[Tonkin House] A Game Brand Owned by TOKYO SHOSEKI CO., LTD.! This is the Software Lineup of the Retro Game Brand, Tonkin House, that Used to Release Mainly Famicom Titles!

2024-04-04

Hello, everyone. Today, I'm going to introduce a game manufacturer that used to release games...... Actually, it's a game brand of a certain company that has become very famous now, I'm Boss from Retro Video Game Republic.

Hello everyone~! Huh? A company that has become very famous......? Do I know it too? I'm Saori from Retro Video Game Republic, not familiar with the details!

I think you probably know, especially students in Japan! So, the game manufacturer I'm going to introduce this time is this one that used to exist!

[Tonkin House] A Game Brand Owned by TOKYO SHOSEKI CO., LTD.! This is the Software Lineup of the Retro Game Brand, Tonkin House, that Used to Release Mainly Famicom Titles!

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What is Tonkin House?

Tonkin House was a game brand once owned by TOKYO SHOSEKI CO., LTD., and is not active anymore.
TOKYO SHOSEKI CO., LTD. is a Japanese publishing company that produces school textbooks in Japan and is the largest in the field of school textbooks.
Therefore, Tonkin House also tended to release many educational game titles, including mainstream RPGs.
While the exact start of activities is unclear, they began releasing titles gradually around 1987, but currently, the game brand's activities have ceased.

What!? Is it the company that made NEWHORIZON, which I used when I was a student!?

Yes, yes, it seems that they gradually reduced their activities as Tonkin House, perhaps focusing more on educational materials. But there are traces of various software releases, forming quite a retro lineup!