List of Irem games

The following is a list of games developed and/or published by Irem (formerly known as IPM) for a variety of arcade and console platforms. The page may also includes ports from other companies licensed by Irem.

Arcade

• 1978 Mahjong / Block Mahjong Nyankoro (P.T. Nyankoro)
• 1979 Andromeda (Andromeda 55?) M-10 Hardware Commander Head On (1979?) M-15 IPM Invader M-10 Mahjong DX New Block X / New Block Z Piccolo Power Block Space Beam (1979?) M-15 Space Command
• 1980 Panther Sky Chuter M-15? UniWar S (Ginga Teikoku No Gyakushu or The Galaxy Empire Strikes Back); Galaxian Hardware Green Beret
• 1981 Demoneye-X M-27 (4 PCB's)/+ M-42-S Oli-Boo-Chu (with GDI) / Punching Kid M-47 WW III / Red Alert (licensed to GDI) M-27
• 1982 Moon Patrol (licensed to Williams) M-52
• 1983 10-Yard Fight M-52 Traverse USA / Zippy Race / MotoRace USA (licensed to Williams) M-52 Tropical Angel M-52
• 1984 The Battle Road M-62 Kung-Fu Master (licensed to Data East) (Spartan X in Japan) M-62 Lode Runner (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Lode Runner II: The Bungeling Strikes Back (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Wily Tower M-63
• 1985 Atomic Boy (licensed to Memetron) (variant of Wily Tower) M-63 Horizon M-62 Kung Fu (PlayChoice-10) (licensed to Nintendo) Lode Runner III: The Golden Labyrinth (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Lot Lot M-62 Spelunker (licensed from Broderbund) M-62
• 1986 Kid Niki: Radical Ninja / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru M-62 Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Kara no Dasshutsu M-62 Spelunker II: 23 no Kagi (licensed from Broderbund) M-62 Yōjūden M-62
• 1987 Battle Chopper / Mr. Heli no Dai-Bouken M-72 R-Type (licensed to Nintendo of America) M-72
• 1988 Image Fight M-72 Meikyūjima (developed by Nanao) Ninja Spirit/Saigo no Nindou M-72 Vigilante (licensed to Data East) M-75
• 1989 Dragon Breed M-81 Legend of Hero Tonma M-72 R-Type II M-82/84 (Japan) X-Multiply M-72
• 1990 Air Duel M-72? Hammerin' Harry / Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechō Sōdōki M-82/72 different versions Major Title M-82 Pound for Pound (Irem US) M-85
• 1991 Blade Master M-92? Dynablaster / Bomber Man / Atomic Punk (licensed from Hudson Soft) M-90 Cosmic Cop / Gallop - Armed Police Unit M-72 Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island M-92 A Hasamu M-90 Ken-Go / Lightning Swords M-84 Lethal Thunder / Thunder Blaster M-92
• 1992 Bomber Man World / New Dyna Blaster - Global Quest / New Atomic Punk - Global Quest Hook M-99 A Major Title 2 - Tournament Leader / The Irem Skins Game M-92 F Mystic Riders Quiz F-1 1,2finish M-97 R-Type Leo M-92 Undercover Cops M-92
• 1993 Air Assault / Fire Barrel M-107 In The Hunt / Kaitei Daisensou M-92 E Ninja Baseball Bat Man M-92 Perfect Soldiers / Superior Soldiers (US) M-92 G Risky Challenge / Gussun Oyoyo M-97 Hill Climber (redemption game, licensed from Leprechaun)
• 1994 Dream Soccer '94 (licensed to Data East) M-92 G (Irem), M-107 (Data East) GunForce II M-92 G

Prototypes

• Battle Bird (1985)
• Super Kung-Fu Master (1985)
• Kozoutai Gatcyo (1987)
• Huddle Up (1988)

MSX / MSX2

• 1982 Moon Patrol (1982/1984) (Produced by Dempa) DP-3912011 ()
• 1985 Kung-Fu Acho (聖拳アチョー) also known as Seiken Acho, produced by Irem and ASCII. ()
• 1986 Spelunker (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-01 () 10 Yard Fight IM-02 () Panther ()
• 1987 Super Lode Runner (licensed from Brøderbund) IM-03 (MSX & MSX2) () R-Type (1987,1988) IM-04 (MSX & MSX2) ()

