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A History of Korean Gaming

키드앤키드닷컴 KidnKid.com / 엔로그소프트 N-Log Soft

Founded:	February 1999 (game team at J3 Entertainment) February 2000 (KidnKid.com)
Status:	defunct (around 2008)
Key People:	김록윤 Kim Rogyun: CEO
Website:	www.kidnkid.com (offline) www.n-logsoft.com (offline)

Kidnkid.com started out as an internal team at J3 Entertainment, but went independent after its first title was completed1. The "kiddie platformer" boom in the early 2000s was generally attributed to Kidnkid.com2, after their adaption of the animated film Hayan Maeum Baekgu ("White Heart Baekgu") sold more than 120,000 copies, figures only the most popular big budget titles in Korea could dream of (later the company claimed even 500,000 sold copies3). The success of Baekgu caused dozens of imitators, both in the general "kiddie platformer" genre, as well as at least half a dozen direct plagiates4.

Eager to repeat the hit, Kidnkid went on to produce a sequel, but there were complications: Sonokong had actually acquired the licensing rights for the character and sublicensed rights for a PC game to Kidnkid.com, who created the first game, published by Hanbit Soft, and registered a copyright for games with that title. Sonokong was not amused about one of their contractors hijacking what had turned out a cash cow, engaged in litigations against Kidnkid.com and won5. Sonokong subsequently produced and published the sequel themselves6. Kidnkid.com reacted with a countersuit, and only a month after Sonokong's Baekgu 2, Kidnkid's Hayan Maeum Baekgu 3 was published through Bisco7. It appears in the end the two companies settled, as the inevitable Baekgu mobile game was released by Sonokong on December 12th, "Licensed by Kidnkid.com"8.

Kidnkid.com eventually abandoned kids' games and was appropriately renamed to Nlogsoft on March 22nd, 20049. Under the new banner they went on to produce one of Korea's very few indigenious PS2 titles, and a network game to boot. In 2007, however, the company seems to have stumbled over conflicts with CDC Games, the Chinese publisher of their MMORTS Darkness and Light(Battle of Shadows in the US)10. At any rate the company disappeared soon after the annulment of the contract, which was followed by the discontinuation of Darkness and Light's beta phase by April 200811.

Games

멀크와스왱크~마법의 나라 대모험~ (Mulk-wa Swank: Mabeop-ui Nara Daemoheom) / Mulk & Swank: Great Adventure in Magic World - Windows (September 1999)

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Developer:	J3 Interactive
Publisher:	O&J Entertainment
Genre:	Platforming
Theme:	Licensed Protagonist: Anthropomorph

Mulk & Swank (Windows)

까꿍 외전 : 혼돈의 땅 (Kkakkung Oejeon: Hondon-ui Ttang) / Kakkong: Land of Chaos - Windows (August 2000)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	Samsung
Genre:	RPG
Theme:	Licensed

Kakkong: Land of Chaos (Windows)

하얀마음 백구 (Hayan Maeum Baekgu) / White Heart Baekgu - Windows (December 2000)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	Hanbit Soft
Genre:	Platforming
Theme:	Protagonist: Animal

White Heart Baekgu (Windows)

부메랑파이터 (Boomerang Fighter) - Windows (December 2000)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	Wizard Soft
Genre:	RPG

Boomerang Fighter (Windows)

워드마스터 (Word Master) - Windows (May 2001)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Genre:	Edutainment

Word Master (Windows)

사커키드 2002 (Soccer Kid 2002) - Windows (February 20, 2002)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	Bisco
Genre:	Platforming

Soccer Kid 2002 (Windows)

하얀마음 백구 3 / White Heart Baekgu 3 / Good Friend Rex - Windows (November 22, 2002)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	Bisco
Genre:	Platforming
Theme:	Protagonist: Animal

White Heart Baekgu 3 (Windows)

버블슈터 (Bubble Shooter) - Windows (December 2003)

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Developer:	KidnKid.com
Publisher:	MGame
Genre:	Action: Arena Edutainment

Bubble Shooter (Windows)

바우트 (B.O.U.T.) / B.O.T.S. - Windows (November 26th, 2004 [open beta]; April 26th, 2005)

B.O.U.T. (Windows)

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Developer:	N-Log Soft
Publisher:	NHN (Korea) Acclaim (US)
Genre:	Action

B.O.U.T. (Windows)

미스틱나이츠 (Mystic Nights) - PlayStation 2 (October 20, 2005)

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Developer:	N-Log Soft
Publisher:	Sony
Genre:	Action Adventure
Theme:	Horror

Mystic Nights (PlayStation 2)

DAL: 다크니스 앤 라이트 (Darkness and Light) / Battle of Shadows - Windows (2007 [open beta])

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Developer:	N-Log Soft
Publisher:	NHN (Hangame)
Genre:	MMORPG

Darkness and Light (Windows)

Unreleased Titles:

Anichat (2003)

References
1. KidnKid.com Company History (archived 12/24/2002)
2. PC Power Zine 2001, page 213
3. Saramin - N-Log Soft Company Profile
4. Gameshot 7/9/2001
5. Game Meca 9/24/2002
6. iNews24 9/25/2004
7. Game Dong-A 11/22/2002
8. Game Dong-A 12/16/2002
9. Gameshot 3/23/2004
10. Gameshot 11/5/2007
11. Darkness and Light International Website 4/21/2008 (archived 4/30/2008)

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