Bullet-Proof Software Inc.

A Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by Henk Rogers, best known for bringing Tetris to the Japanese market.

Puzzle

Action

Driving

Racing

Role-playing (RPG)

Founded

1983

Acquired

1996

HQ

Yokohama, Japan

Parent

Blue Planet Software Inc.

Known for

Puzzle / Arcade / Action

23

Games

1985–2000

Years

10

Platforms

$29.42

Ø CIB

+3.9%

24M change

About

Founded in 1983, Bullet-Proof Software played a critical role in securing the console and handheld rights to Tetris. The company published numerous versions of Tetris and other puzzle games, primarily for Nintendo platforms. It was eventually succeeded by Blue Planet Software, which manages the Tetris license.

Henk Rogers established the company in Yokohama, Japan, initially focusing on the PC market. Its earliest major success was the seminal role-playing game The Black Onyx (1984), which helped popularize the RPG genre in Japan.

The publisher subsequently became synonymous with early tile-matching games. It introduced Japanese console gamers to the genre with Tetris (1988) on the Family Computer, followed by the widely distributed Tetris (1989) for the Game Boy and the Nintendo Entertainment System, alongside Tetris [Player's Choice] (1989). The company's catalog also includes Tetris [Tengen] (1989) and the hybrid puzzle titles Super Tetris 2 & Bombliss (1985) and Super Tetris 2 & Bombliss [Gentei Han] (1985).

Beyond these releases, the company developed Yoshi's Cookie (1992) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and published localized Western titles, such as Obitus and Faceball 2000, for the Japanese market. This diverse portfolio cemented its influence on the global puzzle game landscape during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.