Aicom
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The Aicom Logo circa 1995 | |
| Video game developer | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Aicom is a now defunct Japanese video game developer. It is believed that it was founded in 1988 at the latest, possibly by a group that left Irem, Jaleco. Despite evidence to support this the Sammy corporate website lists 1990 as the first year and that it was a subsidiary.[1] It was bought by Sega Sammy Holdings in 1992.[2]
Their games include The Mafat Conspiracy, Totally Rad and Vice: Project Doom on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Blaster Master Boy for the Game Boy and Pulstar for Neo Geo.
It eventually broke off from Sammy, and with funding from SNK eventually became Yumekobo and produced games mainly for SNK systems.[3]
List of Aicom games
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This is a list of Aicom games arranged by release date, the order in Regions specifies where it was released first.[4][5][6] This list does not include Yumekobo label games.
| Title | Date | Type | Platform(s) | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuugoku Senseijutsu | 1988 | Miscellaneous | NES | Japan |
| Amagon (Totsuzen! Macho Man in Japan) | 1988, 1989 | Action | NES | Japan, North America |
| Hoops (Moero!! Junior Basket: Two on Two in Japan) | 1988, 1989 | Sports | NES | Worldwide |
| The Legendary Axe (Makyou Densetsu in Japan) | 1988, 1989 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | Japan, North America |
| A.B. Cop | 1989 | Driving | Arcade | North America |
| Flying Hero | 1989 | Action | NES | Japan |
| P-47 Thunderbolt: The Freedom Fighter | 1989 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | Japan |
| All-Pro Basketball (Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan) | 1989 | Sports | NES | North America, Japan |
| Takeda Shingen | 1989 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | Japan |
| Racing Hero | 1989 | Driving | Arcade | North America |
| The Astyanax (The Lord of King in Japan) | 1989, 1990 | Platform | Arcade, NES | Worldwide |
| Takin' It To The Hoop (USA Pro Basketball in Japan) | 1989, 1990 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | Japan, North America |
| The Mafat Conspiracy (Golgo 13 The Riddle of Icarus in Japan) | 1990 | Action | NES | Japan, North America |
| Tensei Ryuu: Saint Dragon | 1990 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | Japan |
| Ultimate Basketball (Taito Basketball in Japan) | 1990, 1991 | Sports game | NES | North America, Japan |
| Totally Rad (Magic John in Japan) | 1990, 1991 | Action, Adventure | NES | Japan, North America |
| Vice: Project Doom (Gun-Dec in Japan) | 1991 | Action, Racing / Driving | NES | Japan, North America |
| Blaster Master Boy (Blaster Master Jr. in Europe, Bomber King: Scenario 2 in Japan) | 1991 | Action, Platform | Game Boy | Worldwide |
| Viewpoint | 1992, 1995 | Isometric shooter | Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD | Japan, North America |
| Football Fury (Ultimate Football in Japan) | 1992, 1993 | Sports | SNES | Japan, North America |
| Jyanshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster | 1994 | Puzzle | Arcade | Japan |
| Pulstar | 1995 | Action | Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade | Japan, North America |
| Fuuun Gokuu Ninjin | 1996 | Action | PlayStation | Japan |
List of Yumekobo games
This is a list of Yumekobo games arranged by release date, the order in Regions specifies where it was released first.[7] This list does not include Aicom label games.
| Title | Date | Type | Platform(s) | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Star | 1998 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Neo Geo | North America, Japan |
| Pocket Tennis | 1998, 1999 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan, North America |
| Puzzle Link (Tsunagete Pon! Color in Japan) | 1999 | Puzzle | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan, North America |
| Pocket Tennis Color | 1999 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan, North America |
| Biomotor Unitron | 1999 | Role-playing video game, Strategy | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan, North America |
| Prehistoric Isle 2 (Genshitou 2 in Japan; Jointly developed with Saurus) | 1999 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | North America, Japan |
| Biomotor Unitron 2 | 2000 | Role-playing video game, Strategy | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan |
| SNK Gals' Fighters | 2000 | Fighter | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Puzzle Link 2 (Tsunagete Pon! 2 in Japan) | 2000 | Puzzle | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Japan, North America |
References
- ↑ http://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/company/history/index.html
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/company/aicom-corporation Moby Games overview of Aicom Corporation
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Aicom Aicom history
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Aicom
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/aicom-corporation/list-games/
- ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/72591.html
- ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/13342.html
External links
- Aicom at Game Developer Research Institute