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Konami is currently headquartered in Tokyo and additionally operates health and physical fitness clubs in Japan. Konami also operates United States activities in El Segundo, California for video games and Paradise, Nevada for the casino gaming industry. Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney, and distribution of Konami's games in Australia is handled by Mindscape. Distribution of KOE's games in Australia was to be taken over by Red Ant Enterprises in February 2009, but Jason Hill from The Age and ASIC, a government body, announced that the company went into External Receivership and Administration, which then led KOE to re-sign with Atari Australia, now Namco Bandai Partners. On January 5, 2010, Kunio Neo, President of Konami of Europe announced Mindscape would be Australia's local distributor after a failed distributor change made Konami change back to Namco Bandai Partners, then Atari Australia.
Konami is currently headquartered in Tokyo and additionally operates health and physical fitness clubs in Japan. Konami also operates United States activities in El Segundo, California for video games and Paradise, Nevada for the casino gaming industry. Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney, and distribution of Konami's games in Australia is handled by Mindscape. Distribution of KOE's games in Australia was to be taken over by Red Ant Enterprises in February 2009, but Jason Hill from The Age and ASIC, a government body, announced that the company went into External Receivership and Administration, which then led KOE to re-sign with Atari Australia, now Namco Bandai Partners. On January 5, 2010, Kunio Neo, President of Konami of Europe announced Mindscape would be Australia's local distributor after a failed distributor change made Konami change back to Namco Bandai Partners, then Atari Australia.


