Media Rings

Media Rings Corporation (メディアリング) was a Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company located in Akasaka, Tokyo. Founded in October 1989 as a music and video packaging firm, it since became a distributor and producer of electronic entertainment.[1] The company has been involved with several video game developers on a number of systems beginning with the PC-Engine in 1990, and was primarily known for their Zero4 Champ racing game series, as well as the Game Boy Advance title Lunar Legend. The company's name is sometimes incorrectly translated as "Magic Rings" by English websites.[2] It has been officially dissolved as of April 2007.

Media Rings
TypeDefunct
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 1989
HeadquartersAkasaka 8-5-32 Tokyo
Number of employees
50 (former)
Websitewww.mrc.mpi-mrc.co.jp

Video games

Published

PC-Engine

  • Spin Pair (1990)
  • Spiral Wave (1991)
  • Zero4 Champ (1991)
  • Toilet Kids (1992)

Turbo-CD

  • Tecmo World Cup Super Soccer (1992)
  • Zero4 Champ II (1993)

Super Nintendo

Sega Saturn

  • Tactical Fighter (1997)
  • Zero4 Champ: DooZy-J Type R (1997)

PlayStation

Game Boy Advance

Developed

PC-Engine

Turbo-CD

  • Zero4 Champ II (1993)

Super Nintendo

  • Zero-4 Champ RR (1994)

Game Boy Advance

Animation

Published

  • Figures of Happiness (1990–1991)
  • Burn Up W (1996)

References

  1. "IGN: Media Rings". IGN. 2001. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  2. "GameSpot Company Page for Magic Rings". GameSpot. 2002. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
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