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Native name | 株式会社関西精機製作所 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Kansei Seiki Seisakusho |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Arcade |
| Founded | January 1955 |
| Founder | Kenzou Furukawa |
| Defunct | February 1, 1994 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan |
| Products | Electro-mechanical games |
Kansei Seiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.[a] (Kasco[b]) was a Japanese producer and operator of electro-mechanical arcade games headquartered in Kyoto. It was founded in January 1955 by engineer Kenzou Furukawa, being officially incorporated in 1958.[1] Kasco's first product was the Sterio Talkie, followed by the Viewbox picture viewing machine.[2] Along with competitors Sega, Namco and Taito, Kasco was a pioneer of the "pre-Invader" era of arcades in Japan, releasing successful games such as Mini Drive (1959), Indy 500 (1968) and Clay Shooting (1973).[3][4] Kasco was dissolved on February 1, 1994 after the death of Furukawa and the inability to find another heir to lead the company.[3]
History
editOrigins (1955―)
editDecline and closure (―1994)
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kasco and the Electro-Mechanical Golden Age". CVS Odyssey (in Japanese). 2001. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2020. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived January 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Smith, Alexander (November 19, 2019). They Create Worlds. CRC Press. ISBN 9780429752612.
{{cite book}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ a b "Kasco Closes Its Door After J. Furukawa's Death" (PDF). No. 467. Japan: Amusement Press. Game Machine. March 1, 1994. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Hatsumi, Kenichi (June 1, 2011). まだある: 今でも遊べる“懐かしの昭和”カタログ遊園地編 (in Japanese). Ozora Publishing Company. ISBN 4903175332.