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==Konami franchises==
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==Konami franchises==
{{SwitchableText|caption=Games without sequels|
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* ''Sparkster'' - SNES (1994)
* ''Track & Field'' - Many (1983)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Beatmania games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Beatmania games|
|info=Beatmania is a series of rhythm video games that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on December 1997. It contributed largely to the boom of music games in 1998, and the series expanded not only with arcade sequels, but also moved to home consoles and other portable devices, achieving a million unit sales. The Bemani line of music games from Konami is named after the series, and was first adopted in the arcade release of Beatmania 3rdMix and kept ever since. The series came to an end with the last game being Beatmania The Final, released in 2002.
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====Arcade releases====
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* ''Beatmania 6thMix + Core Remix'' - PS (January 26, 2002)
* ''Beatmania 6thMix + Core Remix'' - PS (January 26, 2002)
* ''Beatmania (Europe)'' - PS (June 2000)
* ''Beatmania (Europe)'' - PS (June 2000)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Boktai games|
|info=Boktai is a video game series for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld consoles. The title is an abbreviation of the series' full Japanese title '''''Bokura no Taiyō''''' (ボクらの太陽) or ''Our Sun''. They are recognized for using a solar sensor that is a key element of gameplay. The ''Boktai'' games are produced by Hideo Kojima, creator of the ''Metal Gear'' series, who also came up with the initial game design and concept.
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* ''Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand'' - GBA (2003)
* ''Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django'' - GBA (2004)
* ''Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack'' (''Shin Bokura no Taiyō: Gyakushū no Sabata​ '') - GBA (2005)
* ''Lunar Knights'' - NDS (2006)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Castlevania games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Castlevania games|
|info=Castlevania is known as ''Akumajō Dracula'' (悪魔城ドラキュラ, Akumajō Dorakyura, lit. ''Devil's Castle Dracula'') in Japan. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of  for the Family Computer Disk System (FDS), followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30. Although the MSX 2 port (localized in Europe and Brazil as ''Vampire Killer'') was released first outside of Japan, the series did not receive wide attention outside of Japan until the FDS version was ported to cartridge format for the Nintendo Entertainment System and localized for North American and European releases of Castlevania in 1987.
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* ''Castlevania'' - Many (1986)
* ''Castlevania'' - Many (1986)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Contra games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Contra games|
|info=Contra (魂斗羅) is a video game series composed primarily of run and gun-style shoot-'em-ups. The series debuted in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game simply titled ''Contra'', which was followed by the release of ''Super Contra'' in 1988 and several sequels produced for various home platforms.
The in-universe use of the term "Contra" is first explained within the Japanese instruction card of the arcade version of ''Contra'', and reiterated in most games (including ''[[Contra: Shattered Soldier]]''), as "a title awarded to a superior soldier possessing almost super human drive and ability, while excelling in guerrilla tactics".
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* ''Contra'' - Many (1987)
* ''Contra'' - Many (1987)
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* ''Hard Corps: Uprising'' - Xbox360, PS3 (2011)
* ''Hard Corps: Uprising'' - Xbox360, PS3 (2011)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Dance Dance Revolution games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Dance Dance Revolution games|
|info=Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated '''DDR''', and previously known as '''Dancing Stage''' in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance genre in video games. Players stand on a "dance platform" or stage and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross with their feet to musical and visual cues. Players are judged by how well they time their dance to the patterns presented to them and are allowed to choose more music to play to if they receive a passing score.
Dance Dance Revolution has been given much critical acclaim for its originality and stamina in the video game market. There have been dozens of arcade-based releases across several countries and hundreds of home video game console releases. The series has promoted a music library of original songs produced by Konami's in-house artists and an eclectic set of licensed music from many different genres. The series has also inspired many clones of its gameplay and a global fan base of millions that have created simulators of the game to which they contribute original music and "simfiles", collections of dance patterns to a specific song.  DDR is generally considered the first "machine dance" game, followed by games such as Pump It Up by Andamiro and In the Groove by Roxor.  DDR celebrated its 10th anniversary on November 21, 2008.
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* ''Dance Dance Revolution'' - Arcade, PS, Mobile, PC (1998)
* ''Dance Dance Revolution'' - Arcade, PS, Mobile, PC (1998)
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* ''Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 Chinese Music Special Edition'' - Xbox360 (2009)
* ''Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 Chinese Music Special Edition'' - Xbox360 (2009)
* ''[[Dance Dance Revolution X2]]'' - Arcade,PS2 (2009)
* ''[[Dance Dance Revolution X2]]'' - Arcade,PS2 (2009)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Frogger games|
|info=Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin.  The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards.  Skillful players may obtain some bonuses along the way.  The game is regarded as a classic from the golden age of video arcade games and was noted for its novel gameplay and theme. It was also an early example of dual-core processing, using two Z80 processors.
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* ''Frogger'' - Arcade (1981)
