was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded on October 1, 1985 and dissolved on February 9, 2009. SETA was headquartered in Kōtō, Tokyo, with a branch in Las Vegas, Nevada. SETA developed and published games for consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It created development tools for Nintendo's consoles. It made games in North America but mainly Japan, focusing on golf and puzzles. It developed the Aleck 64 arcade system, based on the Nintendo 64 console. SETA also assisted in the production of the SSV arcade system, alongside Sammy and Visco. In 1999, Aruze became the parent company. SETA withdrew from the game business in 2004 after releasing Legend of Golfer on the GameCube. The company announced its closure in December 2008 due to Japan's declining economic state. SETA officially closed on January 23, 2009, with Aruze absorbing the company's assets. It was subsequently liquidated at the Tokyo District Court on May 25, 2009. Subsidiaries Former subsidiaries UD Technology Inc (ユーディテック・ジャパン株式会社): In 2003-12-20, UD Technology Inc announced merging into SETA Corporation, effective on 2004-04-01. The merged entity became SETA Corporation's Unified Communication business headquarter. IKUSABUNE Co.,Ltd. (株式会社企画デザイン工房戦船): Merged into SETA Corporation, and became SETA Corporation's Image Contents business headquarter on 2004-04-01. Video games Arcade U.S. Classic (1987; distributed by Taito in North America, one of America's top eight best-selling arcade games of 1989) Super Real Mahjong PV (1994; Japan's seventh highest-grossing arcade printed circuit board (PCB) software of 1995) Nintendo Entertainment System J.B. Harold Murder Club The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Castle of Dragon (developed by Athena) Formula One: Built to Win Honshogi: Naitou Kudan Shogi Hiden 8 Eyes Morita Shogi Magic Darts Silva Saga Bio Force Ape (Unreleased; a prototype version of the unreleased game was recovered and made available Online) UWC (Unreleased game based on the WCW; a review copy was uncovered in 2019.) Game Boy Ayakashi no Shiro Battle Bull QBillion Torpedo Range Super NES/Super Famicom A.S.P.: Air Strike Patrol Cacoma Knight in Bizyland (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) F1 ROC: Race Of Champions F1 ROC II: Race of Champions GD Leen Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shogi Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shogi 2 Kendo Rage (Makeruna Makendo) (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (English version only - Original Japanese version by Datam Polystar) Super Stadium Nosferatu