21-5662: (Redirected from Irem Collection ) The following is a list of games developed and/or published by Irem (formerly known as IPM) for a variety of arcade and console platforms. The page may also includes ports from other companies licensed by Irem. Arcade [ edit ] 1978 Mahjong / Block Mahjong Nyankoro ( P.T. Nyankoro ) 1979 Andromeda (Andromeda 55?) M-10 Hardware Commander Head On (1979?) M-15 IPM Invader M-10 Mahjong DX New Block X / New Block Z Piccolo Power Block Space Beam (1979?) M-15 Space Command 1980 Panther Sky Chuter M-15? UniWar S ( Ginga Teikoku No Gyakushu or The Galaxy Empire Strikes Back ); Galaxian Hardware Green Beret 1981 Demoneye-X M-27 (4 PCB's)/+ M-42-S Oli-Boo-Chu (with GDI) / Punching Kid M-47 WW III / Red Alert (licensed to GDI) M-27 1982 Moon Patrol (licensed to Williams) M-52 1983 10-Yard Fight M-52 Traverse USA / Zippy Race / MotoRace USA (licensed to Williams) M-52 Tropical Angel M-52 1984 The Battle Road M-62 Kung-Fu Master (licensed to Data East) ( Spartan X in Japan) M-62 Lode Runner (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Lode Runner II: The Bungeling Strikes Back (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Wily Tower M-63 1985 Atomic Boy (licensed to Memetron) (variant of Wily Tower ) M-63 Horizon M-62 Kung Fu ( PlayChoice-10 ) (licensed to Nintendo) Lode Runner III: The Golden Labyrinth (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Lot Lot M-62 Spelunker (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 1986 Kid Niki: Radical Ninja / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru M-62 Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Kara no Dasshutsu M-62 Youjyuden M-62 1987 Battle Chopper / Mr. Heli no Dai-Bouken M-72 R-Type (licensed to Nintendo of America) M-72 1988 Image Fight M-72 Meikyūjima (developed by Nanao) Ninja Spirit/Saigo no Nindou M-72 Vigilante (licensed to Data East) M-75 1989 Dragon Breed M-81 Legend of Hero Tonma M-72 R-Type II M-82/ 84 (jap) X-Multiply M-72 1990 Air Duel M-72? Hammerin' Harry / Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechō Sōdōki M-82/72 different versions Major Title M-82 Pound for Pound (Irem US) M-85 Spelunker II: 23 no Kagi (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 1991 Blade Master M-92? Dynablaster / Bomber Man / Atomic Punk (licensed from Hudson Soft) M-90 Cosmic Cop / Gallop - Armed Police Unit M-72 Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island M-92 A Hasamu M-90 Ken-Go / Lightning Swords M-84 Lethal Thunder / Thunder Blaster M-92 1992 Bomber Man World / New Dyna Blaster - Global Quest / New Atomic Punk - Global Quest Hook M-99 A Major Title 2 - Tournament Leader / The Irem Skins Game M-92 F Mystic Riders Quiz F-1 1,2finish M-97 R-Type Leo M-92 Undercover Cops M-92 1993 Air Assault / Fire Barrel M-107 In The Hunt / Kaitei Daisensou M-92 E Ninja Baseball Bat Man M-92 Perfect Soldiers / Superior Soldiers (US) M-92 G Risky Challenge / Gussun Oyoyo M-97 Hill Climber (redemption game, licensed from Leprechaun) 1994 Dream Soccer '94 (licensed to Data East) M-92 G (Irem), M-107 (Data East) GunForce II M-92 G Prototypes [ edit ] Battle Bird (1985) Super Kung-Fu Master (1985) Kozoutai Gatcyo (1987) Huddle Up (1988) MSX / MSX2 [ edit ] 1982 Moon Patrol (1982/1984) (Produced by Dempa) DP-3912011 ( GenMSX entry ) 1985 Kung-Fu Acho (聖拳アチョー) also known as Seiken Acho , produced by Irem and ASCII . ( GenMSX entry ) 1986 Spelunker (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-01 ( GenMSX entry ) 10 Yard Fight IM-02 ( GenMSX entry ) Panther ( GenMSX entry ) 1987 Super Lode Runner (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-03 (MSX & MSX2) ( GenMSX entry ) R-Type (1987,1988) IM-04 (MSX & MSX2) ( GenMSX entry ) Sharp X68000 [ edit ] 1989 R-Type 1990 Image Fight Famicom / NES [ edit ] 1985 Kung Fu (licensed to Nintendo) ( Spartan X in Japan) Zippy Race 10-Yard Fight Spelunker Lot Lot 1986 Sqoon Deadly Towers 1987 Spelunker II: Yūja e no Chōsen Kid Niki: Radical Ninja / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 1988 The Guardian Legend Napoleon Senki Hototogisu 1989 Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken Holy Diver Major League Gekitotsu Yonku Battle Shinsenden 1990 Image Fight Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken Kickle Cubicle Paaman : Enban wo Torikaese!! 1991 Metal Storm Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land Spartan X 2 (the American localization, known as Kung Fu II,
42-538: A slot-machine and pachinko developer, the industry it was in before turning to video games. Many Irem designers, including producer Kazuma Kujo, gathered to form a new company called Granzella to continue creating video games. Though no longer involved in the development or release of new video games, Irem remains present in the industry as a licensor of its IPs to other companies. The company had long been based in Hakusan but moved in 2010 to Chiyoda, Tokyo . It
63-406: A letter from IBM that the name "IPM" was too confusing. Irem is an acronym for "International Rental Electronics Machines". In 1980, Nanao became the majority shareholder of Irem Corporation. Tsujimoto remained chairman of Irem Corporation in the early 1980s despite establishing in 1979 another company, I.R.M Corporation (the precursor of Capcom ). However, Tsujimoto was blamed in 1982 for
