59 Irem games

10-Yard Fight is a 1983 American football arcade game that was developed and published in Japan by Irem and published in the United States by Taito and in Europe by Electrocoin.

Air Duel (エア・デュエル) is a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades by Irem in 1990.

The Battle-Road is a vertically scrolling vehicular combat game released in arcades by Irem in 1984. The player controls a car armed with two types of guns and drives on a road full of other dangerous vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, trucks and helicopters. It has branching paths resulting in 32 possible routes.

Blade Master is a scrolling hack and slash arcade game released by Irem in 1991. Two selectable heroes, Roy and Arnold, try to save their land from hordes of monsters. There are items to break and power-ups to collect, typical of this genre in the 1990s.

Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship, known in Japan as Blokus Club with Bumpy Trot , is a 2005 puzzle video game developed and published by Irem Software Engineering for the PlayStation 2 and later ported to the PlayStation Portable in Japan. The PlayStation Portable version was later published outside Japan by Majesco Entertainment. It is based on the board game Blokus and features characters from Steambot Chronicles. Like in Steambot Chronicles, players are able to customize the appearance of their characters.

Bomber Man World is a 1992 video game released by Irem under license from Hudson Soft for arcades. It is part of the Bomberman series. It was the second Bomberman game to be released for arcades, preceded by Bomberman (1991), which was also released by Irem.

Deadly Towers is an action role-playing video game co-developed by Lenar and Tamtex for Irem as a software title for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released in Japan on December 15, 1986, and in North America in September of the following year.

DinoCity is a platform video game developed and published by Irem Corporation for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Disaster Report, known in Japan as Zettai Zetsumei Toshi and in the PAL region as SOS: The Final Escape, is a PlayStation 2 survival action-adventure video game created by Irem. It was released in Japan in 2002 by Irem, and in North America and Europe in 2003, localized by Agetec. It is the first game in the Disaster Report series.

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories is an action-adventure game developed by Granzella, released in 2018 in Japan for the PlayStation 4. It is the fourth entry in the Disaster Report series and was originally meant to be released for the PlayStation 3; its production was halted in 2011, three days after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but resumed with a new publisher in 2014. A Nintendo Switch version was released in September 2019.

Dragon Breed is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game produced by Irem and released in arcades in 1989. It runs on M72 and M81 hardware. Activision released home computer ports in 1990.

Gekitotsu Yonku Battle is a Japan-exclusive video game of the vehicular combat game genre released in 1989 by Irem for the Family Computer.

The Guardian Legend is a 1988 hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the sequel to the 1986 MSX game Guardic, and was published and released in Japan by Irem in 1988, in North America by Broderbund in 1989, and in Europe by Nintendo in 1990.

GunForce is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem for the Super NES in 1992. It received a sequel titled GunForce II, originally known in Japan as Geo Storm.

GunForce II is a run and gun arcade video game developed and originally published by Irem on September 1994. It is the sequel to the original GunForce and one of the last arcade games, if not the last to be released by the company before ceasing development of video games in the same year, after which a group of employees from the gaming division of Irem would go on to form Nazca Corporation due to being tired of the company's inactivity.

Hammerin' Harry, known in Japan as Daiku no Gen-san , is a series of platforming video games developed and published by Irem in 1990. The titles were developed and published for the arcades, Famicom, Game Boy, Super Famicom and Sony PSP platforms.

Hammerin' Hero, known in Japan as Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari and in Europe as GenSan, is a 2008 platform video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld. It is the eighth and most recent game in the Hammerin' Harry series excluding spin-offs. The game was developed and published by Irem in Japan, while it was later published by Atlus in North America and by DHM Interactive in Europe.

Holy Diver is a 1989 Japanese video game for the Nintendo Famicom home console. It was developed and published by Irem.

There have been several video games based on the 1991 film Hook. A side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy was released in the United States in February 1992. Subsequent side-scrolling platform games were released for the Commodore 64 and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) later in 1992, followed by versions for the Sega CD, Sega Genesis, and Sega's handheld Game Gear console in 1993. An arcade game was also released in 1993.

Image Fight (イメージファイト) is a 1988 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Irem. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, PC Engine (Japan-only), Sharp X68000 (Japan-only), and FM Towns (Japan-only) in 1990.

In the Hunt is a 1993 scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Irem. Versions for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC were also released. The player assumes control of the Granvia, a submarine tasked with overthrowing the Dark Anarchy Society before they activate their doomsday device. Gameplay involves shooting enemies, collecting power-up items, and avoiding collision with projectiles. It ran on the Irem M-92 hardware.