*''Frogger II: Threeedeep!'' - Many (1984)
*''Frogger 3D'' - PC, PS (1997)
*''Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge'' - Many (2000)
*''[[Frogger: The Great Quest]]'' - PS2,PC (2001)
*''Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog'' - GBA (2001)
*''Frogger Advance: The Great Quest'' - GBA (2002)
*''[[Frogger Beyond]]'' - Many (2002)
*''[[Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand]]'' - Many (2002)
*''[[Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic]]'' - Many (2003)
*''[[Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue]]'' - Many (2003)
*''[[Frogger: Ancient Shadow]]'' - Many (2005)
*''Frogger: Helmet Chaos'' - NDS, PSP (2005)
*''Frogger for Prizes'' - Mobile (2005)
*''Frogger's 25 Anniversary'' - X360 (2006)
*''Frogger 25th, Frogger Evolution'' - Mobile (2006)
*''Frogger Launch'' - Mobile (200?)
*''My Frogger Toy Trials'' - NDS (2006)
*''Frogger Returns'' - Wii, PS3 (2009)
*''Frogger Beats n' Bounces'' - Mobile
*''Frogger Inferno'' - Mobile (2010)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Gradius games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Gradius games|
|info=The Gradius games, first introduced in 1985, make up a series of scrolling shooter video games published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper. In other games of the series, ships the player controls include the Lord British Space Destroyer, Metalion, Sabel Tiger, Thrasher, Vixen, Alpinia, Super Cobra, Jade Knight, and the Falchion β.
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* ''Gradius'' (''Nemesis'') - Many (1985)
* ''Gradius'' (''Nemesis'') - Many (1985)
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* ''Gradius Arc'' (''Gradius Arc: Legend of the Silver Wings'') - Mobile (2010)
* ''Gradius Arc'' (''Gradius Arc: Legend of the Silver Wings'') - Mobile (2010)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū series|
|info=Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球, lit. "Live Powerful Pro Baseball"), also known simply as Power Pro or Pawapuro to non-Japanese speakers, is a traditionally Japan-only baseball series created by Konami. It is known for its big-headed characters, and addictive arcade-style gameplay. It is long running in Japan, starting out in 1994 for the Super Famicom. It is one of the long-lasting titles in Japan with most number of game entries, like Winning Eleven/PES Series (also from Konami), Super Robot Wars Series (Banpresto), and Final Fantasy Series (Square Enix)
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===Main Series===
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '94'' - SFC (1994)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2'' - SFC (1995)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 3'' - SFC (1996)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '97 Spring'' - SFC (1997)
* ''Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 4'' - N64 (1997)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 5'' - N64 (1998)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 6'' - N64 (1999)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 7]] - PS2 (2000)
* [[Ketteihan Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball]] - PS2 (2000)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 8]] - PS2 (2001)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful 8 Ketteihan baseball]] - PS2 (2001)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9]] - PS2, GC (2002)
* [[9 Ketteihan Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball]] - PS2, GC (2002)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10]] - PS2, GC (2003)
* [[10 powerful ultra-professional baseball play-by-play Ketteihan 2003 Memorial]] - PS2, GC (2003)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 11]] - PS2, GC (2004)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful ultra-11 Ketteihan baseball]] - PS2, GC (2004)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12]] - PS2, GC (2005)
* [[Ketteiban 12 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball]] - PS2, GC (2005)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 13]] - PS2 (2006)
* [[Ketteihan Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball]] - PS2 (2006)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 14]] - PS2 (2007)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful 14 Ketteihan baseball]] - PS2 (2007)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 15]] - PS2, Wii (2008)
===Consumer Series===
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '95'' - PS (1994)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '95 version of the opening'' - PS, SS (1995)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '96 version of the opening'' - SFC (1996)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '97 version of the opening'' - PS) (1997)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball S'' - SS (1997)
* ''BASIC powerful professional baseball play-by-play version of'98'' - SFC (1998)
* ''PAWAPURO GB'' - GB (1998)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '98 version of the opening'' - PS (1998)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '98 Ketteihan'' - PS (1998)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '99 version of the opening'' - PS (1999)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful'99 Ketteihan baseball'' - PS (1999)
* ''ikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball DreamcastEdition'' - DC (2000)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2000'' - N64 (2000)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2000 version of the opening'' - PS (2000)
* ''Ketteihan powerful 2000 play-by-play professional baseball'' - PS (20000
* ''Basic version Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2001'' - N64 (2001)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2001'' - PS (2001)
* ''Ketteiban powerful 2001 play-by-play professional baseball'' - PS (2001)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2002 Spring'' - PS (2002)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Premium Edition'' - PS (2003)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable'' - PSP (2006)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Major League]] - PS2, GC (2006)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 2'' - PSP (2007)
* ''Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 14|Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii'' - Wii (2007)
* ''Ketteihan Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii'' - Wii (2007)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Major League 2]] - (a.k.a. MLB Power Pros) PS2, Wii (2007)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3'' - PSP (2008)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Major League 3]] - (a.k.a. MLB Power Pros 2008) PS2, Wii, DS - (2008)
