Dōjin soft (short for "software") are video games created by Japanese hobbyists, more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of shareware video games. Most of them are "fan works", based on pre-existing material, but some are entirely original creations. They are almost always exclusive to the PC, but a few notable exceptions also exist for the Dreamcast, because of its very weak copy protection. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... Sega Dreamcast The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ...
Like other shareware games, dōjin soft are typically available in "demo", "trial", or "体験版" form for free on the internet, with full versions available for purchase. Most dōjin soft sales occur at anime and video game conventions, however, with some titles selling well enough that their creators can make a full-time job out of their "amateur hobby". Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. ...
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Dōjin soft companies
French-Bread (formerly Watanabe Seisakujo): produces a wide variety of games, primarily 2D fighting games.
TYPE-MOON: former dōjin studio that specializes in visual novel games.
French-Bread (known as Watanabe Seisakujo prior to 2003) is a doujin soft company that specializes in 2D fighting games. ... Screenshot of Kung-Fu Master (Console: Data East, 1984). ... Screenshot of Kung-Fu Master (Console: Data East, 1984). ... Team Shanghai Alice (formerly ZUN soft) is a Japanese game developer specializing in 2D shooter games. ... Scrolling shooters are a type of video game, a subgenre of the shooter or shooting game. ... Screenshot of Kung-Fu Master (Console: Data East, 1984). ... TYPE-MOON is a Japanese game studio which develops hentai visual novel games. ... A visual novel is a Japanese adventure game that only remains a game in the loosest sense of the word. ...
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ArmJoe: A dōjin 2D fighting game based on the musical version of Les Misérables. A fine example of the odd disparity between some dōjin's source material's medium and the dōjin's medium.
Dojins are made by artists who prefer to publish their own materials.
Avid fans of dojins attend regular dojin conventions, the largest of which is called Comiket (short for "Comic Market") held in the summer and winter in Tokyo's Big Sight.
In Western cultures, dojin is often perceived to be derivative of existing work, analogous to fanfiction.
Dōjinsoft, 同人ソフト short for "software", also sometimes called dōjingames 同人ゲ−ム) are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as circles), more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of fangames.
Like other shareware games, dōjinsoft are typically available in "demo", "trial", or "体験版" form for free on the internet, with full versions available for purchase.
While most dōjinsoft sales occur at anime and video game or anime conventions (such as Comiket), there is a growing number of specialized internet sites that sell them.
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