Studio Alex

Studio Alex, Ltd.

Native name	有限会社スタジオアレックス
Romanized name	Sutajioarekkusu
Founder	Kazunari Tomi
Defunct	2003
Products	Video games

Studio Alex, Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオアレックス, romanized: Yūgengaisha Sutajioarekkusu) was a Japanese video game development firm. It was founded by programmer Kazunari Tomi, a former employee of Nihon Falcom whose credits include Sorcerian, Star Trader, and Dinosaur. After leaving Nihon Falcom, he founded Studio Alex, which functioned primarily as a consultant company.

Studio Alex co-developed the initial three titles of the Lunar series with Game Arts, released in Japan between 1992 and 1996. The company would later file a lawsuit against Game Arts over secondary creator copyrights to Lunar: The Silver Star, claiming that its remake for the Sega Saturn, Lunar: Silver Star Story, was produced without their permission and requested royalties. Game Arts then counter-sued Studio Alex for damages and development issues related to the Saturn version of Mahō Gakuen Lunar!, as well as a theatrical animation meant to coincide with its release. In March 2003, the court ruled in favor of Game Arts, and Studio Alex bankrupted thereafter.

Works

Title	Release date	Platform	Notes
Lunar: The Silver Star	June 26, 1992	Sega-CD	Co-developed with Game Arts
Götzendiener	November 25, 1994	TurboGrafx-CD	Co-developed with Gainax
Lunar: Eternal Blue	December 22, 1994	Sega-CD	Co-developed with Game Arts
Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen	January 26, 1996	Game Gear	Co-developed with Ehrgeiz
Rema the Truth	September 17, 1996	Windows	Co-developed with Ehrgeiz
Cellophanes	December 11, 1997	PlayStation	Programming
Princess Maker: Go! Go! Princess	January 21, 1999	PlayStation	Programming
The Adventure of Little Ralph	June 3, 1999	PlayStation	Field graphics