| DVS Electronic Co. | |
|---|---|
 The DVS Logo from The King of Fighters 2000. | |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Years | 1994 to 2005[1] |
| Consoles | SNES (games), Game Boy (flash carts), PlayStation (cheat device) |
| Aliases | Game Genius, Shengcun Industry Co |
DVS Electronic Co. was a publisher of SNES games and manufacturer of accessories.
The likely identity of this company is 生存實業有限公司 Shengcun Industry Co., based in New Taipei City, Taiwan, who owned the trademarks on 'DVS'[2], its disc logo[3] and 'Game Genius'[4].
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SNES games[edit | edit source]
DVS is only explicitly credited in two games, but a number of other SNES games appear to have been made by the same developers and may have been published by them.
Versions of some of these games were released for the Sega Mega Drive, but DVS is not known to have published for that system.
Credited[edit | edit source]
| Name | Console | Released | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Monster |
|
September 1998 (SNES) | Mega Drive version also exists. | |
| December 2000 (Mega Drive) | ||||
| Soul Edge VS Samurai | SNES | |||
| The King of Fighters 2000 | SNES | 2000 | ||
| Aladdin 2000 | SNES | 2000 | Only credited when viewing the ROM, a title screen hack of the game called Aladdin II removes the DVS credit. |
Unconfirmed[edit | edit source]
(likely the same developers but not confirmed to be published by DVS)
| Name | Console | Released | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bug's Life |
|
2000 | Mega Drive version also exists. | |
| Dragon Ball: Final Bout |
|
1998 (Mega Drive) | Mega Drive version also exists. | |
| Squirrel |
|
1999 | Unofficial SNES port of Gamtec's Squirrel King for Mega Drive | |
| Pokémon Gold Silver | SNES | |||
| Street Fighter EX + Alpha | SNES | July 1997 | ||
| Tekken 2 | SNES | 1996/1997 (Undetermined) | ||
| X-Men vs. Street Fighter | SNES | February 1998 |
"Game Genius" products[edit | edit source]
DVS is credited, with the same logo found on its SNES games, on the "GameGenius V5.0" cheat disc for the PlayStation.[5]
A number of other products were released under the "Game Genius" name, such as Game Boy flash carts, albeit without explicit credit to DVS.[6]
Reference[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://opengovtw.com/ban/84975146
- ↑ Taiwan trademark number 00700249
- ↑ Taiwan trademark number 00719199
- ↑ Taiwan trademark number 00935704
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20170813102809/http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/14938-PS1-DVS-GameGenius-V5-0-Cheat-CD
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20010301121935fw_/http://www.gamegenius.com.tw:80/default_e.htm
