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A top-down arcade style vehicular combat game where the goal is to bash through a gauntlet of opponent cars.
This standard baseball game from Irem has the movie license for Major League, but doesn't actually use it much in-game.
A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up similar to the studio's earlier R-Type, putting players in control of a microscopic fighter jet in a parasitized human body. Its main feature is the use of mechanized tentacles that maneuvers around the ship.
Medieval action-platformer for the NES, released solely in Japan by Irem.
Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken is a mystery game released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1989.
A Sengoku-era war simulation game developed by Tamtex for the Famicom in 1988. It was never released outside of Japan.
A NES puzzle game where the protagonist must use his icy breath to obtain red dream bags and clear the level. It is similar to HAL's The Adventures of LoLo.
A strategy war game based on the Napoleonic Wars, developed by Lenar and published by Irem for the Famicom in 1988. It was never released outside of Japan.
A beat 'em up where players control a martial artist, Thomas, who must rescue his girlfriend, Madonna. Released in 1988, this is the spiritual sequel to the first beat 'em up, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X).
The Guardian Legend is an action-adventure/top down shooter released for the NES in 1989. It has been called a combination of Zelda and 1942.
A fast-paced vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. The player has to fight off aliens from the Boondoggle Galaxy.
An action game created by Casio for the MSX in which the player character searches a house infested with Youkai: Mischievous Japanese spirits. Irem later published an enhanced version for the Famicom Disk System.
The second compilation of levels from Irem's Lode Runner Arcade series. Developed for the Famicom Disk System, it was never released outside of Japan.
Mahjong Kazoku is a Mahjong game released only in Japan for the Famicom Disk System.
A 2D side-scrolling shooter, and an arcade classic! Travel across space, power-up the companion orb, and bring down some of the toughest alien bosses in gaming.
An image puzzle game and the follow up to the original Kinetic Connection. It was developed by Tamtex and published by Irem for the Famicom Disk System.
A Lode Runner game developed by Irem for the Famicom Disk System and comprised of various levels from Irem's Arcade Lode Runner games.
A 1986 fantasy shooter from Irem.
Deadly Towers, one of the earliest games to come out for the NES, is an action-adventure role-playing game that was well-received in its time but is today mostly disliked due to its difficulty and steep learning curve.
An image puzzle game similar to a jigsaw puzzle, except the picture it creates is animated. It was published by Irem in Japan only for the Famicom Disk System, and other versions would follow for the C64, MSX and Game Gear.
An arcade sequel to the cult hit Spelunker.
The Earth is now underwater and being attacked by the evil Neptunians! Save all the imprisoned humans with a tricked-out pink submarine.
Wily Tower is a platforming arcade game.
Tim Martin's Spelunker is regarded by some as one of the most obscenely difficult games of all time.
MotoRace USA was developed by Irem in 1983. It's a road racing Arcade game where the player drives from Los Angeles to New York.
One of the earliest puzzle-platformers has you running around an underground treasury in an attempt to escape with a motherlode of treasure. It is one of the first games to include a built-in level editor for players to create their own puzzles.
Originally released to arcades in 1983, Irem's 10-Yard Fight is an early and simplistic example of arcade-style football.
Drive a six-wheeled rover as you traverse the surface of the moon, jumping over holes and gunning down enemy ships.
A four-stage space shoot-em-up where the player faces off against four different types of enemies. Certain enemies drop "space soldiers" down to the bottom of the screen, where they can attack the player's ship from behind. After completing a stage, the game warps the player's ship to the next stage.
A direct sequel to the original Steambot Chronicles/Bumpy Trot that was initially announced for the PS2 but eventually shifted to PS3. The game was canceled near the end of March 2011.
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