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'''Konami Group Corporation''' is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company. In addition to being a video game developer and publisher, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.
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Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Tokimeki Memorial, '''Parodius''', '''Gradius''', Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, Pro Evolution Soccer, SOUND VOLTEX, Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania IIDX, GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, and Pop'n Music.
  
 
===== Shooting games developed by Konami =====
 
===== Shooting games developed by Konami =====
 
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| ''[[Scramble]]'' || 1981 || Konami
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| ''[[Super Cobra]]'' || 1981 || Konami
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| ''[[Time Pilot]]'' || 1982 || Konami
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| ''[[Mega Zone]]'' || 1983 || Konami
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| ''[[Time Pilot '84]]'' || 1984 || Konami
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| ''[[TwinBee]]'' || 1985 || Konami
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| ''[[Gradius]]'' (Nemesis) || 1985 || Konami
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| ''[[Finalizer]]'' || 1985 || Konami
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| ''[[Knightmare]]'' || 1986 || Konami
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| ''[[Salamander]]'' (Life Force) || 1986 || Konami
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| ''[[Vs Gradius]]''|| 1986 || Konami
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| ''[[Flak Attack]]'' || 1987 || Konami
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| ''[[Nemesis 2]]'' || 1987 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Scramble]]'' || 1981 || ||
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| ''[[A-Jax]]'' (Typhoon)|| 1987 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Super Cobra]]'' || 1981 || ||
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| ''[[Thunder Cross]]''|| 1988 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Gradius]]'' (Nemesis) || 1985 || ||
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| ''[[Gradius II]]'' (Vulcan Venture) || 1988 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Twin Bee]]'' || 1985 || ||
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| ''[[Parodius]]'' || 1988 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Vs Gradius]]''|| 1986 || ||
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| ''[[Nemesis 3]]'' || 1988 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Salamander]]'' (Life Force) || 1986 || ||
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| ''[[Gradius III]]''|| 1989 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Ajax]]''|| 1988 || ||
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| ''[[Space Manbow]]''|| 1989 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Thunder Cross]]''|| 1988 || ||
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| ''[[Trigon]]'' (Lightning Fighters) || 1990 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Gradius II]]'' (Vulcan Venture) || 1988 || ||
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| ''[[Parodius Da!]]'' || 1990 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Parodius]]'' || 1988 || MSX ||
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| ''[[Thunder Cross II]]''|| 1991 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Gradius III]]''|| 1989  || ||
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| ''[[Detana!! TwinBee]]''|| 1991 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Trigon]]'' (Lightning Fighters) || 1990 || ||
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| ''[[Crisis Force]]''|| 1991 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Parodius Da!]]'' || 1990 || ||
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| ''[[Xexex]]''|| 1991 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Thunder Cross II]]''|| 1991 || ||
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| ''[[Axelay]]''||1992 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Detana!! Twin Bee]]''|| 1991 || ||
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| ''[[Pop’n TwinBee]]'' || 1993 || Palcom Software (Europe)
 
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| ''[[Xexex]]''|| 1991 || ||
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| ''[[Gokujou Parodius]]'' (Fantastic Journey) || 1994 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Pop’n TwinBee]]'' || 1993 || Super Famicom / SNES || Palcom Software (Europe)
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| ''[[TwinBee Yahho!]]''|| 1995 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Gokujou Parodius]]'' (Fantastic Journey) || 1994 || ||
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| ''[[Salamander 2]]''|| 1996 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Twin Bee Yahhoo!]]''|| 1995 || ||
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| ''[[Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius]]''|| 1995 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Salamander 2]]''|| 1996 || ||
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| ''[[Sexy Parodius]]'' || 1996 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Sexy Parodius]]'' || 1996 || ||
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| ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'' || 1997 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Gradius IV: Fukkatsu]]'' || 1999 || ||
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| ''[[Gradius IV]]'' || 1999 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Otomedius]]'' (Otomedius Gorgeous) || 2007 || ||
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| ''[[Otomedius]]'' (Otomedius Gorgeous) || 2007 || Konami
 
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| ''[[Otomedius Excellent]]'' || 2011 || Xbox 360 / X360 ||
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| ''[[Otomedius Excellent]]'' || 2011 || Konami
 
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 11 May 2025

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Konami Group Corporation is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company. In addition to being a video game developer and publisher, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.

Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Tokimeki Memorial, Parodius, Gradius, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, Pro Evolution Soccer, SOUND VOLTEX, Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania IIDX, GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, and Pop'n Music.

Shooting games developed by Konami
Game Year Publisher
Scramble 1981 Konami
Super Cobra 1981 Konami
Time Pilot 1982 Konami
Mega Zone 1983 Konami
Time Pilot '84 1984 Konami
TwinBee 1985 Konami
Gradius (Nemesis) 1985 Konami
Finalizer 1985 Konami
Knightmare 1986 Konami
Salamander (Life Force) 1986 Konami
Vs Gradius 1986 Konami
Flak Attack 1987 Konami
Nemesis 2 1987 Konami
A-Jax (Typhoon) 1987 Konami
Thunder Cross 1988 Konami
Gradius II (Vulcan Venture) 1988 Konami
Parodius 1988 Konami
Nemesis 3 1988 Konami
Gradius III 1989 Konami
Space Manbow 1989 Konami
Trigon (Lightning Fighters) 1990 Konami
Parodius Da! 1990 Konami
Thunder Cross II 1991 Konami
Detana!! TwinBee 1991 Konami
Crisis Force 1991 Konami
Xexex 1991 Konami
Axelay 1992 Konami
Pop’n TwinBee 1993 Palcom Software (Europe)
Gokujou Parodius (Fantastic Journey) 1994 Konami
TwinBee Yahho! 1995 Konami
Salamander 2 1996 Konami
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius 1995 Konami
Sexy Parodius 1996 Konami
Gradius Gaiden 1997 Konami
Gradius IV 1999 Konami
Otomedius (Otomedius Gorgeous) 2007 Konami
Otomedius Excellent 2011 Konami
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