Saurus Co., Ltd. (Company)

Saurus Co., Ltd.

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Japan

A Japanese game developer founded in 1993. Worked closely with SNK and the Neo Geo/Neo Geo Pocket on many projects.

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A Japanese game developer founded in 1993. Worked closely with SNK and the Neo Geo/Neo Geo Pocket on many projects.

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Samurai Shodown! (Game)

25 December 1998

Samurai Shodown! Pocket Fighting Series is a portable fighting game with elements of the mainstream releases as well as the "Samurai Shodown 64" titles.

NGP

Shock Troopers (Game)

31 December 1997

Shock Troopers is an eight directional top down shooter for the Neo Geo, starring eight commandos who must rescue a brilliant scientist and his granddaughter from a terrorist group known as the Bloody Scorpions.

PC MAC NEO +6

Irritating Stick (Game)

19 March 1998

Guide a rod through numerous wild, bizarre, and shocking mazes in this video game adaptation of the "wire loop" type of carnival games.

PS1

Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad (Game)

24 June 1999

The sequel to Saurus's run-and-gun arcade game pits a new group of elite soldiers in a new setting (involving a maniacal corporation building an oppressive empire).

PC MAC ARC +3

The Irritating Maze (Game)

31 August 1997

Based on a late-'90s Japanese variety show, The Irritating Maze is an arcade game where players must move a metal rod through a winding course without touching the walls or moving obstacles. It is the only game built on the Neo Geo that uses a trackball for movement.

ARC

Ironclad (Game)

20 September 1996

A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up for the Neo Geo CD with a core mechanic involving helper robots known as "Ironclads". A Neo Geo prototype of the game was used for its later digital re-releases.

PC MAC WSHP +2