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|headquarters = Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
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'''Altron''' is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, best known for various licensed Disney and Nickelodeon 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]]''.
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'''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]]''.
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=={{Icon|Book}} History==
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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.
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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.
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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 (SpongeBob SquarePants Edition)|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.
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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==
 
=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==
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* [[Wikipedia:Cleopatra Fortune|Cleopatra Fortune]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Taito|Taito]], Arcade, 1995)
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* [[Wikipedia:Elevator Action EX|Elevator Action EX]] (Co-developed and published by [[Wikipedia:Taito|Taito]], GBC, 2000)
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* [[Wikipedia:Pocky & Rocky with Becky|Pocky & Rocky with Becky]] (GBA, 2001)
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* [[Wikipedia:Hey Arnold!: The Movie (video game)|Hey Arnold!: The Movie]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2002)
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* [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons: Road Rage|The Simpsons: Road Rage]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Fox Interactive|Fox Interactive]], GBA, 2003)
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* [[Wikipedia:Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy|Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2004)
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* [[Wikipedia:Tak: The Great Juju Challenge|Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], DS, 2005)
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* [[Wikipedia:Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped!|Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped!]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:D3 Publisher|D3 Publisher]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]], GBA, 2005)
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! Game !! Publisher/Developer !! System !! Release Date
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* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (video game)|SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], DS/GBA, 2007)
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* [[Wikipedia:Meet the Robinsons (video game)|Meet the Robinsons]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Disney Interactive Studios|Disney Interactive Studios]], DS, 2007)
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|[[File:Paperboy.png|150px|center]] || [[File:tengen.png|center|150px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_(company)]] || [[File:famicomlogo.png|150px|center]] || 1991 🇯🇵
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* [[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], DS, 2008)
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* [[Wikipedia:Bolt (video game)|Bolt]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Disney Interactive Studios|Disney Interactive Studios]], DS, 2008)
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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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* [[Wikipedia:Tak: Mojo Mistake|Tak: Mojo Mistake]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], DS, 2008)
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* [[Wikipedia:Phineas and Ferb (video game)|Phineas and Ferb]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Disney Interactive Studios|Disney Interactive Studios]], DS, 2009)
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| [[File:heyarnoldthemovie.png|100px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Arnold!:_The_Movie_(video_game)]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|150px|center]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || May 29, 2002
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* [[Wikipedia:Up (video game)|Up]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]], DS, 2009)
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* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game)|SpongeBob's Truth or Square]] (Published by [[THQ]] , DS, 2009)
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| [[File:simpsonsroadrage.png|75px|center|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Road_Rage]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|150px|center]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || Jun. 27, 2003
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* [[Wikipedia:Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game)|Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Disney Interactive Studios|Disney Interactive Studios]], DS, 2011)
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* [[Wikipedia:Transformers: Prime – The Game|Transformers: Prime – The Game]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Activision|Activision]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]], DS, 2012)
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| [[File:Nicktoonsfreezezframefrenzy.png|100px|center|link=https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Nicktoons_Freeze_Frame_Frenzy]] || [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|150px|center]] || [[File:GameBoyAdvance.png|100px|center]] || Sept. 27, 2004
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* [https://www.altron.co.jp/nextgen-solitaire.html Next Gen Solitaire] (Self-Published, Mobile, 2017)
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* [https://www.altron.co.jp/twin-card.html Twin Card] (Self-Published, Mobile, 2019)
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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|150px|center]] || [[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|150px|center]] || [[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|150px|center]] || [[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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{{ReadMore|:wikipedia:Category:Altron games}}
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=={{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia==
 
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* Despite developing ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]'', the game does not appear anywhere on their current website.
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* Despite developing ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]'', the game was never mentioned anywhere on their website.
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** Strangely, even though Altron is a Japanese developer, the game also never saw a Japanese release.
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=={{Icon|Painting}} Media==
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<gallery widths="310" captionsize="medium" captiontextcolor="#8e8e8e" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center">
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DTLSBLogos2.png|Altron and THQ's in-credit logos for [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]]
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AltronWeb.png|The front page of their website.
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{{Navbox/Studios|Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition|Altron|boxcolor=red}}
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[[Category:Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]]
 
[[Category:Developers]]
 
[[Category:Developers]]

Latest revision as of 19:26, 1 March 2026

Altron

AltronLogo.png

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Information
Founded 1983
Current State Dormant
Headquarters Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
Type Developer
Publisher
Worked On Spongebob Logo 2.png
Website Current Site


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.

Book Icon.png History[edit]

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'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. 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.

AButton.png Notable Games[edit]


Game Publisher/Developer System Release Date
Paperboy.png
Tengen.png
Famicomlogo.png
 1991 🇯🇵
Missland.png
 Self-Published
Playstation1logo.png
 Apr. 28, 1995 🇯🇵
Heyarnoldthemovie.png
THQ logo 2000.png
GameBoyAdvance.png
 May 29, 2002
Simpsonsroadrage.png
THQ logo 2000.png
GameBoyAdvance.png
 Jun. 27, 2003
Nicktoonsfreezezframefrenzy.png
THQ logo 2000.png
GameBoyAdvance.png
 Sept. 27, 2004
Atlantissquarepantislogo.png
THQ logo 2000.png
 GameBoyAdvance.png / Nintendo DS Logo.png Oct. 23, 2007
Spongebob Logo 1.png
THQ logo 2000.png
Nintendo DS Logo.png
 Sept. 15, 2008
Phineasandferblogo.png
Disneyinteractivelogo.png
Nintendo DS Logo.png
 Feb. 3, 2009
Truthorsquarelogo.png
THQ logo 2000.png
Nintendo DS Logo.png
 Oct. 27, 2009
Acrossthe2nddimensionlogo.png
Disneyinteractivelogo.png
Nintendo DS Logo.png
 Aug. 2, 2011
Nextgensolitaire.png
 Self-Published
AppStore.png
 2017
Twincard.png
 Self-Published
AppStore.png
 2019


Trivia[edit]

PaintingIcon.png Media[edit]

Studios
Nintendo DS 5th Cell • THQ • Agatsuma Entertainment
iOS 505 Games • WayForward
Altron • Nickelodeon • THQ
Planet Moon Studios • THQ
5th Cell • THQ
Most Regions 505 Games • Digital Continue
South Korean Release H2 Interactive
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