Taxan
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'''Taxan''' is a subsidiary of [[Kaga Electronics]], a [[Japan]]ese [[electronics]] company. It was founded in July 1981, and in the late-1980s and early-1990s, the US division published several [[video game]]s on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Game Boy]].
List of games:
<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">
<th>'''Title'''</th><th>Date</th><th>Platform</th>
<tr><td>''[[Star Soldier]]''</td> <td>January 1989</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Fist of the North Star]]''</td> <td>April 1989</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Mappy-Land]]''</td> <td>April 1989</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Mystery Quest]]''</td> <td>April 1989</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[8 Eyes]]''</td> <td>January 1990</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Burai Fighter]]''</td> <td>March 1990</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man|Low G Man]]''</td> <td>September 1990</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Serpent (video game)|Serpent]]''</td> <td>November 1990</td> <td>[[Game Boy]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Burai Fighter Deluxe]]''</td> <td>January 1991</td> <td>[[Game Boy]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[G.I. Joe (NES)|G.I. Joe]]''</td> <td>January 1991</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Magician (video game)|Magician]]''</td> <td>February 1991</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>''[[Putt Master]]''</td> <td>NR</td> <td>[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</td> </tr>
</table>
The company now specializes in the import / export of electronics, and the production and sale of power supplies and computer peripherals. As of 2003, Taxan USA has 9 employees. Their contact information is:
2480 North First Street<br>
Suite 100<br>
San Jose, CA<br>
95131-1030
The company used to operate in [[Bracknell]] in the UK under the leadership of High Chappell. It was one of the largest companies in display [[Computer display|monitors]] and competed heavily with CTX, Sony, Mitsubishi. However, it was unable to compete with the new breed of monitor manufacturers coming from China like Edge10, TECO, GNR, Hannnstar, etc.
[[Category:Companies established in 1981]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]]