84-892: Is NCS' first Super Famicom Ranma 1/2 fighting game, with the license removed) Rocky Rodent ( Nitro Punks Mightheads in Japan) Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san Undercover Cops (Super NES version unreleased. Super Famicom version published by Varie in 1995.) PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 [ edit ] 1988 R-Type 1989 Vigilante Mr. Heli no Daibōken 1990 Image Fight Ninja Spirit 1992 Legend of Hero Tonma Racing Damashi 1993 Gekisha Boy PC Engine CD ROM / TurboGrafx-16 CD ROM [ edit ] 1991 R-Type Complete CD 1992 Image Fight II 1993 Eiyū Sangokushi 1994 Sol Moonarge PlayStation and Sega Saturn [ edit ] 1995 In
105-463: Is different from Wikidata Irem Irem Software Engineering is a Japanese video game developer and publisher , and formerly a developer and manufacturer of arcade games as well. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda , Tokyo . The full name of the company that uses the brand is Irem Software Engineering. It was established in 1997 by its parent company Nanao (now Eizo ) for
126-509: The PSN Store . Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories ; Scheduled to be released Spring 2011, the fourth game in the survival horror Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series was cancelled as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake . Development was later resumed by the newly formed developer Granzella after they had acquired the intellectual property from Irem. The game would eventually be released on
147-1465: The PlayStation 4 under the title Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 Plus: Summer Memories , though Irem would not assist in the development or release of this final product. PlayStation Portable [ edit ] 2007 R-Type Tactics 2008 Hammerin' Hero Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament 2009 Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta Mawaskes R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran 2010 Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Tairan Narisokonai Eiyuutan: Taiyou to Tsuki no Monogatari 2011 Doki Doki Suikoden Xbox 360 [ edit ] 2008 R-Type Dimensions Other compilations [ edit ] Irem Arcade Hits (2010, Win/Mac) Irem Collection (2023, PS4/PS5/NS/XB/XSX) References [ edit ] ^ "人気マシン・ベスト3" [Popular Machines: Best 3] (PDF) . Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 113. Amusement Press, Inc. February 1979. p. 2. ^ "8 NES Games That Were Never Officially Released" . Retrieved 2020-04-24 . ^ "IREM Arcade Hits" . GamesIndustry.biz . 9 December 2010 . Retrieved 30 July 2024 . ^ Dotemu (30 August 2011). "IREM ARCADE HITS now available on
168-798: The scrolling shooter R-Type (1987). While Irem's arcade video games in the 1980s were typically developed in-house, its published titles on the Famicom home console were often handled by Tamtex, a Tokyo -based sister company from the Nanao Group. In 1994, Irem completely ceased development of video games. The development department of Irem Corporation was transferred to Nanao's headquarters in Ishikawa Prefecture . The company's original wholesale division, in charge of manufacturing and renting/selling arcade cabinets, stayed in Osaka and
189-840: The Hunt 1996 Irem Arcade Classics Zoku Gussun Oyoyo Yoyo's Puzzle Park 1998 R-Types (PlayStation only) 1999 R-Type Delta (PlayStation only) 2000 Katon-Kun PlayStation 2 [ edit ] 2001 Gekibo 2 / (the European localization, known as Polaroid Pete , was cancelled) 2002 Sub Rebellion Disaster Report 2003 R-Type Final 2004 Sakurasaka Shouboutai 2005 Steambot Chronicles Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship/Blokus Club with Bumpy Trot 2006 Raw Danger! PlayStation 3 [ edit ] 2009 Minna de Spelunker ; downloadable from
210-1157: The Mac App Store!" . Facebook . Meta Platforms . Archived from the original on 11 November 2024 . Retrieved 11 November 2024 . ^ "irem Collection Volume 1 launches November 21" . Gematsu . 14 November 2023 . Retrieved 30 July 2024 . v t e Irem Franchises Gekisha Boy GunForce Hammerin' Harry Image Fight Kid Niki Kung-Fu Master Major Title Ninja Baseball Bat Man R-Type Steambot Chronicles Undercover Cops Disaster Report Compilations Irem Arcade Classics Irem Arcade Hits Irem Collection Related Eizo List of Irem games Granzella Takashi Nishiyama Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Irem_games&oldid=1259515897 " Categories : Irem games Video game lists by company Hidden categories: CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja) Articles with short description Short description
231-473: The declining sales of the video game IPM Invader and other lackluster titles, and was replaced by Nanao's president. The following year, Tsujimoto left the company to form Capcom. Three arcade games released by Irem in the 1980s became the company's most successful titles: Moon Patrol (1982; licensed to Williams Electronics in North America), the earliest beat 'em up, Kung-Fu Master (1984), and
