Working Designs
E734310
Working Designs was an American video game publisher best known for its high-quality, humor-infused localizations of Japanese role-playing games in the 1990s.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
video game publisher ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedInto | Gaijinworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
Japanese role-playing games
ⓘ
niche Japanese titles ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Victor Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanPerception |
controversial difficulty adjustments in localized games
ⓘ
high-quality localization standards ⓘ |
| hasReputation | cult following among JRPG fans ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Victor Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalization | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collector-oriented bonus items in releases
ⓘ
humor-infused English localizations ⓘ localization of Japanese role-playing games ⓘ premium physical packaging of games ⓘ |
| operatedInMarket | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedGame |
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alundra NERFINISHED ⓘ Alundra 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Arc the Lad Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragon Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Growlanser Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar: Eternal Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar: The Silver Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Knight Rayearth NERFINISHED ⓘ Popful Mail NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanguard Bandits NERFINISHED ⓘ Vay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedOnPlatform |
PlayStation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sega CD NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ TurboGrafx-CD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization | localization of Japanese video games ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
added gameplay rebalancing in localizations
ⓘ
extensive script rewrites ⓘ inclusion of contemporary pop-culture references ⓘ liberal translation approach ⓘ |
| successor | Gaijinworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.