Kickle Cubicle is a puzzle game developed by Irem for the arcades in 1988 and then ported to Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja, known in Japan as Kaiketsu Yanchamaru , is an arcade game developed and published by Irem in 1986, and was later published outside Japan by Data East in 1987. The arcade game runs on Irem-62 Hardware, the same as Kung Fu Master.

Kung-Fu Master is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game produced by Irem as an arcade game in 1984 and distributed by Data East in North America. The game was initially released in Japan under the title of Spartan X as a tie-in based on the Jackie Chan film Wheels on Meals ; however, the game has no bearing on the plot of the film outside the names of the main protagonist and his girlfriend, allowing Irem to export the game without the license by simply changing the title.

Legend of Hero Tonma (レジェンド・オブ・ヒーロー・トンマ) is a side scrolling platform game released by Irem to arcades in 1989.

Lot Lot is a multiplatform puzzle video game developed and published by Irem. Tokuma Shoten published the game on home platforms, including the Famicom.

Major Title is a golf video game that was released to arcades in 1990. A version of the game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as well as an arcade sequel, Major Title 2: Tournament Leader, were released in 1992. The SNES game and the arcade sequel were released in the United States as The Irem Skins Game.

Metal Storm is an action-platform video game developed by Tamtex and published by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Moon Patrol is an arcade game by Irem released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for distribution in North America. Moon Patrol is often credited with the introduction of parallax scrolling in side-scrolling video games. Taito's Jungle King side-scroller, released the same year as Moon Patrol, also uses parallax scrolling.

MotoRace USA is a video game released in arcades by Irem in 1983. In North America it was published by Williams Electronics. The player controls a racer who must travel on a motorcycle from Los Angeles to New York City.

Mr. Heli, fully titled in Japan as Mr. HELI no Daibōken and known in North America as Battle Chopper, is a 1987 multidirectional scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem.

Napoleon Senki is a real-time tactics strategy video game developed by Lenar and published by Irem in March 1988 for the Family Computer. In August that same year, Broderbund announced that it would be released for the North American NES console as The Battlefields of Napoleon; which was eventually cancelled.

Ninja Baseball Bat Man is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem.

Ninja Spirit, known in Japan as Saigo no Nindou (最後の忍道), is a 1988 platform arcade game developed and published by Irem.

PachiPara DL (DownLoad) Hyper Sea Story In Karibu is a downloadable game released on the Japanese PlayStation Store on July 2, 2008.

R-Type is a horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and released by Irem in 1987. The player controls a star ship, the R-9 "Arrowhead", in its efforts to destroy the Bydo, a powerful alien race bent on wiping out all of mankind. The R-9 can acquire a glowing orbicular device called a "Force", protecting it from enemy fire and providing additional firepower. The arcade version was distributed by Nintendo in North America; it is the last arcade title Nintendo distributed.

R-Type Delta is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Irem and released for the PlayStation console in 1998 and 1999. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series and the first to feature 3D graphics. The game received generally positive reviews from critics.

R-Type Final is a horizontal shooter video game by Irem for the PlayStation 2 video game console originally planned as the last mainline game in the series; however, R-Type Tactics was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2007 and the direct sequel R-Type Final 2 was announced on March 30, 2019.

R-Type Final 2 is an upcoming horizontal shooter video game being developed and published by Granzella. The game is currently planned to be released via digital distribution for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam). It is a sequel to R-Type Final released in 2004, and the first R-Type game in over a decade, after the release of R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in 2009. It is the first game in the series released outside of Japan since R-Type Tactics.

R-Type Tactics , known in North America as R-Type Command, is a turn-based strategy/tactical role-playing game released in 2007 in Japan, and 2008 in North America and Europe for PlayStation Portable. The main part of the game consists of two consecutive campaigns, in which the player controls first the forces of Earth, then the Bydo Empire. The game also supports multiplayer combat via Wi-Fi.

R-Types is a 1998 shoot'em up video game compilation developed and published by Irem for the PlayStation. It was published by ASCII Corporation in North America, and by Virgin Interactive in Europe. R-Types contains two games from Irem's R-Type franchise - the original R-Type (1987) and its direct sequel R-Type II (1989) - alongside bonus material such as promotional artwork and a gallery spanning the series' history.

Racing Damashii is a motorcycle racing video game from Irem for the Game Boy handheld, released in 1991 exclusively in Japan. The game features tracks all over Japan.

Raw Danger!, known in Japan as Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 2: Itetsuita Kiokutachi is an action adventure survival game for the PlayStation 2. It was released on March 30, 2006 in Japan by Irem, and later internationally in 2007 by Agetec. The game follows six characters as they try to escape a city that is being flooded by torrential rains.

