Electro Brain was a prominent publisher during the 8-bit and 16-bit console eras, bringing several Japanese titles to the North American market. They published the NES adaptation of Fist of the North Star in 1990, alongside other releases like Puss N' Boots: Pero's Great Adventure, Ghoul School, and Dead Heat Scramble. The company also handled the distribution of notable ports such as Raiden Trad, Super Cars, Go Go Tank, and Trax.
Operating primarily out of Salt Lake City, Utah, the publisher secured licensing agreements with major Japanese developers to localize niche intellectual properties. The 1990 release of
Fist of the North Star introduced Western console players to the post-apocalyptic martial arts franchise, adapting the Japanese Famicom title
Hokuto no Ken 2. Similarly,
Puss N' Boots: Pero's Great Adventure tied into Toei Animation's classic anime film mascot, offering licensed platforming action.
Beyond anime adaptations, the company maintained a strong relationship with HAL Laboratory, distributing their quirky vehicle-based titles
Trax and
Go Go Tank for the Game Boy. They also bridged the gap between arcade and home markets by releasing
Raiden Trad, a port of Seibu Kaihatsu's seminal shoot-'em-up, and the racing game
Dead Heat Scramble. For European imports, they localized Gremlin Graphics' top-down racer
Super Cars. While most of their catalog relied on overseas acquisitions, the publisher also supported domestic talent, releasing the survival-horror platformer
Ghoul School, which was developed by the American studio Imagineering. This diverse portfolio of licensed anime properties, arcade ports, and European imports defined the company's footprint in the early 1990s retail landscape.