Editing Altron

{{Infobox/Company|boxcolor=red
 |name         = Altron
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 |headquarters = Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
 |founded      = 1983
 |type         = Developer<br>Publisher
 |site         = [https://www.altron.co.jp/ Current Site]
 |current      = Dormant
 |games        = {{Icon|DTLSB}}
}}

'''Altron (株式会社アルトロン)''' is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for various licensed games. They worked closely with [[THQ]] during the DS-era, including three SpongeBob-themed platformer games. One of these is the only licensed [[Drawn to Life]] spin-off title, 2008's ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]''.

=={{Icon|Book}} History==
Altron was founded in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan sometime in 1983. They began as a Japanese localizer and publisher for American and European games in the country, starting in 1991 with Tengen's NES version of ''Paperboy''. They eventually started devleoping their own games internally with ''Missland'', a strategy game for the PlayStation released in 1995. Throughout the 2000s, they brought a new name for themselves as a reliable developer of licensed games, particularly games themed around Disney and Nickelodeon properties, and maintained strong partnerships with publishers, particularly THQ.

Following [[Drawn to Life|Drawn to Life's]] success, THQ and Nickelodeon brainstormed an idea of [[5th Cell]] developing a licensed SpongeBob title. Aware of the company's past with licensed titles and noticing the similarities with the episode "Frankendoodle", THQ approached the team with the proposed idea. They weren't interested in a SpongeBob title, instead prompting to develop an original title, Lock's Quest, in it's place. As a result, Altron was tasked with crossing the franchises over.

Having just developed the [[Nintendo DS]] and Game Boy Advance versions of SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis, Altron ended up re-using various assets from that game, whilst also incorporating the [[Draw Mode (SB)|Draw Mode]]. The game featured the most unique attributes out of any game in the series as a result, featuring [[Coloring Book Mode]], [[Draw SpongeBob]] and [[Multi-Card Play]] modes. Not much is known about the game's production beyond this, with no information on it's total development time or whether the initial plan for the game was different to the final product.

Altron would go on to develop more licensed games following SpongeBob SquarePants Edition throughout the late 2000s/early 2010s, but have since gone on hiatus following a few mobile releases towards the end of the latter decade.

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==
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! Game !! Publisher/Developer !! System !! Release Date
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|[[File:Paperboy.png|150px|center]] || [[File:tengen.png|center|150px]] || [[File:famicomlogo.png|150px|center|]] || 1991 🇯🇵
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| [[File:missland.png|100px|center|link=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/M/SLPS-00047.html]] || Self-Published || [[File:playstation1logo.png|150px|center]] || Apr. 28, 1995 🇯🇵
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| [[File:heyarnoldthemovie.png|125px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Arnold!:_The_Movie_(video_game)]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[File:NickGames.png|75px|link=Nickelodeon]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || May 29, 2002
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| [[File:simpsonsroadrage.png|85px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Road_Rage]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[file:foxinteractivelogogb.png|60px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Interactive]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || Jun. 27, 2003
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| [[File:Nicktoonsfreezezframefrenzy.png|100px|center|link=https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Nicktoons_Freeze_Frame_Frenzy]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[File:NickGames.png|75px|link=Nickelodeon]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || Sept. 27, 2004
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| [[File:atlantissquarepantislogo.png|125px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob%27s_Atlantis_SquarePantis_(video_game)]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[File:NickGames.png|75px|link=Nickelodeon]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px]] / [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|100px]] || Oct. 23, 2007
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| [[File:Spongebob_Logo_1.png|150px|center|link=Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[File:NickGames.png|75px|link=Nickelodeon]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|100px|center]] || Sept. 15, 2008
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| [[File:phineasandferblogo.png|100px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb_(video_game)]] || [[File:disneyinteractivelogo.png|100px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Interactive_Studios]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|100px|center]] || Feb. 3, 2009
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| [[File:truthorsquarelogo.png|100px|center|link=https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/SpongeBob%27s_Truth_or_Square_(Nintendo_DS)]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|100px|link=THQ]][[File:NickGames.png|75px|link=Nickelodeon]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|100px|center]] || Oct. 27, 2009
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| [[File:acrossthe2nddimensionlogo.png|100px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb:_Across_the_2nd_Dimension_(video_game)]] || [[File:disneyinteractivelogo.png|100px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Interactive_Studios]] || [[File:Nintendo_DS_Logo.png|100px|center]] || Aug. 2, 2011
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| [[File:nextgensolitaire.png|100px|center|link=https://www.altron.co.jp/nextgen-solitaire.html]] || Self-Published || [[File:AppStore.png|100px|center]] || 2017
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| [[File:twincard.png|100px|center|link=https://www.altron.co.jp/twin-card.html]] || Self-Published || [[File:AppStore.png|100px|center]] || 2019
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=={{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia==
* Despite developing ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]'', the game was never mentioned anywhere on their website.
** Strangely, even though Altron is a Japanese developer, the game also never saw a Japanese release.

=={{Icon|Painting}} Media==
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DTLSBLogos2.png|Altron and THQ's in-credit logos for [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]]
AltronWeb.png|The front page of their website.
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