Konami

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
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 Yahhoo!	1995	Konami
Salamander 2	1996	Konami
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius	1995	Konami
Sexy Parodius	1996	Konami
Gradius Gaiden	1997	Konami
Gradius IV	1999	Konami
Gradius Generation	2001	Konami
Otomedius (Otomedius Gorgeous)	2007	Konami
Otomedius Excellent	2011	Konami