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is a Japanese manufacturer of arcade games. The company was founded in at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan as , but changed to its current name sometime in 1984. It is currently owned by Hitoshi Hamada. One of their earliest arcade hits was the rail shooter ''Dynamite Duke'', one of the first to feature close combat with long-range shooting. A year later, Seibu Kaihatsu became best known for their vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game ''Raiden'', which was successful enough to earn several sequels and spin-offs in its series of titles. In , a development department known as was spun from Seibu Kaihatsu. During the late '80s, Fabtek bought the rights to internationally distribute Seibu Kaihatsu's arcade titles outside of Japan. In , its arcade division vanished and its official website shut down. It was also rumored that they filed for bankruptcy; in fact, Seibu Kaihatsu temporarily disbanded itself. Therefore, Fabtek's international distribution rights expired while closing its business. During the same year, they established , right before the dissolution of their relationship with adult video game developers h.m.p. and Mink to develop adult mahjong video arcade games. In , the development staff left Seibu Kaihatsu to apply at MOSS, then bought the development rights to the ''Raiden'' franchise from Seibu Kaihatsu to develop ''Raiden III'' and ''Raiden IV'' in order to keep the franchise's fanbase hyped with Seibu Kaihatsu assisting them. ==Games by Seibu Kaihatsu== * Stinger (1983) (released as Seibu Denshi) * Scion (1984) (released as Seibu Denshi) * Kung-Fu Taikun (1984) * Knuckle Joe (licensed to Taito) (1985) * Shot Rider (1985) * Wiz (1985) * Empire City: 1931 / Street Fight (licensed to Taito) (1986) * Panic Road (1986) (co-developed with Visco Corporation and licensed to Taito) * Air Raid / Cross Shooter (licensed to Taito) (1987) * Mustache Boy (licensed to March) (1987) * ''Dead Angle'' (1988) * Dynamite Duke / The Double Dynamites (licensed to Fabtek) (1989) 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「Seibu Kaihatsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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