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Industry
  
Video game industry

Defunct
  
January 2000

Headquarters
  
Japan

Founded
  
May 1983

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Products
  
Dance Aerobics Laplace no Ma Fire Pro Wrestling Super Formation Soccer Human Grand Prix Clock Tower Final Match Tennis Fastest 1 SOS Mizzurna Falls

Video games
  
Clock Tower, Clock Tower II: The Strug, Super Soccer, Super Fire Pro Wrestling, SOS

Human Corporation (ヒューマン株式会社 Hyūman kabushiki gaisha) was a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including Dreamcast, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, TurboGrafx-16, PC (Windows), PlayStation, Saturn, Sega CD, Super NES, TurboGrafx-CD, and WonderSwan.

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The company is known for originating the popular Fire Pro Wrestling series of games, as well as other sports games such as Super Formation Soccer and Final Match Tennis, and racing video games such as Human Grand Prix and Fastest 1. They are also known for developing the first music rhythm video game Dance Aerobics (1987), early survival horror games such as Laplace no Ma (1987) and the Clock Tower series, the early survival game SOS, and the early open world adventure game Mizzurna Falls (1998).

History

On November 1, 1999, Human Corporation began to negotiate restructure with Tokyo Hachiōji district court over the approximately 4 billion yen outstanding debt. As part of the deal, the game creator school subsidiary was to be transferred. At the same time, the rights of Fire Pro Wrestling series, Twilight Syndrome series, Bakusou Dekotora series went to Spike Co., Ltd.

In January 2000, Human Corporation was declared bankrupt for failing to negotiate for a restructuring deal over the 3.79 billion yen (as of November 1999) outstanding debt.

Former Human members went on to form different development teams including Nude Maker, Sandlot, and Spike, and notable member Goichi Suda formed his own company, Grasshopper Manufacture, with former members.

Subsidiaries

  • HUMAN INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD.: Human Corporation's Hong Kong branch office.
  • HUMAN ENTERTAINMENT INC: Human Corporation's San Francisco branch office, established in January 1994.
  • Former subsidiaries

  • HUNEX CO., LTD. (ヒューネックス株式会社): Established in October 1992 with NEC Home Electronics.
  • HUMAN CREATIVE SCHOOL (ヒューマンクリエイティブスクール): A game creator school established in April 1990. In January 2000, the operating rights of HUMAN CREATIVE SCHOOL was transferred to Dodwell B.M.S. Ltd. In 2000-04-01, the school was renamed to Pasonasoftbank Creative School (パソナソフトバンク クリエイティブ スクール). Following the name change of Pasonasoftbank to Profecio in August 2001, the school was renamed to ProfecioCreativeSchool (プロフェシオクリエイティブスクール). Enrollment was stopped in 2002 due to low enrollment rate, followed by the school's closure in March 2003.
  • Human Computer Kids School (ヒューマンコンピュータキッズスクール): Established in May 1994.
  • Game Boy

  • HAL Wrestling (released 1990)
  • Super Soccer (released 1991-1992)
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

  • Adventures of Gilligan's Island
  • Dance Aerobics
  • Egypt
  • Kabuki Quantum Fighter
  • Monster Party
  • Nintendo 64

  • Air Boarder 64 (released March 27, 1998)
  • F1 Pole Position 64 (released October 15, 1997)
  • Human Grand Prix: The New Generation
  • PC Engine

  • Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (released June 22, 1989)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout (released August 30, 1991)
  • Vasteel 2 (released 1994)
  • PC (Windows)

  • The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released April 26, 1996)
  • The Conveni III: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released April 19, 2002)
  • The Conveni III: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo - Popular Edition (released June 24, 2004)
  • The Conveni Pack: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo + Power Up Kit (released April 24, 2003)
  • The Marugoto (released December 7, 2001)
  • Clock Tower ~The First Fear~ (released 1997)
  • PlayStation

  • Bakuso Dekotora Densetsu: Art Truck Battle (released June 24, 1998)
  • Clock Tower: The First Fear (released July 17, 1997)
  • Clock Tower (released December 13, 1996 as Clock Tower 2)
  • Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within (released March 12, 1998 as Clock Tower: Ghost Head)
  • The Conveni: Ano Machi o Dokusen Seyo (released March 28, 1997)
  • The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released December 18, 1997)
  • The Conveni Special (released March 12, 1998)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling G (released 2000)
  • Formation Soccer '97: The Road to France (released June 27, 1997)
  • Formation Soccer '98: Ganbare Nippon in France (released June 4, 1998)
  • Hyper Final Match Tennis (released March 22, 1996)
  • Hyper Formation Soccer (released October 13, 1995)
  • Mizzurna Falls (released 1998)
  • Moonlight Syndrome (released October 9, 1997)
  • Neko Samurai (released March 4, 1999)
  • Remote Control Dandy (released July 22, 1999)
  • Twilight Syndrome series (released March 1, 1996; July 19, 1996; July 27, 2000)
  • The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny (released December 22, 1995)
  • Vanguard Bandits (released July 27, 2000)
  • Sega Saturn

