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Media Rings

Japanese publishing company

Media Rings Corporation (メディアリング) was a Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company located in Akasaka, Tokyo. Founded in October 1989 as a music and video packaging firm, it since became a distributor and producer of electronic entertainment. The company has been involved with several video game developers on a number of systems beginning with the PC Engine in 1990, and was primarily known for their Zero4 Champ racing game series, as well as the Game Boy Advance title Lunar Legend.2 It is part of Mitsubishi Plastics.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 2, 1989Founded1

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Media Rings Corporation (メディアリング) was a Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company located in Akasaka, Tokyo. Founded in October 1989 as a music and video packaging firm, it since became a distributor and producer of electronic entertainment. The company has been involved with several video game developers on a number of systems beginning with the PC Engine in 1990, and was primarily known for their Zero4 Champ racing game series, as well as the Game Boy Advance title Lunar Legend. The company's name is sometimes incorrectly translated as "Magic Rings" by English websites. It has been officially dissolved as of April 2007.2

Corporate structure

Media Rings is part of a group headed by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings. 20 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Published

PC Engine

Spin Pair (1990)

Spiral Wave (1991)

Zero4 Champ (1991)

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Toilet Kids (1992)

PC Engine CD

Tecmo World Cup Super Soccer (1992)

Zero4 Champ II (1993)

Super Famicom

Zero4 Champ RR (1994)

Ballz (1995)

Zero4 Champ RR-Z (1995)

Sega Saturn

Tactical Fighter (1997)

Zero4 Champ: DooZy-J Type R (1997)

PlayStation

Suzumepai Yuugi '99: Tanuki no Kawasanyou (1998)

Yuugen Kaisha Chikyuu Boueitai: Earth Defenders Corporation (1999)

Mahjong Toriadama Kikou (2000)

Super Bass Fishing (2000)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Touka ga Kienu Mani (2000)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Yume no Owarini (2000)

Runabout 2 (2000)

Kowloon Jou (2000)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Mikan no Report (2000)

Phat Air: Extreme Snowboarding (2000)

Superstar Dance Club (2000)

Tantei Jinguuji Saburo Early Collection (2000)

Doki Doki Poyatachio!! (Cancelled)

Game Boy Advance

Mugen Kinogyou Zero Tours (2001)

Saibara Rieko no Dendou Mahjong (2001)

Wizardry: The Summoning (2001)

Developed

PC Engine

Boxyboy (1990)

Zero4 Champ (1991)

PC Engine CD

Zero4 Champ II (1993)

Super Famicom

Zero-4 Champ RR (1994)

Game Boy Advance

Lunar Legend (2002)

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2, 1989Founded Founded1

Sources

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