History Creator / Taito

One of the most famous names in UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s, Taito (タイトー) was arguably the first Japanese company to create arcade games. [[https://taito.com Taito Corporation]] was founded in Japan in 1953 as "Taito Trading Company". One of the first products Taito sold was distilled vodka (the first company to produce vodka domestically in Japan), perhaps not surprising since founder, Michael Kogan, was a Russian Jew. Taito branched into all sorts of businesses, including amusement equipment, early and primitive video arcades. In 1973, they founded Taito of Brazil to market pinball tables in Brazil. In 1973, Taito became one of the first Japanese companies to enter the video game industry.

One of the most famous names in UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s, Taito (タイトー) was arguably the first Japanese company to create arcade games. Taito Corporation was founded in Japan in 1953 as "Taito Trading Company". One of the first products Taito sold was distilled vodka (the first company to produce vodka domestically in Japan), perhaps not surprising since founder, Michael Kogan, was a Russian Jew. Taito branched into all sorts of businesses, including amusement equipment, early and primitive video arcades. In 1973, they founded Taito of Brazil to market pinball tables in Brazil. In 1973, Taito became one of the first Japanese companies to enter the video game industry.

After a relatively quiet period, Taito Corporation was acquired and relaunched by Creator/SquareEnix in 2005 effectively killing the old game development company as it was for good. Since then, some of their games have been distributed under the label "Taito - A Square Enix Company", are published under the Square-Enix name or are sold off to other publishers, though as of the release of ''Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours'' they managed to retain a degree of independence as their games are published by another publisher label. Some members of Taito's arcade division later branched off from the company and started their own with Creator/GrevLtd, producing shoot 'em up titles such as ''VideoGame/BorderDown'', ''VideoGame/SenkoNoRonde'', ''VideoGame/StraniaTheStellaMachina'', and ''Mamorukun Curse''.

Under Square-Enix, Taito continues to develop new versions of their Taito Type X arcade board, an extremely flexible, PC-based, modular arcade board that can run many types of games and also maintains a series of arcades in Japan called "Taito Stations".

* VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005 (Japan only)

* ''VideoGame/{{Zookeeper}}'' (not to be confused with the later puzzle game)

** ''Tournament Arkanoid''
** ''Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh''

** ''Parasol Stars''
** ''Bubble Symphony''
** ''Bubble Memories''

* ''Chack n Pop'' (a [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual predecessor]] to the ''Bubble Bobble'' series.)

* ''Disney Music Parade''
* ''Don Doko Don''

** ''Dan-Ku-Ga'' (a MissionPackSequel allowing the two sub-bosses to be playable; did not see an official release until 2022)

* ''Gunbird Special Edition'' (compilation of Psikyo's 2 titles of this series for [=PlayStation=] 2)

** ''Midnight Landing''
** ''Top Landing''
** ''Landing Gear''
** ''Landing High Japan''

** ''Operation Thunderbolt''
** ''Operation Wolf 3''
** ''Operation Tiger''

** ''Super Qix''

* ''Renegade'' (developed by Technos; a DolledUpInstallment version of ''[[VideoGame/KunioKun Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun]]''.)
* ''Riding Fight''

** ''Return of the Invaders''
** ''Space Invaders Part II'' (an UpdatedRerelease of the original game[[note]]It was released in the U.S. as "Deluxe Space Invaders", although the title screen still calls it "Space Invaders Part II"[[/note]])

* ''VideoGame/TimeGal'' (later converted and reprogrammed for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD by Creator/TelenetJapan via its Wolf Team subsidiary company; only this version was released in North America)

** ''Cosmos Circuit'' (similar in both concept and appearance to [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams']] ''Star Rider'')
** ''Laser Grand Prix''

** ''Solitary Fighter'' (a MissionPackSequel of the first game, with some additional stages, hostile audiences and the bosses from the previous game being playable)

* ''VideoGame/{{Exit}}'' (developed by Moss)

** ''Elevator Action Returns'' (released in the U.S. as ''Elevator Action 2'')
** ''Elevator Action EX''
** ''Elevator Action Old & New''
** ''Elevator Action: Death Parade''
** ''Elevator Action Deluxe''

** ''Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission''