spunky's Adventures (2D Platformer) (1987; MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • AttackForce (Run n' Gun Platformer) (1988; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Bloxx (Puzzle game) (1988; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Spunky's Adventures 2 (2D Platformer) (1988; Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • Odysseus II (Shoot 'em up) (1988; Arcade (ACS V-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Bloxx2 (Puzzle game) (1989; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Kurokage (Beat 'em Up) (1989; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Terry the Treasure Raider (2D Platformer) (1989; Nintendo Enterntainment System)
  • Top Speed GP (Racing game) (1989; Arcade (ACS S-16 System), Various Consoles)

Released from 1990-1999

  • Airhawk (Combat Flight Simulator) (1990; Arcade (ACS S-16 System), Various Consoles)
  • Bloxx3 (Puzzle game) (1990; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Odysseus III (Shoot 'em up) (1990; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Spunky's Adventures 3 (2D Platformer) (1990; Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • Spunky's Pocket Adventures (2D Platformer) (1990; Game Boy)
  • Urban Warriors (Beat 'em Up) (1990; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Warlands: 1941 (Run n' Gun Shooter) (1990; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Various consoles)
  • Hyper Moto (Racing game) (1991; Arcade (ACS S-16 System), Various Consoles)
  • Kurokage's Revenge! (Beat 'em Up) (1991; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Starblazer: Enter the New World (Shoot 'em up) (1991; Arcade (ACS S-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Super Bloxx4 (Puzzle game) (1991; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Tenshi: The Sky Guardians (Shoot 'em up) (1991; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Terry the Treasure Raider II: The Blue Diamond (2D Platformer) (1991; Nintendo Entertainment System)
  • Urban Warriors 2: The Beatdown (Beat 'em Up) (1991; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Warlands II: The Path to Victory (Run n' Gun Shooter) (1991; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Various consoles)
  • Airhawk II: Ace Pilot (Combat Flight Simulator) (1992; Arcade (ACS S-16 System)
  • Fighting Champions (2D Fighting Game) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Sharp X68000, FM Towns, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-CD, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Future Fighters (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Mega Bloxx5 (Puzzle game) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Odysseus Force (Shoot 'em up) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Various consoles)
  • Spunky's Pocket Adventures 2 (2D Platformer) (1992; Game Boy)
  • Super Spunky's Adventures (2D Platformer) (1992; Super Nintendo)
  • Tenshi 2: Return of the Sky Guardians (Shoot 'em up) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Top Speed GP II (Racing game) (1992; Arcade (ACS S-16 System)
  • Urban Warriors 3: The Battle for Justice City (Beat 'em Up) (1992; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Aces of Ice (Ice Hockey Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Bodyslam Busters (Wrestling Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Fighting Champions II (2D Fighting Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Sharp X68000, FM Towns, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, 3DO, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Future Fighters Duo (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Hardcourt Heroes (Basketball Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Home Run Hitters (Baseball Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Monsters Arena: Chaos Unleashed (2D Fighting Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), 3DO, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Kick-Off Kaisers (Soccer Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Knights of Knockout (Boxing Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Odysseus G (Shoot 'em up) (1993; Game Boy)
  • Power Putters (Golf Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Racket Smashers (Tennis Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Super Spunky's Adventures 2 (2D Platformer) (1993; Super Nintendo)
  • Tenshi III (Shoot 'em up) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Terry the Treasure Raider III: Quest for the Seven Wonders (2D Platformer) (1993; Super Nintendo)
  • The Curse of Kurokage (Beat 'em Up) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Touchdown Titans (Football Game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System)
  • Xtra Bloxx6 (Puzzle game) (1993; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), 3DO, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Aces of Ice 2 (Ice Hockey Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Bodyslam Busters 2 (Wrestling Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Bushi no Ken: The Feudal Arena (2D Fighting Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), Super Nintendo, Sega 32X, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Fighting Champions II Excellent (2D Fighting Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Future Fighters 3000 (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Hardcourt Heroes 2 (Basketball Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Home Run Hitters 2 (Baseball Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Kick-Off Kaisers 2 (Soccer Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Knights of Knockout 2 (Boxing Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Master Bloxx7 (Puzzle game) (1994; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Odysseus R (Shoot 'em up) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Power Putters 2 (Golf Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Racket Smashers 2 (Tennis Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Spunky's Pocket Adventures 3 (2D Platformer) (1994; Game Boy)
  • Super Spunky's Adventures 3 (2D Platformer) (1994; Super Nintendo)
  • Tenshi 4 (Shoot 'em up) (1994; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), 3DO, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Touchdown Titans 2 (Football Game) (1994; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • Barry Bonds' Grand Slam Baseball '95 (Baseball Game) (1995; Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Blazin' Wheels: Super High-Speed Racing (Racing game) (1995; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • Champion Bloxx8 (Puzzle game) (1995; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Fantasia of the Forbidden (Role Playing Game) (1995; PlayStation)
  • Fighting Champions III (2D Fighting Game) (1995; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Hakeem Olajuwon's Monster Dunk Basketball '95 (Basketball Game) (1995; Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Lisette (Point and Click Horror Game) (1995; Sega Saturn, PC)
