Sunsoft is the video games division of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sun Corporation. Its U.S. subsidiary operated under the name Sun Corporation of America, though, as in Japan, games published there showed a logo that read only Sunsoft. Sun Corporation's history in video games began in October 1978 in arcades with two titles: Block Challenger and Block Perfect. The brand Sunsoft first appeared in the latter of the 1980s when Sun Corporation began developing original games and technology for the home video game console market, with emphasis mostly on the Famicom. Sunsoft had gone international at that time, and it had the publishing might to secure major licenses of the day (such as Batman and The Addams Family). In the 1990s, Sun Corporation of America joined forces with Acclaim Entertainment to handle ad sales rights to Sunsoft's video games for game consoles. Additionally, a number of Sega games, including Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II and After Burner, were ported for Nintendo consoles by Sunsoft. In 1995, Sun Corporation of America heavily restructured in the face of bankruptcy, and all the company's pending projects were either sold to other companies or cancelled. Sun Corporation of America eventually resurfaced with a scant number of video games for the PlayStation and the Game Boy Color, such as Monster Seed. The company remained mostly silent amidst the evolution of the games industry between the late 90s and all of the 2010s, if they had any new releases they would be very minor like a new casual game for PlayStation 3, or unexpected returns of their games for the Wii's Virtual Console, and a new Master Blaster for WiiWare. In 2021, Sunsoft reemerged from its dormant state and started to have a more proactive presence on social media marketing. They have been working on re-releases of their classic games including Mr. Gimmick.