Rocky Rodent is a video game for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1993. It is known as Nitropunks: Mightheads in Japan.

Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter (主役戦隊アイレムファイター) is a 1993 strategy video game developed and published by Irem exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on July 30, 1993. It features characters from four of Irem's franchises: R-Type, Mr. Heli, Ninja Spirit, and Hammerin' Harry.

Spartan X 2 is a 1991 beat 'em up video game developed by Tamtex and published by Irem exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer. It is a sequel to Irem's 1984 coin-operated video game Spartan X, which was later ported to the Family Computer by Nintendo in 1985. In turn, Spartan X was originally a tie-in to the 1984 Jackie Chan film Wheels on Meals. Spartan X 2 did not receive a North American release until 2016, when it was included as a built-in title for the Retro-Bit Generations retro video game console under the name Kung-Fu Master 2.

Spelunker is a 1983 platform video game developed by Timothy G. Martin of MicroGraphic Image. It is set in a colossal cave, with the player starting at the cave's entrance at the top, and the objective is to get to the treasure at the bottom.

Spelunker HD is a PlayStation 3 downloadable platform video game developed by and published by Irem Software Engineering and Tozai Games. It is a remake of the 1985 NES port of Irem's arcade version of Tim Martin's Spelunker and it was available on the PlayStation Network's Store. While in terms of gameplay the game does not differ greatly from the original, it adds HD graphics, although the NES version can still be played, as well as 100 all-new levels over 10 different locations. A Japanese-only version titled Spelunker Black was later made available on the PlayStation Store in 2010. It features Black Spelunker as the new protagonist along with a much narrower field of vision.

Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen is a Japan-exclusive action video game released for the Family Computer in 1987. An unofficial translation to English was made as a ROM hack.

Sqoon is a 1986 side-scrolling shooter game by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Although published in North America directly by Irem itself, technical support inquiries for the game was handled in this region by Broderbund since Irem didn't have an American branch at the time.

Steambot Chronicles, known in Japan as Ponkotsu Roman Daikatsugeki: Bumpy Trot (ポンコツ浪漫大活劇バンピートロット) is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Irem Software Engineering in Japan for the PlayStation 2. It was later published by Atlus in North America and 505 Games in PAL regions. The game features a sandbox-style of steam-powered, mech-based gameplay.

Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament is an action-adventure game for the PlayStation Portable handheld that features a sandbox style of play. The game was developed by Irem Software Engineering in Japan and is published by Atlus in North America.

Super R-Type is a shooter game for the SNES, developed and published by Irem in 1991. It is a partial port of R-Type II, borrowing stages and enemies, but introducing several of its own. The game has been re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan, North America, and PAL regions in 2008.

Superior Soldiers, known in Japan as Perfect Soldiers (パーフェクトソルジャーズ), is a 1993 fighting arcade game developed and published by Irem. It was created during the fighting game trend of the 1990s that began with Capcom's Street Fighter II. Several graphic designers of this and several other Irem titles later moved to Nazca, and designed the graphics of the Metal Slug franchises for SNK.

Undercover Cops (アンダーカバーコップス) is an arcade-style beat 'em up video game developed and published by Irem, originally for the arcades in 1992. It is Irem's first attempt in the modern beat 'em up genre that was founded by Data East’s Kung-Fu Master. Players control "city sweepers", a police agent-like group who fight crime by taking down thugs in New York City in the year 2043.

Undercover Cops: Hakaishin Garumaa , sometimes referred to with or without subtitle as Undercover Cops Gaiden (アンダーカバーコップス外伝), is a 1993 turn-based traditional game developed and published by Irem exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on December 10, 1993. It is a spin-off of Irem's 1992 beat 'em up arcade game simply titled Undercover Cops. It is also the second-to-last game Irem released for the Game Boy, with Daiku no Gen-san - Robot Teikoku no Yabō being the last.

Vigilante (ビジランテ) is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem in Japan and Europe and published in North America by Data East. It is considered as a spiritual sequel to Irem's earlier Kung-Fu Master.

X Multiply is a side-scrolling shooter published by Irem, and similar in style to their earlier R-Type. In 1998, the game was released with Image Fight as a one-disc doublebill on PlayStation and Sega Saturn. In 2019, the game was released on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives series.

Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta is the third game in the Disaster Report series, following Disaster Report and Raw Danger!. It was developed and published by Irem and was released in Japan and South Korea for the PSP on April 2009. It was supposed to be followed by a 2011 PlayStation 3 sequel titled Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories, though the release was cancelled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The rights to the series' IP were purchased by the Japanese game developer Granzella, who released the game on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC worldwide in 2020.