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{{ | {{redirect|Hudson|the actor Ernie Hudson|[[Ernie Hudson]]}} | ||
{{company | {{company infobox | ||
|logo=Hudson Logo.svg | |logo=Hudson Logo.svg | ||
|founded=May 18, 1973 | |founded=May 18, 1973 | ||
|defunct=March 1, 2012 | |defunct=March 1, 2012 | ||
| | |first_release=''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'' and ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' | ||
| | |latest_release=''[[Mario Party DS]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]] | [[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]] | ||
'''Hudson Soft''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for creating the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' franchise. | '''{{wp|Hudson Soft}}''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for creating the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' franchise. Hudson also co-developed the {{wp|TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16}} consoles with NEC in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' is the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, of which Hudson developed eight console games and two portable games (''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''). Most of the ''Mario Party'' staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned [[NDcube]] when Hudson's former president moved over there. | ||
[[File:MP1-3 Hudson logo.png|thumb|left|In-game logo from '' | [[File:MP1-3 Hudson logo.png|thumb|left|In-game logo from the first three ''Mario Party'' titles]] | ||
In January 2011, [[Konami]] revealed that it was to fully acquire Hudson, buying out the company and merging it into Konami on April 1; as a result, all '' | In January 2011, [[Konami]] revealed that it was to fully acquire Hudson, buying out the company and merging it into Konami on April 1; as a result, all ''Mario Party'' games starting from ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' were developed by NDcube. On March 1, 2012, Hudson Soft officially ceased to exist, having been merged into Konami Digital Entertainment, though quite a few of Hudson's staff members migrated to NDcube. | ||
Hudson's mascot was [[Hachisuke]], a reference to the {{wp|Hudson Hornet}}, a sedan from the | Hudson's mascot was [[Hachisuke]], a reference to the {{wp|Hudson Hornet}}, a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. It appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' as an item that can be collected to earn 8,000 [[point]]s. | ||
Hudson Soft also created [[Family BASIC]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | Hudson Soft also created [[Family BASIC]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | ||
==''Mario'' games developed== | ==''Super Mario'' games developed== | ||
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|footer=1985 print ads showing the availability of Hudson Soft ports on home computers. | |footer=1985 print ads showing the availability of Hudson Soft ports on home computers. | ||
|image1=Hudson Soft print ad 1.jpg | |image1=Hudson Soft print ad 1.jpg | ||
|width1= | |width1=200 | ||
|image2=Hudson Soft print ad 2.jpg | |image2=Hudson Soft print ad 2.jpg | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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|''[[Golf]]'' | |''[[Golf]]'' | ||
|1985 | |1985 | ||
|NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1 | |NEC PC-8001mkIISR, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1 | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' | ||