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[[Image:Konami - Logo.svg|thumb|256x256px|Konami's logo.]]
 
[[Image:Konami - Logo.svg|thumb|256x256px|Konami's logo.]]
  
'''Konami Holdings Corporation''', better known simply as '''Konami''', is a Japanese entertainment company which produces video games, trading cards, anime, movies, and, oddly, fitness clubs. Konami was founded in 1969 as an arcade video game developer and publisher, but slowly expanded into various other products lines. They have corporate branches across the world.
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'''Konami Holdings Corporation''', better known simply as '''Konami''', is a Japanese entertainment company which produces video games, trading cards, anime, movies, gambling machines, and, oddly, fitness clubs. Konami was founded in 1969 as an arcade video game developer and publisher, but slowly expanded into various other products lines. They have corporate branches across the world.
  
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==Personal==
 
The first Konami game I remember playing was ''[[Frogger]]'' around 1986, but I didn't become familiar with the company until the late 1980s through their [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games, particularly ''[[Contra (NES)|Contra]]'' and ''[[Life Force (NES)|Life Force]]''. I certainly bought and played a lot of Konami (and [[Ultra (company)|Ultra]]) games, and while they created a lot of great games, they always fell short of the games put out by [[Nintendo]] and [[Capcom]].
 
The first Konami game I remember playing was ''[[Frogger]]'' around 1986, but I didn't become familiar with the company until the late 1980s through their [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games, particularly ''[[Contra (NES)|Contra]]'' and ''[[Life Force (NES)|Life Force]]''. I certainly bought and played a lot of Konami (and [[Ultra (company)|Ultra]]) games, and while they created a lot of great games, they always fell short of the games put out by [[Nintendo]] and [[Capcom]].
  
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===[[Arcade]]===
 
===[[Arcade]]===
 
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Contra - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|''[[Contra]]''
 
Dance Dance Revolution - Extreme - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme]]''
 
Dance Dance Revolution - Extreme - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme]]''
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Goonies, The - VS - USA - Marquee.png|''[[The Goonies (Konami)|Vs. The Goonies]]''
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - ARC - USA - Marquee.png|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - ARC - USA - Marquee.png|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
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===[[Game Boy]]===
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Operation C - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Operation C]]''
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Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break]]''
 
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Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''
 
Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''
 
Castlevania - Circle of the Moon - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]''
 
Castlevania - Circle of the Moon - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]''
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Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]''
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Game Boy Advance)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
 
</gallery>
 
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
===[[NES]]===
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===[[Nintendo DS]]===
 
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Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow - NDS - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]''
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</gallery>
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===[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]===
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Adventures of Bayou Billy, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''
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Castlevania - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania]]''
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Castlevania II - Simon's Quest - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]]''
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Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]''
 
Contra - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Contra (NES)|Contra]]''
 
Contra - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Contra (NES)|Contra]]''
Goonies - FC - Japan.jpg|''[[The Goonies (Konami)|The Goonies]]''
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Double Dribble - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Double Dribble]]''
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Goonies, The - NES - Japan.jpg|''[[The Goonies (Konami)|The Goonies]]''
 
Goonies II, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[The Goonies II]]''
 
Goonies II, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[The Goonies II]]''
 
Life Force - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Life Force]]''
 
Life Force - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Life Force]]''
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (video game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (video game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - Arcade Game, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game]]''
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - Arcade Game, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game]]''
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Top Gun - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Top Gun (NES game)|Top Gun]]''
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Yume Penguin Monogatari - FC - Japan.jpg|''[[Yume Penguin Monogatari]]''
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===[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]===
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time]]''
 
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* [[Setsu Muraki]] - Artist.
 
* [[Setsu Muraki]] - Artist.
  
==Gallery==
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==Media==
 
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Konami - Ad - 1988-06.jpg|[[NES]] advertisement - June, 1988.
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Konami - Ad - 1988-06.jpg|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] advertisement - June, 1988.
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Konami - Handhelds Ad.jpg|Ad for Konami [[LCD game]]s, 1989.
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Konami - Ad - Sports Games.jpg|Ad for [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] sports games.
 
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami}}
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/company/konami-corporation}}
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/company/konami-corporation}}
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{{Link|SegaRetro|https://segaretro.org/Konami}}
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{{Link|GameFAQs|https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/company/10626-konami}}
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{{Link|YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/user/konami}}
 
{{Link|Official|https://www.konami.com/en}}
 
{{Link|Official|https://www.konami.com/en}}
  

Latest revision as of 09:58, 31 October 2023

Konami's logo.

Konami Holdings Corporation, better known simply as Konami, is a Japanese entertainment company which produces video games, trading cards, anime, movies, gambling machines, and, oddly, fitness clubs. Konami was founded in 1969 as an arcade video game developer and publisher, but slowly expanded into various other products lines. They have corporate branches across the world.

Personal

The first Konami game I remember playing was Frogger around 1986, but I didn't become familiar with the company until the late 1980s through their NES games, particularly Contra and Life Force. I certainly bought and played a lot of Konami (and Ultra) games, and while they created a lot of great games, they always fell short of the games put out by Nintendo and Capcom.

Games

Here are some of the games Konami created that are important to me.

Arcade

Game Boy

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Staff

These are people who worked at Konami whose work I appreciate.

Media

Links

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