Aicom

Aicom at a Glance

Aicom operated as a Japanese developer between 1988 and 1996 before rebranding to Yumekobo. The company released eleven titles during its active years. Most of these projects appear in the data as developer credits, though one entry lists them under publisher duties. Their catalog spans several decades but remains concentrated in the late eighties and early nineties with five games from the 1980s and six from the 1990s. The studio worked across a wide range of platforms including Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade systems, Game Boy, PlayStation, and various Neo Geo machines. Their genre focus leaned heavily toward action-based titles. Shooter games made up four entries in their library, while platformers accounted for three. They also produced arcade styles, hack and slash beat em ups, and adventure games. The remaining slots include racing, fighting, sport, and indie entries. Quality varies across their portfolio. The average rating sits at 61 out of 100 based on five reviewed titles. There are no great rated games above the 80 mark in this dataset. Three titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79. Two others land in the mixed category from 40 to 59, while no games scored below 40. Blaster Master Jr. leads their highest-rated list with a score of 71. Vice: Project Doom follows closely at 70.2. Pulstar received a 65.8 rating. Astyanax and Amagon scored 50.6 and 47.6 respectively. Aicom began as a subsidiary of Jaleco in 1990 according to Sammy Corporation records. The Sammy Corporation purchased the studio in 1992. They operated under this structure until 1996 when they split from Sammy. SNK provided funding for their transition into Yumekobo, which shifted production mainly toward SNK systems. Their output included games like The Mafat Conspiracy and Totally Rad on the NES alongside Blaster Master Boy on Game Boy.

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