【SPS】The once-existent game maker! What kind of company was SPS, involved in porting “Gradius” and developing the “GUILTY GEAR” series?
【SPS】The once-existent game maker! What kind of company was SPS, involved in porting “Gradius” and developing the “GUILTY GEAR” series?
2024-03-27

Hello everyone, today I'll introduce a game maker that once existed but was around until recently. I'm Boss from Retro Video Game Republic.

Hello everyone~! It seems that this game maker was involved in porting and developing big titles that I also know! I'm Saori from Retro Video Game Republic, quite intrigued!

It seems this game maker existed up until the 2020s. Let's quickly check out what kind of game production they were involved in!
【SPS】The once-existent game maker! What kind of company was SPS, involved in porting “Gradius” and developing the “GUILTY GEAR” series?
What is SPS?
https://retro-video-game-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=623&ref=blog
SPS was a game maker that once existed.
Established in 1982, it operated from the dawn of the home gaming console era, handling planning, development, porting, and sales of video games, with online game server management being its main business in modern times.
Although it had fewer in-house developed titles, it received many development requests from major game makers, involving in porting “Gradius” and developing the “GUILTY GEAR XX” series.
With the rise of smartphone apps, it also engaged in their operation, but gradually downsized its business and accepted bankruptcy proceedings in 2021.

Though they had fewer in-house developed games, they were involved in the development of many games, weren't they?

Yes, without SPS, there might have been several masterpieces that never saw the light of day.
●The unsung hero! Check out SPS's software lineup here!
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Everyone, please make sure to check out SPS's software lineup!
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