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''This entry is about the "original" Aicom. For the Aicom responsible for "Pulstar," see [[Yumekobo]].''
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''This entry is about the "original" Aicom. For the Aicom responsible for ''Pulstar'', see [[Yumekobo]].''
  
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'''Aicom''' (株式会社エイコム) was originally established in the 1980s. It was acquired by Sammy [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Hitoshi_Akashi] 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. [http://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/company/history/index.html]
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'''Aicom Corporation''' (株式会社エイコム) was originally established in the 1980s. It was acquired by Sammy [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Hitoshi_Akashi] 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. [http://www.sammy.co.jp/japanese/company/history/index.html]
  
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The company name is alledgedly short for "Akio Inoue COMputer." (Akio Inoue was the president of Aicom.) [http://www.varusu.com/thread/arc/1015360217/#R16]
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Aicom is alledgedly short for "Akio Inoue COMputer." (Akio Inoue was the president.) [http://www.varusu.com/thread/arc/1015360217/#R16]
  
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Aicom may have originally been Exa Planning, but this has not been confirmed. Exa Planning games (''Angel Kids'' and ''Pythagoras no Nazo'') have been included below in red.
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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.
 
[[Cyclone System]] and [[C.P. Brain]] were both started by former Aicom staff.
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===Arcade===
 
===Arcade===
 
*''A.B. Cop'' (Sega)
 
*''A.B. Cop'' (Sega)
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*<div style="color:red">''Angel Kids'' (Sega)</div>
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*''Angel Kids'' (Sega)
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:<small>Programming: [[Eleca]]</small>
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:<small>Programming: Eleca</small>
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*<div style="color:red">''Bombs Away'' (Jaleco)</div>
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*''Bombs Away'' (Jaleco)
 
*''Hachoo!'' (Jaleco)
 
*''Hachoo!'' (Jaleco)
 
*''Lord of King, The / Astyanax, The'' (Jaleco)
 
*''Lord of King, The / Astyanax, The'' (Jaleco)
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*<div style="color:red">''Pythagoras no Nazo'' (Sega)</div>
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*''Pythagoras no Nazo'' (Sega)
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:<small>Programming: [[Eleca]]</small>
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:<small>Programming: Eleca</small>
 
*''Racing Hero'' (Sega)
 
*''Racing Hero'' (Sega)
  
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*''Ultimate Basketball / Taito Basketball'' (US Publisher: Sammy; JP Publisher: Taito)
 
*''Ultimate Basketball / Taito Basketball'' (US Publisher: Sammy; JP Publisher: Taito)
 
*''Zenbei!! Pro Basket / All-Pro Basketball'' (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
 
*''Zenbei!! Pro Basket / All-Pro Basketball'' (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
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===Mark III/Master System===
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*<div style="color:red">''Basketball Nightmare'' (EU Publisher: Sega)</div>
  
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
*<div style="color:red">''Dando / Vasome'' (unreleased) (Treco) [http://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~haya-c/funkykh/profile.html]</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Dando / Vasome'' (unreleased) (Treco) [http://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~haya-c/funkykh/profile.html]</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair / Monster Lair / Monster Lair: Wonder Boy III'' (JP/US Publisher: Sega; SK Publisher: Samsung)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Super Real Basketball / Pat Riley Basketball'' (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
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*<div style="color:red">''Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair / Monster Lair / Monster Lair: Wonder Boy III'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; SK Publisher: Samsung)</div>
  
 
===Neo Geo===
 
===Neo Geo===
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[http://3rd.geocities.jp/view001sp/ "Terayan"'s homepage (former Aicom employee)] (Japanese)
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*[http://3rd.geocities.jp/view001sp/ Terayan's homepage (former Aicom employee)] (Japanese)
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hibari.ne.jp/gal.html Hibari Works (company headed by former Aicom and C.P. Brain employee Shigenori Hashimoto) gallery (Internet Archive Wayback Archive)] (Japanese)
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hibari.ne.jp/gal.html Hibari Works (company headed by former Aicom and C.P. Brain employee Shigenori Hashimoto) gallery (Internet Archive Wayback Archive)] (Japanese)
 
*[http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87370 Investigative thread at Digital Press]
 
*[http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87370 Investigative thread at Digital Press]
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 14:10, 9 September 2011

Aicom logo

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)
  • 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 / Vasome (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)
  • USA Pro Basketball / Takin' It to the Hoop (JP Publisher: Aicom; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)

Links

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