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Revision as of 13:35, 22 October 2023
Irem Sofware Engineering | |
Type | Subsidiary of Eizo |
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Founded | July 10, 1974 (as IPM Co., Ltd.) 1979 (as Irem Corporation) April 15, 1997 (as Irem Software Engineering Inc.) |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Kenzo Tsujimoto, founder and 1st president Tetsushi Takashima, 2nd president Masaki Ono, current president |
Industry | Video games |
Products | Video games |
Number of people | 259 |
Website | http://www.irem.co.jp/ |
Irem Software Engineering Inc. (アイレムソフトウェアエンジニアリング株式会社) is a video game developer that is a subsidiary of Eizo.
Foundation
Irem was founded as IPM Co., Ltd (International Playing Machine) by Kenzo Tsujimoto, on July 10, 1974, after the success of Tsujimoto's first amusement machine manufacturing and installation business, which was founded in 1969.
On May 30, 1979, Tsjimoto formed another similarly named company, IRM Co., Ltd., which was intended to manufacture and sell game machines. Also in 1979, IPM Co., Ltd. was changed to Irem Corporation, after receiving a letter from IBM which stated that IPM was too easy to be confused with its company name.
Nanao takeover
1n 1980, Nanao became the majority shareholder of Irem Corporation. In 1982, after the declining sales of IPM Invader, Tsujimoto was replaced by Nanao president Tetsushi Takashima as president of Irem. In 1983, Tsujimoto left Irem to form Capcom, which merged with IRM in 1989.
In 1994, several Irem developers left the company to form Nazca Corporation.
Irem Software Engineering and Apies Corporation
On April 15, 1997, Nanao formed Irem Software Engineering Inc., which absorbed the development division of Irem. Irem Corporation, which held the hardware development division, was sold to Yubis Corporation in 1997. Irem Corporation was renamed Apies Corporation Ltd. in 1998, to avoid confusion with Irem Software Engineering. In April 1999, Yubis sold Apies to Atlus. In 2001, Atlus sold its shares in Apies for 1,000 yen, which made Apies an independent company.
In 1999, Irem's parent company Nanao Corporation merged with Eizo Corporation to become Eizo Nanao Corporation, which in turn was changed to Eizo Corporation in 2013.
Irem games owned by WEC Museum
Title | Year | System | Notes |
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10-Yard Fight | 1983 | Arcade NES |
The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
Air Duel | 1990 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Armed Police Unit Gallop | 1991 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Blade Master | 1991 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Dragon Breed | 1989 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Hammerin' Harry | 1990 | Arcade NES |
The arcade and NES versions are on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
Holy Diver | 1989 | NES | The NES version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Image Fight | 1988 | Arcade NES |
The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
Ken-Go | 1991 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Kickle Cubicle | 1990 | Arcade NES |
The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja | 1986 | Arcade NES |
The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
The Wonderful Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land | 1991 | Famicom | The Famicom version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Legend of Hero Tonma | 1989 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Major Title | 1992 | Arcade SNES |
The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. The SNES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
Mr. Heli | 1987 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Mystic Riders | 1992 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Ninja Spirit | 1988 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
R-Type | 1987 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
R-Type II | 1989 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Rocky Rodent | 1993 | SNES | The SNES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations and Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Super R-Type | 1991 | SNES | The SNES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations and Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Thunder Blaster | 1991 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Vigilante | 1988 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
XMultiply | 1989 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
Zippy Race | 1983 | Arcade | The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |