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Jaleco

Kabushiki Kaisha Jareko was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan. The original Jaleco company was founded in 1974 as Japan Leisure Company, founded by Yoshiaki Kanazawa, before being renamed to simply Jaleco in the early 1980s. This company was later acquired in 2000 by Hong Kong company PCCW, who rebranded it as its Japanese game division, PCCW Japan, before reverting it to Jaleco in 2002.

Also recorded as Japan Leisure Corporation · Jaleco Entertainment

Jaleco

Z0840008PSC(Z80 CPU) on the MEGASYSYTEM32(ARCADE GAME PCB) made by JALECO.

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Name
Jaleco
Founded
Jaleco was established or created on 3 October 1974.
Headquarters
Tokyo.
Activity
video game industry.
Products
video game.
Dissolved
Jaleco was dissolved or ceased on 21 May 2014.

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Kabushiki Kaisha Jareko was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan. The original Jaleco company was founded in 1974 as Japan Leisure Company, founded by Yoshiaki Kanazawa, before being renamed to simply Jaleco in the early 1980s. This company was later acquired in 2000 by Hong Kong company PCCW, who rebranded it as its Japanese game division, PCCW Japan, before reverting it to Jaleco in 2002.

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