List of Irem games explained

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)^[1]
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 / MotoRace USA (licensed to Williams) M-52
- Tropical Angel M-52
1984
- The Battle Road M-62
- Kung-Fu Master (licensed to Data East) (Spartan X in Japan) M-62
- Lode Runner (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
- Lode Runner II: The Bungeling Strikes Back (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
- Wily Tower M-63
1985
- Atomic Boy (licensed to Memetron) (variant of Wily Tower) M-63
- Horizon M-62
- Kung Fu (PlayChoice-10) (licensed to Nintendo)
- Lode Runner III: The Golden Labyrinth (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
- Lot Lot M-62
- Spelunker (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
1986
- / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru M-62
- Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Kara no Dasshutsu M-62
- Youjyuden M-62
1987
- Battle Chopper / Mr. Heli no Dai-Bouken M-72
- R-Type (licensed to Nintendo of America) M-72
1988
- Image Fight M-72
- Meikyūjima (developed by Nanao)
- Ninja Spirit/Saigo no Nindou M-72
- Vigilante (licensed to Data East) M-75
1989
- Dragon Breed M-81
- Legend of Hero Tonma M-72
- R-Type II M-82/ 84 (jap)
- X-Multiply M-72
1990
- Air Duel M-72?
- Hammerin' Harry / Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechō Sōdōki M-82/72 different versions
- Major Title M-82
- Pound for Pound (Irem US) M-85
- Spelunker II: 23 no Kagi (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
1991
- Blade Master M-92?
- Dynablaster / Bomber Man / Atomic Punk (licensed from Hudson Soft) M-90
- Cosmic Cop / Gallop - Armed Police Unit M-72
- Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island M-92 A
- Hasamu M-90
- Ken-Go / Lightning Swords M-84
- Lethal Thunder / Thunder Blaster M-92
1992
- Bomber Man World / New Dyna Blaster - Global Quest / New Atomic Punk - Global Quest
- Hook M-99 A
- Major Title 2 - Tournament Leader / The Irem Skins Game M-92 F
- Mystic Riders
- Quiz F-1 1,2finish M-97
- R-Type Leo M-92
- Undercover Cops M-92
1993
- Air Assault / Fire Barrel M-107
- In The Hunt / Kaitei Daisensou M-92 E
- Ninja Baseball Bat Man M-92
- Perfect Soldiers / Superior Soldiers (US) M-92 G
- Risky Challenge / Gussun Oyoyo M-97
- Hill Climber (redemption game, licensed from Leprechaun)
1994
- Dream Soccer '94 (licensed to Data East) M-92 G (Irem), M-107 (Data East)
- GunForce II M-92 G

Prototypes

Battle Bird (1985)
Super Kung-Fu Master (1985)
Kozoutai Gatcyo (1987)
Huddle Up (1988)

MSX / MSX2

1982
- Moon Patrol (1982/1984) (Produced by Dempa) DP-3912011 (GenMSX entry)
1985
- Kung-Fu Acho (聖拳アチョー) also known as Seiken Acho, produced by Irem and ASCII. (GenMSX entry)
1986
- Spelunker (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-01 (GenMSX entry)
- 10 Yard Fight IM-02 (GenMSX entry)
- Panther (GenMSX entry)
1987
- Super Lode Runner (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-03 (MSX & MSX2) (GenMSX entry)
- R-Type (1987,1988) IM-04 (MSX & MSX2) (GenMSX entry)

Sharp X68000

1989
- R-Type
1990
- Image Fight

Famicom / NES

1985
- Kung Fu (licensed to Nintendo) (Spartan X in Japan)
- Zippy Race
- 10-Yard Fight
- Spelunker
- Lot Lot
1986
- Sqoon
- Deadly Towers
1987
- / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru
1988
- The Guardian Legend
- Napoleon Senki
- Hototogisu
1989
- Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken
- Holy Diver
- Major League
- Gekitotsu Yonku Battle
- Shinsenden
1990
- Image Fight
- Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken
- Kickle Cubicle
- Paaman: Enban wo Torikaese!!
1991
- Metal Storm
- Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land
- Spartan X 2 (the American localization, known as Kung Fu II, was cancelled)^[2]
- Hammerin' Harry / Daiku No Gen-San
- Paaman Part 2
1992
- Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird
1993
- Ai Sensei no Oshiete: Watashi no Hoshi
- Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen
- Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushuu

