Aicom
This entry is about the "original" Aicom. For the Aicom responsible for Pulstar, see Yumekobo.
Aicom Corporation (株式会社エイコム) was originally established in the 1980s. It was acquired by Sammy [1] in 1990 and became a subsidiary called Nippon Aicom (株式会社日本エイコム). Nippon Aicom and another Sammy subsidiary, Japan Soft Technology, were merged into Sammy in 1992. [2]
Aicom is alledgedly short for "Akio Inoue COMputer." (Akio Inoue was the president.) [3]
EXA Planning (Angel Kids, Pythagoras no Nazo) was a name used on games jointly developed by Aicom and Eleca (E = Eleca; A = Aicom).
Cyclone System and C.P. Brain were both started by former Aicom staff.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons, interviews, online resources (see Links), shared staff
Arcade
- A.B. Cop (Sega)
- Angel Kids (Sega)
- Programming: Eleca
- Bombs Away (Jaleco)
- Hachoo! (Jaleco)
- Lord of King, The / Astyanax, The (Jaleco)
- Megumi Rescue (unreleased) (Sega)
- Programming: Eleca?
- Pythagoras no Nazo (Sega)
- Programming: Eleca
- Racing Hero (Sega)
Famicom/NES
- Bomber King / RoboWarrior (JP Publisher: Hudson; US/EU Publisher: Jaleco) [4]
- Chuugoku Senseijutsu (JP Publisher: Jaleco)
- Flying Hero (JP Publisher: Epic/Sony Records)
- Golgo 13: Dai 2 Shou: Riddle of Icarus / Golgo 13: The Mafat Conspiracy (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
- Gun-Dec / Vice: Project Doom (JP/US Publisher: Sammy)
- Moero!! Junior Basket: Two on Two / Hoops (JP/US Publisher: Jaleco)
- Totsuzen! Machoman / Amagon (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai; US Publisher: Sammy)
- Ultimate Basketball / Taito Basketball (US Publisher: Sammy; JP Publisher: Taito)
- Zenbei!! Pro Basket / All-Pro Basketball (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
Mark III/Master System
- Basketball Nightmare (EU Publisher: Sega)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Dando / Vasum (unreleased) (Treco) [5]
- Super Real Basketball / Pat Riley Basketball (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair / Monster Lair / Monster Lair: Wonder Boy III (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; SK Publisher: Samsung)
Neo Geo
- Viewpoint [MVS/AES] (SNK)
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
- Makyou Densetsu: The Legendary Axe (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
- Programming: Eleca?; Balance Adjustment, Debugging [6], Sound?: Hudson
- USA Pro Basketball / Takin' It to the Hoop (JP Publisher: Aicom; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
- Some Programming: Eleca?
Links