Gust Corporation

Infobox Company
company_name = GUST
株式会社　ガスト
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = October 1, 1993
location = Nagano, Japan
industry = Computer and video game industry
key_people = Aoyagi Kazuo Representative Director / President
products = Atelier Series
Ar tonelico
nihongo|Gust Corporation|株式会社ガスト|Kabushiki-gaisha Gust is a Japanese developer and publisher of game software titles, known for games such as "Atelier Marie", "Atelier Iris", and "Ar tonelico".

Company

Gust Corporation was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating "dôjinshi" games for personal computers. Its first project was "Story of King Ares (アレス王の物語)" for the NEC personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game "Falkata (ファルカタ)". In 1997, Gust released "Atelier Marie", the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic "Atelier" series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems.

Games

Gust games are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with Banpresto. In North America, Gust games are published by NIS America.

Releases in North America

* Atelier series
** Atelier Iris series
*** "" (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (6/28/2005)
*** "" (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (4/25/2006)
*** "" (Published by NIS America in the US, published by Koei in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (5/29/2007)
*** "" (Published by NIS America in the US) - PlayStation 2 (3/18/2008)
* Ar tonelico series
** "" (Published by NIS America, published by 505Games in Europe) - PlayStation 2 (02/06/2007)

Releases in Japan

All games were developed and published by Gust unless otherwise noted. Some games have many versions on different systems; only the first release is listed here.
* Atelier series
** Salburg series
*** "Atelier Marie ~The Alchemist of Salburg~ (マリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士～)" - PlayStation, 05/23/1997
*** "Atelier Elie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 2~ (エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士2～)" - PlayStation, 12/17/1998
*** "Atelier Lilie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 3~ (リリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士3～)" - PlayStation 2, 06/21/2001
*** "Atelier Marie & Elie ~The Alchemists of Salburg 1 & 2~ (マリー&エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士1・2～)" - Dreamcast, 11/15/2001
*** "Hermina and Kurusu ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ (ヘルミーナとクルス)" - PlayStation 2, 12/20/2001
*** "Atelier Marie, Elie, & Anis ~Message on the Breeze~ (マリー・エリー&アニスのアトリエ ～そよ風からの伝言～)" (published by Banpresto) - Game Boy Advance, 01/24/2003
** Gramnad series
*** "Atelier Judie ~The Alchemist of Gramnad~ (ユーディーのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士～)" - PlayStation 2, 06/27/2002
*** "Atelier Viorate ~The Alchemist of Gramnad 2~ (ヴィオラートのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士2～)" - PlayStation 2, 06/26/2003
** Atelier Iris series
*** " (イリスのアトリエ ～エターナルマナ～)" - PlayStation 2, 05/27/2004
*** " (イリスのアトリエ ～エターナルマナ2～)" - PlayStation 2, 05/26/2005
*** " (イリスのアトリエ グランファンタズム)" - PlayStation 2, 06/29/2006
** "Atelier Lise ~The Alchemist of Ordre~ (リーズのアトリエ ～オルドールの錬金術士～)" - Nintendo DS, 04/19/2007
** Mana-Khemia Series
***" (マナケミア　〜学園の錬金術士たち〜)" - PlayStation 2, 6/21/2007
***"Mana-Khemia 2 ~Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsuchitachi~(マナケミア2 ~おちた学園と錬金術師たち~)" - PlayStation 2, 05/29/2008
* Ar tonelico series
** " (アルトネリコ 世界の終わりで詩い続ける少女)" (Co-developed with Banpresto, published by Banpresto) - PlayStation 2, 01/26/2006
** " (アルトネリコ２　世界に響く少女たちの創造曲（メタファリカ）)" - PlayStation 2, 10/25/2007
* Others
** "Falcata ~Asutoran Pâdoma no Monshou~ (ファルカタ ～アストラン・パードマの紋章～)"
** "Mêrupurâna (メールプラーナ)"
** "Welcome House (ウエルカムハウス)"
** "Welcome House 2 (ウエルカムハウス2)"
** "Noir Yeux Noire -Cielgris Fantasm- (黒い瞳のノア)"
** "Karyuujou (火竜娘)"
** "Robin Lloyd no Bouken (ロビン・ロイドの冒険)"
** "Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku (大正もののけ異聞録)"
** "Hresvelgr (フレースヴェルグ)"

Other media

Gust sells various licensed goods from their web site, such as anime, manga, music CDs, and drama CDs.

alburg Dot Com

Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.

External links

* [http://www.gust.jp/ GUST official company site] in Japanese.
* [http://www.salburg.com/ GUST official fan site "Salburg Dot Com"] in Japanese.