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{{short description|Japanese video game developer (1986–2014)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Westone Bit Entertainment Inc.
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji = 株式会社ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント
}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1986|05}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Ryuichi Nishizawa|Michishito Ishizuka}}
| hq_location_city = [[Sumida, Tokyo]]
| hq_location_country = Japan
| former_name = {{ubl|Escape|Westone}}
| defunct = {{end date|2014|10|01}}
| fate = Bankruptcy liquidation
| successor = LAT Corporation
| website = westone.co.jp
}}
{{nihongo|'''Westone Bit Entertainment Inc.''' |株式会社ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント|Kabushiki-gaisha Uesuton Bitto Entateinmento}} was a [[video game developer]] founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, [[Sumida, Tokyo|Sumida-ku]], [[Tokyo]]. They were most famous for the ''[[Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy/Monster World]]'' series. Originally called {{nihongo|'''Escape'''|エスケープ|Esukēpu}}, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable.<ref name="smspower">{{Cite web |url=http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=44826#44826 |title=Monster World Complete Collection manual extracts}}</ref> The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://review-site.net/developer/xu.html#ウエストンビットエンタテインメント |title=Developer Table |language=Japanese}}</ref> The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered the liquidation process on October 1, 2014.<ref name="bankruptcy">{{Cite web|url=http://newsbiz.yahoo.co.jp/detail?a=20141001-00010001-biz_shoko-nb |title=ゲーム開発の（株）ウエストンビットエンタテインメントほか1社が破産開始決定}}</ref> Currently, the intellectual property rights to Westone Bit Entertainment's games are owned by LAT Corporation.
The Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders, Ryuuichi Nishizawa (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (Ishi = Stone).<ref name="smspower"/>
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*''[[Wonder Boy (video game)|Wonder Boy]]'' (1986)
*''
*''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'' (
*''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'' (
*''
*''[[
*''[[Mashin Hero Wataru|Mashin Eiyuden Wataru Gaiden]]'' (1990)
*''Aoi Blink'' (1990)
*''[[Aurail]]'' (1990)
*''[[
*''[[Power Eleven]]'' (1991)
*''[[Riot City]]'' (1991)
*''[[Riot Zone]]'' (1992)
*''[[Monster World IV]]'' (1994)
*''Blood Gear'' (1994)
*''[[Bomberman '94|Mega Bomberman]]'' (1994)
*''[[Dungeon Explorer (1995 video game)|Dungeon Explorer]]'' (1995)
*''Kekkon'' (1995)
*''Dark Half'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lopes |first1=Gonçalo |title=Dark Half Review (SNES) |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/snes/dark_half |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |accessdate=6 October 2019 |date=2 February 2016}}</ref>
*''Wolkenkratzer: Shinpan no Tou'' (1996)
*''Willy Wombat'' (1997)
*''[[Armored Trooper Votoms#Video games|Soukou Kihei Votoms Gaiden: Ao no Kishi Berserga Monogatari]]'' (1997)
*''Sotsugyou Album'' (1998)
*''Sotsugyou III: Wedding Bell'' (1998)
*''Sotsugyou M: Male Graduation - Seitokaichou no Kareinaru Inbou'' (1998)
*''[[Wachenröder]]'' (1998)
*''Milano no Arbeit Collection'' (1999)
*''[[Cyber Team in Akihabara|Cyber Team in Akihabara: PataPies!]]'' (1999)
*''[[Di Gi Charat|Di Gi Charat Fantasy]]'' (2001)
*''[[
*''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project]]'' (2001)
*''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project with Asuka Supplementing Project]]'' (2003)
*''[[Rilakkuma#Games|Relaxuma: Ojama Shitemasu 2 Shuukan]]'' (2005)
*''[[List of Neon Genesis Evangelion video games#RPG/Adventure|Secret of Evangelion]]'' (2006)
*''[[Clockwork Aquario]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/clockwork-aquario-cancelled-westone-bit-entertainment-arcade-game-from-1992-coming-to-ps4-and-switch-in-2020|title=Clockwork Aquario, cancelled Westone Bit Entertainment arcade game from 1992, coming to PS4 and Switch in 2020 |website=Gematsu|date=4 June 2020 |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.mobygames.com/company/westone-co-ltd Westone] at [[MobyGames]]
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/company/75889-west-one Westone] at [[GameFAQs]]
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[[Category:Defunct video game companies of Japan]]
[[Category:Software companies based in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 1986]]
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