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Genki (元気) is a Japanese developer of computer and video games. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best known for its racing game titles. ==History== In its early years, Genki dabbled in a few different genres, looking for its niche. On one end of the spectrum, there was ''Devilish'', a game similar to Arkanoid that was released for Sega's Game Gear and Mega Drive systems in 1991. On the other end, there was ''Kileak: The DNA Imperative'', a first-person mecha shooting game for the PlayStation which was released in 1995; it was panned by critics and consumers, although it did receive a sequel (''Epidemic'', which was similarly panned). They developed two MotoGP video games for the SNES: ''GP-1'' (1993) and ''GP-1 RS: Rapid Stream'' (1994). Although they did not know it at the time, Genki found its niche in 1994, with the release of ''Shutokō Battle '94 Keichii Tsuchiya Drift King'' for the Super Famicom—the first in a long-running series of racing games. Shutokou Battle 2 followed one year later, in 1995, and was also for the Super Famicom. Within the same year, Genki shifted towards developing 3D games, continuing the ''Shutokou Battle'' series with ''Wangan Dead Heat'' (known in Western markets as ''Highway 2000'') on the Sega Saturn. Genki also produced major titles for both the PlayStation and Nintendo's N64 console in the following two years, including another ''Shutokou Battle'' game for the PlayStation (known in Western markets as ''Tokyo Highway Battle'') and ''Multi-Racing Championship'' for the N64. They also developed ''Jade Cocoon'' for the PlayStation in 1998. According to MobyGames, the company logo is a picture of Hiroshi Hamagaki, drawn by his son when he was 3 years old. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genki (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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