Compile

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Founded in 1983, Compile developed a wealth of games for numerous publishers spanning many genres and formats. The company closed in 2002. For a while, Compile also ran an 18+ label called Momonoki House, with a disk magazine called Peach Up.

Several companies were started by former Compile staff. Aiky was established in 2002 by Compile president Masamitsu Niitani, but closed down in 2006; he started another company called Compile-O in 2016. DigiMix was established in 2000 by former staff and renamed Enter in 2004. MileStone was established in 2003 by Hiroshi Kimura, but shut down in 2013 amid legal trouble. Softfactory was started by Fubon Kitano in 1999. Sting was started by Takeshi Santo in 1989. Type-Moon was started by Takashi Takeuchi in 1999. Additionally, Compile Heart was originally a collaborative venture between Masamitsu Niitani and Idea Factory established in 2006, but Niitani terminated his contract after only six months leaving Idea Factory in full control of the company.

The rights to Compile's properties are today owned by Sega and D4 Enterprise.

Arcade

Pochi to Nya (Taito)
Puyo Puyo (Sega)
Puyo Puyo Da! Featuring Ellena System (Sega)
Puyo Puyo Sun (Compile)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu (Sega)

Famicom/NES

City Adventure Touch: Mystery of Triangle (JP Publisher: Toho)
Godzilla / Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (JP/US/EU Publisher: Toho)
Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
Guardic Gaiden / The Guardian Legend (JP Publisher: Irem; US Publisher: Brøderbund; EU Publisher: Nintendo)
Gun-Nac (JP Publisher: Tonkin House; US Publisher: ASCII)
Lunar Ball / Lunar Pool (JP Publisher: Ponyca; US/EU Publisher: FCI)
Majuu Toshi Naga (unreleased) (Irem) [1] [2] [3] [4]
Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
Radac Tailor-Made (JP Publisher: Bridgestone)
Romancia (JP Publisher: Tokyo Shoseki)
Taiyou no Shinden: Asteka II / Tombs and Treasure (JP Publisher: Tokyo Shoseki; US Publisher: Infocom)
Zanac (US Publisher: FCI)

Famicom Disk System

Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
Zanac (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

FM Towns

Columns (JP Publisher: Nihon Telenet)
Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Compile)

Game Boy

Godzilla / Godzilla-kun: Kaijuu Daikoushin (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
Pocket Puyo Puyo Tsuu (JP Publisher: Compile)

Game Boy Advance

Guru Logic Champ (JP Publisher: Compile)

Game Gear

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (US/EU Publisher: Sega)
GG Aleste (JP Publisher: Compile)
GG Aleste II / Power Strike II (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)
Madou Monogatari A: Dokidoki Vacation (JP Publisher: Compile)
Madou Monogatari I: 3tsu no Madoukyuu (JP Publisher: Sega)
Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16sai (JP Publisher: Sega)
Madou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joousama (JP Publisher: Sega)
Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Sega)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu (JP Publisher: Compile)

Mark III/Master System

Casino Games (US/EU Publisher: Sega)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (EU Publisher: Sega)
Ghostbusters (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sega)
Golvellius: Valley of Doom / Maou Golvellius (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
Parlour Games / Family Games (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
Power Strike / Aleste (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
Power Strike II (EU Publisher: Sega)
R-Type (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sega)

Mega Drive/Genesis

Ghostbusters (some programming) (JP/US/CA/EU/AU/AS Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; KR Publisher: Samsung)

Compile programmers were apparently seconded to Sega to help. [5]

M.U.S.H.A. / Musha Aleste (JP Publisher: Toaplan; US Publisher: Seismic)
Madou Monogatari I (JP Publisher: Compile)
Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Sega)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu (JP Publisher: Compile)

Mega CD/Sega CD

Dennin Aleste: Nobunaga and his Ninja Force / Robo Aleste (JP Publisher: Compile; US Publisher: Tengen; EU Publisher: Sega)
Shadowrun (JP Publisher: Compile)

Some Planning, Scenario: Group SNE

Warau Salesman (JP Publisher: Sega)

