# UEP Systems

> defunct Japanese video game developer

**Wikidata**: [Q3208757](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3208757)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEP_Systems)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/uep-systems

## Summary
UEP Systems was a Japanese video game developer (kabushiki gaisha) founded on 1985-04-12 and dissolved on 2001-07-09. The Tokyo-based company is listed as the producer of the Cool Boarders title and is described in records as a defunct Japanese video game developer.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1985-04-12.
- Dissolved/abolished date: 2001-07-09.
- Country: Japan.
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha.
- Industry: video game industry; instance of a video game developer.
- Headquarters: Tokyo.
- Notable product: Cool Boarders.
- Aliases (Japanese): ウェップシステム, ウェップ・システム.
- External identifiers: Freebase ID /m/04cxzjy; MobyGames company ID 2279; Media Arts Database ID C45300; VideoGameGeek company ID 15918.
- Wikipedia presence: article titled "UEP Systems" with sitelink_count 5 and language coverage including ar, en, fr, ja, ru.

## FAQs
### Q: What was UEP Systems?
A: UEP Systems was a Tokyo-based Japanese video game developer (kabushiki gaisha) established on 1985-04-12 and dissolved on 2001-07-09.

### Q: When did UEP Systems operate?
A: UEP Systems was founded on 1985-04-12 and formally dissolved on 2001-07-09.

### Q: What products did UEP Systems produce?
A: Records list Cool Boarders as a product produced by UEP Systems.

### Q: Is UEP Systems still active?
A: No. UEP Systems is described as defunct and has a recorded dissolution date of 2001-07-09.

## Why It Matters
UEP Systems represents a defined corporate presence within Japan's video game industry from the mid-1980s through the start of the 21st century. As the credited producer of Cool Boarders, the company is a documented contributor to the video game product landscape during its operational years. Its formal corporate attributes — a kabushiki gaisha headquartered in Tokyo, registered identifiers across industry databases (Freebase, MobyGames, Media Arts Database, VideoGameGeek), and a dedicated Wikipedia entry in multiple languages — make UEP Systems traceable in historical and bibliographic records of game developers. For researchers, archivists, or enthusiasts tracking the provenance of specific game titles or the corporate genealogy of developers active in the 1980s–2000s period, UEP Systems provides a verifiable node: clear founding and dissolution dates, exact legal form, known product association, and multiple database identifiers that facilitate cross-referencing across catalogs and media-arts archives.

## Notable For
- Being the credited producer of the game Cool Boarders.
- Established on 1985-04-12 and formally dissolved on 2001-07-09, providing precise operational dates.
- Tokyo-based kabushiki gaisha operating within the video game industry.
- Documented across multiple industry databases (Freebase, MobyGames, Media Arts Database, VideoGameGeek) and covered in several Wikipedia language editions.

## Body
### Corporate identity
- Name: UEP Systems.
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha.
- Country: Japan.
- Headquarters: Tokyo.
- Aliases: ウェップシステム; ウェップ・システム.

### Timeline
- Inception (founding) date: 1985-04-12.
- Dissolved/abolished date: 2001-07-09.

### Industry and classification
- Industry: video game industry.
- Instance of: video game developer (software development organization specializing in creation of video games).

### Products
- Product or material produced: Cool Boarders (listed as a produced product).

### Identifiers and database records
- Freebase ID: /m/04cxzjy.
- MobyGames company ID: 2279 (also former scheme: uep-systems-inc).
- Media Arts Database ID: C45300.
- VideoGameGeek company ID: 15918.
- Wikipedia title: "UEP Systems".
- Wikipedia language coverage: Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Russian.
- Sitelink count: 5.

### Descriptive status
- Wikidata description: defunct Japanese video game developer.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. VideoGameGeek