Irem

picture info	Irem is a Japanese video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher and manufacturer of pachinkos. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, 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 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), the earliest beat 'em up, ''Kung-Fu Master (video game), Kung-Fu Master'' (1984), and the Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters, scrolling shooter ''R-Type'' (1987). Irem has been popular in Japan with games like ''Gekibo: Gekisha Boy'' for the Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kung-Fu Master (video Game) ''Kung-Fu Master'', known as in Japan, is a 1984 beat 'em up, beat 'em up game developed and published by Irem for arcade video game, arcades. It was distributed by Data East in North America. Designed by Takashi Nishiyama, the game was based on Hong Kong martial arts films. It is a loose adaptation of the Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao film ''Wheels on Meals'' (1984), called ''Spartan X'' in Japan, with the protagonist Thomas named after Jackie Chan's character in the film. The game is also heavily inspired by the Bruce Lee film ''Game of Death'' (1972), which was the basis for the game's concept. Nishiyama, who had previously designed the side-scrolling shooter ''Moon Patrol'' (1982), combined fighting elements with a shoot 'em up gameplay rhythm. Irem and Data East exported the game to the West without the ''Spartan X'' license. The player controls Thomas, a kung fu master, as he fights his way through the five levels of the Devil's Temple to rescue his girlfriend Sylvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Irem Games 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 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 / Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	In The Hunt ''In the Hunt'' is a 1993 scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Irem. It is the third installment of D.A.S. Tetralogy. Versions for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Microsoft Windows were also released. The player assumes control of the Granvia, a submarine tasked with overthrowing the Dark Anarchy Society before they activate their doomsday device. Gameplay involves shooting enemies, collecting power-up items, and avoiding collision with projectiles. It runs on the Irem M-92 hardware. The game was conceived by Kazuma Kujo, and designed by the same group of people that later went on to found Nazca Corporation, the creators of the '' Metal Slug'' series. Kujo was inspired to create a water-based shooter, with player-dependent scrolling and simultaneous multiplayer being its main focus. The overall concept of submarine warfare was inspired by Kujo's leisure with a water fountain. ''In the Hunt'' was met with mixed reception from critics since its initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Moon Patrol is a 1982 horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by Irem as an arcade video game. It was released by Williams Electronics in North America. The player controls a lunar rover which continually drives forward through a horizontally scrolling landscape while jumping over or shooting obstacles such as holes and rocks. Shooting sends one bullet forward along the buggy's path and, simultaneously, another straight up for defense against aerial attack saucers. The goal is to reach the next checkpoint and eventually the end of the course. Designed by Takashi Nishiyama, ''Moon Patrol'' is often credited with the introduction of full parallax scrolling in side-scrolling games. Cabinet art for the Williams version was done by Larry Day. Most of the home ports were from Atari, Inc., sometimes under the Atarisoft label. Gameplay As a Luna City police officer assigned to Sector Nine, the home of the "toughest thugs in the galaxy", the player controls a lunar rover th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Undercover Cops is an arcade game, 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 ''Kung-Fu Master (video game), Kung-Fu Master''. Players control "city sweepers", a police agent-like group who fight crime by taking down thugs in New York City in the year 2043. Gameplay ''Undercover Cops'' is notable for its detailed backgrounds and grimy futuristic setting. For its time, it was relatively gory, featuring crow-pecked skeletons in the midst of its urban wastelands and forcing players to lose a life by being crushed by a garbage compactor during the first boss battle. While the gameplay is inspired by ''Final Fight'', some of the enemies are unique. Besides the usual human thugs, players fight strange mole creatures and mutants with jet packs and blades for hands. Players can never use enemy weapons, but the stages contain objects that can be picked up and used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]