* [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2009]] - PS2, Wii (2009)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball NEXT'' - Wii (2009)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 4'' - PSP (2009)
* ''Pawapuro Success Legends'' - PSP (2010)
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010'' - PS3, PSP (2010)
===Arcade Series===
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '96'' - 1996
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball EX'' - 1997
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '98 EX'' - 1998
===PC Series===
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball '96'' - 1997
* ''Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball'' - 1998
* ''Powerful professional baseball play-by-play online version'' - 2001
===Play Online Series===
* ''Powerful Pro Baseball Online'' - 2004
===Mobile Phones===
* ''Powerful mobile professional baseball official licensed version of 2007'' - 2007
* ''Powerful mobile professional baseball official licensed version of 2008'' - 2008
===Card Game===
* ''Powerful Pro Yakyu Card Game'' - 2006
* ''Powerful Major League Card Game'' - 2006
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Karaoke Revolution games|
|info=Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was created by Scott Hawkins and Sneaky Rabbit Studios.[1] Technology and concepts from the game were subsequently incorporated into Harmonix's game Rock Band.
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* ''[[Karaoke Revolution]]'' - PS2, (2003)
* ''[[Karaoke Revolution Volume 2]]'' - PS2 (2004)
* ''[[Karaoke Revolution Volume 3]]'' - PS2 (2004)
* ''[[Karaoke Revolution Party]]'' - PS2, Xbox, NGC (2005)
* ''[[CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution Country]]'' - PS2 (2006)
* ''[[Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol]]'' - PS2 (2007)
* ''[[Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore]]'' - PS2, Wii, Xbox360, PS3 (2008)
* ''Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2'' - PS3, Xbox360, Wii (2008)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Legend of the Mystical Ninja games|
|info=Ganbare Goemon (がんばれゴエモン?, lit. "Go for it, Goemon!"), known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mystical Ninja, and Goemon in North America and the PAL region, is a long-running video game series produced by Konami.
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* ''Mr. Goemon'' - Arc (1986)
* ''Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu'' - Famicom (1986)
* ''Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu'' - MSX2 (1987)
* ''Ganbare Goemon 2'' - Famicom (1989)
* ''Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru'' - Famicom (1990)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Karakuri Gaiden'' - Handheld Electronic Game (1990)
* ''The Legend of the Mystical Ninja'' (Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki) - SNES (1991)
* ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' (Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru!) - GB (1991)
* ''Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Tenka no Zaihou'' - Famicom (1992)
* ''Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu'' - Super Famicom (1993)
* ''Ganbare Goemon 3: Shichijuurokubei no Karakuri Manji Gatame'' - Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake'' - Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Soreyuke Ebisumaru! Karakuri Meiro - Kieta Goemon no Nazo!!'' - Super Famicom (1996)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu'' - PS (1996)
* ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' (Ganbare Goemon: Kurofune Tou no Nazo) - GB (1997)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Kuru Nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage'' - PS (1998)
* ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' (Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori) - N64 (1999)
* ''Goemon's Great Adventure'' (Ganbare Goemon: Derodero Douchuu Obake Tenkomori) - N64 (1999)
* ''Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku'' - N64 (1999)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Tengu-tou no Gyakushuu!'' - GBC (1999)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Mononoke Douchuu Tobidase Nabe-Bugyou!'' - GBC (1999)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Hoshizorashi Dynamites Arawaru!!'' - GBC (1999)
* ''[[Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki]]'' - PS2 (2000)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten'' - PS (2001)
* ''Goemon: New Age Shutsudou!'' - GBA (2001)
* ''Goemon: Shin Sedai Shuumei!' - PS (2001)
* ''"Ganbare Goemon: Tsuukai Game Apli" series'' - Mobile (2002-2003)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Mini kyodai Robo Goemon Konpakuto'' - Mobile (2003)
* ''Ganbare Goemon 1+2: Yuki-hime to Magginisu'' - GBA (2005)
* ''Ganbare Goemon: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame'' - Mobile (2005)
* ''Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu'' - Mobile (2005)
* ''Goemon: Toukai Douchuu'' - DS (2005)
* ''Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru'' - Mobile (2007)
* ''Ganbare Goemon Pachisuro'' - Arc (2009)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Metal Gear games|
|info=The Metal Gear (メタルギア, Metaru Gia) series is a series of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. In the series, the player takes control of a Special Forces Operative (Solid Snake in most games) repeatedly facing off against the latest incarnation of the eponymous superweapon "Metal Gear": a bipedal walking tank with nuclear launching capabilities. The series is famous for pioneering the stealth game genre, for its lengthy cinematic cut scenes, intricate storylines, fourth wall-breaking sense of humor, and its exploration of the nature of politics, warfare, environmentalism, censorship, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, loyalty, reality, subjective vs. universal truths, and other philosophical themes. The series has achieved great success, selling more than 50 million copies as of late 2010-early 2011.
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* ''[[Metal Gear]]'' - Many (1987)
* ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' - MSX2,PS2,Mobile (1990)
* ''Snake's Revenge'' - NES (1990)
* ''Metal Gear Solid'' - PS,PSP,GBC (1998)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Integral'' - PS,PC (1999)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions'' - PS (1999)
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' - PS2 (2001)
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance]]'' - PS2,XBox,PC (2002)