Sharp X68000

• 1989 R-Type
• 1990 Image Fight

Famicom / NES

• 1985 Kung Fu (licensed to Nintendo) (Spartan X in Japan) Zippy Race 10-Yard Fight Spelunker Lot Lot
• 1986 Sqoon Deadly Towers
• 1987 Spelunker II: Yūja e no Chōsen Kid Niki: Radical Ninja / Kaiketsu Yanchamaru
• 1988 The Guardian Legend Napoleon Senki Hototogisu
• 1989 Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken Holy Diver Major League Gekitotsu Yonku Battle Shinsenden
• 1990 Image Fight Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken Kickle Cubicle Paaman: Enban wo Torikaese!!
• 1991 Metal Storm Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land Spartan X 2 (the American localization, known as Kung Fu II, was cancelled) Hammerin' Harry / Daiku No Gen-San Paaman Part 2
• 1992 Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird
• 1993 Ai Sensei no Oshiete: Watashi no Hoshi Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushuu

Famicom Disk System

• 1986 Kineko
• 1987 Kineko II Super Lode Runner Mahjong Kazoku Super Lode Runner II Yōkai Yashiki

Game Boy

• 1990 Shisenshou: Match-Mania
• 1991 Racing Damashii Ganso!! Yancha Maru Kung Fu Master R-Type Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird
• 1992 Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company / Daiku no Gen-san: Ghost Building Company Kizuchida Quiz Da Gen-San Da! Noobow R-Type II
• 1993 Saigo no Nindou: Ninja Spirit Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter Undercover Cops
• 1994 Daiku No Gen-San: Robot Teikoku No Yabou (1994)

Game Boy Color

• 2000 Daiku no Gensan - Kachikachi no Tonkachi ga Kachi

Super Famicom / Super NES

• 1991 Super R-Type
• 1992 The Irem Skins Game (known as Major Title in Japan and Europe) DinoCity GunForce
• 1993 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (Super NES version published by Jaleco in 1994.) Street Combat (it is NCS' first Super Famicom Ranma 1/2 fighting game, with the license removed) Rocky Rodent (Nitro Punks Mightheads in Japan) Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san Undercover Cops (Super NES version unreleased. Super Famicom version published by Varie in 1995.)

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

• 1988 R-Type
• 1989 Vigilante Mr. Heli no Daibōken
• 1990 Image Fight Ninja Spirit
• 1992 Legend of Hero Tonma Racing Damashi
• 1993 Gekisha Boy

PC Engine CD ROM / TurboGrafx-16 CD ROM

• 1991 R-Type Complete CD
• 1992 Image Fight II
• 1993 Eiyū Sangokushi
• 1994 Sol Moonarge

PlayStation and Sega Saturn

• 1995 In the Hunt
• 1996 Irem Arcade Classics Zoku Gussun Oyoyo Yoyo's Puzzle Park
• 1998 R-Types (PlayStation only)
• 1999 R-Type Delta (PlayStation only)
• 2000 Katon-Kun

PlayStation 2

• 2001 Gekibo 2 / (the European localization, known as Polaroid Pete, was cancelled)
• 2002 Sub Rebellion Disaster Report
• 2003 R-Type Final
• 2004 Sakurasaka Shouboutai
• 2005 Steambot Chronicles Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship/Blokus Club with Bumpy Trot
• 2006 Raw Danger!

PlayStation 3

• 2009 Minna de Spelunker; downloadable from the PSN Store. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories; Scheduled to be released Spring 2011, the fourth game in the survival horror Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series was cancelled as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake. Development was later resumed by the newly formed developer Granzella after they had acquired the intellectual property from Irem. The game would eventually be released on the PlayStation 4 under the title Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 Plus: Summer Memories, though Irem would not assist in the development or release of this final product.

PlayStation Portable

• 2007 R-Type Tactics
• 2008 Hammerin' Hero Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament
• 2009 Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta Mawaskes R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran
• 2010 Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Tairan Narisokonai Eiyuutan: Taiyou to Tsuki no Monogatari
• 2011 Doki Doki Suikoden

Xbox 360

• 2008 R-Type Dimensions

Other compilations

• Irem Arcade Hits (2010, Win/Mac)
• Irem Arcade 1 (2022, Evercade)
• Irem Collection (2023, PS4/PS5/NS/XB/XSX)