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6%%IMPORTANT NOTE: Konami is an extremely polarizing company with a vocal Hatedom as a result of their business practices, but still has many fans of their present works (BEMANI and eFootball in particular). No matter how much you think the company deserves it, please refrain from creator bashing and keep the page focussed on facts about the company.
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11->''UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, Select, Start''
12-->--'''The KonamiCode – specifically, the code as used to start a 2-player game of VideoGame/{{Contra}} where both players start with 30 lives'''
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14[[https://www.konami.com Konami Group Corporation]] is a popular Tokyo-based maker of video games, toys, slot machines and trading cards, founded by Kagemasa Kozuki on March 21, 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan. Konami transitioned to arcade development in the '70s, and was responsible for arcade hits throughout the '80s such as ''Frogger'', ''Gradius'', ''Contra'', and ''Track & Field.'' It became one of the leading third-party developers during the NES era, thanks to best-selling ports of many of its arcade hits, as well as console-exclusive titles such as ''Castlevania'', and ''Metal Gear''. It is currently the fourth-largest game company in Japan, behind Creator/{{Nintendo}}, [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Sammy]] and Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment.
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16Due to Nintendo's restrictions on third-party licensing during that era, Konami could release only five games per year for the NES. Konami found a way around this by creating a quasi-independent subsidiary known as "Ultra Games", which published the first ''VideoGame/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1989}}'' game, ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie'', ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'', and an expanded version of ''VideoGame/{{Gyruss}}'', among others. (They made a similar move in Europe with Palcom Software Ltd.) After Nintendo relaxed its standards, Konami closed Ultra in 1992 and absorbed its remaining employees into its American branch. Some of the other Konami staff left that same year to create Creator/{{Treasure}} Co. Ltd. Konami also owned a majority stake in Creator/HudsonSoft until making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
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18In the mid-80s, Konami became famous by one of their {{Classic Cheat Code}}s, dubbed the "KonamiCode". First appearing to US players in the 1986 NES port of ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' and made popular in the 1988 NES port of ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', it provided the players of the notoriously-diffiicult game with 30 lives, rather than the original 3. Due to the game's popularity, the Konami Code now enjoys a pop-culture status on par with the famous 'XYZZY' keyword from ''Colossal Cave Adventure'' -- mention the 'Konami Code', and it's a sure bet than any console gamer worth his eyeteeth will know ''exactly'' which code you mean.
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20In 1999, the company inked an agreement with [[Creator/VivendiUniversalGames Universal Interactive Studios]], which allowed Konami to publish, distribute and market several UIS titles in all territories. By 2004, both companies parted ways as Vivendi Universal set up their own Japanese division.
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22Konami came under fire in 2015 when, for a number of reasons, they canned ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' and Creator/HideoKojima, along with quite a few of his long time collaborators, left Konami due to intolerable working conditions, which shone a spotlight on the terrible morale at the company. Following that, Konami announced their departure from console gaming to focus on mobile gaming and a larger focus on its non-video gaming domestic efforts, namely pachinko and slot machines -- a move that has left a sour taste in many fans' mouths, especially Western fans. While Konami still produces UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}s, most notably the ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' franchise, many Westerners find no relevance in such games due to a combination of NoExportForYou and an overall decline in arcade games in the West. There were [[http://throwingdigitalsheep.com/konami-exiting-triple-a-space/ reports]] [[https://youtu.be/wAeD6BR9e5k?t=480 that]] the rumors of departing from console gaming were false and Konami was [[https://www.konami.com/jobs/en/career/spe/mgs_en.php hiring]] for a "new Metal Gear" project -- but this turned out to be the critically and commercially panned spin-off ''VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive'' as well as yet ''another'' pachinslot machine.
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24In spite of their claimed mobile gaming market focus, Konami entered the PC gaming and [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming e-sports market]] with their own brand Arespear (similar to Dell's Alienware and HP's Omen) in 2020, after seeing the resurgence of PC as a gaming platform in Japan after decades. Since then, Konami has been running and expanding their e-sports services there as well as releasing some of their recent games on [=PCs=] both in Japan and overseas. In 2021, Konami expanded their e-sports activities to include the ''BEMANI'' franchise with BEMANI Pro League, with players competing in teams based on and sponsored by Japanese arcades.
