ADK (company)
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| Private | |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Fate | Closed, properties sold |
| Founded | July 1980 (as Alpha Denshi) 1993 (as ADK) |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Ageo, Saitama, Japan |
| Products |
Arcade games Video games |
ADK Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社エーディーケイ Hepburn: Kabushiki Kaisha ADK?), formerly known as Alpha Denshi Corporation (株式会社アルファ電子?), was a Japanese video game production company throughout the 1980s and 90s. ADK began as a developer of arcade games but is best known for their library of SNK Neo Geo titles, mainly produced in the 1990s in partnership with SNK. Most notable among these are their fighting games and in particular, the World Heroes series. The company closed with properties sold to SNK Playmore in 2003.
ADK was founded in July 1980 in Ageo, Saitama, Japan. At the time, it was known as Alpha Denshi or Alpha for short. Originally a producer of audio and telecommunications equipment, Alpha first ventured into video games in 1980 with two arcade titles: Dorachan (ドラちゃん?) by Craul Denshi and Tehkan's Shogi (将棋?), a basic Japanese chess game. Dorachan was recalled shortly after release due to unlicensed usage of the fictional character Doraemon.
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