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' - PS2 (2004)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes'' - GC (2004)
* ''Metal Gear Acid'' - PSP (2004)
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]'' - PS2 (2005)
* ''Metal Gear Acid 2'' - PSP (2005)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' - PSP (2006)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus'' - Mobile (2007)
* ''Metal Gear Solid Mobile'' - Mobile (2008)
* ''Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' - PS3 (2008)
* ''Metal Gear Online'' - PS3 (2008)
* ''Metal Gear Acid Mobile'' - Mobile (2008)
* ''Metal Gear Solid Touch'' - Mobile (2009)
* ''Metal Gear Arcade'' - Arcade (2009)
* ''Metal Gear Acid 2 Mobile'' - Mobile (2009)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' - PSP (2010)
* ''Metal Gear Solid HD Collection'' - X360,PS3 (2011)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D'' - 3DS (TBA)
* ''Metal Gear Solid: Rising'' - PC,X360,PS3 (TBA)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Parodius series|
|info=The Parodius series is a series of horizontally-scrolling shooters developed by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of Gradius, hence the name (Parodius is a portmanteau on Parody and Gradius). It also parodies many other Konami franchises, including, Antarctic Adventure, Castlevania, Xexex, Axelay, Thunder Cross, Taisen Puzzle Dama, Space Manbow, Ganbare Goemon, Lethal Enforcers, Tokimeki Memorial and Twinbee.
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* ''パロディウス ~タコは地球を救う~ Parodius - Tako wa Chikyū o Sukū'' (English: Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth) - MSX (1988)
* ''パロディウスだ! -神話からお笑いへ- Parodius Da! -Shinwa kara Owarai e-'' (English: It's Parodius! -From Myth to Laughter-) - Arc (1990)
* ''極上パロディウス Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~'' (English: Ultimate Parodius ~Pursue the Glory of the Past~) - Arc (1994)
* ''実況おしゃべりパロディウス Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius'' (English: Chatting Parodius) - Super Famicom (1995)
* ''セクシーパロディウス Sexy Parodius'' Arc - (1996)
* ''パロウォーズ Paro Wars'' - PS (1997)
* ''リトルパイレーツ Little Pirates'' - Slot Machine (1998)
* ''CR パロディウスだ! EX CR Parodius Da! EX'' - Slot Machine (2000)
* ''CR パロディウスだ! ZE CR Parodius Da! ZE'' - Slot Machine (2000)
* ''CR パロディウスだ! 2 CR Parodius Da! 2'' - Slot Machine (2000)
* ''CR 極上パロディウス CR Gokujō Parodius!'' - Slot Machine (2006)
* ''極楽パロディウス Gokuraku Parodius'' - Slot Machine (2010)
* ''極楽パロディウス A Gokuraku Parodius A'' - Slot Machine (2010)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Pro Evolution Soccer series|
|info=Pro Evolution Soccer (officially abbreviated as PES and known as Winning Eleven in Asia and South America) is a football video game series developed by Konami (formerly by its division Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo). The series has been produced under the guidance of Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka.
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===Goal Storm / ISS Pro series===
* ''Goal Storm'' - PS (1996)
* ''ISS Pro / Goal Storm 97'' - PS (1997)
* ''ISS Pro 98'' - PS (1998)
* ''ISS Pro Evolution'' - PS (1999)
* ''ISS Pro Evolution 2'' - PS (2001)
===Pro Evolution Soccer series===
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer]]'' - PS, PS2 (2001)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2]]'' - PS, PS2, GC (2002)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 3]]'' - PS2, PC (2003)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 4]]'' - PS2, Xbox, PC (2004)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 5]]'' - PS2, PSP, Xbox, PC (2005)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 6]]'' - PS2, PSP, Xbox360, PC, NDS (2006)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2008]]'' - Many (2007)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2009]]'' - Many (2008)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2010]]'' - Many (2009)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2011]]'' - Many (2010)
* ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2012]]'' - Many (2011)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Saw series|
|info=Saw is a horror franchise distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment that consists of seven films and two video games, published by Konami.
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* ''Saw'' - PC,X360,PS3 (2009)
* ''Saw II: Flesh & Blood'' - X360,PS3 (2010)
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{{SwitchableText|caption=Silent Hill games|
{{SwitchableText|caption=Silent Hill games|
|info=Silent Hill (サイレントヒル, Sairento Hiru) is a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent (a development staff within former Konami subsidiary Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo). The latter three games, Silent Hill: Origins, Homecoming, and Shattered Memories, as well as the upcoming eighth and ninth installments, Downpour and Book of Memories, respectively, have been developed by various external developers.
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* ''Silent Hill'' - PS (1999)
* ''Silent Hill'' - PS (1999)
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* ''Silent Hill: Downpour'' - Xbox360,PS3 (2011)
* ''Silent Hill: Downpour'' - Xbox360,PS3 (2011)
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|info=Suikoden (幻想水滸伝, Gensō Suikoden) is a role-playing game series originally created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The game series is loosely based on the classical Chinese novel, Shui Hu Zhuan by Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong. Shui Hu Zhuan is rendered as 水滸伝 in Japanese, and read as Suikoden. Each individual game in the series center around relative themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes and the "108 Stars of Destiny" — the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.
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* ''Suikoden'' - PS,Sega Saturn,PC (1995)
* ''Suikoden'' - PS,Sega Saturn,PC (1995)
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* ''Suikoden Tierkreis'' - DS (2009)
* ''Suikoden Tierkreis'' - DS (2009)
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|info=Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル, Tokimeki Memoriaru, lit. "Heartbeat Memorial") is a popular dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of 6 main games in addition to a large number of spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo.
