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Industry
  
Service

Defunct
  
1998

Area served
  
Japan

Ceased operations
  
1998

Fate
  
Defunct

Headquarters
  
Japan

Founded
  
1987

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Key people
  
Masatoshi Imaizumi Kanta Watanabe Masaki Ukyo Keishi Yonao

Video games
  
Panzer Bandit, Mad Stalker: Full Metal, Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero, Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū S

Fill-in-Cafe (フィルインカフェ) was a video game developer that was founded in Japan in 1987. They are best known for creating the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise, as well as the Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force titles.

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History

In 1987, Fill-in-Cafe was founded as Team Cross Wonder, and later renamed itself as "Fill-in-Cafe" in 1989 and incorporated in 1991. They first developed Metal Sight for the Sharp X68000 under the Team Cross Wonder label, followed by developing Neural Gear under the Fill-in-Cafe label. Later, they hired several more companies like Intec and Family Soft to publish their products. In 1994, they became successful with the release of the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise, as well as the Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force titles.

In 1998, Fill-in-Cafe filed for bankruptcy. Some planned titles were canceled, such as a sequel to Panzer Bandit and an untitled, enhanced arcade port of the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Limited with Kaneko being the arcade publisher. Shortly afterward, Success Corporation became in charge of developing Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Final and Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Return after their relationship with Fill-in-Cafe and Datam Polystar in developing and publishing titles together, such as Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri for instance.

After bankruptcy, Family Soft bought the rights to most of its developed library, including its only self-published title Community POM. Kanta Watanabe and Masaki Ukyo moved to Treasure while Masatoshi Imaizumi moved to establish R.U.N (Release Universe Network). Masaki Ukyo later joined R.U.N with Imaizumi.

3DO

  • Sotsugyou II: Neo Generation Special (JP Publisher: Shar Rock)
  • Tanjou: Debut Pure (JP Publisher: Shar Rock)
  • Arcade

  • Jan Jan Paradise (Electro Design)
  • Taisen Idol Mahjong Final Romance 2 (Video System)
  • Sharp X68000

  • Mission: Metal Sight (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
  • Neural Gear (JP Publisher: Crossmedia Soft)
  • Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (Family Soft)
  • Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. (Family Soft)
  • FM Towns

  • Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (Family Soft)
  • Asuka 120% BURNING Fest (Family Soft)
  • Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest. (Family Soft)
  • Sony PlayStation

  • Asuka 120% Excellent: Burning Fest (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Asuka 120% Special: Burning Fest Special (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Community POM (JP Publisher: Fill in Cafe)
  • Elfin Paradise (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
  • Hatsukoi Valentine (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (JP Publisher: Datam Polystar)
  • Metamor Panic: Doki Doki Youma Busters (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Night Striker (JP Publisher: Ving)
  • PAL: Shinken Densetsu (JP Publisher: Tohoku Shinsha)
  • Panzer Bandit (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
  • Photo Genic (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)
  • Voice Paradise Excella (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
  • TurboGrafx-16

  • Asuka 120% Maxima: Burning Fest (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Championship Rally (JP Publisher: Intec)
  • Gain Ground SX (graphics cooperation) (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
  • Galaxy Deka Gayvan (JP Publisher: Intec)
  • Kakutou Haou Densetsu Algunos (JP Publisher: Intec)
  • Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (co-developed by Kogado Studio) (JP Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
  • Ruin: Kami no Isan (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • PC-98

  • Crasher Joe: Kanraku Wakusei no Inbou (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Kidou Senshi Gundam MS Field 2 '92 (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Kidou Senshi Gundam MS Field 2 '93 (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • Photo Genic (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)
  • (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Yamashina Keisuke no Sengoku (JP Publisher: Takeru)
  • PC-FX

  • Makeruna! Makendou Z (JP Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
  • Ojousama Sousamou (JP Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
  • Voice Paradise (JP Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
  • Sega Saturn

  • Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
  • Night Striker S (JP Publisher: Ving)
  • Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest. (JP Publisher: Unofficial)
  • Super NES

  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū Sugoroku (JP Publisher: Video System)
  • Windows

  • Metamor Panic: Doki Doki Youma Busters (JP Publisher: Family Soft)
  • References

    Fill-in-Cafe Wikipedia


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