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Electro Brain

An American video game publisher active in the 1990s, known for releasing titles on NES, Game Boy, and Super NES.
Action
Sports
Driving
Racing
Strategy
Founded
1990
HQ
Salt Lake City, United States
Known for
Action / Platform / Sports
21
Games
1990–1999
Years
8
Platforms
$92.82
Ø CIB
+36.2%
24M change

About

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.

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