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* ''Tokimeki Memorial'' - GT16,PC,Mobile (1994)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You'' - PS,Sega Saturn,PSP (1995)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de'' - Super Famicom (1996)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Private Collection'' - PS (1996)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama'' - Arcade,PC,PS,Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Oshiete Your Heart'' - Arcade (1997)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Dama'' - PS,Sega Saturn (1997)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori'' - PS,Sega Saturn (1997)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 1: Nijiiro no Seishun'' - PS,Sega Saturn (1997)
* ''Tokimeki no Hōkago'' - PS (1998)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song'' - PS,Sega Saturn (1998)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Sports Version: Kotei no Photograph'' - GB (1999)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Culture Version: Komorebi no Melody'' - GB (1999)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' - PS,Mobile (1999)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 3: Tabidachi no Uta'' - PS,Sega Saturn (1999)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation'' - PS (2000)
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de]]'' - PS2 (2001)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Taisen Puzzle Dama'' - PS (2001)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories Vol. 2: Leaping School Festival'' - PS (2001)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories Vol. 3: Memories Ringing On'' - PS (2001)
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial 2: Music Video Clips—Circus de Ai Imashō]]'' - PS2 (2002)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Online'' - PC (2006)
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss]]'' - PS2 (2006)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' - PSP,Mobile (2009)
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side]]'' - PS2 (2002)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love'' - DS (2007)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season'' - DS (2008)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love Plus'' - DSi (2009)
* ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story'' - DS (2010)
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|info=Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王, Yūgiō, lit. "Game King" or "King of Games") is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games. Most of the incarnations of the franchise involve the fictional trading card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters". The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the real world counterpart to this fictional game on which it is loosely based.
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==== Game Boy Advance ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul/The Immortal Duelist Soul (Europe)'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 - Expert 1) (English version uses "Duel Monsters 6" interface)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7 - The Duelcity Legend)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8 - Reshef of Destruction)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 9 - Expert 3)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Sugoroku no Sugoroku)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials of Glory: World Championship 2005/Day of the Duelist (Europe)'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International 2)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Duel Academy'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX - Mezase Duel King!)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006'' (Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters Expert 2006)
==== Game Boy Color ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holy God Advent)
==== Nintendo GameCube ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom''
==== Nintendo DS ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Nightmare Troubadour)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller'' (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Summoner)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Card Almanac''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Reverse of Arcadia''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus''
==== Personal computer ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny'' (North America)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge'' (North America)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion]'' (North America)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Online''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! KCVDS (North America) (out casted from setokaiba.com)
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! YVD Online (xerocreative)
==== PlayStation ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories''
==== PlayStation 2 ====
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny/Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Tag Force Evolution]]''
==== PlayStation Portable ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh!5D's Tag Force 4''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 5''
==== Wii ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Wheelie Breakers''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Duel Transer'' (''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Master of the Cards'' in Europe)
==== Xbox ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny''
==== Xbox 360 ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels''
=== Not released in English ===
==== Game Boy ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''
==== Game Boy Advance ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6 - Expert 2'' (Some elements were merged into ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul'')
==== Game Boy Color ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of the Greatest Duelist - Johnouchi Deck/Kaiba Deck/Yugi Deck''
==== PlayStation ====
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule: Breed and Battle''
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* ''[[Zone of the Enders]]'' - PS2 (2001)
* ''Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars'' - GBA (2001)
* ''[[Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner]]'' - PS2 (2003)
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Konami Corporation (コナミ株式会社 Konami Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games. Konami is famous for games such as the Metal Gear series, Dance Dance Revolution series, Castlevania series, Contra series, Pro Evolution Soccer series, Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Silent Hill series and Gradius series.