Famicom Disk System

1986
- Kineko
1987
- Kineko II
- Super Lode Runner
- Mahjong Kazoku
- Super Lode Runner II
- Yōkai Yashiki

Game Boy

1990
- Shisenshou: Match-Mania
1991
- Racing Damashii
- Ganso!! Yancha Maru
- Kung Fu Master
- R-Type
- Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird
1992
- Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company / Daiku no Gen-san: Ghost Building Company
- Kizuchida Quiz Da Gen-San Da!
- Noobow
- R-Type II
1993
1994
- Daiku No Gen-San: Robot Teikoku No Yabou (1994)

Game Boy Color

2000
- Daiku no Gensan - Kachikachi no Tonkachi ga Kachi

Super Famicom / Super NES

1991
- Super R-Type
1992
- The Irem Skins Game (known as Major Title in Japan and Europe)
- DinoCity
- GunForce
1993
- (Super NES version published by Jaleco in 1994.)
- Street Combat (it is NCS' first Super Famicom Ranma 1/2 fighting game, with the license removed)
- Rocky Rodent (Nitro Punks Mightheads in Japan)
- Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san
- Undercover Cops (Super NES version unreleased. Super Famicom version published by Varie in 1995.)

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

1988
- R-Type
1989
- Vigilante
- Mr. Heli no Daibōken
1990
- Image Fight
- Ninja Spirit
1992
- Legend of Hero Tonma
- Racing Damashi
1993
- Gekisha Boy

PC Engine CD ROM / TurboGrafx-16 CD ROM

1991
- R-Type Complete CD
1992
- Image Fight II
1993
- Eiyū Sangokushi
1994
- Sol Moonarge

PlayStation and Sega Saturn

1995
- In the Hunt
1996
- Irem Arcade Classics
- Zoku Gussun Oyoyo
- Yoyo's Puzzle Park
1998
- R-Types (PlayStation only)
1999
- R-Type Delta (PlayStation only)
2000
- Katon-Kun

PlayStation 2

2001
- Gekibo 2 / (the European localization, known as Polaroid Pete, was cancelled)
2002
- Sub Rebellion
- Disaster Report
2003
- R-Type Final
2004
- Sakurasaka Shouboutai
2005
- Steambot Chronicles
- Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship/Blokus Club with Bumpy Trot
2006
- Raw Danger!

PlayStation 3

2009
- Minna de Spelunker

downloadable from the PSN Store.

Scheduled to be released Spring 2011, the fourth game in the survival horror Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series was cancelled as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake. Development was later resumed by the newly formed developer Granzella after they had acquired the intellectual property from Irem. The game would eventually be released on the PlayStation 4 under the title Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 Plus: Summer Memories, though Irem would not assist in the development or release of this final product.

PlayStation Portable

2007
- R-Type Tactics
2008
- Hammerin' Hero
2009
- Mawaskes
- Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran
2010
- Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Tairan
- Narisokonai Eiyuutan: Taiyou to Tsuki no Monogatari
2011
- Doki Doki Suikoden

Xbox 360

2008
- R-Type Dimensions

Other compilations

Irem Arcade Hits (2010, Win/Mac)^[3] ^[4]
Irem Collection (2023, PS4/PS5/NS/XB/XSX)^[5]

Notes and References

人気マシン・ベスト3. Popular Machines: Best 3 . Game Machine. 113. Amusement Press, Inc.. February 1979. 2. ja.
Web site: 8 NES Games That Were Never Officially Released . 2020-04-24 .
News: IREM Arcade Hits . 30 July 2024 . GamesIndustry.biz . 9 December 2010 . en.
Web site: Dotemu . IREM ARCADE HITS now available on the Mac App Store! . . . 11 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241111183159/https://www.facebook.com/100063479205580/posts/158357250913163/ . 11 November 2024 . 30 August 2011 . live.
News: irem Collection Volume 1 launches November 21 . 30 July 2024 . Gematsu . 14 November 2023.