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26In 2022, Konami announced that they are heading back to consoles, starting with announcement of remakes and new games for the ''Metal Gear'' and ''Silent Hill'' franchises.
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28In 2024, Konami announced the formation of its own animation studio, KONAMI animation, with the release of its debut original work, "[[https://youtu.be/HU8hRb4TCZo?si=A7Dd-xYrB9RDKSsA Yu-Gi-Oh! CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES]]".
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30In no way related to the [[ShipManteau Konata/Kagami pairing]] of ''Manga/LuckyStar'', or to any character with the name, or to any kind of "economy". Nor is it the Norwegian person's [[BilingualBonus wife]].
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39%%NOTE: The list on the page include those published by Ultra/Palcom with development made by other companies.
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42!!Developed and published games and franchises:
43[[index]]
44* ''VideoGame/ActionDeka''
45* ''VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfBayouBilly''
46* ''VideoGame/AirForceDelta''
47* ''VideoGame/{{Amidar}}''
48* ''VideoGame/AntarcticAdventure''
49** ''VideoGame/YumePenguinMonogatari''
50* ''VideoGame/{{Axelay}}''
51* ''VideoGame/AzureDreams''
52* ''VideoGame/{{Badlands}}''
53* The ''VideoGame/{{Bemani}}'' games:
54* ''VideoGame/BioMiracleBokutteUpa''
55* ''VideoGame/BirdsOfSteel''
56* ''VideoGame/BishiBashi''
57* ''VideoGame/BladeOfHonor''
58* ''VideoGame/BladesOfSteel''
59* ''VideoGame/BladesOfTime''
60* ''VideoGame/{{Bombergirl}}'' (a spin-off of the ''Bomberman'' series)
61* ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}''
62* ''VideoGame/BrooktownHigh''
63* ''Toys/BusouShinki'' and the Battle Rondo online tie-in game
64* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series
65* ''VideoGame/CircusCharlie''
66* ''VideoGame/CodedArms''
67* ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}''
68** ''VideoGame/ContraIIITheAlienWars''
69** ''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps''
70** ''VideoGame/HardCorpsUprising''
71** ''VideoGame/ContraOperationGaluga''
72* ''VideoGame/CrimeFighters''
73* ''VideoGame/{{Crimesight}}''
74* ''VideoGame/CrisisForce''
75* ''VideoGame/CryptKiller''
76* ''VisualNovel/DancingBladeKatteNiMomotenshi''
77* ''VideoGame/DankiraBoysBeDANCING''
78* ''VideoGame/DarkAdventure''
79* ''VideoGame/DeadlyArts''
80* ''VideoGame/DewysAdventure''
81* ''VideoGame/DoctorLautrecAndTheForgottenKnights''
82* ''Dragon Scroll''
83* ''VideoGame/{{Elebits}}''
84* ''VideoGame/EphemeralFantasia''
85* ''VideoGame/EvilNight''
86* ''Firefighter F.D.18''
87* ''VideoGame/FightingBujutsu''
88* ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}''
89* ''Frontier Brain''
90* ''Fu-un Shinsengumi'' (collaborated with Genki. The latter published it.)
91** ''Fu-un Bakumatsuden'' (collaborated with Genki. The latter published it.)
92* ''VideoGame/{{Gaiapolis}}''
93* ''VideoGame/GalacticWarriors''
94* ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon''
95* ''VideoGame/GetsuFumaDen''
96* ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''
97** ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' which is the same series, but parodied as a Cute 'em Up.
98** ''VideoGame/{{Otomedius}}'', a combination of ''Gradius'' plot elements and ''Parodius'' sense of humor. Lots of girls, too.
