Aicom
 The Aicom Logo circa 1995 | |
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Successor | SNK |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988. The Sammy Corporation website gives 1990 as its first year and says it was a subsidiary of Jaleco.[1] Sammy bought it in 1992.
Its 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 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 | Famicom | 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 | Famicom | JP |
| P47 Thunderbolt | 1989 | Action | PC Engine | JP |
| All-Pro Basketball (Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan) | 1989 | Sports | NES | NA, JP |
| Takeda Shingen | 1989 | Action | PC Engine | 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 | PC Engine | 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 | Super NES | JP, NA |
| Battle Blaze | 1992, 1994 | Fighter | Super NES | 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 |
As Yumekobo
[edit]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 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket | JP |
| Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life | 1999 | Adventure | PlayStation | JP |
| Puzzle Link (Tsunagete Pon! Color in Japan) | 1999 | Puzzle | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Pocket Tennis Color | 1999 | Sport | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Biomotor Unitron | 1999 | Role-playing video game, Strategy | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Fatal Fury: First Contact | 1999 | Fighter | Neo Geo Pocket Color | Worldwide |
| Prehistoric Isle 2 (Genshitou 2 in Japan; Jointly developed with Saurus) | 1999 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Neo Geo | NA, JP |
| Kikou Seiki Unitron | 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
[edit]- ^ "沿革｜企業情報｜サミー パチンコ・パチスロメーカー".
- ^ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Aicom Aicom history
- ^ "Aicom - GDRI :: Game Developer Research Institute".
- ^ "MobyGames: Game Browser".
- ^ "GameFAQs: Aicom". www.gamefaqs.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
- ^ "GameFAQs: Yumekobo". www.gamefaqs.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
External links
[edit]- Aicom at Game Developer Research Institute