CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. They are known primarily for their "bullet hell" shoot 'em ups; from 1995 up to 2013, CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot 'em up developers in the Japanese market. Alongside this, CAVE has produced a variety of other types games for arcades, home consoles, PCs, and smartphones, also dating back to 1995.
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During a stockholder meeting in August 2011, the company changed the English company name to 'CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd'.[2] However, the foreign www.caveinteractive.com domain name had already been established on May 15, 2011.[3]
Key staff members include Tsuneki Ikeda (director and COO[4]) and Makoto Asada (game development department head[5]) who left the company in 2013.[6] On January 24, 2014, community manager "Masa-King" announced that the Cave-World Twitter and blog were shutting down on February 28, 2014,[7] terminating all existing English social media presence in the west.
Within the Guinness World Records, CAVE holds the record for the "most prolific developer of danmaku shooters", having released 48 games in the genre since 1995 as of October 2010.[8]
Subsidiariesedit
Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd. (ミニ四駆ネットワークス株式会社) is a joint venture of CAVE Co., Ltd. and Tamiya established in 2006-02-01.[9][10]
ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co., Ltd. (株式会社オレンジ・アンド・パートナーズ): A marketing division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-05.[11]
CAVE Asset Management Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブアセットマネジメント): Stock management and investment division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-20-30.[11]
Declease ltd., International Co., (日曜日の生): It/os management and development division. On 2014-18-09, Cave Co., Ltd. announced about subsidiarity of Declease ltd., International Co.,
Former subsidiariesedit
CAVE Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント): On 2005-07-13, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary specialized in online entertainment, with CAVE and Kenichi Takano owning 90% and 5% stakes, respectively. The company would be established on 2005-07-15.[12] The subsidiary was established with CAVE, Kenichi Takano owning 92.3%, and 5.1% stakes respectively, with Kenichi Takano as the subsidiary's CEO and president.[13] On 2006-07-24, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced merging the subsidiary and the online business into the parent company, effective on 2006-09-01.[14]
Appci Corporation (アプシィ株式会社), a video game, music, and online content development company; formerly known as Tabot, Inc. (タボット株式会社) before June 1, 2018.
Beads Mania: Vendor of fashion accessories. On 2005-05-31, CAVE Co., Ltd. originally announced the establishment of beads accessory division beginning on 2005-06-01.[15] On 2005-07-01, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the complete acquisition of Craze Company (クレイズカンパニー株式会社) previously done in 2005-06-30 and became a 100 subsidiary of CAVE, which owned the Beads Mania (ビーズマニア) online shop.[16] On 2005-07-06, Craze Company was renamed to Beads Mania (ビーズマニア株式会社).[17][18] On 2008-05-07, CAVE announced the integration of Beads Mania business, effective on 2008-06-01.[19] On 2010-5-19, CAVE announced the sales of Beads Mania shop and the associated mobile phone site to Tougenkyou Inc. tentatively on 2010-05-31, and the closure of CAVE's shops within Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 2011-7.[20]
Marketingedit
Since 2006, CAVE has hosted CAVE Matsuri, a yearly festival in which several announcements regarding company affairs are made. Also, some titles are offered exclusively at this event such as Mushihimesama Cave Matsuri ver 1.5.[21] The most recent festival was held on April 16, 2018.
A character of the same name represents the company within the company-collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2.
Games developededit
Arcade gamesedit
CAVE's arcade titles have used various arcade boards over the years. Earlier titles used a CAVE-designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU,[22] with later releases moving over to the PolyGame Master hardware,[23] and then, starting with Mushihimesama, onto boards based on the Hitachi SH-3 CPU.[24][25] CAVE dabbled in PC-based hardware for Deathsmiles II,[26] but switched back to SH-3 for later titles.