The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, the still-current chairman and president. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa Kozuki (current chairman and president), Yoshinobu Nakama, Tatsuo Miyasako.

Konami is currently headquartered in Tokyo and additionally operates health and physical fitness clubs in Japan. Konami also operates United States activities in El Segundo, California for video games and Paradise, Nevada for the casino gaming industry. Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney, and distribution of Konami's games in Australia is handled by Mindscape. Distribution of KOE's games in Australia was to be taken over by Red Ant Enterprises in February 2009, but Jason Hill from The Age and ASIC, a government body, announced that the company went into External Receivership and Administration, which then led KOE to re-sign with Atari Australia, now Namco Bandai Partners. On January 5, 2010, Kunio Neo, President of Konami of Europe announced Mindscape would be Australia's local distributor after a failed distributor change made Konami change back to Namco Bandai Partners, then Atari Australia.

Konami franchises

Games without sequels

Beatmania games Beatmania is a series of rhythm video games that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on December 1997. It contributed largely to the boom of music games in 1998, and the series expanded not only with arcade sequels, but also moved to home consoles and other portable devices, achieving a million unit sales. The Bemani line of music games from Konami is named after the series, and was first adopted in the arcade release of Beatmania 3rdMix and kept ever since. The series came to an end with the last game being Beatmania The Final, released in 2002.

Boktai games Boktai is a video game series for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld consoles. The title is an abbreviation of the series' full Japanese title Bokura no Taiyō (ボクらの太陽) or Our Sun. They are recognized for using a solar sensor that is a key element of gameplay. The Boktai games are produced by Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, who also came up with the initial game design and concept.

Castlevania games Castlevania is known as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ, Akumajō Dorakyura, lit. Devil's Castle Dracula) in Japan. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System (FDS), followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30. Although the MSX 2 port (localized in Europe and Brazil as Vampire Killer) was released first outside of Japan, the series did not receive wide attention outside of Japan until the FDS version was ported to cartridge format for the Nintendo Entertainment System and localized for North American and European releases of Castlevania in 1987.

Contra games Contra (魂斗羅) is a video game series composed primarily of run and gun-style shoot-'em-ups. The series debuted in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game simply titled Contra, which was followed by the release of Super Contra in 1988 and several sequels produced for various home platforms.

The in-universe use of the term "Contra" is first explained within the Japanese instruction card of the arcade version of Contra, and reiterated in most games (including Contra: Shattered Soldier), as "a title awarded to a superior soldier possessing almost super human drive and ability, while excelling in guerrilla tactics".

Dance Dance Revolution games Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance genre in video games. Players stand on a "dance platform" or stage and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross with their feet to musical and visual cues. Players are judged by how well they time their dance to the patterns presented to them and are allowed to choose more music to play to if they receive a passing score.

Dance Dance Revolution has been given much critical acclaim for its originality and stamina in the video game market. There have been dozens of arcade-based releases across several countries and hundreds of home video game console releases. The series has promoted a music library of original songs produced by Konami's in-house artists and an eclectic set of licensed music from many different genres. The series has also inspired many clones of its gameplay and a global fan base of millions that have created simulators of the game to which they contribute original music and "simfiles", collections of dance patterns to a specific song. DDR is generally considered the first "machine dance" game, followed by games such as Pump It Up by Andamiro and In the Groove by Roxor. DDR celebrated its 10th anniversary on November 21, 2008.

Frogger games Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Skillful players may obtain some bonuses along the way. The game is regarded as a classic from the golden age of video arcade games and was noted for its novel gameplay and theme. It was also an early example of dual-core processing, using two Z80 processors.

