Panda Entertainment

Panda Entertainment, full name Panda Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 熊貓軟體公司; pinyin: Xióngmāo Ruǎntǐ Gōngsī), was a video game developer from Taiwan that was active during the 1990s. They developed games for MS-DOS and for the Taiwanese only game console Super A'Can, made by Funtech. Their most famous game is Sango Fighter, and their highest selling game was Crazy Dodgeball. Some of their games became notorious for the usage of Adolf Hitler as a playable character, including the African Adventures series and Hilarious Bowling. In 2009 North American company Super Fighter Team acquired the full legal rights to some of the company's games,[1] re-releasing Sango Fighter as freeware immediately afterward. In 2012, Super Fighter Team acquired the remainder of Panda's games.[2]

Panda Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd.
熊貓軟體公司
IndustryVideo games
Founded1990s
HeadquartersTaiwan
ProductsSango Fighter

Games

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No. Title AKA title(s) Platform(s) Genre Release year
1African Adventures1) 非洲探險 Fēizhōu Tànxiǎn
2) Monopoly: Adventure in Africa		MS-DOS & Super A'CanPuzzle1995
2African Adventures 21) 非洲探險2 Fēizhōu Tànxiǎn 2
2) Monopoly: Adventure in Africa 2		MS-DOSPuzzle1996
3Battle of Red Cliffs赤壁之戰 Chìbì Zhī ZhànMS-DOSRPG1994
4Crazy Dodgeball1) 爆笑躲避球 Bàoxiào Duǒbì Qiú
2) Panda Dodgeball		MS-DOSSport1994
5Gambling Lord賭霸 Dǔ BàSuper A'CanMahjong1996
6Hilarious Bowling爆笑保齡球 Bàoxiào BǎolíngqiúMS-DOSSport1995
7Journey to the West1) 西遊記 Xīyóu Jì
2) West Adventure		MS-DOSAction1994
8Little Geniuses: Go Home!天才寶寶大進擊 Tiāncái Bǎobǎo Dà JìnjīMS-DOSPuzzle1995
9Panda: Go Home!熊貓大進擊 Xióngmāo Dà JìnjīMS-DOSAction1996
10Sango Fighter三國志武將爭霸 Sānguózhì Wǔjiàng ZhēngbàMS-DOS
Super A'Can & PC-98 (in 1995)		Fighting1993
11Sango Fighter 2三國志武將爭霸2 Sānguózhì Wǔjiàng Zhēngbà 2MS-DOSFighting1995
12Tough Guy1) 格鬥悍將 Gédòu Hàn Jiàng
2) Tough Guy: Fighting Titans		MS-DOSFighting1995
13Volleyball Hominid排球原人 Páiqiú Yuán RénMS-DOSSport1996
14Water Margin: Heroes of the Marsh水滸傳之梁山英雄 Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn Zhī Liángshān YīngxióngMS-DOSAction1997
15Xiang Yu: The Overlord of Western Chu西楚霸王項羽 Xī Chǔ Bàwáng XiàngyǔMS-DOSRPG1996

Note: The title Gambling Lord was co-developed with Funtech.

Controversy around Sango Fighter

Sango Fighter was developed based on the engine of Super Fighter, a game by Taiwanese developer C&E. The engine was taken without permission by a developer who left C&E and joined Panda. Because of the illegal engine, C&E sued Panda and won, forcing Panda to halt sales of Sango Fighter in Taiwan. However, the ruling did not stop a dozen pirate companies from continuing selling copies of the game.[4] The game was released in English because another company translated it to English and sold it to a shareware company without permission. Shareware developer and publisher Apogee Software was planning on licensing and releasing the game in the United States under the title Violent Vengeance, but the plans for the deal fell through. A company called Accend pirated Sango Fighter and sold it in the USA without official permission from Panda Entertainment.[5]

References
  1. "Panda Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd". MobyGames.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  2. Brandon Cobb. "Super Fighter Team". Superfighter.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  3. Original Chinese titles are translated to English.
  4. "Meet the Maker : The Yin and Yang of Chinese Gaming" (PDF). Hardcoregaming101.net. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  5. "Super VS Sango Fighter" (PDF). Files.abandonia.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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