On March 28, 2013 Cave released a special bundle called Cave Shooting Collection [ja] which contained all Xbox 360 titles published by them to that date (Akai Katana, Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles IIX, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label, DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Ver 1.5, Espgaluda II, Muchi Muchi Pork & Pink Sweets, Mushihimesama, Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5, and a download voucher for Guwange on XBLA), a disc containing all DLC for the aforementioned titles, 7 "superplay" DVDs, and a 10-disc soundtrack selection with songs from all of the included games except Guwange.[27] This bundle was re-released as Cave Shooting Collection Complete on May 22, 2014 including DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou but not including the soundtrack collection.[28]
^a Not released outside Japan but release is region-free. ^b Not released outside Japan but regular edition release is region-free. ^c Not released outside Japan and Europe but release is region-free.
^"CAVE 68000 Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^"PGM Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^"CAVE CV1000B Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^"CAVE CV1000D Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^"CAVE PC Hardware (Other)". System16.com – The Arcade Museum. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^Cave's Gigantic Xbox 360 Shooter Collection Has 11 Games + A Disc Just To Install DLC – Siliconera
^Cave Shooting Collection Complete Packs 11 Games And 7 Playthrough DVDs – Siliconera
External linksedit
Official website
April 12, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cave company news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the Japanese video game company For the virtual reality environment see Cave automatic virtual environment CAVE Interactive Co Ltd a is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy They are known primarily for their bullet hell shoot em ups from 1995 up to 2013 CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot em up developers in the Japanese market Alongside this CAVE has produced a variety of other types games for arcades home consoles PCs and smartphones also dating back to 1995 CAVE Interactive Co Ltd CAVE s headquarters in Meguro TokyoNative name株式会社ケイブCompany typePublicTraded asTYO 3760IndustryVideo gamesFoundedJune 15 1994HeadquartersMeguro Tokyo JapanKey peopleKenichi Takano Representative Director President and CEO Tsuneki Ikeda CCO Shinobu Yagawa Programmer Director Designer ProductsBullet hell shoot em upsTotal assetsJP 1 094 000 000 FY 2020 1 Number of employees97 2020 SubsidiariesBeads Mania merged with Cave on June 1 2008 Mini4WD Networks Co Ltd 44 8 stake Declease ltd 2014 9 2 stake Websitecave co jp CAVE is an acronym for Computer Art Visual Entertainment Contents 1 History 2 Subsidiaries 2 1 Former subsidiaries 3 Marketing 4 Games developed 4 1 Arcade games 4 2 Console games 4 3 Mobile games 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2013 During a stockholder meeting in August 2011 the company changed the English company name to CAVE Interactive Co Ltd 2 However the foreign www caveinteractive com domain name had already been established on May 15 2011 3 Key staff members include Tsuneki Ikeda director and COO 4 and Makoto Asada game development department head 5 who left the company in 2013 6 On January 24 2014 community manager Masa King announced that the Cave World Twitter and blog were shutting down on February 28 2014 7 terminating all existing English social media presence in the west Within the Guinness World Records CAVE holds the record for the most prolific developer of danmaku shooters having released 48 games in the genre since 1995 as of October 2010 8 Subsidiaries