Japan System Supply Ltd

Local Name	日本システムサプライ株式会社
Company Type	Developer
Founded	September 25, 1985
Status	Bankrupt - October 2000
Head Quarters	Osaka, Japan
Head Quarters	www.titan.co.jp

3DO Overview

Japan System Supply appeared on the original Developer list in 1993. They did not make any 3DO Games.

Overview

Japan System Supply Ltd. (日本システムサプライ株式会社) (JSS) was an Osaka-based software publisher and developer established on September 25, 1985. Katsumi Kawamura (河村克己) was the CEO.

JSS made online games in its later years, including the first Japanese-developed MMORPG for Windows, Lifestorm. The company was declared bankrupt by the Osaka District Court on October 13, 2000.

DigiPark Inc. (株式会社デジパーク) is a company based in Tokyo headed by Taeko Nagata (長田妙子). It was established in June 1990 as a development subsidiary of JSS called Nanken-Kobo Inc. (有限会社軟件工房) The rights to the MMORPG StoneAge were transferred to DigiPark after JSS's bankruptcy

Bankruptcy

When online gaming services began around 1998-99, Japan System Supply did not yet have infrastructure such as constant connections, and the number of users did not grow. This shows the greatness of Japan System Supply, which was three or four years ahead of the competition in online gaming technology, but it can also be said to be their biggest mistake.

In October 2000, the company found it difficult to continue operations, and on the 13th of that month, it was declared bankrupt by the Osaka District Court and filed for bankruptcy. However, Gamers Dream, which managed the servers for the online games, made the wise decision to continue the service until March 2001, even though it was unable to collect the management fees from Japan System Supply. This measure allowed many users to enjoy the world of games without any regrets. An event was also planned for the final day, and former employees of Japan System Supply attended.

Many of the staff who developed Cross Gate at Japan System Supply transferred to the company Dwango Co., Ltd.