Aicom
 The Aicom Logo circa 1995 | |
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 - 2001? |
| Defunct | 2001  |
| Successor | SNK |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988, possibly by a group that left Irem and 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 Sammy Industry in 1992.
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.
Aicom broke off from Sammy in 1996, and with funding from SNK, became Yumekobo, producing games mainly for SNK systems.[2]
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.[3][4][5] This list does not include Yumekobo label games.
| Title | Date | Type | Platform(s) | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuugoku Senseijutsu | 1988 | Miscellaneous | NES | JP |
| Amagon (Totsuzen! Macho Man in Japan) | 1988, 1989 | Action | NES | JP, NA |
| 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 | JP, NA |
| A.B. Cop | 1989 | Driving | Arcade | NA |
| Flying Hero (BlazeBusters in USA) | 1989 | Action | NES | JP |
| P47 Thunderbolt | 1989 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | JP |
| All-Pro Basketball (Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan) | 1989 | Sports | NES | NA, JP |
| Takeda Shingen | 1989 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | JP |
| Racing Hero | 1989 | Driving | Arcade | NA |
| 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 | JP, NA |
| The Mafat Conspiracy (Golgo 13 The Riddle of Icarus in Japan) | 1990 | Action | NES | JP, NA |
| Saint Dragon | 1990 | Action | TurboGrafx-16 | JP |
| Ultimate Basketball (Taito Basketball in Japan) | 1990, 1991 | Sports game | NES | NA, JP |
| Totally Rad (Magic John in Japan) | 1990, 1991 | Action, Adventure | NES | JP, NA |
| Vice: Project Doom (Gun-Dec in Japan) | 1991 | Action, Racing / Driving | NES | JP, NA |
| 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 | JP, NA |
| Football Fury (Ultimate Football in Japan) | 1992, 1993 | Sports | SNES | JP, NA |
| Jyanshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster | 1994 | Puzzle | Arcade | JP |
| Pulstar | 1995 | Action | Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade | JP, NA |
| Fuuun Gokuu Ninjin | 1996 | Action | PlayStation | JP |
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.[6] This list does not include Aicom label games.
| Title | Date | Type | Platform(s) | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Star | 1998 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Neo Geo | NA, JP |
| Pocket Tennis | 1998, 1999 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP, NA |
| Puzzle Link (Tsunagete Pon! Color in Japan) | 1999 | Puzzle | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP, NA |
| Pocket Tennis Color | 1999 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP, NA |
| Biomotor Unitron | 1999 | Role-playing video game, Strategy | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP, NA |
| Prehistoric Isle 2 (Genshitou 2 in Japan; Jointly developed with Saurus) | 1999 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | NA, JP |
| Biomotor Unitron 2 | 2000 | Role-playing video game, Strategy | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP |
| SNK Gals' Fighters | 2000 | Fighter | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Puzzle Link 2 (Tsunagete Pon! 2 in Japan) | 2000 | Puzzle | Neo Geo Pocket Color | JP, NA |
References
- ^ http://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/company/history/index.html
- ^ 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