99* ''VideoGame/{{Gungage}}''
100* ''VideoGame/{{Gyruss}}''
101* ''VideoGame/HellNight'' (Published by {{Creator/Atlus}} in Japan/Developer)
102* ''VideoGame/HybridHeaven''
103* ''VideoGame/{{Jackal}}''
104* ''[[VideoGame/LivePowerfulProBaseball Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu]]'' Series
105* ''VideoGame/KenseiSacredFist''
106* ''VideoGame/KinnikuBanzukeKongouKunNoDaibouken''
107* ''VideoGame/{{Knightmare}}''
108** ''VideoGame/KnightmareIITheMazeOfGalious''
109*** ''Knightmare III: Shalom''
110* ''VideoGame/KonamiKrazyRacers''
111* ''VideoGame/LaserInvasion''
112* ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers''
113** ''VideoGame/Police911''
114* ''VideoGame/LightningLegendDaigoNoDaibouken''
115* ''VideoGame/LostInBlue'' (known as ''Survival Kids'' in Japan)
116* ''VideoGame/LovePlus''
117* ''VideoGame/MagicialHalloween''
118* ''VideoGame/MagiciansQuestMysteriousTimes''
119* ''VideoGame/MartialChampion''
120* ''VideoGame/MeineLiebe''
121* ''VideoGame/MetalGear''
122* ''VideoGame/MetamorphicForce''
123* ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' (made in cooperation with [[Creator/RedEntertainment RED Company]], the creators of ''Sakura Taisen'')
124* ''VideoGame/MonsterMaulers''
125* ''VideoGame/MysticWarriors''
126* ''VideoGame/NanoBreaker''
127* ''Ninety-Nine Nights II''
128* ''VideoGame/NoahsArk''
129* ''VideoGame/ProEvolutionSoccer''/''Winning Eleven''
130* ''VideoGame/ProjectOverkill''
131* ''VideoGame/QuizMagicAcademy''
132* ''VideoGame/{{Rakugakids}}''
133* ''VideoGame/{{Rengoku}}''
134* ''VideoGame/RockNRage''
135* ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' (Genesis)
136** ''Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2'' (Genesis)
137** ''Sparkster'' (SNES)
138** ''Rocket Knight'' (Xbox 360 (XBLA), [=PlayStation=] 3 (PSN), Windows (Steam))
139* ''VideoGame/RingOfRed''
140* ''VideoGame/RoadFighter''
141* ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses''
142* ''VideoGame/RushNAttack''
143* ''VideoGame/{{Scramble}}''
144* ''VideoGame/SengokuKakumeiGaiden''
145* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfDestiny''
146* ''Franchise/SilentHill''
147* ''VideoGame/SilentScope''
148* ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}''
149** ''VideoGame/SDSnatcher''
150** ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}''
151* ''VideoGame/SoulOfTheSamurai''
152* ''VideoGame/SpecialProjectY''
153* ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}''
154* ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders''
155* ''VideoGame/SurpriseAttack''
156* ''VideoGame/TheSwordOfEtheria''
157* ''VideoGame/TaisenPuzzleDama''
158* ''VideoGame/{{Teraburst}}''
159* ''VideoGame/TerrorOfTheStratus''
160* ''VideoGame/ThrillDrive''
161* ''VideoGame/ThunderCross''
162* ''VisualNovel/TimeHollow''
163* ''VideoGame/TimePilot''
164* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''
165* ''VideoGame/TotalVice''
166* ''VideoGame/TrackAndField''
167* ''VideoGame/{{Tutankham}}''
168* ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}}''
169* ''VideoGame/VandalHearts''
170* ''VideoGame/{{Vendetta|1991}}'' (1991)
171* ''VideoGame/ViolentStorm''
172* ''VideoGame/WaiWaiWorld''
173* ''VideoGame/WartranTroopers''
174* ''VideoGame/YieArKungFu''
175* ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders''
176
177!!Published games by Western Developers
178* ''VideoGame/BrokenHelix''
179* ''VideoGame/CrimeLifeGangWars''
180* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder'' (NES version only)
181* ''VideoGame/MetalWarriors''
182* ''VideoGame/NightmareCreatures II'' (developed by Kalisto Entertainment)
183* ''VideoGame/NeverDead''
184* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia1'' (SNES version only)
185* ''The Regiment[=/=]Terror Strike''
186* ''VideoGame/SuperCrazyRhythmCastle'' (developed by Second Impact Games)
187* ''VideoGame/TargetTerror'' (For the Wii)
188* ''VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors'' (developed by Creator/LucasArts)
189
190!!Published games by Ultra/Palcom:
191
192* ''VideoGame/DefenderOfTheCrown''
193* ''VideoGame/Nightshade1992'' (developed by Beam Software)
194* ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie'' (NES port)
195* ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge''
