Artdink

COMPANY» Founded 1986-04-21

Tokyo,Japan

Artdink is a Japanese developer known for its quirky, strange, unique, and innovative games.

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Artdink is a Japanese developer known for its quirky, strange, unique, and innovative games.

Developed Games

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Railroad Empire (Game)

9 July 1988

Known in Japan as A-Ressha de Ikou II, and the second installment of the A-Train series of business simulation games.

PC​ PC98​ X68K​

A-Ressha de Ikou (Game)

31 December 1985

The Japan-exclusive first entry in the A-Train series, challenging players with expanding a transcontinental railway network in the U.S.A.

PC​ MSX​ NES​ +4

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Game)

23 January 2014

Based on the manga and anime Dragon Ball Z, Battle of Z focuses on larger-scaled team battles chronicling the series and its numerous spin-off films.

X360​ PS3​ PSNV​ +1

Gundam Battle Universe (Game)

17 December 2009

The fourth entry in the Gundam Battle series. This game includes the stories of Gundam ZZ and Char's Counterattack.

PSP​

A-Train (Game)

14 December 1990

The third installment of Artdink's A-Train series of management games, switching from transcontinental railway management to full-on business simulation and city-building with a railroad flavor.

AMI​ PC​ SNES​ +5

A-Train: Trains · Power · Money (Game)

22 November 1995

An upgraded version of A-Ressha de Ikou IV.

PS1​ PS3N​ PSPN​

A-Train Construction Set (Game)

14 December 1990

AMI​ PC​ PC98​ +2

Gundam Assault Survive (Game)

18 March 2010

Gundam Assault Survive is a game based on Gundam's Universal Century (original), Cosmic Era (SEED), and Anno Domini (00) universes. It is technically the fifth game in the "Gundam Battle" series.

PSP​

Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy (Game)

28 February 2013

Game celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Macross series.

PS3​

Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Chitose no Tasogare (Game)

16 March 2017

Crossover RPG

PC​ PS4​ PSNV​ +1

A-Ressha de Ikou IV (Game)

31 December 1993

The follow-up to the game released internationally as simply "A-Train"

PC​ PC98​ FMT​

SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Game)

25 August 2022

A tactical action RPG based on SD Gundam

PC​ NSW​ XONE​ +3

Published Games

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Mahjong Gokū Taisei (Game)

2 November 2000

Monkey King mahjong on the PlayStation 2.

PS2​

Zeus II: Carnage Heart (Game)

7 October 1999

A mecha action strategy game from Artdink.

PS1​

Zeus: Carnage Heart Second (Game)

5 November 1998

The sequel to Carnage Heart, a mecha action-strategy game from Artdink.

PS1​

Carnage Heart EZ: Easy Zapping (Game)

24 July 1997

A mecha action-strategy game from Artdink.

PS1​

How Many Robots? (Game)

1 November 1987

A Japanese top-down puzzle game from Artdink, starring a little bomb-disposal robot. Control it directly while it is in light, and educate it to take appropriate actions while it is in darkness.

MSX​ PC88​ PC98​ +3

Lunatic Dawn II (Game)

30 September 1994

The second title in the role-playing series from Artdink, released in 1994 for FM-Towns and PC98.

PC98​ FMT​

Lunatic Dawn (Game)

1 October 1993

The first title in the Lunatic Dawn series from Artdink, released in 1993 for PC-98 and FM-Towns.

PC98​ FMT​

Lunatic Dawn III (Game)

17 December 1998

The third title in the Lunatic Dawn series from Artdink, released for PlayStation.

PS1​

Lunatic Dawn Odyssey (Game)

2 December 1999

A role-playing game from Artdink.

PS1​

Lunatic Dawn Tempest (Game)

8 February 2001

The most recent title in the role-playing series from Artdink, released for PlayStation 2.

PS2​

The Conveni Special (Game)

31 December 1998

A convenience store simulation game.

PS1​

A-Train Express (Game)

21 December 2017

Lates entry in the A-Train series.

