Human Entertainment (ヒューマン株式会社 Hyūman kabushiki gaisha) was a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including Dreamcast, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, TurboGrafx-16, PC (Windows), PlayStation, Saturn, Sega CD, Super NES, TurboGrafx-CD, and WonderSwan.
The company is known for originating the popular Fire Pro Wrestling series of games, as well as the Super Formation Soccer sports game, Final Match Tennis and Human Grand Prix racing video game. They are also known for developing the first music rhythm video game Dance Aerobics (1987), early survival horror games such as Laplace no Ma (1987) and the Clock Tower series, and the early open world adventure game Mizzurna Falls (1998).
The company folded in 1999. However, some titles already developed prior to the company's demise were released individually or as part of a collection years later. Former members went on to form different development teams including Nude Maker, Sandlot, Spike and notable member Goichi Suda formed his own company, Grasshopper Manufacture, with former members.
Famous quotes containing the word human:
“All human beings hang by a thread, an abyss may open under their feet at any moment, and yet they have to go and invent all sorts of difficulties for themselves and spoil their lives.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)