55 Konami Games I Can Name | Thursday, 03.20.24
Barring compilations, free-to-play titles, and remakes, these are the 55 Konami titles that I could find and name to celebrate the 55th anniversary of their establishment as a Japanese video game company known for developing and publishing over 1,000 video games since its conception in 1969 (exactly 55 years ago).
Titles:
1978
Block Game (Arcade)
1981
Frogger (Arcade)
1982
Pooyan (Arcade)
1985
Gradius (Arcade)
1986
Vs. Gradius (Arcade)
1987
Castlevania (1987 video game) (NES)
Contra (Arcade)
Top Gun (NES)
1988
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)
Super Contra (Arcade)
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 video game) (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (Arcade)
1990
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)
1991
Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)
1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis)
1993
Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Genesis)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis/SNES)
1994
Sparkster (SNES)
Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (Sega Genesis)
1998
Mystical Ninja starring Goemon (N64)
Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game) (PlayStation)
1999
Goemon's Greatest Adventure (N64)
2001
Dance Dance Revolution (video game) (PlayStation)
Konami Krazy Racers (GBA)
Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
2002
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Xbox)
2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (home console versions) (Nintendo GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox)
2004
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (Game Boy Advance/GameCube/PS2/Xbox)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
2005
TMNT: Mutant Melee (GameCube/PS2 (Europe only)/Xbox)
Frogger: Ancient Shadow (GameCube/PS2/Xbox)
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (Nintendo GameCube)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (Nintendo DS/Nintendo GameCube/PS2/Xbox)
2006
Bomberman Legacy (PSP)
2007
MLB Power Pros (PS2/Wii)
2008
MLB Power Pros 2008 (Nintendo DS/PS2/Wii)
2010
Rocket Knight (2010 video game) (Microsoft Windows/PS3/Xbox 360)
2013
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Microsoft Windows/PS3/Xbox 360)
2014
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)
2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)
2016
Vs. Bomberman (iOS)
2017
Super Bomberman R (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)
2018
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner MARS (PC/PS4)
2019
eFootball PES 2020 (Android/iOS/PC/PS4/Xbox One)
Frogger in Toy Town (iOS)
2020
Skelattack (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One)
2023
Super Bomberman R 2 (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/ Xbox Series X | S)
Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X | S)
2024
Silent Hill: The Short Message (PlayStation 5)
And that's the 55 Konami games I know.
Happy 55th anniversary, Konami! Thank you for you continuing contributions in the world of video games! 🎂
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55th Anniversary: Konami | Thursday, 03.21.24
Happy 55th anniversary to Konami, a popular international video game developer and publisher known for its famous Konami Code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start), as well as producing incredible video game franchises, including:
Adventure Island (acquired from Hudson Soft)
Airforce Delta
Beatmania
Bishi Bashi
Bloody Roar
Boktai
Bomberman (acquired from Hudson Soft)
Bonk
Castlevania
Contra
Crash Bandicoot (Japan only; 2001-2004)
Deca Sports (acquired from Hudson Soft)
eFootball
Frogger
Ganbare Goemon
Gradius
International Superstar Soccer
Metal Gear
Momotaro Densetsu (Japan only)
Nectaris
Parodius
Pop'n Music
Power Pros
Pro Evolution Soccer
Professional Baseball Spirits
Puzzle (acquired from Hudson Soft)
Rocket Knight
Silent Hill
Silent Scope
Spyro the Dragon (Japan only; 2002)
Star Soldier
Suikoden
Taisen Puzzle-Dama (Japan only)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (licensed)
Tengai Makyo (Japan only)
Tokimeki Memorial (Japan only)
Twinbee
Vandal Hearts
Zone of the Enders
...and many, many more!
Comment below on which Konami game is your all-time favorite!
Happy 55th anniversary, Konami!
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