Jaleco

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Jaleco, Ltd. was a Japanese video game company originally called "Japan Leisure Co., Ltd.," but later shortened to "Jaleco." The company was formed in 1974 and, like many Japanese amusement companies, entered into the arcade video game market in the early 1980s. Shortly after that, they began porting their arcade games to Japanese video game consoles and home computers. In 1988, they created a North American publishing arm called Jaleco USA, Inc. to get their games published in the USA. Jaleco appears to have stopped making new games around 1999-2000. All subsequent games were developed by third-party companies and merely published by Jaleco.

In 2002, Jaleco USA was acquired by PCCW and the name was changed to Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.. In 2006, Jaleco, Ltd. became Jaleco Holdings and the video game publishing division was spun-off into a separate company retaining the name Jaleco, Ltd. In 2009, Jaleco, Ltd. was sold to Game Yarou, which later changed its name to Emcom Holdings. Jaleco Entertainment appears to have been dissolved by PCCW in 2011. In 2014, Emcom Holdings went bankrupt and the rights to Jaleco games were purchased by City Connection.

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Jaleco had a few big hits, namely the Bases Loaded series, but I was never really that impressed with their games. They published a lot of sports games, a genre I have never cared for, and their graphic art was never very impressive. One really annoying thing Jaleco USA did was put their brand on the top of NES carts, so you can't tell what the game is without being able to see it from the front.

These are the Jaleco games that are important to me:

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