  • The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released March 20, 1997)
  • The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released March 12, 1998)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble (released December 27, 1996)
  • Sega CD

  • Bari-Arm (Android Assault)
  • Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)

  • Fastest 1
  • Thunder Pro Wrestling Retsuden
  • Ultraman (released 1993)
  • Super NES (Super Famicom)

  • Clock Tower (released September 14, 1995)
  • Dragon's Earth (released 1992-12-30)
  • Dream Basketball: Dunk & Hoop
  • F1 Pole Position
  • F1 Pole Position 2
  • Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle
  • Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle
  • SOS aka Septentrion (released June 1, 1994)
  • Super Final Match Tennis (released August 12, 1994)
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling X (released December 22, 1995)
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium (released March 29, 1996)
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling: Queen's Special
  • Super Soccer
  • Super Formation Soccer 2
  • Super Formation Soccer 94
  • Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A
  • Super Formation Soccer 96: World Club Edition
  • Taekwon-Do (released June 28, 1994)
  • The Firemen (released September 9, 1994)
  • Waku Waku Ski Wonder Spur
  • TurboGrafx/Duo/PC Engine

  • Far The Earth no Jakoutei: Neo Metal Fantasy (released 1992)
  • Final Match Tennis (released March 17, 1991)
  • Formation Soccer: Human Cup '90 (released April 27, 1990)
  • Formation Soccer on J-League (released January 15, 1994)
  • Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A (released April 7, 1995)
  • Vasteel (released 1992)
  • Dreamcast

  • Fire Pro Wrestling D (released March 6, 2001)
  • Game Boy

  • Chacha-Maru Panic (released April 19, 1991)
  • HAL Wrestling (released 1990)
  • Nintendo 64

  • Air Boarder 64 (released March 27, 1998)
  • Human Grand Prix: The New Generation
  • PC Engine

  • Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag (released June 22, 1989)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout (released August 30, 1991)
  • Vasteel (released 1992)
  • Laplace no Ma (March 30, 1993)
  • Vasteel 2 (released 1994)
  • PC (Windows)

  • The Marugoto (released December 7, 2001)
  • PlayStation

  • Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Art Truck Battle (released June 24, 1998)
  • Blue Breaker: Ken yori mo Hohoemi o (released 1997)
  • Clock Tower ~The First Fear~ (released July 17, 1997)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling G (released 2000)
  • Formation Soccer '97: The Road to France
  • Hyper Final Match Tennis (released March 22, 1996)
  • Mizzurna Falls (released 1998)
  • Neko Zamurai (released March 4, 1999)
  • Remote Control Dandy (released July 22, 1999)
  • Sound Qube (released March 12, 1998)
  • The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released March 28, 1997)
  • The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released December 18, 1997)
  • The Conveni Special (released March 12, 1998)
  • Vanguard Bandits (released 1998)
  • Saturn

  • Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado (released 1995)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble (released December 27, 1996)
  • The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo (released February 20, 1997)
  • The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! (released March 12, 1998)
  • Super NES

  • Clock Tower (released September 14, 1995)
  • Dragon's Earth (released December 30, 1992)
  • Dream Basketball: Dunk & Hoop
  • F1 Pole Position
  • Human Baseball
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Final Bout
  • The Firemen (released September 9, 1994)
  • Laplace no Ma (released 1993)
  • Super Final Match Tennis (released August 12, 1994)
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling X (released December 22, 1995)
  • Super Fire ProWrestling X Premium (released March 29, 1996)
  • SOS (video game) (released May 28, 1993)
  • Tadaima Yuusha Boshuuchuu Okawari (released November 25, 1994)
  • Taekwon-Do (released June 28, 1994)
  • TurboGrafx/Duo/PC Engine

  • Far The Earth no Jakoutei: Neo Metal Fantasy (released 1992)
  • Final Match Tennis (released March 17, 1991)
  • WonderSwan

  • Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu (released December 22, 1999)
  • Clock Tower (released December 9, 1999)
  • References

    Human Entertainment Wikipedia