Simple

source: wikidataJapanese video game series

source: wikipedia_enThe Simple series is a line of budget-priced video games published by Japanese company D3 Publisher, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment. Games in the series have been developed by several different companies, including Sandlot, Success, Irem, and Taito (primarily for re-releases of their arcade ports, such as RC de Go!). It was introduced in 1998 for the PlayStation, and has been released for platforms such as the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones. The number in a series name indicates the price point of the games in the series; for instance, a "Simple 2000" series game would cost 2000 yen. Most of the games were developed specifically for the line, but it also included budget-priced re-releases of previously released games. Early Simple games were generic interpretations of other common video game themes, including tennis, racing, and video board games such as mahjong. Beginning with the PlayStation 2, Simple games began using larger genres such as scrolling shooters and role-playing games, in addition to original ideas and concepts. As the games were sold at a low price point and required little development time, developers were able to experiment with gamepla

source: wikipedia_jaSIMPLEシリーズ（シンプルシリーズ）とは、ディースリー・パブリッシャーから発売されている廉価ソフトシリーズ。既存のフルプライスソフトの廉価版ではなく、最初から廉価版として新規開発されたソフトが主である。