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Surasan has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the [[Chaocon]], the [[Super Chaocon]], the [[Chaocube]], and the [[Surasan XP]]. Alongside Surasan's consoles, it has released a plethora of franchises developed in house for its game systems. Most notably it has [[Myanga Warriors]], [[Starman]], [[The Noble Spirit]], and [[Creature Town]]. | Surasan has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the [[Chaocon]], the [[Super Chaocon]], the [[Chaocube]], and the [[Surasan XP]]. Alongside Surasan's consoles, it has released a plethora of franchises developed in house for its game systems. Most notably it has [[Myanga Warriors]], [[Starman]], [[The Noble Spirit]], and [[Creature Town]]. | ||
== History == | |||
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Thervala, much like the rest of the world was flooded with low quality video games and video game consoles. This displeased Sattabhaya native Niran Thaworn greatly, due to his love of the medium and for the burgeoning computer industry. Due to a handful of investments that were suggested by a friend, Thaworn saw a large return of his money. He decided that with this new found wealth he would corner Thervala's video game market with high quality products. | |||
Thaworn and a handful of his friends from Sattabhaya Computer College pooled together all of their money to register the company in Sattabhaya in 1982. They chose the name 'Surasan' - a Ther title denoting a heavenly warrior. They created their first office in the Thaworn family's garage. This is where they started development on Surasan's inaugural product, the [[Chaocon]]. The Chaocon would be a low cost 8-bit home computer that would be accessible to both families and enthusiasts. The Chaocon would also feature videogames packed onto cartridges as opposed to the floppy disks that were widely used at the time. Thaworn conceptually envisioned a system that was not only accessible in price, but in usage. There would be no need to install any kind of software to use the Chaocon, it would just need to be plugged into a television to be played. | |||
[[File:Chaocon.webp|thumb|"Surasan Sensation!", a magazine that was packed with every Chaocon unit]] | |||
Thaworn and his team were split into two groups during the development of the Chaocon, one was dedicated to hardware and the other was dedicated to the creation of games. Although the game development team came up with a variety of games that would later become beloved franchises of Surasan, the main game that was being developed for the Chaocon was Starman. The original Starman title was a platformer so that it would be simple enough to run on an 8-bit system while still looking as good as video arcade games. Shortly after Starman ended its development, The Noble Spirit also finished development. The Noble Spirit was a top down RPG inspired by Burgoignac and Ther folktales and took considerably more effort to create for an 8-bit system. The Chaocon itself was developed in tandem with its two launch titles, and in December of 1982 it was ready to hit the market. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 17 October 2024
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| Founded | July 20, 1982 in Sattabhaya, Thervala |
| Founder | Niran Thaworn |
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| Products | List of products |
| Website | Surasan.th.com |
Surasan Co., Ltd. is a Ther multinational video game company headquartered in Sattabhaya. It develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
Surasan was founded 1982 by computer hobbyist Niran Thaworn and has produced a variety of video game franchises, consoles, and home Personal Computers ever since. Seeing the success of video games internationally, Thaworn was inspired to make video games that were more palatable to Ther standards. These dreams came to fruition when some investments made in the late 1970s left Thaworn with a fortune which he used to start and fund Surasan.
Surasan has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Chaocon, the Super Chaocon, the Chaocube, and the Surasan XP. Alongside Surasan's consoles, it has released a plethora of franchises developed in house for its game systems. Most notably it has Myanga Warriors, Starman, The Noble Spirit, and Creature Town.
History
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Thervala, much like the rest of the world was flooded with low quality video games and video game consoles. This displeased Sattabhaya native Niran Thaworn greatly, due to his love of the medium and for the burgeoning computer industry. Due to a handful of investments that were suggested by a friend, Thaworn saw a large return of his money. He decided that with this new found wealth he would corner Thervala's video game market with high quality products.
Thaworn and a handful of his friends from Sattabhaya Computer College pooled together all of their money to register the company in Sattabhaya in 1982. They chose the name 'Surasan' - a Ther title denoting a heavenly warrior. They created their first office in the Thaworn family's garage. This is where they started development on Surasan's inaugural product, the Chaocon. The Chaocon would be a low cost 8-bit home computer that would be accessible to both families and enthusiasts. The Chaocon would also feature videogames packed onto cartridges as opposed to the floppy disks that were widely used at the time. Thaworn conceptually envisioned a system that was not only accessible in price, but in usage. There would be no need to install any kind of software to use the Chaocon, it would just need to be plugged into a television to be played.
Thaworn and his team were split into two groups during the development of the Chaocon, one was dedicated to hardware and the other was dedicated to the creation of games. Although the game development team came up with a variety of games that would later become beloved franchises of Surasan, the main game that was being developed for the Chaocon was Starman. The original Starman title was a platformer so that it would be simple enough to run on an 8-bit system while still looking as good as video arcade games. Shortly after Starman ended its development, The Noble Spirit also finished development. The Noble Spirit was a top down RPG inspired by Burgoignac and Ther folktales and took considerably more effort to create for an 8-bit system. The Chaocon itself was developed in tandem with its two launch titles, and in December of 1982 it was ready to hit the market.