UPL Co., Ltd

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UPL
TypePublic
IndustryVideo games
FoundedFebruary 29, 1972
DefunctMarch 1992
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersOyama, Tochigi, Japan
Key people
Tsutomu Fujisawa
Ryuichi Nishizawa
ParentUniversal Entertainment
WebsiteUPL-Grave Digger

UPL Co., Ltd (株式会社ユーピーエル), formally known as Universal Playland (ユニバーサルプレイランド), was a video game production company headquartered in Oyama, Tochigi, Japan. It was founded in 1972 as a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment.[1] On November 1, 1983, the company was renamed to "UPL Co. Ltd". UPL filed for bankruptcy in March 1992.

Near the end of UPL's business, Tsutomu Fujisawa later established a new video game company called Scarab, which renamed itself several years later as feelplus. Fujisawa died in 1998.

Notable works[]

Arcade[]

  • Mouser (released in North America by Cosmos)
  • Nova 2001 (released in North America by Universal)
  • Ninja-kun Ma-jou no Bouken (released by Taito)
  • Penguin-kun Wars
  • Raiders5
  • XX Mission (released in North America by United Artists Theatre Amusements)
  • Ark Area
  • Mutant Night
  • Ninja-Kid II (released in the USA by World Games as Rad Action, and released again in the USA by United Amusements as JT-104)
  • Atomic Robo-Kid (released in North America by Nikom)
  • Omega Fighter (released in North America by American Sammy Corporation)
  • Otogizoushi Urashima Mahjong
  • Task Force Harrier (released in North America by American Sammy Corporation)
  • Bio-ship Paladin (released in North America by American Sammy Corporation)
  • US-AAF Mustang
  • Vandyke
  • Acrobat Mission
  • Black Heart
  • Koutetsu Yousai Strahl

Game Boy[]

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis[]

Sharp X68000[]

Super NES[]

TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx-CD[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UPL Promotional Brochure". Retrieved 8 December 2019.

External links[]

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