jbholio
09-29-2006, 02:12 PM
There is a link between Idea-Tek and TXC Corp but I'm really not sure what it is. The game Poke Block was originally developed by Idea-Tek in 1991 (some prototypes exists) but when released by AVE/HES on the Maxi 15, the title was changed to Stakk'M and the copyrights were 1992 TXC Corp. Both games are exactly the same except for the title screen. You can clearly see the Idea-Tek logo (select 1 or 2 players) on the title screen of Stakk'M
http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/pokeblock1.png http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/stakkm1.png http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/stakkm2.png
The game was also released in famicom format with the ID MGC-012. The MGC-XX ID appear on games that have an opening screen with TXC and Micro-Genius copyrights.
http://www.geocities.com/jbholio/txc.png
Another exemple is F15 City War. It was developed by Idea-Tek, published by AVE/HES/Milmar (NES) and on famicom carts. However, a black NES copy of the game has been found with TXC copyrights on the PCB with the ID MGC-06 on the label.
So, does it mean that TXC bought the rights to publish the games from Idea-Tek or is TXC simply the same company as Idea-Tek under a different name? I'm not sure if I'll have an answer because not many collectors know these 2 NES developers very well. Idea-Tek developed games like F15 City War, Puzzle, Rad Racket and Venice Beach Volleyball that were sold by AVE in the US.
http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/pokeblock1.png http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/stakkm1.png http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/ef491443/screenshots/stakkm2.png
The game was also released in famicom format with the ID MGC-012. The MGC-XX ID appear on games that have an opening screen with TXC and Micro-Genius copyrights.
http://www.geocities.com/jbholio/txc.png
Another exemple is F15 City War. It was developed by Idea-Tek, published by AVE/HES/Milmar (NES) and on famicom carts. However, a black NES copy of the game has been found with TXC copyrights on the PCB with the ID MGC-06 on the label.
So, does it mean that TXC bought the rights to publish the games from Idea-Tek or is TXC simply the same company as Idea-Tek under a different name? I'm not sure if I'll have an answer because not many collectors know these 2 NES developers very well. Idea-Tek developed games like F15 City War, Puzzle, Rad Racket and Venice Beach Volleyball that were sold by AVE in the US.