Human Entertainment
Native name | ヒューマン株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Hyūman Kabushiki Gaisha |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | May 1983 |
| Defunct | January 2000 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Japan |
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| Website | human.co.jp |
Human Corporation (Japanese: ヒューマン株式会社, Hepburn: Hyūman Kabushiki Gaisha), often doing business as Human Entertainment, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1983. The company produced games for a number of platforms, including home consoles, portable consoles, and personal computers. Human declared bankruptcy in 2000 and disbanded. Its former members went on to form new companies including Nude Maker, Sandlot, Spike, and Grasshopper Manufacture.
The company is known for originating the popular Fire Pro Wrestling series, as well as other sports games such as Formation Soccer and Final Match Tennis, and racing video games such as Human Grand Prix and Fastest 1. They are also known for developing the first music rhythm video game, Dance Aerobics (1987), the 3D open world game Mizzurna Falls (1998), and some early horror games including the Twilight Syndrome and Clock Tower series.