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Aicom
Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988, possibly by a group that left Jaleco . Despite evidence to support this, the Sammy corporate website lists 1990 as the first year and that it was a subsidiary. 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 is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ..., became Yumekobo, producing games mainly for SNK systems. 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. This list does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988, possibly by a group that left Jaleco . Despite evidence to support this, the Sammy corporate website lists 1990 as the first year and that it was a subsidiary. 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 is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ..., became Yumekobo, producing games mainly for SNK systems. 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. This list does not i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulstar (video Game)
is a 1995 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game published by SNK. Players control a starship in its mission to eradicate the Solar System of a hostile race of aliens that threaten mankind. Its gameplay has been compared to the ''R-Type'' series for its similar premise and mechanics; players must complete each of the game's eight stages by destroying constantly-moving formations of enemies and avoiding their projectiles. There are power-ups that can be collected that provide additional abilities for the player. It runs on the Neo Geo MVS arcade system board. Developed by Aicom, ''Pulstar'' is the first Neo Geo game to incorporate 3D pre-rendered visuals. Its music was composed by Harumi Fujita and Yasuaki Fujita, both of whom previously worked for Capcom on the ''Ghosts'n Goblins'' series. ''Pulstar'' has been ported and re-released several times, seeing conversions for systems like the Neo Geo CD and digital storefronts such as the Wii Virtual Console. The game and its re-re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amagon
''Amagon'', known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling platform action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Aicom. Synopsis In the game, players take the role of Amagon, a Marine who is trapped on an island after his plane crashed. Inconveniently, his rescue ship is on the other side of the island, which Amagon must now cross on foot. The storyline used for the original Japanese release was somewhat different. The main character is a scientist named "Jackson" who transforms into his "Macho Man" form by using the special drug "Macho Max" that has been taken from his plane by the creatures of "Monster Island". ''Totsuzen! Machoman'' Gameplay Amagon encounters a variety of enemies which he can dispose of with his rifle. He also has the ability (upon collecting and then activating the Mega-Key) to transform into a larger, stronger version of himself called "Megagon". Upon transformation, Megagon is given 1 hit point for every 5,000 points he scored as Amagon (whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Pro Basketball
''All-Pro Basketball'', known as ''Zenbei!! Pro Basketball'' in Japan, is a basketball video-game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is played using two teams of five players on a full-length basketball court, and a roster of eight different fictional teams. Gameplay There are four modes of gameplay. One-player, which pits the player in a solo match against a computer opponent. Two-player, which is a co-op match against a computer opponent. Versus, which is a two player mode that pits the players against each other. And finally, Watch, which allows the player to watch a computer-controlled match. The court is displayed in a vertical fashion, from a top-down perspective, revealing only half of the court at a time. If the ball travels past the half-court line, the screen goes black temporarily and changes over to the other half of the court (which looks identical, save for the color of the floorboards). This is done to alert the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaleco
was a corporate brand name that was used by two previously connected video game developers and publishers based in Japan. The original Jaleco company was founded in 1974 as Japan Leisure Company, founded by Yoshiaki Kanazawa, before being renamed to simply Jaleco in the early 1980s. This company was later acquired in 2000 by PCCW, who rebranded it as their Japanese game division, PCCW Japan, before reverting it to Jaleco in 2002. In 2006, Jaleco became independent from PCCW and renamed to Jaleco Holding, having their video game operations spun off into a new company, also called Jaleco. This new spin-off company was sold to mobile developer Game Yarou in 2009, with Jaleco Holding renaming itself to Encom Holdings shortly after. Jaleco is known for its arcade and home console video games produced in the 1980s and early 1990s, including ''City Connection'', ''Bases Loaded'', '' Ninja JaJaMaru-kun'', ''Exerion'', ''Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai'' and '' Rushing Beat''. Jaleco also produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totally Rad
''Totally Rad'', known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game developed by Aicom and published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released in Japan on September 28, 1990, in Europe in 1990 and in North America on March 29, 1991. Gameplay * Multiple boss fights ranging in complexity * Special summoning abilities * Side-scrolling platform game Plot Jake (John in the Japanese version) is hired as an apprentice magician by Zebediah Pong (simply referred to as Pong in the Japanese version). He is training when some strange people attack and kidnap his girlfriend, Allison (Yuu in the Japanese version). Jake goes on a quest to find out where they came from and why they wanted Allison. Afterwards, Jake discovers Allison's kidnapping was a feint to force Allison's father, a renowned scientist, out of hiding. Jake must not only save Allison's father, but ultimately battle an evil king who plans to lead a subterranean army in a battle against the peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaster Master Boy
''Blaster Master Jr.'', known as ''Blaster Master Boy'' in North America and in Japan, is an action video game developed by Aicom and published by Sunsoft. The game was released in 1991 for Game Boy. Gameplay and premise Players control Jason, the protagonist of ''Blaster Master'', with his car Sophia not present. Players have various abilities, including making Jason fire a gun and plant bombs that can be used to damage enemies and environment. Players will encounter power-ups that will allow Jason to clear obstacles. Players can also upgrade their weapons with other power-ups. Each stage features an exit that requires a key and a boss behind that exit. Development It is a sequel to ''Robowarrior'', a spin-off title in the ''Bomberman'' series by Hudson Soft. However, the game was marketed in western territories as a game in the ''Blaster Master ''Blaster Master'' is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft. It began with the 1988 video g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mafat Conspiracy
is a Nintendo Entertainment System video game released in 1990. It is the sequel to '' Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode''. Plot A weapons satellite has been snatched out of orbit, and the world is facing nuclear destruction. Behind this act is a group of terrorists known as the Mafat Conspiracy. The terrorists plan to extort the U.S. and Soviet governments by threatening to make their satellites fall from space. The Mafat are demanding that the Soviets turn over their research on electromagnetic waves, and the American government to give them the Los Angeles, a ship that is equipped with nuclear warheads. The CIA and KGB are blaming each other, and Golgo 13's mission is to eliminate the leader of the Mafat Revolutionary Group, destroy the Satellite Capture System, and rescue Dr. Barrows. The doctor was kidnapped from his lab in England many years ago and taken to Paris, where he remains in confinement. Gameplay The action in this game takes place on five different types of scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Basketball
''Ultimate Basketball'' is an Nintendo Entertainment System, NES basketball video game. It was released in September 1990 in video gaming, 1990 by American Sammy. The game was later licensed by Taito and released in Japan as . This video game is completely unrelated to the Amiga video game of Ultimate Basketball (Amiga video game), same title and was represented on the American television series ''Video Power''. Gameplay The game plays like a conventional sports video game. The player chooses from a list of 7 teams, and controls five players on the team on the court, though only one player may be directly controlled at a time. There is a championship mode and a single game mode in the game. The game is unlike later sports based video games in that doesn't use real professional basketball, professional or college basketball, college basketball players. The players a player may select for a team are entirely fictional, as are their statistics. It was possible for so many players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |