Daou Infosys (다우정보통신) was a Korean game developer and publisher. Until 1993 all its games were developed in-house, and after 1993 they were developed by Open Corp.. They also licensed games by Color Dreams and Tengen for Supercom.
Games[]
In-house[]
| Name | Console | Released | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agi Gongnyong Dooly |
|
1991 | Sidescrolling shooter. Both MSX and Sega Master System versions are different games. | N/A |
| Dooly Bravo Land | Famicom | 1992 | Third and last Dooly game from Daou. A platformer with poor programming. | DIF-001 |
| Janggun-ui Adeul (The General's Son) |
|
1992 | Fighting game based off the Korean movie of the same name. | DIF-002 |
Developed by Open[]
| Name | Console | Released | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toto World 3 | Master System | Mid 1993 | Platformer that was released simultaneously with Koko Adventure.[1] | DIS-G301 |
| Koko Adventure | Famicom | Mid 1993 | The spiritual successor of Magic Kid Googoo according to one of the developer. Highly inspired by Super Mario World. | DIS-F301 |
| Metal Force | Famicom | April-May 1994 | A game inspired by the Mega Man series with seven levels. | DIS-F401 |
| Family Noraebang | Famicom | December 1993 or 1994 | A special karaoke cartridge with FM synthesis. Developed by Open, manufactured by Daou and published by Daewoo. | HEA-02 (Standalone set) HEA-03 (Console bundle) |
| Suho Cheonsa | Master System | 1994 | A breakout clone. It is notable for being Daou's last release and the last console game by Open that was released. | DIS-G402[1] |
Developed by Unlicensed American Companies[]
These games were made by developers located in the United States then later licensed by Daou Infosys for a Famicom release in collaboration with Haitai Electronics.
| Name | Original name | Developer | Released | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dragon (블랙 드래곤) |
Challenge of the Dragon | Color Dreams | Mid 1991[2] | A kind of an action & beat'em up game. The title screen was updated. |
| Crystal Commando (크리스탈 특공대) |
Crystal Mines | Color Dreams | First half of 1991 | Updated splash & title screen |
| Flying Superboy (날아라 슈퍼보이) |
Menace Beach | Color Dreams | May 1991?[3] | Updated title screen. |
| Hee-dong Ei's Adventures
[4] |
Baby Boomer | Color Dreams | Early 1991 ? | Light-gun game, copyright updated with Licensed to Daou Infosys. An alternate cover calls it Baby Boomber. |
| Klax (크락스) |
Klax | Tengen | Early 1991[5] | Puzzle game similar to Tetris. Identical to the US release. |
| Octagon (옥타곤) |
Shockwave | AGCI | Early 1991 ?[6] | Puzzle game, identical to the US release. |
| One-eyed Jack (애꾸눈 짹) |
Skull & Crossbones | Tengen | Mid 1991[7] | The splash screen reading Tengen was replaced with Haitai Electronics. An alternate cover reads Captain Hook. |
| Road Runner X (로드러너 X) |
Road Runner | Tengen | Early 1991[8] | Based on the Road Runner cartoon. Identical to the US release. An alternate cover calls it Road Bunny. |
| Tube Exploration (튜브탐험) |
Toobin´ | Tengen | Mid 1991[9] | Obstacle race, the title sceen was updated. An alternate cover reads Tube. |
Developed by Konami[]
- Sagak-ui Bimil (Quarth) [MSX2]
Developed by Sachen[]
- Super Pang
Unreleased[]
"Fun Fun Club", the brand name Daou used for its titles.
- Kaby Koby (깨비꼬비 - 1994) - Developed by Open Corp, shown in magazines in late 1993 and early 1994.
Accessories[]
While Daou stopped making new console-games in 1994, they kept manufacturing hardware and accessories for them. This list is likely incomplete.
- Family Noraebang extension cartridges. These offered new songs, up to 40, to sing on with the Family Noraebang cartridge for the Famicom. Five versions were released.
- SFX Converter (199?, A Super Nintendo adapter to play NTSC games in a PAL console, DIS-SFC02)
- Fantastick (also known as Stealth, an arcade-like controller for the SNES and Mega Drive)
- Powerstick II (A classic arcade stick with Turbo functions for the SNES and Mega Drive).
Gallery[]
Super Pang and Dooly Bravo Land commercial, Game World july 1992 issue. Photo courtesy of laptick.
Ad by Sam Sin Jun Ja for a Famiclone and the Daou Famicom catalog. Seen in January 1993 issue of Game Champ.
A Daou ad found in the January 1993 issue of Game Champ. Photo courtesy of Tarzan.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.smspower.org/Games/4PakAllAction-SMS
- ↑ 9119 date on DIS-CDDRAGON PRG Mask ROM
- ↑ 9116 on the PRG Mask ROM
- ↑ 희동이 (Hee-dong Ei) is the baby's name in the Dooly cartoon.
- ↑ 9051 date on DIS-TGKXPRG Mask ROM
- ↑ Uses the same mask ROM as the US release.
- ↑ 9126 date on DIS-TGSKLPRG Mask ROM
- ↑ 9051 date on DIS-TGRRPRG Mask ROM
- ↑ 9126 date on DIS-TGTBNPRG Mask ROM