Hudson of Japan, Corporate Homepage - This is Hudson Soft's homepage. I would love to get a Star Soldier t-shirt. Oh, and I'd grab a Adventure Island t-shirt as well.

Hudson of Japan, Online Catalog: Main Search Page - This an improvement over previous incarnations of Hudson's online catalog, since it is much more flexible and allows you to tailor your search. Now you can search by year, platform, or keyword. Previously, the catalog consisted of simple lists organized by platform. In the image below, all of the search categories have been tranlated into English. Click anywhere on the image to go directly to the the actual (Japanese) search page:

Here are some aspects of the catalog that you might find interesting:

• Hudson has survived all these years by exploiting three long-running series:
  • Bomberman Series
  • Momotaro Series
  • Tengai Makyo Series
    
    (Hence their prominent placement in the main, left-hand naviagation bar. Clicking on these buttons will list all of the titles in the series, on all platforms, by release date.)
    
    
• The first batch of PCE HuCards Hudson released:
  • 10.30.1987 Bikkuriman World - Wonderboy in Monsterland, with some graphical alterations.
  • 10.30.1987 Shanghai - A mahjong game that, ironically, was initially published by Activision in the West (and proved to be a very successful title).
  • 11.21.1987 The Kung Fu - Re-titled "China Warrior" for TG-16.
  • 11.30.1987 Kato & Ken - Re-titled "JJ & Jeff" for TG-16, but not before the potty humour was stripped and the protagonists sprites were changed.
  • 12.28.1987 Victory Run -
    
    
• Hudson's first batch of CD-ROM² titles:
  • 12.04.1988 No Ri Ko -
  • 12.04.1988 Fighting Street - Capcom's "Street Fighter"
  • 12.23.1988 Bikkuriman World Daijikai - Not a game, per se, but rather information on the Bikkuriman / Wonderboy universe. View images and read text.
    
    
• Hudson's first batch of Super CD-ROM² titles:
  • 10.25.1991 Populous: The Promised Lands - A HuCard version of Populous was also released, which was the first HuCard to have its own battery for save states. This "ROMRAM HuCard" is unique, for it is the only game to have to have battery back-up. Years later, the Ten No Koe Bank HuCard would contain a battery as well -- but it was a utility, not a game.
  • 10.25.1991 Dragon Slayer -
  • 12.13.1991 Super CD Sample Disc - Featuring two playable game demos: Tengai Makyo II: Manji Maru and Dragon Slayer.
    
    

Note: This is a beta page, offering raw info only. It's a place-holder until something nicer is created.

Can you find this info elsewhere, and in English? Sure, but it's nice to see these companies take the time to document and preserve their history (i.e. that is, their back-catalog).