editMini4WD Networks Co Ltd ミニ四駆ネットワークス株式会社 is a joint venture of CAVE Co Ltd and Tamiya established in 2006 02 01 9 10 ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co Ltd 株式会社オレンジ アンド パートナーズ A marketing division On 2006 08 30 CAVE Co Ltd announced the establishment of the subsidiary effective on 2006 09 05 11 CAVE Asset Management Co Ltd 株式会社ケイブアセットマネジメント Stock management and investment division On 2006 08 30 CAVE Co Ltd announced the establishment of the subsidiary effective on 2006 09 20 30 11 Declease ltd International Co 日曜日の生 It os management and development division On 2014 18 09 Cave Co Ltd announced about subsidiarity of Declease ltd International Co Former subsidiaries edit CAVE Online Entertainment Co Ltd 株式会社ケイブ オンライン エンターテイメント On 2005 07 13 CAVE Co Ltd announced the establishment of the subsidiary specialized in online entertainment with CAVE and Kenichi Takano owning 90 and 5 stakes respectively The company would be established on 2005 07 15 12 The subsidiary was established with CAVE Kenichi Takano owning 92 3 and 5 1 stakes respectively with Kenichi Takano as the subsidiary s CEO and president 13 On 2006 07 24 CAVE Co Ltd announced merging the subsidiary and the online business into the parent company effective on 2006 09 01 14 Appci Corporation アプシィ株式会社 a video game music and online content development company formerly known as Tabot Inc タボット株式会社 before June 1 2018 Beads Mania Vendor of fashion accessories On 2005 05 31 CAVE Co Ltd originally announced the establishment of beads accessory division beginning on 2005 06 01 15 On 2005 07 01 CAVE Co Ltd announced the complete acquisition of Craze Company クレイズカンパニー株式会社 previously done in 2005 06 30 and became a 100 subsidiary of CAVE which owned the Beads Mania ビーズマニア online shop 16 On 2005 07 06 Craze Company was renamed to Beads Mania ビーズマニア株式会社 17 18 On 2008 05 07 CAVE announced the integration of Beads Mania business effective on 2008 06 01 19 On 2010 5 19 CAVE announced the sales of Beads Mania shop and the associated mobile phone site to Tougenkyou Inc tentatively on 2010 05 31 and the closure of CAVE s shops within Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 2011 7 20 Marketing editSince 2006 CAVE has hosted CAVE Matsuri a yearly festival in which several announcements regarding company affairs are made Also some titles are offered exclusively at this event such as Mushihimesama Cave Matsuri ver 1 5 21 The most recent festival was held on April 16 2018 A character of the same name represents the company within the company collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 Games developed editArcade games edit CAVE s arcade titles have used various arcade boards over the years Earlier titles used a CAVE designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU 22 with later releases moving over to the PolyGame Master hardware 23 and then starting with Mushihimesama onto boards based on the Hitachi SH 3 CPU 24 25 CAVE dabbled in PC based hardware for Deathsmiles II 26 but switched back to SH 3 for later titles Game Year Hardware Publisher s DonPachi 1995 CAVE 68000 AtlusOthello Derby 1995 Toaplan Version 2 Tsukuda OriginalDoDonPachi 1997 CAVE 68000 AtlusSteep Slope Sliders 1998 Sega ST V CapcomPuzzle Uo Poko 1998 CAVE 68000 JalecoESP Ra De 1998 CAVE 68000 AtlusDangun Feveron Fever S O S 1998 CAVE 68000 Nihon SystemGuwange 1999 CAVE 68000 AtlusProgear Storm of Progear 2001 CPS2 CapcomDoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2002 PGM AMIKetsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi 2003 PGM AMIEspgaluda 2003 PGM AMIMushihimesama 2004 CAVE CV1000B AMIIbara 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMIPuzzle Mushihimetama 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMIEspgaluda II 2005 CAVE CV1000B AMIIbara Kuro Black Label 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMIPink Sweets Ibara Sorekara 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMIMushihimesama Futari 2006 CAVE CV1000B AMIMuchi Muchi Pork 2007 CAVE CV1000B AMIDeathsmiles 2007 CAVE CV1000B AMIDeathsmiles Mega Black Label 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMIDoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMIDoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Ver 1 5 2008 CAVE CV1000D AMIOmatsuri Yasan Kingyo Sukui 2009 CAVE PC CaveOmatsuri Yasan Ganso Takoyaki 2009 CAVE PC CaveDeathsmiles II Makai no Merry Christmas 2009 CAVE PC CaveDoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label 2010 CAVE CV1000D CaveAkai Katana 2010 CAVE CV1000D CaveDoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou 2012 CAVE CV1000D CaveConsole games edit On March 28 2013 Cave released a special bundle called Cave Shooting Collection ja which contained all Xbox 360 titles published by them to that date Akai Katana Deathsmiles Deathsmiles IIX DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Ver 1 5 Espgaluda II Muchi Muchi Pork amp Pink Sweets Mushihimesama Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1 5 and a download voucher for Guwange on XBLA a disc containing all DLC for the aforementioned titles 7 superplay DVDs and a 10 disc soundtrack selection with songs from all of the included games except Guwange 27 This bundle was re released as Cave Shooting Collection Complete on May 22 2014 including DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou but not including the soundtrack collection 28 Game Year System Publisher s JP NA EUDelisoba Deluxe 1995 Sega Saturn TBS Yes No NoTouge King the Spirits 1995 Sega Saturn Atlus Yes Yes NoDonPachi 1996 Sega Saturn Atlus Yes No NoDonPachi 1996 PlayStation SPS Yes No NoTouge King the Spirits 2 1997 Sega Saturn Atlus Yes No NoDoDonPachi 1997 Sega Saturn Atlus Yes No NoSteep Slope Sliders 1997 Sega Saturn Sega Yes Yes YesPeak Performance 1997 PlayStation Atlus Yes Yes YesTrick N Snowboarder 1999 PlayStation Capcom Yes Yes YesTouge Max 2 1999 PlayStation Atlus Yes No NoTouge Max G 2000 PlayStation Atlus Yes No NoSnowboard Heaven 2000 PlayStation 2 Capcom Yes No NoYanya Caballista City Skater 2001 PlayStation 2 Koei Yes Yes NoDoDonPachi DaiOuJou 2003 PlayStation 2 Arika Yes No NoEspgaluda 2004 PlayStation 2 Arika Yes No NoMushihimesama 2005 PlayStation 2 Taito Yes No NoIbara 2006 PlayStation 2 Taito Yes No NoShin Megami Tensei Imagine 2007 Microsoft Windows Atlus Yes Yes YesPrincess Debut 2008 Nintendo DS Cave JP Natsume Inc NA Midway EU Yes Yes YesKetsui Death Label 2008 Nintendo DS Arika Yes Noa NoaDoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label Extra 2009 Xbox 360 5pb Yes No NoDeathsmiles 2009 Xbox 360 Cave JP Aksys Games NA Rising Star Games EU Yes Yes YesMushihimesama Futari Ver 1 5 2009 Xbox 360 Cave Yes Noa NoaEspgaluda II Black Label 2010 Xbox 360 Cave Yes Nob NobKetsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra 2010 Xbox 360 5pb Yes No NoDeathsmiles IIX Makai no Merry Christmas 2010 Xbox 360 Cave Yes Yes NoGuwange 2010 XBLA Cave Yes Yes YesDoDonPachi Resurrection 2010 Xbox 360 Cave JP Rising Star Games EU Yes Noc YesDoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label 2011 Xbox 360 Cave Yes No NoMuchi Muchi Pork amp Pink Sweets Ibara Sore Kara 2011 Xbox 360 Cave Yes Noa NoaNin2 Jump 2011 XBLA Cave Yes Yes YesAkai Katana 2011 Xbox 360 Cave JP Rising Star Games NA amp EU Yes Yes YesInstant Brain 2011 Xbox 360 Cave Yes No NoDoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Double Pack 2012 Xbox 360 Cave Yes No NoMushihimesama HD 2012 Xbox 360 Cave Yes No NoDoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou 2013 Xbox 360 Cave Yes Noa NoaKetsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra 2013 PlayStation 3 5pb Yes Noa NoaMushihimesama HD 2015 Microsoft Windows