Gradius games The Gradius games, first introduced in 1985, make up a series of scrolling shooter video games published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper. In other games of the series, ships the player controls include the Lord British Space Destroyer, Metalion, Sabel Tiger, Thrasher, Vixen, Alpinia, Super Cobra, Jade Knight, and the Falchion β.

Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū series Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球, lit. "Live Powerful Pro Baseball"), also known simply as Power Pro or Pawapuro to non-Japanese speakers, is a traditionally Japan-only baseball series created by Konami. It is known for its big-headed characters, and addictive arcade-style gameplay. It is long running in Japan, starting out in 1994 for the Super Famicom. It is one of the long-lasting titles in Japan with most number of game entries, like Winning Eleven/PES Series (also from Konami), Super Robot Wars Series (Banpresto), and Final Fantasy Series (Square Enix)

Karaoke Revolution games Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was created by Scott Hawkins and Sneaky Rabbit Studios.[1] Technology and concepts from the game were subsequently incorporated into Harmonix's game Rock Band.

Legend of the Mystical Ninja games Ganbare Goemon (がんばれゴエモン?, lit. "Go for it, Goemon!"), known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mystical Ninja, and Goemon in North America and the PAL region, is a long-running video game series produced by Konami.

Metal Gear games The Metal Gear (メタルギア, Metaru Gia) series is a series of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. In the series, the player takes control of a Special Forces Operative (Solid Snake in most games) repeatedly facing off against the latest incarnation of the eponymous superweapon "Metal Gear": a bipedal walking tank with nuclear launching capabilities. The series is famous for pioneering the stealth game genre, for its lengthy cinematic cut scenes, intricate storylines, fourth wall-breaking sense of humor, and its exploration of the nature of politics, warfare, environmentalism, censorship, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, loyalty, reality, subjective vs. universal truths, and other philosophical themes. The series has achieved great success, selling more than 50 million copies as of late 2010-early 2011.

Parodius series The Parodius series is a series of horizontally-scrolling shooters developed by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of Gradius, hence the name (Parodius is a portmanteau on Parody and Gradius). It also parodies many other Konami franchises, including, Antarctic Adventure, Castlevania, Xexex, Axelay, Thunder Cross, Taisen Puzzle Dama, Space Manbow, Ganbare Goemon, Lethal Enforcers, Tokimeki Memorial and Twinbee.

Pro Evolution Soccer series Pro Evolution Soccer (officially abbreviated as PES and known as Winning Eleven in Asia and South America) is a football video game series developed by Konami (formerly by its division Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo). The series has been produced under the guidance of Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka.

Saw series Saw is a horror franchise distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment that consists of seven films and two video games, published by Konami.

Silent Hill games Silent Hill (サイレントヒル, Sairento Hiru) is a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent (a development staff within former Konami subsidiary Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo). The latter three games, Silent Hill: Origins, Homecoming, and Shattered Memories, as well as the upcoming eighth and ninth installments, Downpour and Book of Memories, respectively, have been developed by various external developers.

Suikoden games Suikoden (幻想水滸伝, Gensō Suikoden) is a role-playing game series originally created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The game series is loosely based on the classical Chinese novel, Shui Hu Zhuan by Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong. Shui Hu Zhuan is rendered as 水滸伝 in Japanese, and read as Suikoden. Each individual game in the series center around relative themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes and the "108 Stars of Destiny" — the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.

Tokimeki Memorial games Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル, Tokimeki Memoriaru, lit. "Heartbeat Memorial") is a popular dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of 6 main games in addition to a large number of spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo.

Yu-Gi-Oh! series Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王, Yūgiō, lit. "Game King" or "King of Games") is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games. Most of the incarnations of the franchise involve the fictional trading card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where each player uses cards to "duel" each other in a mock battle of fantasy "monsters". The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is the real world counterpart to this fictional game on which it is loosely based.

Zone of the Enders games Zone of the Enders (ゾーン オブ エンダーズ, Zōn obu Endāzu), commonly referred to by the acronym Z.O.E., is a franchise created by Hideo Kojima, owned by the video game publisher Konami, and expanded on by the animation studio Sunrise. The original Zone of the Enders is a game created for the launch of the Sony PlayStation 2, which has so far spawned a single PS2 sequel, a Game Boy Advance side-story, an OVA movie and a twenty-six episode television anime series.


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