Warp (company)
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Native name | 株式会社ワープ (Warp) 株式会社フロムイエロートゥオレンジ (Fyto) |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Wāpu Kabushiki-gaisha furomuierōtouorenji |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games Music[1] |
| Founded | March 1, 1994[2] |
| Founder | Kenji Eno |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | |
| Website | fyto.com |
Warp Inc., now known as From Yellow To Orange Ltd., is a Japanese video game developer and music publisher. Founded by musician Kenji Eno in 1994, the company is best known for its interactive movies, such as D and Enemy Zero, often featuring music composed by Eno himself. Following the release of D2, the company briefly rebranded as Super Warp, before settling on its current name in 2001. Kenji Eno headed the company until his death in February 2013.
History
[edit]Kenji Eno founded Warp in 1994.[3] The Warp logo—four television screens displaying the four letters of the company name—was designed by Eno and designer Tomohiro Miyazaki.[4] Warp developed several interactive cinema games, their most successful series being D. In 2000, following the release of D2, Warp changed its name to Super Warp and exited the video game industry, widening its scope to network services, DVD products, and online music.[3][5]
Following an investment by Neoteny Inc., the company changed its name once again to From Yellow To Orange (commonly abbreviated as "fyto") in 2001.[3] Fyto released the game You, Me, and the Cubes in 2009.[5] Eno headed the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO) until his death in February 2013.[5] Katsutoshi Eguchi subsequently became the company's CEO.[6] Eno's final project, Kakexun, became a collaborative effort between Fyto and Naoya Sato's company Warp2.[6]
In recent years, Fyto has started digitally distributing music.[7] The company has also released an audiobook version of Real Sound: Kaze no Regret to commemorate the game's 27th anniversary.[8]
Games developed
[edit]| Year | Title | Publisher | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Trip'd | San-Ei Shobo Publishing (Japan) Panasonic (USA) | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
| Totsugeki Kikan Magadasu!! | San-Ei Shobo Publishing | ||
| 1995 | Uchuu Seibutsu Flopon-kun P! | Asmik Corporation | PlayStation |
| D | San-Ei Shobo Publishing (3DO / Japan) Panasonic (3DO / USA) Acclaim Entertainment (DOS, PC, PS1, SS) | 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows | |
| Oyaji Hunter Mahjong | Warp Inc. | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | |
| Flopon World | |||
| 1996 | D: Director's Cut | ||
| Short Warp | |||
| Enemy Zero | Warp Inc. (Japan) SEGA (USA) | Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows | |
| 1997 | Real Sound: Kaze no Regret | Warp Inc. | Sega Saturn, Dreamcast |
| 1999 | D2 | SEGA | Dreamcast |
As From Yellow to Orange Inc.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | You, Me, and the Cubes[a] | Nintendo | WiiWare |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Services". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Company Profile". From Yellow to Orange. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "CoreGamers Interview with Kenji Eno – III. Bliss". CoreGamers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ a b c McWhertor, Michael (21 February 2013). "Game designer and musician Kenji Eno dies at 42". Polygon. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b Corriea, Alexa Ray (19 February 2014). "Kenji Eno's final project being developed posthumously by colleagues". Polygon. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Works". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kaze no Regret Audiobook". Retrieved 3 September 2024.