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Hudson Soft was founded on the 18th of May 1973 by brothers Yuji and Hiroshi Kudo in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan. The company began as an amateur radio shop before expanding into personal computers and video game development.
Hudson Soft created Bomberman, Adventure Island, Star Soldier, Bonk, and Bloody Roar, as well as the Momotaro Dentetsu and Far East of Eden series. The company also developed the first eight console installments of Nintendo's Mario Party series.
Hudson Soft partnered with NEC to develop the PC Engine, released in North America as the TurboGrafx-16. Hudson developed the foundational C62 System hardware in July 1987 before collaborating with NEC to produce the commercial console.
Konami became Hudson Soft's controlling shareholder in April 2005, holding 53.99% of its stock. Konami announced full acquisition on the 20th of January 2011, and the transaction closed on the 1st of April 2011. Hudson merged with Konami Digital Entertainment on the 1st of March 2012.
The Hudson All-Japan Caravan Festival was an annual nationwide games competition held in Japan from 1985 to 2000. Most early editions, from 1985 to 1992 except 1988, were centered on shoot 'em up games; later editions featured the Bomberman series.
Lode Runner sold 1.2 million units after its 1984 release on the Famicom, making it a landmark success. Hudson Soft had become Nintendo's first third-party software vendor for the Family Computer, and Lode Runner was its debut title for that platform.