  • Mike Modano's Power Play Hockey '95 (Ice Hockey Game) (1995; Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Monsters Arena 2: Global Carnage (2D Fighting Game) (1995; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Game Gear)
  • Odysseus G² (Shoot 'em up) (1995; Game Boy)
  • Spunky's Trilogy: The Classic Adventures (2D Platformer) (1995; Sega Genesis)
  • Starblazer Horizon (Shoot 'em up) (1995; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • Steve Young's High Impact Football '95 (Football Game) (1995; Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis)
  • Tenshi 5 (Shoot 'em up) (1995; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Terry the Treasure Raider and Friends! (2D Platformer) (1995; Super Nintendo)
  • Warlands 3 (Run n' Gun Shooter) (1995; Arcade (ACS P-32 System, PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • W.I.N.G.S.: Warfare on Open Sky (Combat Flight Simulator) (1995; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • World Pro Soccer: Winning Kick (Soccer Game) (1995; PlayStation)
  • Blazin' Wheels 2 (Racing game) (1996; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation)
  • Future Fighters: New Earth (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1996; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation)
  • Extreme Bloxx9 (Puzzle game) (1996; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy)
  • Fighting Champions: Dimensions (2.5D Fighting Game) (1996; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation)
  • Legendary Blades (3D Fighting Game) (1995; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • MLB Baseball: GameTime (Baseball Game) (1996; PlayStation)
  • NBA Basketball: GameTime (Basketball Game) (1996; PlayStation)
  • NFL Football: GameTime (Football Game) (1996; PlayStation)
  • NHL Hockey: GameTime (Ice Hockey Game) (1996; PlayStation)
  • Odysseus R² (Shoot 'em up) (1996; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Robo-Rumblers: Metal Fury (2D Fighting Game) (1996; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Spunky's Dimensions (3D Platformer) (1996; PlayStation)
  • Spunky's Pocket Adventures 5 (2D Platformer) (1996; Game Boy)
  • Tenshi 6: Last Crusade (Shoot 'em up) (1996; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System) PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • World Pro Soccer: Winning Kick 2 (Soccer Game) (1996; PlayStation, PC)
  • Bloxx-X (Puzzle game) (1997; Arcade (ACS P-16 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy)
  • Fantasia of the Forbidden II (Role Playing Game ) (1997; PlayStation)
  • Gunblazers: Shoot on Sight (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1997; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • JetStorm: Wave Moto (Racing game) (1997; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System)
  • Maximum Smash Tennis (Tennis Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • MLB GameTime '98 (Baseball Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • NBA GameTime '98 (Basketball Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • NFL GameTime '98 (Football Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • NHL GameTime '98 (Ice Hockey Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • Odysseus G³ (Shoot 'em up) (1997; Game Boy)
  • Planet 19-11 (Survival Horror Game) (1997; PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC)
  • Robo-Rumblers 2097: Weapons of Destruction (2D Fighting Game) (1997; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
  • Sentoki: The Strongest Warrior (3D Fighting Game) (1997; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation)
  • Sofu-tan no Kyuyoku no ACS Quiz (Quiz Game) (1997; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System)
  • The Amazing Terry the Treasure Raider (3D Platformer) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64)
  • W.I.N.G.S. II: Delta Assault (Combat Flight Simulator) (1997; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • World Pro Soccer: Winning Kick '98 (Soccer Game) (1997; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • Blazin' Wheels III (Racing game) (1998; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation)
  • MLB GameTime '99 (Baseball Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • NBA GameTime '99 (Basketball Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • Neo Bloxx (Puzzle game) (1998; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color)
  • NFL GameTime '99 (Football Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • NHL GameTime '99 (Ice Hockey Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • Night Trigger (Light Gun Shooter Game) (1998; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation, PC)
  • Odysseus R³ (Shoot 'em up) (1998; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Dreamcast)
  • Peacekeepers (Run n' Gun Platformer) (1998; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color)
  • Power Pro Retsuden: Budokan no Unmei no Tatakai (Wrestling Game) (1998; Dreamcast)
  • Snowstorm Riders (Snowboarding game) (1998; Arcade (ACS TGX Modeller System)
  • Soul of the Fighter: Fighting Champions IV (2D Fighting Game) (1998; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2)
  • Spunky's Dimensions 2 (3D Platformer) (1998; PlayStation)
  • Super Shot Golf (Golf Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC)
  • World Pro Soccer: Winning Kick '99 (Soccer Game) (1998; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • Blazin' Wheels 64 (Racing game) (1999; Nintendo 64)
  • Fantasia of the Forbidden III: Apophis' Awakening (Role Playing Game ) (1999; PlayStation)
  • Fight or Die (2D Fighting Game) (1999; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Dreamcast, Zeo, PC)
  • Half*Dead (Survival Horror Game) (1999; PlayStation)
  • Legendary Blades II: The Fated Battle (3D Fighting Game) (1999; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation 2, PC)
  • Spunky's Dimensions 3 (3D Platformer) (1999; PlayStation)
  • Spunky's Pocket Adventures: Rainbow Islands (2D Platformer) (1999; Game Boy Color)
  • Maximum Smash Tennis 2 (Tennis Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)
  • MLB GameTime 2000 (Baseball Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Color)
  • NBA GameTime 2000 (Basketball Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Color)
  • NFL GameTime 2000 (Football Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Color)
  • NHL GameTime 2000 (Ice Hockey Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Color)
  • Odysseus GX (Shoot 'em up) (1999; Game Boy Color)
  • Peacekeepers II (Run n' Gun Platformer) (1999; Arcade (ACS Supra P-32 System), PlayStation, Dreamcast)
  • Shin Power Pro Retsuden 2: Champion no Seishin (Wrestling Game) (1999; Dreamcast)
  • W.I.N.G.S. III: Last Resort (Combat Flight Simulator) (1999; Arcade (ACS TGX2 Modeller System), PlayStation 2, PC)
  • World Pro Soccer: Winning Kick 2000 (Soccer Game) (1999; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PC)

