【Athena】Particularly Famous as a Mahjong Game Maker! What is the History of the Once-Existent Athena?
【Athena】Particularly Famous as a Mahjong Game Maker! What is the History of the Once-Existent Athena?
2023-12-29
Hello everyone. When I was a university student, I was so hooked on Mahjong that I'd play it all night long. I'm Boss from Retro Video Game Republic.
Hello everyone~! I can't remember the names of the Mahjong hands or the combination patterns at all. I'm Saori from Retro Video Game Republic!
Mahjong is not only about luck, but even against a computer, the strategy is incredibly interesting and I love it! Today, I'd like to introduce a game maker that once released a lot of Mahjong games!
【Athena】Particularly Famous as a Mahjong Game Maker! What is the History of the Once-Existent Athena?
What is Athena?
https://retro-video-game-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=496&ref=blog
Athena was a game maker that once existed.
Founded in 1987, it was established by employees who belonged to TAITO CORPORATION and operated Athena-owned game centers in the metropolitan area.
It was particularly renowned for developing and releasing Mahjong games, producing numerous masterpieces.
Athena collaborated with other companies on many games and released various genres, but filed for bankruptcy in 2013.
Athena collaborated with other companies on many games and released various genres, but filed for bankruptcy in 2013.
Although the company no longer exists following its bankruptcy, some of its games have been released by other companies that acquired the rights.
Wow! It wasn't just Mahjong games, they released a variety of games! It's amazing that they also operated game centers.
Let's check out the lineup of masterpieces from Athena!
●Not just Mahjong games, but a plethora of other games too! This is the lineup of Athena's masterpieces!
Mahjong▸
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アテナ,
Mahjong,
Waratte Iitomo! Tamorinpic,
Yakouchuu,
Shobushi Densetsu Tetsuya (The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya),
Dezaemon 3D
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