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#1732787433882252-509: The earliest beat 'em up , Kung-Fu Master (1984), and the scrolling shooter R-Type (1987). Irem has been popular in Japan with games like Gekibo: Gekisha Boy for the PC Engine and In the Hunt and Undercover Cops for arcades. Since the 2010s, Irem has largely abandoned the development of console video games in favor of games based on pachinko machines. Irem's ancestor
273-528: The last video game from Irem Corporation. On April 15, 1997, Nanao established Irem Software Engineering Inc. Shortly after in July 1997, Irem Software Engineering took over the development department of Irem Corporation and absorbed it. With the video game business gone to the new Irem Software Engineering, Irem Corporation was left with only its longtime arcade equipment division. In 1997, Nanao sold Irem Corporation to Yubis Corporation. In 1998, Irem Corporation
294-433: The purpose of taking over the development department of the original Irem Corporation, that had left the video game industry in 1994 to concentrate itself on the rental and sales of coin-op electronics. Irem Corporation was founded in 1974 as IPM and still exists today under the name of Apies. Irem is known internationally for three 1980s arcade games: Moon Patrol (1982; licensed to Williams Electronics in North America),
315-500: The rights to the video games that were produced by Irem Corporation and continued releasing new installments of the R-Type franchise. As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , Irem canceled the majority of its remaining video game projects, including Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories (its production resumed in 2014 under another publisher) and a sequel to Steambot Chronicles . Irem refocused to become primarily
336-1453: Was cancelled) Hammerin' Harry / Daiku No Gen-San Paaman Part 2 1992 Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird 1993 Ai Sensei no Oshiete: Watashi no Hoshi Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushuu Famicom Disk System [ edit ] 1986 Kineko 1987 Kineko II Super Lode Runner Mahjong Kazoku Super Lode Runner II Yōkai Yashiki Game Boy [ edit ] 1990 Shisenshou: Match-Mania 1991 Racing Damashii Ganso!! Yancha Maru Kung Fu Master R-Type Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird 1992 Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company / Daiku no Gen-san: Ghost Building Company Kizuchida Quiz Da Gen-San Da! Noobow R-Type II 1993 Saigo no Nindou: Ninja Spirit Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter Undercover Cops 1994 Daiku No Gen-San: Robot Teikoku No Yabou (1994) Game Boy Color [ edit ] 2000 Daiku no Gensan - Kachikachi no Tonkachi ga Kachi Super Famicom / Super NES [ edit ] 1991 Super R-Type 1992 The Irem Skins Game (known as Major Title in Japan and Europe) DinoCity GunForce 1993 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (Super NES version published by Jaleco in 1994.) Street Combat (it
357-569: Was founded in 1969 by Kenzo Tsujimoto in Osaka Prefecture . Tsujimoto opened his store in Osaka to sell machines for cotton candy stores. At the time, Tsujimoto was already confident in the potential of the game entertainment and started including the manufacturing of pachinko machines to his business as early as 1970. The success of the store led to the creation in 1974 of IPM Co Ltd, with Tsujimoto as its president. "IPM" stood for International Playing Machine. At first, IPM's purpose
378-432: Was not impacted by the company's restructuring. Then, a group of employees from Irem's video game division, left to form their own company under the name Nazca Corporation , which became best known for developing SNK 's Metal Slug franchise. In late 1996, Irem released the video game Gussun Paradise (ぐっすんぱらだいす) for the PlayStation . Although this was the company's first video game in two years, this would also be
399-489: Was renamed Apies Corporation Ltd to avoid confusing the company with Irem Software Engineering. Ownership of Apies changed hands in April 1999, when Yubis sold the company to Atlus . Atlus finally sold its shares of Apies in 2001 for 1 000 yen. Apies has been an independent company since then. With the decline of amusement equipment, Apies leading products are fortune-telling machines and senjafuda vending machines. In 2018, it
420-549: Was the top manufacturer of fortune-telling vending machines in Japan with an approximately 80% share of the domestic market. Apies is now located in Wakō and is the original company founded in 1974 by Kenzo Tsujimoto. Following its inception in 1997, Irem Software Engineering developed and published, under the Irem trademark, video games in Japan mainly for the various PlayStation and Nintendo platforms. Irem Software Engineering owns
441-623: Was to build and install video game machines for small stores in Japan, and its initial vocation was not much different from Tsujimoto's previous venture. With Breakout and its various clones dominating the video game scene, IPM started to manufacture, sell, and rent arcade hardware cabinets. In 1977, IPM partnered with Nanao Corporation of Ishikawa Prefecture to produce CRT monitors for its arcade cabinets. IPM released its first video arcade games in 1978, starting with IPM Invader (a clone of Taito's legendary Space Invaders ). In early 1979, IPM changed its name to Irem Corporation following
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