The Dreamcast version of Shutokou Battle enjoyed much greater success than any of its predecessors, and was followed by Shutokou Battle 2, also for the Dreamcast, and Shutokou Battle Zero for the PlayStation 2. This game was released in Western markets, where it came to be known as Tokyo Xtreme Racer (U.S.) and Tokyo Highway Challenge (Europe). They also developed Jade Cocoon for the PlayStation in 1998.Ĭontinuing with the genre that is consistently the most rewarding for them, Genki continued the Shutokou Battle series, releasing a title for Sega's Dreamcast console in 1999. Genki also produced major titles for both the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 consoles in the following two years, including another Shutokou Battle game for the PlayStation (known in Western markets as Tokyo Highway Battle) and Multi-Racing Championship for the N64. Within the same year, Genki shifted towards developing 3D games, continuing the Shutokou Battle series with Highway 2000 (released in Japan as Wangan Dead Heat) on the Sega Saturn.
Shutokou Battle 2 followed one year later, in 1995, and was also for the SNES. Genki found its niche in 1994 with the release of Shutokō Battle '94 Keichii Tsuchiya Drift King for the SNES-the first in a long-running series of racing games. They developed two MotoGP video games for the SNES: GP-1 (1993) and GP-1 RS: Rapid Stream (1994). On the other end, there was Kileak: The DNA Imperative, a first-person mecha shooting game for the PlayStation which was released in 1995 and received a sequel, Epidemic. On one end of the spectrum, there was Devilish, a game similar to Arkanoid that was released for Sega's Game Gear and Mega Drive systems in 1991. In its early years, Genki released games in different genres, looking for its niche.
The company is best known for its racing game titles. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. ( 元気株式会社, Genki Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese video game developer.
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