Intelligent Systems

This article covers the game developer. For the computer science phenomenon, see hybrid intelligent system or artificial intelligence.

Intelligent Systems Co, Ltd.

Type	Subsidiary of Nintendo
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Founded	February 18, 1984 (Japan) October 18, 1985 (U.S.)
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Products	Games for Nintendo video game consoles
Employees	123
Website	intsys.co.jp/english/index.html

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. (株式会社インテリジェントシステムズ, Kabushiki-Gaisha Interijento Shisutemuzu) is a Japanese first-party video game developer and internal team of Nintendo Co., Ltd. It has its headquarters in the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture.

Intelligent Systems entered the video game industry as a one-man team, named Toru Narihiro, who was hired by Nintendo to port over Famicom Disk software into the standard ROM-cartridge format that was being used by the NES outside Japan. The team soon became an auxiliary program unit for Nintendo (like HAL Laboratory originally) that provided system tools and hired people to program, fix, or port Nintendo-developed software. Thus much of the team's original discography contains minuscule contributions to several big Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo EAD titles.

Chief programmer Toru Narihiro programmed his first actual game software with Famicom Wars and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi towards the end of the Famicom's life cycle, although the game design, graphic design, and music was provided by the Nintendo R&D1 team. But because of Narihiro's success, Intelligent Systems began to hire graphic designers, programmers, and even musicians to extend the company from an auxiliary–tool developer to an actual game development group. The company would continue to develop later entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem franchises.

Intelligent Systems currently focuses on DS and Wii development, and has developed games for all of Nintendo's previous handhelds and consoles.

List of games

Hardware

Game	Date	Notes
Consoles Nintendo Entertainment System (Family Computer)
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken (with Nintendo R&D1)	4/20/90	Japan only. The first in the Fire Emblem series. Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Fire Emblem Gaiden	3/14/92	Japan only. Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Devil World (assisted game program)	10/5/84	Contributed programming to Nintendo EAD.
Wild Gunman (assisted game program)	10/18/85	Contributed programming to Nintendo R&D1.
Famicom Wars	7/12/88	First in the Famicom Wars series. Contributed programming to Nintendo R&D1.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)
Super Famicom Wars		Japan only. The sequel to the Japan only turn-based strategy game.
Super Metroid		The third entry in the Metroid series. (Design and Music by Nintendo R&D1, Program by Intelligent Systems)
Panel de Pon		Japan only. A puzzle game starring a young fairy named Lip. It was released in the United States under the name Tetris Attack, and re-released in the Japan only Nintendo Puzzle Collection.
Tetris Attack		The American adaptation of Panel de Pon, using characters from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Starred Yoshi and Little Yoshi in various quests against Bowser and his minions in order to save their friends, doing puzzle fights between them and the enemies (The Game Boy version was later released in Japan as "Yoshi no Panepon").
Battle Clash		Known as Space Bazooka in Japan. It uses the Super Scope accessory. Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo		Japan only. Contains a remake of and sequel to the original Fire Emblem game.
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu		Japan only. Spans two generations of characters.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776		Japan only. The last Fire Emblem game released for the Super Famicom/SNES. It takes place between chapters 5 and 6 of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge		The sequel to Battle Clash, which was only released in North America and Europe.
Virtual Boy
Galactic Pinball
Dragon Hopper		Unreleased
Nintendo 64
Paper Mario		The quasi-sequel to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, featuring a new Paper style of visuals, and new style of gameplay.
Fire Emblem 64		Cancelled - The Nintendo 64 installment in the Fire Emblem series. No screenshots were released however early screenshots of Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi display a radical change in graphics and style from the game's final build, as well as include characters that were nowhere to be seen in the game. This, along with the game's original title, "Maiden in the Darkness," and the fact that at one point in Fuuin no Tsurugi one character is surreptitiously given that title, has caused speculation that perhaps much of the game's story and/or mechanics was transferred onto the Game Boy Advance.[citation needed]
Nintendo GameCube
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door		The sequel to Paper Mario.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance		The ninth game in the Fire Emblem series.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$		Contributed partial programming and partial design with Nintendo R&D1.
Nintendo Puzzle Collection		(Panel de Pon)
Cubivore
Wii
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn		The tenth game in the Fire Emblem series.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves		The fifth game in the WarioWare series.
Super Paper Mario		The third game in the Paper Mario series.
Asobu! Made in Ore		WiiWare game
Eco Shooter: Plant 530		WiiWare game
Game handhelds Game Boy
Alleyway	04/21/89	Launch title
Baseball		Launch title
Game Boy Wars		Japan only
Golf		Launch title
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru		A Nintendo R&D1 game designed by Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto. Intelligent Systems supplemented the programming.
Yakuman		Japan only, launch title
Game Boy Color
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
Game Boy Advance
Advance Wars
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
WarioWare: Twisted!
Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi		Japan only, the sixth game of the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem		The first of the Fire Emblem series to be released outside of Japan. It is the seventh title of the series.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones		The eighth title of the Fire Emblem series.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League		Worked on the Puzzle League part only
Nintendo DS
Advance Wars: Dual Strike		Known as Famicom Wars DS in Japan
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin		Known as Famicom Wars DS: Ushinwareta Hikari in Japanese and Advance Wars: Dark Conflict in Europe and Australia
Light Speed Card Battle: Card Hero		Designed by Nintendo's Software Planning & Development team. Programmed by Intelligent Systems.
Planet Puzzle League
Dragon Quest Wars
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare D.I.Y.
WarioWare: Snapped!		Released as the DSiWare title
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon		Remake of Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken and the eleventh game of the series.
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū		Japan only. Remake of Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo and the twelfth game in the series.
Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario 3DS		Fourth installment in the Paper Mario series.
Fire Emblem 3DS		Thirteenth installment in the Fire Emblem series.
Pushmo (Pullblox in Europe)		Puzzle game (3DS eShop).

References

• Intelligent Systems website, game listing (Japanese)
• Intelligent Systems website, game listing (English)

External links

• Official website
• Official website (Japanese)
• Intelligent Systems profile on MobyGames