PS4​

Company details

Name

Artdink

Abbreviation

Founded

21 April 1986

Location

Tokyo,Japan

Website

http://www.artdink.co.jp/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Railroad Empire (Game)
• A-Ressha de Ikou (Game)
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Game)
• Gundam Battle Universe (Game)
• A-Train (Game)
• A-Train: Trains · Power · Money (Game)
• A-Train Construction Set (Game)
• Gundam Assault Survive (Game)
• Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy (Game)
• Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Chitose no Tasogare (Game)
• A-Ressha de Ikou IV (Game)
• SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Game)
• The Atlas (Game)
• Aquanaut's Holiday (Game)
• Carnage Heart (Game)
• A Train 6 (Game)
• Gundam Battle Royale (Game)
• Macross Ace Frontier (Game)
• A-Train HX (Game)
• Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories (Game)
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Published Games

• Mahjong Gokū Taisei (Game)
• Zeus II: Carnage Heart (Game)
• Zeus: Carnage Heart Second (Game)
• Carnage Heart EZ: Easy Zapping (Game)
• How Many Robots? (Game)
• Lunatic Dawn II (Game)
• Lunatic Dawn (Game)
• Lunatic Dawn III (Game)
• Lunatic Dawn Odyssey (Game)
• Lunatic Dawn Tempest (Game)
• The Conveni Special (Game)
• A-Train Express (Game)
• A-Ressha de Ikou 2001 (Game)
• A-Ressha de Ikou DS (Game)
• Double Eagle (Game)
• Aquanaut no Kyuujitsu 2 (Game)
• Chikyuu Boueigun (Game)
• Far Side Moon: Chikyuu Boueigun II (Game)
• Kaze no Notam (Game)
• The Conveni Special (Game)
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Franchises

• A-Train (Franchise)
• Gundam (Franchise)
• Carnage Heart (Franchise)
• Lunatic Dawn (Franchise)
• The Atlas (Franchise)
• Aquanaut's Holiday (Franchise)
• Macross (Franchise)
• Chikyū Bōeigun (Franchise)
• Daikairei (Franchise)
• Double Eagle (Franchise)
• Golful Golf (Franchise)
• How Many Robot (Franchise)
• Kikou Shidan (Franchise)
• Naruto (Franchise)
• Ogre Battle (Franchise)
• SuperLite (Franchise)
• Sword Art Online (Franchise)
• The Legend of Heroes (Franchise)
• Tokio (Franchise)
• Trails (Franchise)

People

• Yasumi Matsuno (Person)
• Ryan Davis (Person)
• Ryuichi Nishizawa (Person)
• Shinichi Sakamoto (Person)
• Takanori Kurihara (Person)

Characters

• Noel Anderson (Character)
• Ann Friberg (Character)
• Ellen Rochefil (Character)
• Yuuki Nakasato (Character)
• Amuro Ray (Character)
• Anavel Gato (Character)
• Basara Nekki (Character)
• Bernard Wiseman (Character)
• Char Aznable (Character)
• Female Soldier (Character)
• Ford Romfellow (Character)
• Hathaway Noa (Character)
• Kamille Bidan (Character)
• Lalah Sune (Character)
• Luce Kassel (Character)
• Matt Healy (Character)
• Miyu Takizawa (Character)
• Yu Kajima (Character)
• Alto Saotome (Character)
• Asuna (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Games Based on Anime (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• PSone Classics (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Isometric Viewpoint (Concept)
• Pausable Real Time Combat (Concept)
• Sequel (Concept)
• One Year War (Concept)
• Railroad Simulation (Concept)
• Supply and Demand (Concept)
• Tycoon (Concept)
• Flight (Concept)
• Love Triangle (Concept)
• Nintendo Power (Concept)
• PS2 Classics (Concept)
• PlayStation TV Support (Concept)
• Sandbox (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• City (Location)
• Train Station (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Rail Yard (Location)
• Grassland (Location)
• Ocean (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Zemuria (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Atlantic Ocean (Location)
• Callisto (Location)
• Casino (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Charleston (Location)
• China (Location)
• Davenport (Location)
• Dullsville (Location)
• Dungeon (Location)

Objects

• Train (Object)
• Rail Track (Object)
• Mech (Object)
• MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Object)
• Skyscraper (Object)
• Golf Ball (Object)
• Golf Club (Object)
• Pine Tree (Object)
• RX-93 Nu Gundam (Object)
• VB-6 Konig Monster (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Blimp (Object)
• Cloud (Object)
• Laser (Object)
• Missile (Object)
• RX-93-2 Hi-Nu Gundam (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Ammo (Object)
• Arcology (Object)