Resource Directory
Game Databases
- MobyGames The most comprehensive publicly accessible credit database for Data East titles. Essential for developer attribution research.
- LaunchBox GamesDB Box art, screenshots, banners, and metadata for Data East titles across all platforms. Primary asset source for this site.
- GameFAQs FAQs, walkthroughs, and community discussion for Data East NES and arcade titles.
Archive & Preservation
- Archive.org Arcade flyers, box art scans, manual scans, and longplay video mirrors. Primary image and video source for this site.
- Arcade Flyer Archive Comprehensive collection of arcade promotional flyers including additional Data East titles not covered here.
- MAME Multi Arcade Machine Emulator - the primary tool for preserving and playing Data East arcade titles.
- FightCade Online emulation platform. Windjammers and Fighter’s History have active FightCade communities.
Modern Releases
- Windjammers (DotEmu) DotEmu’s faithful 2017 remaster for PC, PS4, and PS Vita. Windjammers on modern hardware.
- Windjammers 2 DotEmu’s 2022 sequel with new characters and modes, preserving the original’s feel.
- G-Mode Archives G-Mode acquired a significant portion of Data East’s IP and has released titles on mobile platforms.
Video & Documentary
- Data East Retrospective (2024) The Rise and Fall of Data East - full company history documentary covering the arcade era, Karate Champ, Bad Dudes, the Fighter’s History lawsuit, and dissolution.
- Bad Dudes NES Longplay Archive.org mirror of the World of Longplays Bad Dudes NES complete run.
- Bad Dudes Arcade Longplay Dragon Ninja / Bad Dudes PAL arcade complete game longplay on Archive.org.
- World of Longplays YouTube channel with longplay recordings of Data East NES and arcade titles.
Legal & Historical
- Capcom v. Data East (1994) Capcom Co., Ltd. v. Data East Corp., 1994 WL 1751455 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 16, 1994). The Fighter’s History lawsuit - Data East won on summary judgment. Establishing precedent that fighting game character archetypes are not protected expression.
- Play Meter Archive Trade magazine covering the arcade industry; Data East’s 1984 Karate Champ IP notice was published in vol. 10, no. 23.