MSX

A.E. (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
Aquapolis SOS (JP Publisher: Paxon)
Bee & Flower (JP Publisher: Reizon)
Birdie Try (JP Publisher: Victor)
C_So! (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
Championship Lode Runner (JP Publisher: Sony)
Choplifter (JP/EU Publisher: Sony)
Crusader (JP Publisher: Ponyca; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)
Devil's Heaven (JP Publisher: General)
E.I. (JP Publisher: Sony)
Final Justice (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
Godzilla-kun (JP Publisher: Toho)
Guardic (JP Publisher: Compile)
Gulkave (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
Hustle Chumy (JP Publisher: General)
Jagur 5 (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft)
Lode Runner (under subcontract with Programmers-3?) (JP/EU Publisher: Sony)
Lode Runner II (JP Publisher: Sony)
Lunar Ball (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
Mado Fuki Kaisha no Swing-kun (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
Maou Golvellius (JP Publisher: Compile)
Megalopolis SOS (JP Publisher: Paxon)
Star Blazer (JP/EU Publisher: Sony)
Thexder (JP Publisher: Game Arts; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)
Xyzolog / Xixolog (JP Publisher: Nidecom; EU Publisher: Electric Software; ES Publisher: Sony) [6] [7]

Planning: Taito

Zanac (JP Publisher: Ponyca; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)

MSX2

Aleste (JP Publisher: Compile)
Aleste 2 (JP Publisher: Compile)
Columns (JP Publisher: Telenet)
Dragon Quiz (JP Publisher: Compile)
Girly Block (JP Publisher: The Links)
Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Compile)
Higemaru Makaijima: Nanatsu no Shima Daibouken (JP Publisher: Capcom)
Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 (JP Publisher: Compile)
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium: Pennant Race (JP Publisher: Namco)
Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Compile)
Randar no Bouken III: Yami ni Miserareta Majutsushi (JP Publisher: Compile)
Rune Master 3 (JP Publisher: Compile)
Shin Maou Golvellius (JP Publisher: Compile)
Warau Salesman (JP Publisher: Compile)
Xevious: Faudraut Densetsu (JP Publisher: Namco)
Zanac EX (JP Publisher: Ponyca)

Other

Puyorin handheld LCD game (Compile)

Panasonic U1 (Word Processor)

Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Microcabin)

PC(Windows)

After Devil Force
Geoconflict 4
Wander Wonder

PC-88

Lunar Ball

PC-98

幻世喜譚
Madou Monogatari 1-2-3
Madou Monogatari A.R.S.
Warau Salesman

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

Alien Crush (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
Cyber Dodge (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)

Programming (under contract with Tokyo Shoseki): Beyond

Cyber Knight (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)

Game Design, Scenario, Supervision: Group SNE

Devil Crash / Devil's Crush (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
Gunhed / Blazing Lazers (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
Xevious: Fardraut Densetsu (JP Publisher: Namco)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

Puyo Puyo CD (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
Seirei Senshi Spriggan (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft)
Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft)
Sylphia (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)

PlayStation

Zanac X Zanac (JP Publisher: Compile)

Saturn

Madou Monogatari (JP Publisher: Compile)

SG-1000

Borderline (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)
C_SO! (JP Publisher: Sega)
Champion Billiards (JP Publisher: Sega)
Championship Lode Runner (JP Publisher: Sega)
Choplifter (JP Publisher: Sega)
Gulkave (JP Publisher: Sega)
Hustle Chumy (JP Publisher: Sega)
N-Sub (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)
Safari Hunting (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)

Super Famicom/Super NES

Kirby's Avalanche / Kirby's Ghost Trap (US/EU Publisher: Nintendo)
Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyouchienji (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
Jaki Crush / Naxat Super Pinball: Jaki Hakai (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft)
Space Megaforce / Super Aleste (JP/US/EU Publisher: Toho)
Super Nazo Puyo: Arle no Ruu (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
Super Nazo Puyo 2: Arle no Tetsuwan Hanjouki (JP Publisher: Compile)
Super Puyo Puyo (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
Super Puyo Puyo 2 (JP Publisher: Compile)
Super Puyo Puyo 2 Remix (JP Publisher: Compile)

X1

Birdie Try

NOTE: Much of Compile's Puyo Puyo franchise and various Disk Station games have yet to be included.