Intelligent Systems

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Intelligent Systems
Type Public
Founded 1983 (team at Nintendo)
December 1986 (Intelligent Systems)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Toru Narihiro, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 151
Website http://intsys.co.jp/english

Intelligent Systems is a video game developer.

Programming team at Nintendo

In 1983, Toru Narihiro was hired by Nintendo to port arcade games to the Famicom. He created a porting team that became an auxiliary unit within Nintendo that created system tools and hired people to develop, fix and port software.

Intelligent Systems

The team became an independent company with the formation of Intelligent Systems in December 1986.

Although they were independent of Nintendo, they still remained close to the company, creating games for Nintendo consoles and working on games based on Nintendo properties.

Games by Toru Nahiro's team at Nintendo

Title Released Platform Notes
Mario Bros. 1983 NES Conversion from arcade to Famicom/NES.
Co-developed with Nintendo R&D2.
Devil War 1984 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Donkey Kong 3 1984 NES Conversion from arcade to Famicom/NES.
Co-developed with Nintendo R&D2.
Duck Hunt 1984 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Hogan's Alley 1984 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Tennis 1984 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Wild Gunman 1984 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Gyromite 1985 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Soccer 1985 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Stack-Up 1985 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Wrecking Crew 1985 NES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Metroid 1986 FDS Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Converted to the Famicom/NES in 1987.

Games by Intelligent Systems

Title Released Platform Notes
Famicom Wars 1988 Famicom Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Japan-exclusive.
Mario Bros. Return 1988 FDS Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Japan-exclusive.
Alleyway 1989 Game Boy Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Yakuman 1989 Game Boy
Fire Emblem 1990 Famicom Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Game Boy Wars 1991 Game Boy Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Japan-exclusive.
SimCity 1991 SNES Co-developed with Maxis.
Battle Clash 1992 Super Famicom Co-developed with TEC.
Fire Emblem Gaiden 1992 Super Famicom Japan-exclusive.
The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls 1992 Game Boy Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Japan-exclusive.
Mario Paint 1992 SNES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Super Scope 6 1992 SNES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge 1993 SNES Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Fire Emblem 3 1994 Super Famicom Japan-exclusive.
Super Metroid 1994 Super Famicom Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Galactic Pinball 1995 Virtual Boy
Panel de Pon 1995 Super Famicom Co-developed with Nintendo R&D1.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War 1996 Super Famicom Japan-exclusive.
Tetris Attack 1996 SNES Yoshi-themed version of Panel de Pon.
Super Famicom Wars 1998 Super Famicom Enhanced remake of Famicom Wars.
Japan-exclusive.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 1999 Super Famicom Flash cart in 1999, then ROM cart in 2000.
Japan-exclusive.
Trade & Battle: Card Hero 2000 GBC Japan-exclusive.
Paper Mario 2000 Nintendo 64 Japan-exclusive.
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge 2000 GBC
Advance Wars 2001 GBA
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 GBA
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest 2002 GameCube Co-developed with Saru Brunei.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade 2002 GBA Japan-exclusive.
Nintendo Puzzle Collection 2002 GameCube Dr. Mario 64, Panel de Pon, Yoshi's Cookie.
Co-developed with Nintendo NST.
Japan-exclusive.
Advance Wars 2 2003 GBA
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 2003 GBA
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 GameCube
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 2004 GBA
WarioWare: Twisted! 2004 GBA Co-developed with Nintendo SPD.
WarioWare: Touched! 2004 Nintendo DS Co-developed with Nintendo SPD.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 2005 GameCube
Advance Wars: Dual Strike 2005 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: Smooth Moves 2006 Wii Co-developed with Nintendo SPD.