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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, 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. | '''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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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]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 19 February 2020
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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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 Advance
PlayStation
Nintendo Entertainment System
- Goonies - FC - Japan.jpg
Staff
These are people who worked at Konami whose work I appreciate.
- Hidenori Maezawa - Composer.
- Michiru Yamane - Composer.
- Miki Higashino - Composer.
- Naoki Maeda - Composer.
- Setsu Muraki - Artist.
Media
NES advertisement - June, 1988.