8-4, Ltd.

COMPANY» Founded 2005-10-05

Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

A game localization and publishing company based in Shibuya that will be forever remembered for its peerless work on Fire Emblem: Awakening, Imagine: Make-up Artist and Petz Hamsterz Bunch. Named after the final level in Super Mario Bros (8-4).

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Main Staff

• John Ricciardi (Person) (co-founder)
• Hiroko Minamoto (Person) (CEO, co-founder)

Former Main Staff

• Mark MacDonald (Person)
• Justin "JJ" Epperson

Services

Localization

Although their primary service is Japanese-to-English translation and localization, they have dabbled in other means to better re-appropriate games for Western tastes.

• Voiceover Production
• Gameplay/Story/Design Doc Consulting
• J-to-E and E-to-J Interpretation
• Editorial Content and Coordination
• Event Planning and Coordination

Publishing

In 2015, 8-4 Ltd dipped their toes in the roaring seas of game publishing for the first time for console ports of Rogue Legacy (Game). Their next publishing and port work was the PlayStation 4 port of independent darling Undertale (Game), followed-up by a Nintendo Switch release in 2018.

8-4 Play Podcast

They host a fairly regular podcast where the crew primarily discusses the Japanese game industry, and culture. It is available at the official [http:/www.8-4.jp 8-4 website] and was once hosted on 1UP. However since April 20, 2012, it has been hosted here on Giant Bomb.

Developed Games

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The Eye of Judgment: Legends (Game)

11 March 2010

Eye of Judgment Legends introduces a story campaign and rebalanced cards. Unlike the Eye of Judgment game for PS3, this version does not require the purchase of a camera accessory or physical cards.

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Published Games

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Company details

Name

8-4, Ltd.

Abbreviation

Founded

5 October 2005

Location

Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

Website

http://www.8-4.jp/

Aliases

Developed Games

• The Eye of Judgment: Legends (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Tales (Franchise)
• Metal Gear (Franchise)
• Fire Emblem (Franchise)
• Metal Gear Solid (Franchise)
• Monster Hunter (Franchise)
• Soul (Franchise)
• Drakengard (Franchise)
• Undertale (Franchise)
• Wild Arms (Franchise)
• Xenosaga (Franchise)
• Azure Striker Gunvolt (Franchise)
• Boktai (Franchise)
• Castlevania (Franchise)
• Dead or Alive (Franchise)
• Dragon's Dogma (Franchise)
• Gunvolt (Franchise)
• Imagine (Franchise)
• Mighty No. 9 (Franchise)
• NieR (Franchise)
• No More Heroes (Franchise)

People

• Akihiro Honda (Person)
• Goichi Suda (Person)
• Hideo Kojima (Person)
• Keiichi Okabe (Person)
• Motoi Sakuraba (Person)
• Nobuko Toda (Person)
• Norihiko Hibino (Person)
• Yoko Taro (Person)
• Akira Yamaoka (Person)
• Atsushi Inaba (Person)
• Aya Hirano (Person)
• Ayami Kojima (Person)
• Bruce Locke (Person)
• Bryce Papenbrook (Person)
• Cassandra Lee (Person)
• Christian Svensson (Person)
• Dana Snyder (Person)
• Dave Fennoy (Person)
• Debi Mae West (Person)
• Greg Kasavin (Person)

Characters

• Aeon Calcos (Character)
• Astaroth (Character)
• Big Boss (Character)
• Cervantes de Leon (Character)
• Chai Xianghua (Character)
• EVA (Character)
• Elysium (Character)
• Heishiro Mitsurugi (Character)
• Inferno (Character)
• Ivy Valentine (Character)
• Kilik (Character)
• Major Zero (Character)
• Marth (Character)
• Maxi (Character)
• Raphael Sorel (Character)
• Siegfried Schtauffen (Character)
• Solid Snake (Character)
• Sophitia Alexandra (Character)
• Soul Edge (Character)
• Taki (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Level Up (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Inventory (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Real-Time Combat (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• Hit Points (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Action RPG (Concept)
• Combo (Concept)
• Experience Points (Concept)
• Sword and Sorcery (Concept)
• Magic (Concept)
• Melee (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Grassland (Location)
• School (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• City (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Medieval Fantasy Village (Location)
• Sewer (Location)
• Church (Location)
• Dream (Location)
• Military Base (Location)
• River (Location)
• The Milky Way Galaxy (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Water (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Spear (Object)
• Treasure Chest (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Elevator (Object)
• Knife (Object)
• Potion (Object)
• Eyepatch (Object)
• Katana (Object)
• Scythe (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Mech (Object)