Aicom

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.

Aicom/Yumekobo
TypeVideo game developer
SuccessorSNK
Founded1988 (1988)
Defunct2001
HeadquartersJapan
The Yumekobo Logo circa 2000's

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

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 Senseijutsu1988MiscellaneousNESJP
Amagon (Totsuzen! Macho Man in Japan)1988, 1989ActionNESJP, NA
Hoops (Moero!! Junior Basket: Two on Two in Japan)1988, 1989SportsNESWorldwide
The Legendary Axe (Makyou Densetsu in Japan)1988, 1989ActionTurboGrafx-16JP, NA
A.B. Cop1989DrivingArcadeNA
Flying Hero (BlazeBusters in USA)1989ActionNESJP
P47 Thunderbolt1989ActionTurboGrafx-16JP
All-Pro Basketball (Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan)1989SportsNESNA, JP
Takeda Shingen1989ActionTurboGrafx-16JP
Racing Hero1989DrivingArcadeNA
The Astyanax (The Lord of King in Japan)1989, 1990PlatformArcade, NESWorldwide
Takin' It To The Hoop (USA Pro Basketball in Japan)1989, 1990ActionTurboGrafx-16JP, NA
The Mafat Conspiracy (Golgo 13 The Riddle of Icarus in Japan)1990ActionNESJP, NA
Saint Dragon1990ActionTurboGrafx-16JP
Ultimate Basketball (Taito Basketball in Japan)1990, 1991Sports gameNESNA, JP
Totally Rad (Magic John in Japan)1990, 1991Action, AdventureNESJP, NA
Vice: Project Doom (Gun-Dec in Japan)1991Action, Racing / DrivingNESJP, NA
Blaster Master Boy (Blaster Master Jr. in Europe, Bomber King: Scenario 2 in Japan)1991Action, PlatformGame BoyWorldwide
Viewpoint1992, 1995Isometric shooterArcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CDJP, NA
Football Fury (Ultimate Football in Japan)1992, 1993SportsSNESJP, NA
Jyanshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster1994PuzzleArcadeJP
Pulstar1995ActionNeo Geo, Neo Geo CD, ArcadeJP, NA
Fuuun Gokuu Ninjin1996ActionPlayStationJP

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 Star1998Shoot 'em upArcade, Neo GeoNA, JP
Pocket Tennis1998, 1999SportNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP, NA
Puzzle Link (Tsunagete Pon! Color in Japan)1999PuzzleNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP, NA
Pocket Tennis Color1999SportNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP, NA
Biomotor Unitron1999Role-playing video game, StrategyNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP, NA
Prehistoric Isle 2 (Genshitou 2 in Japan; Jointly developed with Saurus)1999Shoot 'em upArcade, Neo GeoNA, JP
Biomotor Unitron 22000Role-playing video game, StrategyNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP
SNK Gals' Fighters2000FighterNeo Geo Pocket ColorWorldwide
Puzzle Link 2 (Tsunagete Pon! 2 in Japan)2000PuzzleNeo Geo Pocket ColorJP, NA

References

  • Aicom at Game Developer Research Institute
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