Aicom was a Japanese
video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with em ...
, founded in 1988. The
Sammy Corporation
is a Japanese developer and retailer of video game and gambling products and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its South Korean office, Sammy Amusement Service, is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Sammy ...
website gives 1990 as its first year and says it was a subsidiary of
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 ...
. Sammy bought it in 1992.
Its games include ''
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 gr ...
'', ''
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 North America in March 1991, and in Europe ...
'' and ''
Vice: Project Doom'' on the
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the and was later released as the redesigned NES in several test markets in the ...
, ''
Blaster Master Boy
''Blaster Master Jr.'', known as ''Blaster Master Boy'' in North America and in Japan, is an action video game developed by Sunsoft Osaka and published by Sunsoft. The game was released in 1991 for the Game Boy.
Gameplay and premise
Players co ...
'' for the
Game Boy
The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...
and ''
Pulstar'' for
Neo Geo
The , stylized as NEO•GEO, is a video game platform released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK Corporation. It was initially released in two ROM cartridge-based formats: an arcade system board (Multi Video System; MVS) and a home video gam ...
.
Aicom broke off from Sammy in 1996 and, with funding from
SNK
is a Japanese video gaming and interactive entertainment company. It was founded in 1978 as
by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games. SNK is known for its Neo Geo arcade system on which the company established many franchises ...
, became Yumekobo, producing games mainly for SNK systems.
List of 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 include Yumekobo label games.
As Yumekobo
This is a list of Yumekobo games arranged by release date, the order in regions specifies where it was released first.
[ ] This list does not include Aicom label games.
References
External links
Aicomat Game Developer Research Institute
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Defunct video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
SNK
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