was a Japanese

corporation A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and r ...

that developed and published games for the

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same ...

Famicom The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...

, the

Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Euro ...

, and the

Sega Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Syst ...

during the 1980s and the 1990s. It was founded in 1986 and closed in early 1997.

Notable games

Nintendo

* '' Grand Master'' (Famicom) * '' Top Rider'' (Famicom) * '' Venus Senki'' (Famicom) * '' Parallel World'' (Famicom) * '' Nakajima Satoru: F-1 Hero'' (Famicom) * ''

Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero 2 is a 1991 Japan-exclusive Family Computer Formula One video game developed by Human Entertainment and published by Varie. It is the sequel to '' Nakajima Satoru: F-1 Hero'', and is based on the 1991 Formula One season The 1991 FIA Formula ...

'' (Famicom) * ''

Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 is a 1991 Japan-exclusive Game Boy Formula One video game published by Varie, endorsed by Satoru Nakajima, who was the first full-time Japanese racer in the history of Formula One. Apart from Nakajima, the actual names of the drivers are not used ...

Undercover Cops is an arcade-style beat 'em up video game developed and published by Irem, originally for the arcades in 1992. It is Irem's first attempt in the modern beat 'em up genre that was founded by Data East’s '' Kung-Fu Master''. Players control "ci ...

'' (Super Famicom) * '' Stardust Suplex'' (Super Famicom) * '' Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen'' (Super Famicom) * '' Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen 2'' (Super Famicom)

Sega

* '' F1 Grand Prix: Nakajima Satoru'' (Mega Drive) * '' F1 Super License: Nakajima Satoru'' (Mega Drive) * '' Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge'' (Mega Drive)

Sony

* ''Nage Libre-Rasen no Soukoku'' (PlayStation)

Handheld Games

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Splatterhouse is a beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Namco. It was the first in a series of games released in home console and personal computer formats. This cult classic would later spawn the parody '' Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti'', the ...

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Dragon Spirit is a 1987 vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. In North America, it was distributed by Atari Games. Controlling the dragon Amul, the player must complete each of the game's nine areas to rescue the princess Al ...

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Family Stadium also known as ''Pro Yakyū: Family Stadium'' and ''Famista'', is a series of baseball sports video games initially developed and released by Namco in Japan, and later developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The first entry in t ...

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Pac-Land is a 1984 side-scrolling arcade platform game developed and released by Namco. It was distributed in North America by Bally Midway, and in Europe by Atari Games. Controlling Pac-Man (character), Pac-Man, the player must make it to the end of eac ...

'' *''Galaga '91'' (port of

Galaga '88 is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade video game by Namco. It is the third sequel for ''Galaxian'' (following ''Galaga'', and ''Gaplus''). It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, ...

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External links

Giant Bomb - Varie

Moby Games - Varie
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