DATA EAST
One of Data East's best known arcade machines was Karate Champ which influenced Yie Ar Kung-Fu and The Way of the Exploding Fist. The company also thought System 3's International Karate was far too similar and filed a lawsuit against Epyx, the US publisher, preventing the distribution of the title until the decision was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals in 1988.
Data East also produced the arcade version of RoboCop, although unusually the game was licensed from Ocean Software rather than the other way round.
Total Associated Releases: 10
| Months in Top 10 | Months at No 1 | |
|---|---|---|
 Dragon Ninja OCEAN / IMAGINE / DATA EAST January 1989 to June 1991 2214 Months in Top 10: 7 Months at No 1: 0 |
7 | 0 |
 Dragon Ninja OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / DATA EAST April 1991 to January 1993 233322 Months in Top 10: 9 Months at No 1: 0 |
9 | 0 |
 |
4 | 1 |
 Midnight Resistance OCEAN / DATA EAST August 1990 to January 1991 53419 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | |
 Karnov ACTIVISION / ELECTRIC DREAMS / DATA EAST April to May 1988 4 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 The Real Ghostbusters OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / DATA EAST January 1991 to January 1993 135143 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Midnight Resistance OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / DATA EAST March to November 1992 5324 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 0 |
1 | 0 |
 Sly Spy – Secret Agent OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / DATA EAST June to September 1992 79 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
