Flagship Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社フラグシップ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Furagushippu) was an independent Japanese video game developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo, and Sega located in Chūō-ku, Osaka Japan that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. Flagship had often created scenarios for new and existing products, and has developed for Nintendo several times on the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Their final video game was Kirby: Squeak Squad for the Nintendo DS.[1]
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Native name | 株式会社フラグシップ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Furagushippu |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded | April 24, 1997 |
| Founder | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Defunct | June 1, 2007 |
| Fate | Merged into Capcom |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Video game development |
| Owner | Capcom |
History
editFlagship was founded by Yoshiki Okamoto[2] on April 24, 1997.[citation needed] Funds and personnel for the startup were provided by Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo.[2] The developer's first project was a series of episodic, Sega Saturn-exclusive RPGs,[2] but it was never released.
In May 2007, Capcom announced that Flagship would cease to exist from June 1, 2007, and their employees merged into Capcom's main studio. Quoting GameSpot's news on the dissolution of Flagship Studios "According to a Capcom spokesperson, while the Flagship name is getting the axe, its employees won't be. Noting that the only thing to change will be the company name on their business cards, the spokesperson said all Flagship staffers are expected to continue working at the publisher in the same capacities".[3]
Games
edit| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Resident Evil 2 | PS1 | Capcom | |
| 2000 | Resident Evil – Code: Veronica | Dreamcast | Capcom/Eidos | |
| Resident Evil Survivor | PS1 | |||
| Dino Crisis 2 | PS1 | Capcom/Virgin | ||
| 2001 | Onimusha: Warlords | PS2 | Capcom | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages | GBC | Nintendo | ||
| Bounty Hunter Sarah: Holy Mountain no Teiou | Dreamcast | Capcom | ||
| 2002 | Resident Evil Zero | GameCube | ||
| Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny | PS2 | |||
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords | GBA | Nintendo | Ported to GBA | |
| Clock Tower 3 | PS2 | Capcom | ||
| 2003 | Resident Evil: Dead Aim | |||
| Dino Crisis 3 | Xbox | |||
| 2004 | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | PS2 | ||
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | GBA | Nintendo | Co-developed with Capcom | |
| Kirby & the Amazing Mirror | GBA | Co-developed with HAL Laboratory and Dimps | ||
| 2005 | Resident Evil 4 | GameCube | Capcom | Unused two drafts |
| Beck: The Game | PS2 | Marvelous Entertainment | Co-developed with Sun-Tec | |
| 2006 | Kirby: Squeak Squad | DS | Nintendo | Co-developed with HAL Laboratory |
Drama albums
edit- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.1
- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.2
- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.3
- BIOHAZARD 2 DRAMA ALBUM ~Sherry, the Little Runaway~
- BIOHAZARD 2 DRAMA ALBUM ~Ada, the Female Spy, is Alive~
Novels
edit- BIO HAZARD The Phantom Beast of the North Sea
References
edit- ^ "星のカービィ 参上！ドロッチェ団 :: カンタン操作で大バトル！". Nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b c Ricciardi, John (November 1997). "Okamoto Leaves Capcom". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. p. 28.
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan. "Capcom scuttles Flagship". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-11-29.