Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company founded in 1958 which is best known for manufacturing Barcode Battler and Doraemon video games, and the Sylvanian Families series of toys. Its current Representative President is Michihiro Maeda.
They also made Japan's first successful programmable console video game system, the Epoch Cassette Vision, in 1981.
Founded in May 1958 by Maeda Taketora and three others in Tokyo with ¥1 million, Maeda Taketora is made president, eleven months later, it had increased its capital to ¥2.5 million. Epoch participated in the first Japanese international toy trade fair in 1962. It moved to its headquarters to its current location in Tokyo in 1963. After 20 years of its founding in 1978, Epoch had increased to ¥200 million - 200 times the original startup cost. In the 1980s it briefly had a United States office in Englewood, New Jersey, which sold imported English versions of its products. In September 2001 it founded an international branch. It is most famous for its Doraemon and Sylvanian Families toy and video game productions.
LCD handheld electronic games
Epoch created some LCD handheld electronic games in cooperation with ITMC, Tomy and other companies.
Doraemon: Giga Zombie no Gyakushuu
Doraemon
Doraemon 2
Doraemon 3
Doraemon 4
Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi
Doraemon 2: SOS! Otogi no Kuni
Doraemon
Doraemon Kart
Doraemon no GameBoy de Asobou yo DX10
Doraemon 2
Doraemon Kart 2
Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi (Saturn)
Doraemon: Aruke Aruke Labyrinth
Doraemon Memories: Nobita no Omoide Daibouken
Doraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei Ishi (N64)
Doraemon 2: Nobita to Hikari no Shinden (N64)
Doraemon 3: Nobita no Machi SOS! (N64)
Doraemon 3: Makai no Dungeon
Doraemon no Study Boy: Kuku Game
Doraemon no Study Boy: Gakushuu Kanji Game
Doraemon Kimi to Pet no Monogatari
Doraemon Board Game
Doraemon no Quiz Boy 2
Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master
Sylvanian Families: Otogi no Kuni no Pendant (シルバニアファミリー おとぎの国のペンダント, Shirubania famirī: Otogi no kuni no pendanto, lit. Sylvanian Families: The Fairyland Pendant) (Game Boy Color)
Sylvanian Melodies ~Mori no Nakama to Odori Masho!~ (シルバニアメロディー ~森のなかまと踊りましょ!~, Shirubania merodī ~Mori no naka ma to odorimasho!~, lit. Sylvanian Melodies ~Let's Dance with the Forest Friends!~) (Game Boy Color)
Sylvanian Families 2: Irozuku Mori no Fantasy (シルバニアファミリー2 色づく森のファンタジー, Shirubania famirī tsu: Irodzuku mori no fantajī, lit.Sylvanian Families 2: Rainbow Forest Fantasy) (Game Boy Color)
Sylvanian Families 3: Hoshifuru Yoru no Sunadokei (シルバニアファミリー3 星ふる夜のすなどけい, Shirubania famirī suri: Hoshifuru yoru no sunadokei, lit. Sylvanian Families 3: Hourglass of the Wishing Stars) (Game Boy Color)
Sylvanian Families 4: Meguru Kisetsu no Tapestry (シルバニアファミリー4 めぐる季節のタペストリー, Shirubania famirī fo: Meguru kisetsu no tapesutorī, lit. Sylvanian Families 4: Tapestry of the Four Seasons) (Game Boy Advance)
Sylvanian Families: Yosei no Stick to Fushigi no Ki Maron Inu no Onnanoko (シルバニアファミリー 妖精のステッキとふしぎの木 マロン犬の女の子, Shirubania famirī: Yōsei no sutekki to fushigi no ki maron inu no on'nanoko, lit. Sylvanian Families: The Fairy's Wands and the Mystery Tree Esme Huckleberry) (Game Boy Advance)
Sylvanian Families: Fashion Designer ni Naritai! Kurumi Risu no Onnanoko (シルバニアファミリー ファッションデザイナーになりたい! くるみリスの女の子, Shirubania famirī: fasshondezainā ni naritai! Kurumi risu no on'nanoko, lit. Sylvanian Families: I wanna be a Fashion Designer! Saffron Walnut) (Game Boy Advance)
Chibi Maruko-chan: Harikiri 365-Nichi no Maki
Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihō o Oe!
The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes
Donald Duck no Mahō no Bōshi
St Andrews: Eikō to Rekishi no Old Course
Alice no Paint Adventure
Chibi Maruko-Chan: Go-Chōnai Minna de Game da yo!
Famicom Yakyuuban
Kiteretsu Daihyakka
Cyraid
Dragon Slayer I
Parasol Henbee
Dai Meiro: Meikyu no Tatsujin
Dragon Slayer (Game Boy)
Dragon Slayer Gaiden (Game Boy)
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (Super Famicom)
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II (Super Famicom)
Panel no Ninja Kesamaru
Lord Monarch
Metal Jack
Barcode Battler Senki
Hatayama Hatch no Pro Yakyuu News! Jitsumei Han
Oha Star Yamachan & Reimondo
Hole in One Golf
Meisha Retsuden: Greatest 70's
J.League Excite Stage '94
J.League Excite Stage '95
J.League Excite Stage '96
J-League Excite Stage GB
J-League Excite Stage Tactics
International Soccer Excite Stage 2000
R-Type DX
Ling Rise
Pocket Pro Yakyuu
Macross 7: Ginga no Heart o Furuwasero!!
Gauntlet Legends
DaiaDroids World
Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Barcode Battler II)
Magi Nation
Daia Droid Daisakusen