Released from 2000-2009

Released from 2010-present

Upcoming games 

  • Arkane Arena (TBA; Arcade (Sega RingEdge 2), PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Nintendo Switch, PC) [Co-created with SBEntertainment]
  • Bloody Roar: Untamed (TBA; PlayStation 4, XBox ONE)
  • Crisis Moon: 0riginal Sin (TBA; PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Nintedo Switch)
  • PSY-Con FANTASMA (TBA; Arcade (ACS System 203: ATLANTIS), PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Zeo, PC)
  • Rave=Channeller: Tokyo R.E.D. Phase-II (TBA; Arcade (ACS System 203: ATLANTIS), PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Zeo, PC)
  • Rosa (TBA; PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Samsung Zeo)
  • Sentoki 5: Final Xceed (TBA; Arcade (System 203: ATLANTIS)
  • Spunky the Squirrel: Clocked and Loaded! (TBA; Samsung Zeo)

Compilations and Remasters

ACS Arcade Anthology

  • ACS Arcade Anthology Vol. 1 (1997; PlayStation)
    • Contains Ladder Lappin', Milky n' Cheese, Mr. Slither, Starblaster and Starblazer.
  • ACS Arcade Anthology Vol. 2 (1998; PlayStation)
    • Contains Milky n' Chesse II, Odysseus, Rally Racer, Hi-Jumper and Starbreaker.
  • ACS Arcade Anthology Vol. 3 (1999; PlayStation)
    • Contains Attack Force, Bloxx, Kumite, Dragon Fist, Starblazer IV and Tessaract.
  • ACS Arcade Anthology: Greatest Hits (2004; PlayStation 2, XBox, Nintendo Gamecube)
    • Contains Bloxx, Fighting Champions, Milky n' Cheese, Odysseus, Peacekeepers, Rally Racer, Rumble High, Mr. Slither, Starblazer, Tenshi: The Sky Guardians, Urban Warriors and Warlands: 1941.
  • ACS Arcade Anthology: Extra Play (2005; PlayStation Portable)
    • Contains Bloxx, Fighting Champions, Fight or Die, Ladder Lappin', Odysseus, Peacekeepers, Rally Racer, Mr. Slither, Starblazer, Tenshi: The Sky Guardians, Urban Warriors and Warlands: 1941.

Series Compilations

  • Fighting Champions Battle Recollections (2006; PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable)
    • Contains Fighting Champions, Fighting Champions II, Fighting Champions II MAX, Fighting Champions III and Soul of the Fighter: Fighting Champions IV.
  • Odysseus Saga (2006; PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable)
    • Contains Odysseus, Odysseus II, Odysseus III, Odysseus Force, Odysseus R, Odysseus R² and Odysseus R³.
  • Peacekeepers Anthology (2008; Wii, PlayStation Portable)
    • Contains Peacekeepers, Peacekeepers II, Peacekeepers III, Peacekeepers IV and Peacekeepers V.
  • Fight or Die Anthology (2009; Wii, PlayStation Portable)
    • ​Contains Fight or Die, Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies and Fight or Die III: Fatal Vengenace.
  • Half*Dead: The Blood-Stained Diaries (2014; PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Samsung Zeo)
    • Contains remastered versions of Half*Dead and Half*Dead II.
  • fade.: Mysteries Unsolved (2017; PlayStation 4, XBox ONE, Samsung Zeo)
    • Contains remastered versions of fade., fade.II and fade.III: Left Behind.

