ZAP Corporation

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Japan

A defunct Japanese game company founded by Yuichiro Itakura in 1984. It was active in the 8-bit era of the 80s and early 90s.

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A defunct Japanese game company founded by Yuichiro Itakura in 1984. It was active in the 8-bit era of the 80s and early 90s.

Developed Games

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Funky Mouse (Game)

Unknown Release

An action platformer on the MSX from ZAP Corporation, Funky Mouse allows players to gather cheese throughout a variety of increasingly difficult levels.

MSX​

Payload (Game)

Unknown Release

MSX​

Barunba (Game)

27 April 1990

A multi-scrolling shoot 'em up with a spherical vehicle that can change the direction it shoots in, similar to Capcom's Forgotten Worlds.

MSX​ TG16​

Dead Moon (Game)

22 February 1991

A side-scrolling shooter for the TurboGrafx-16, Dead Moon takes players across six levels, fending off an alien invasion.

WSHP​ TG16​

Manes (Game)

Unknown Release

Manes is an action/platformer for the MSX.

MSX​

Pine Applin (Game)

31 December 1984

A platforming game on the MSX.

MSX​

Fairy (Game)

Unknown Release

Fairy is an MSX action game, where the protagonist "catches" enemies in each stage, while simultaneously avoiding getting killed.

MSX​

Chuugoku Janshi Story: Tonpuu (Game)

23 December 1989

Mahjong game released in Japan in 1989 for the NES, published by Natsume.

NES​

Burning Angels (Game)

7 December 1990

A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up featuring a pair of anime pilots with different ships.

TG16​

Super Rugby (Game)

27 December 1989

A rugby game for Famicom featuring several fictional teams and the option to assign stat points before starting a match.

NES​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

ZAP Corporation

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Japan

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• Funky Mouse (Game)
• Payload (Game)
• Barunba (Game)
• Dead Moon (Game)
• Manes (Game)
• Pine Applin (Game)
• Fairy (Game)
• Chuugoku Janshi Story: Tonpuu (Game)
• Burning Angels (Game)
• Super Rugby (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Epyx The Games (Franchise)
• SimCity (Franchise)

People

• Will Wright (Person)

Characters

• Amaterasu (Character)
• Asura (Character)
• Bomberman (Character)
• Onamuchi (Character)
• Preta (Character)
• Rahu (Character)
• Susano-o (Character)
• Take-Minakata (Character)
• Tsukuyomi (Character)
• Xuan Wu (Character)
• Yamata no Orochi (Character)
• Yamato Takeru (Character)
• Yomotsu-Shikome (Character)
• Zed (Character)

Concepts

• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• BPjM Indexed (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Buddhism (Concept)
• Bungeling Empire (Concept)
• Cheat Code (Concept)
• Destructible Environment (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Drowning (Concept)
• Fan Translation (Concept)
• Game Over Newspaper (Concept)
• Hag (Concept)
• Historical Figures in Fictional Settings (Concept)
• Infinite Spawn (Concept)
• Joystick Waggling (Concept)
• Mahjong (Concept)
• Misrepresentative Box Art (Concept)
• More Than Two Arms (Concept)

Locations

• Japan (Location)

Objects

• Bomb (Object)
• Aircraft Carrier (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Boat (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Hudson Bee (Object)
• Ladder (Object)
• Lifesaver (Object)
• Magatama (Object)
• Missile (Object)
• Pineapple (Object)
• Skull (Object)
• Water (Object)