Degica Yes Yes YesDeathsmiles 2016 Microsoft Windows Degica Yes Yes YesDoDonPachi Resurrection 2016 Microsoft Windows Degica Yes Yes YesDangun Feveron 2017 PlayStation 4 Xbox One M2 Yes Yes YesKetsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi 2018 PlayStation 4 M2 Yes Yes NoESP Ra De Psi 2019 PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch M2 Yes TBAa TBAaMushihimesama HD 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Yes Yes YesEspgaluda II 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Yes Yes YesDoDonPachi Resurrection 2021 Nintendo Switch LiveWire Yes Yes YesDeathsmiles I II 2021 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows City Connection Yes Yes YesAkai Katana 2022 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows City Connection Yes Yes YesNotes a Not released outside Japan but release is region free b Not released outside Japan but regular edition release is region free c Not released outside Japan and Europe but release is region free Mobile games edit Game Year Platform Publisher s Ninja Tower 2004 Mobile Nuvo StudiosLoveny s Picture Book 2006 Mobile CaveSwitch 2008 Mobile CaveEspgaluda II 2010 iOS CaveDoDonPachi Resurrection 2010 iOS CaveMushihimesama Bug Panic 2010 iOS CaveDeathsmiles 2011 iOS CaveEspgaluda II HD 2011 iOS CaveBug Princess 2011 iOS CaveDoDonPachi Blissful Death 2012 iOS CaveDoDonPachi Resurrection HD 2012 iOS CaveBug Princess 2 2012 iOS CaveBug Princess 2 Black Label 2012 iOS CaveEspgaluda II 2012 Android G GeeDoDonPachi Resurrection 2012 Android G GeeDoDonPachi Maximum 2012 iOS Windows Phone CaveMushihimesama BUG PANIC 2013 Android G GeeDeathsmiles 2013 Android G GeeHello Kitty Puzzle Chains 2014 iOS Android MobageDon Paccin 2014 iOS Android MobagePSYCHO PASS Koushiki Appli 2015 iOS Android CaveGothic wa Mahou Otome ja 2015 iOS Android CaveDoDonPachi Ichimen Bancho 2015 iOS Android CaveCube Drop 2016 iOS Android CaveLord of Dungeon 2017 iOS Android CaveSangoku Justice 2018 iOS Android CaveWorld Witches United Front 2020 iOS Android CaveTouhou Gensou Eclipse 2023 iOS Android CaveSee also editToaplan Bullet hellNotes edit Japanese 株式会社ケイブ Hepburn Kabushiki gaisha KeibuReferences edit Company Overview 英ゲームメディア Pocketgamer biz にて副社長 渡邉幹雄のインタビューが掲載 Archived 2012 01 01 at the Wayback Machine CAVE Launches New English Website Archived 2011 07 26 at the Wayback Machine Tsuneki Ikeda Person Makoto Asada Person Makoto Asada leaves Cave To all CAVE WORLD supporters CAVE WORLD Official Blog Archived 2014 01 30 at the Wayback Machine Most prolific developer of danmaku shooters Guinness World Records ケイブとタミヤ 新会社 ミニ四駆ネットワークス を設立 ミニ四駆オンラインレーサー 等を展開 ミニ四駆ネットワークス 株 設立のお知らせ a b 子会社設立のお知らせ 株 ケイブ オンライン エンターテイメント 設立のお知らせ 当社子会社 株式会社ケイブ オンライン エンターテイメント 設立登記のお知らせ 子会社の吸収合併に関するお知らせ 組織変更に関するお知らせ クレイズカンパニー株式会社の株式譲受のお知らせ 子会社の商号変更に関するお知らせ 株式会社ケイブ の有価証券報告書 2010年06月01日 2011年05月31日 期 Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2012 02 25 ビーズマニア株式会社 当社子会社 の事業統合に関するお知らせ コマース事業の一部譲渡ならびに事業の廃止に関するお知らせ Arcade games CAVE Database CAVE 68000 Hardware Other System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved April 12 2015 PGM Hardware Other System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved April 12 2015 CAVE CV1000B Hardware Other System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved April 12 2015 CAVE CV1000D Hardware Other System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved April 12 2015 CAVE PC Hardware Other System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved April 12 2015 Cave s Gigantic Xbox 360 Shooter Collection Has 11 Games A Disc Just To Install DLC Siliconera Cave Shooting Collection Complete Packs 11 Games And 7 Playthrough DVDs SiliconeraExternal links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cave company amp oldid 1212359400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