Crossover Apperances

ACS' characters have also crossed over with other companies. The most notable ones are with In-Verse, whom ACS used to share a long-standing working bond with.

DokiDoki Bunko

DokiDoki Bunko (ドキドキ文庫) is ACS' flagship light novel publishing imprint. It was introduced in 2000 by ACS to tackle the rising lmarket of light novels. DokiDoki Bunko's first title is the fantasy series Fantasia of the Forbidden: Densetsu no Cavalier, a spin-off novel of the Fantasia of the Forbidden series of RPG games by ACS. Since then, DokiDoki Bunko has published hundreds upon thousands of light novels.

Ongoing DokiDoki Bunko titles

Previous DokiDoki Bunko titles

Main article: List of former DokiDoki Bunko titles

Trivia

  • ACS - Logo (1988-2006)

    ACS' old logo, used from 1988 to 2006

    The meaning of the acronym ACS has remained inconsistent over the years. Several historical books claim that ACS stood for the initials of the company's founding members: Atsushi Kinoshita, Cole J. Howard and Satoshi Kinoshita. However, recent official promtional materials states that ACS stands for "Amazing Computer Software" instead
  • The ACS logo used from 1981 to 2006 features the words "ACS" written on a red background. The updated logo unveiled in 2006 (first seen in Code Chronos) is the same, but with the red box removed, and the text itself recolored red with a white border. Both logos use the Ethnocentric font.
  • The company's slogan is "Come Join the Fun!", which appears in various ACS-related products.
    • In ACS arcade games starting with Sentoki: The Strongest Warrior, the words usually flash on the top left or right corner of the screen, when the player side is left with a credit (or a controller) and unattended (e.g. PRESS P2 START BUTTON/COME JOIN THE FUN)
    • ACS-related anouncements are usually appeneded with the words "ACS: COME JOIN THE FUN! ;)", usually near the end.
  • ACS used to have a strong working relationship with In-Verse. This bond carried on for years until 2017, when In-Verse had filed for bankrupcy.
    • ACS' recent title Cross Chaos was created as a dedication to In-Verse founder and CEO Pauly-kun.
  • ACS has its own proprietary online arcade service in the form of Amaze.net. Like Konami's e-AMUSEMENT service, Amaze.net uses specialized cards that store the player's data in order to access special online-based services, from Internet rankings, to Amaze.net-exclusive offers, like exclusive customization options in the Sentoki games, exclusive songs in To the Beat and DrumMaster/GuitarMaster, and exclusive cars in the Blazin' Wheels games.
    • The first ACS title to use Amaze.net is Sentoki 3, released in 2003, and since then, Amaze.net has been used for most of ACS' major arcade titles.
    • As of this writing, the Amaze.net service is only available in Japan and select Chinese and Korean arcades. Though some overseas version of ACS arcade games include options to access the Amaze.net exclusive content through special codes.
  • ACS' company mascot is Sofu-tan, a young and cheerful girl wearing a red shirt with the ACS logo that bares her midriff, white shorts and red sneakers. Sofu-tan appears in most Japanese advertisements for ACS games, and stars in her own Japan-only quiz game: Sofu-tan no Kyuyoku no ACS Quiz (translates to Sofu-tan's Ultimate ACS Quiz).
    • Sofu-tan's name comes from ACS' acronym of "Amazing Computer Software".
    • In most of her appearances, barring her first appearance in a 1994 ACS commercial, Sofu-tan is voiced by Noriko Hidaka, who also voiced Yuko Amano of the Fight or Die series, and, as of recent, Liang Meifen in the Sentoki series.
    • It is commonly believed that the character design of Twilight from the Crisis Moon series was created as a tribute to Sofu-tan, mostly bevause of the identical looks and color.
  • Several ACS games were infamous for their awkward translations. The most notable ones are Fighting Champions (1992), where some of the lines and endings are translated awkwardly, the most prominent examples being Baron von Braun's winquote of "The strong only survive, but you are weak!", and Fantasia of the Forbidden (1995), where one of the main characters was given the name of "Dorosy", a butchered translation of the English name "Dorothy".
    • ACS has since improved its translations, but there are still occasional appearances of awkward translation in ACS games, like in fade. (2000), in the part where Darryl discovers the hidden door to the underground passageway, he will utter the words 'Is that a door right there? Looks like a door.", which has been parodied several times since.
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