Hwang Shinwei
Hwang Shinwei, sometimes romanized as Huang Hsin-Wei or Huang Xinwei, is a Taiwanese video game programmer. From 1988 to 1991, he developed video games for the Nintendo [Entertainment System|NES] without a license from Nintendo, which were mostly published by RCM Co., Ltd. ). Though some of Hwang's titles are originals. most are clones of popular games, many of which were not originally ported to the NES. All of these games were released on various multicarts, but several, like Brush Roller and Magic Jewelry, were also released on standalone cartridge format. Though standalone games and multicarts produced by RCM and other companies with ties to Hwang often had copyright information listed, cartridges produced by unrelated companies usually had their copyright information removed, even on single release cartridges. Hwang retired from NES game development around 1991, coinciding with a Nintendo lawsuit against several Taiwanese companies for their counterfeiting activities. It is possible he may have been arrested, though whether or not this is true is unclear.