ABA Games

ABA Games is a Japanese <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developer</a>, composed solely of <a href="/facts/Game_designer/VayxBcbN">game designer</a> Kenta Cho. ABA Games' works, available as <a href="/facts/Open_source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a>, are predominantly <a href="/facts/Shoot_%2527em_up/dyAgF51H">shoot 'em up</a> games often inspired by classic games in the genre. Its games feature stylised <a href="/facts/Retro/lgpoDERw">retro</a> graphics, innovative <a href="/facts/Gameplay/kGVFkkjx">gameplay</a> features and modes and feature random rather than scripted events. These creations have been acclaimed as some of the best <a href="/facts/Independent_game_developer/yacpsYTA">independent games</a> available, though some commentators, including Cho himself, feel they are too simple for commercial release.
Cho began creating computer games as a hobby during his childhood in the 1980s. After leaving university, he pursued a career with <a href="/facts/Toshiba/QHRaw8Tr">Toshiba</a> in multimedia research and development while continuing to develop games in his spare time. The positive reaction to ABA Games' first shoot 'em up, Noiz2sa (2002), encouraged him to concentrate on that genre. The developer's games have been <a href="/facts/Ported/7s6tFs8B">ported</a> from the original <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> versions to <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and various <a href="/facts/Handheld_game_console/l1hmKVPx">handheld devices</a>. One of its games, Tumiki Fighters, was <a href="/facts/Remake_(software)/qd7EcVNT">remade</a>, built upon and released for the <a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii</a> console as <a href="/facts/Blast_Works/ccP0JXrw">Blast Works</a>. According to Cho, he occasionally receives interest in further console ports. In addition to Tumiki Fighters, acclaimed ABA Games titles include Gunroar, rRootage and Torus Trooper.

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