Heart Beat Inc. (株式会社ハートビート, Kabushiki-gaisha Hāto Bīto) (sometimes Heartbeat)[1] was a Japanese video game developer, famous for developing the sixth and seventh installments of the Dragon Quest series. Heartbeat also developed a remake of Dragon Quest IV. Plans to localize this remake in North America were halted when the employees of Heartbeat decided to take a sabbatical in January 2002.[2] The company stated its reason was "the raise of development costs", despite the massive financial success of its games.[3] Several of its former members created Genius Sonority.[1] The company now appears defunct.
Native name | 株式会社ハートビート |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Hāto Bīto |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 1992 |
| Founder | Manabu Yamana |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | https://www.heartbeat.co.jp/ |
Games
editSuper NES
edit- Dragon Quest VI
- Dragon Quest III (remake)
PlayStation
edit- Dragon Quest VII
- Dragon Quest IV (remake)
References
edit- ^ a b Darryl Vassar (January 21, 2004). "Pokémon Colosseum (GCN)". GameSpy.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ Eric Malenfant; Eve C.; Nicole Kirk (2002). "Enix Interview With Justin Lucas". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Feena (December 26, 2002). "Enix Comments On DQVIII As Heart Beat Steps Away". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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