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THE LEGEND OF HUDSON - CHRONICLE

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HIGH RISK REVOLUTION




Tis book is positioned as a definitive Hudson timeline (1973–1992), rewritten with the most up-to-date knowledge available as of 2025. It traces what Hudson Soft was doing at each moment—and what else was happening at the same time—from its founding in 1973 up through the 1992 announcement of a 32-bit chip that later became the basis for the PC-FX.


It presents the story as one continuous chain: gaining momentum through work with the Sharp MZ-80K, building Sharp X1 with Hu-BASIC, getting introduced to Nintendo via a TV division connection, creating a Family Computer development machine and becoming a third-party, then using that hard-won knowledge of the Famicom’s specs to develop the PC Engine—alongside threads like the Sharp X68000 becoming a “sprite machine,” work on “TETSUJIN,” and even building an independent development machine for the Super Famicom.


Table of Contents

1973–1982: The Dawn of Hudson

  • Founded by students in 1973

  • Breakthrough with MZ-80 tools

  • Hudson enters a growth phase

  • HUDOS and Hu-BASIC

  • The Hudson label and Hu-BASIC

1983–1985: Rising with the Famicom

  • Entering Nintendo as a third-party developer

  • Release of Famicom BASIC

  • Building the Famicom development ecosystem

  • Completion of Famicom BASIC

  • Winter 1984: Gaining Nintendo’s recognition

  • Start of Lode Runner development

  • Hudson becomes the first Famicom third-party

1985–1992: From PC Engine to TETSUJIN

  • X68000 and Hudson

  • Partnering with NEC

  • Summer: Human Entertainment development decided

  • 1987: Development of CD-ROM

  • Super CD-ROM²

  • And then, Bomberman

  • Hudson masters 2D game design

Afterword

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE

BINDING

EDITION

ISBN

YEAR

PAGES

Japanese

Paperback


N/A

2026

62

OTHER NAMES

The Legend of Hudson - Chronicle

ハドソン伝説クロニクル

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Publishers: #HIGHRISKREVOLUTION (HIGH RISK REVOLUTION)

Languages: #Japanese

Format: #Paperback

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Year: #Year2026


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Games:

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