196* ''Star Trek: 25th Anniversary'' (Gameboy version)
197
198!!Licensed Games:
199* ''Videogame/{{Aliens}}'' (arcade game)
200* ''VideoGame/{{Animaniacs}}'' (Platform/SegaGenesis and Platform/SuperNES game, the Genesis version was ported to the Platform/GameBoy by Factor 5)
201* ''VideoGame/{{Asterix}}'' (arcade game)
202* ''Film/BatmanReturns'' (for Amiga, DOS, NES and SNES games)
203* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (Game Boy game)
204** ''VideoGame/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobin'' (SNES game)
205* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce: The Rise of Hex''
206* ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars''
207* ''[[ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars Bucky O'Hare]]''
208** [[VideoGame/BuckyOHare Arcade Game]]
209** [[VideoGame/BuckyOHareNES NES Game]]
210* ''VideoGame/CabbagePatchKidsAdventuresInThePark''
211* ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit''
212* ''VideoGame/CyborgKuroChan''
213* ''VideoGame/CyGirls2004''
214* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolutionMarioMix''
215* ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster''
216* ''VideoGame/EdensZeroPocketGalaxy''
217* ''VideoGame/GIJoe'' (arcade version)
218* ''VideoGame/TheGoonies''
219* ''VideoGame/TheGooniesII''
220* ''[[VideoGame/TheGrinch2000 The Grinch]]''
221* ''VideoGame/HellboyTheScienceOfEvil''
222* ''[[VideoGame/JurassicParkArcade Jurassic Park III]]'', ''Island Attack'', ''The DNA Factor'', and ''Park Builder''.
223* ''[[Film/KingKongLives King Kong 2]]'' (Famicom and MSX games)
224* ''King Arthur''
225* ''VideoGame/TheLoneRanger'' (NES)
226* ''McFarlane's Evil Prophecy''
227* ''Manga/MirumoDePon'' (Publisher only, [[http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/gb/ the games]] [[http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product/game/ps/ were made by]] Creator/JupiterCorporation)
228* ''VideoGame/MissionImpossibleKonami'' (1990 NES game)
229* ''VideoGame/MonsterInMyPocket'' (NES game)
230* ''VideoGame/TheMummy''
231* ''Manga/Phoenix1954'' (Famicom and MSX games)
232* ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''
233* ''VideoGame/{{Rollergames}}''
234* ''VideoGame/SundayVSMagazineShuuketsuChoujouDaikessen''
235* ''[[Film/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]] TabletopGame/SceneIt'' (Wii, DS and PC) (developed by Creator/ScreenLifeLLC)
236* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsons'' (The 1991 arcade game and ''The Simpsons Bowling'')
237* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1989'' (NES)
238** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame'' (Arcade and NES)
239** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime'' (Arcade and SNES)
240** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject'' (NES)
241** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters'' (NES, Genesis and SNES)
242** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' (PC, [=PS2=], Xbox, [=GameCube=], and GBA)
243* ''VideoGame/TheThing2002'' (Only for [=PS2=])
244* ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventures'' (NES)
245** ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventures2TroubleInWackyland'' (NES)
246** ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBabsBigBreak'' (Game Boy)
247** ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBusterBustsLoose'' (SNES)
248** ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBustersHiddenTreasure'' (Genesis)
249* ''Film/TopGun'' (NES and Game Boy games) (lost the license to 505 Games)
250* ''VideoGame/WildWestCowboysOfMooMesa''
251* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' (Game Boy Advance and DS; aimed at tween girls; contains lots of girls)
252* ''[[VideoGame/XMen1992 X-Men]]'' (1992 arcade game)
253* The ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' video games and Trading Card Game
254** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMonsterCapsuleBreedAndBattle''
255** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhCapsuleMonsterColiseum''
256** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMonsterCapsuleGB''
257** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDarkDuelStories''
258** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTheSacredCards''
259** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhReshefOfDestruction''
260** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhForbiddenMemories''
261** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTheFalseboundKingdom''
262** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTheDuelistsOfTheRoses''
263** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhNightmareTroubadour''
264** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhGXSpiritCaller''
265** ''VideoGame/YuGiOh5DsWheelieBreakers''
266** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhBAM''
267** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks''
268** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhLegacyOfTheDuelist''
269** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhRushDuelDawnOfTheBattleRoyale''
270** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMasterDuel''
271** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDungeonDiceMonsters''
272** ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTagForceSeries''
273* ''VideoGame/ZenIntergalacticNinja''
274[[/index]]
275
276!!Konami games that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen cancelled]]:
277* ''Battle Choice''
278* ''Battle Jungler''
279* ''Castlevania Resurrection''
280* ''Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night'' (Game.com variant)
281* ''Castlevania: The Bloodletting''
282* ''Coded Arms Assault''
283* ''Contra Online''
284* ''Contra Spirits 64''
285* ''Dear Blue''
286* ''Green Beret'' (Game Boy Color variant)
287* ''Guy Savage''
288* ''Konami Rally''
289* ''Metal Gear Solid'' (Game.com variant)
290* ''Metalocalypse: Dethgame''
291* ''Moto-X''
292* ''Silent Scope Reboot''
293* ''Survivor Day One''
294* ''Six Days in Fallujah'' (planned to be published by Victura since 2016)
295* ''TwinBee Miracle''
296* ''Zone of the Enders 3''
297
298!!Outside games/franchises published by Konami in a set region:
299
300!!Japan
301
302[[index]]
303* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'' (Only via [=PS2=])
304* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex''
305** ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart'' (Except Nokia N-Gage and mobile phone versions)
306** ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheHugeAdventure''
307** ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2NTranced''
308* ''VideoGame/DarksidersI''
309* ''[=FlatOut=]''
310* ''VideoGame/TheHobbit2003''
311* ''VideoGame/JerseyDevil''
312* ''VideoGame/PitFighter'' (Only via arcade)
313* ''VideoGame/{{Rampart}}'' (Only via Famicom)
314* ''Red Johnson's Chronicles''
315
316!!North America
317
318* ''Street Supremacy''
319* ''VideoGame/OperatorsSide''[[note]]Known in NA in ''Lifeline''[[/note]]
320
321!!Europe
322
323* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'' (Only via [=PS2=])
324* ''VideoGame/KartiaTheWordOfFate''
325* ''Kaido Racer''
326* ''Kaido Racer 2''[[note]]Known as Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT 2 in North America.[[/note]]
327* ''VideoGame/LostInShadow''
328* ''Street Supremacy''
329* ''VideoGame/TrapGunner''
330
331!!Oceania
332
333* ''VideoGame/KartiaTheWordOfFate''
334* ''Kaido Racer''
335* ''Kaido Racer 2''[[note]]Known as Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT 2 in North America.[[/note]]
336* ''VideoGame/TrapGunner''
337[[/index]]
338
339!!Series produced/sponsored by Konami:
340[[AC:Produced:]]
341[[index]]
342* ''Anime/BestStudentCouncil'' (Co-Production with Media Works and Creator/JCStaff)
343* ''Series/ChouSeiShinSeries'' (Co-Production with Creator/{{Toho}})
344** ''Series/ChouSeiShinGransazer''
345** ''Series/GenSeiShinJustiriser''
346** ''Series/ChouSeiKantaiSazerX''
347*** ''Film/ChouseiKantaiSazerXTheMovieFightStarWarriors''
348* ''Anime/FairyMusketeers'' (Co-Production with Creator/{{Madhouse}})
349* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'' (Opening Animation; Co-Production with Creator/JCStaff)
350* ''Anime/SaintOctober'' (Co-Production with [[Creator/AnimalYa Studio Comet]])
351* ''Anime/{{Salamander}}'' (3 [=OVAs=]; Based on the game of the same name, Animation leading outsourced to Creator/StudioPierrot)
352* ''Anime/SkyGirls'' (Co-Production with Creator/JCStaff)
353* ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} Paradise'' (Outsourced to Creator/{{AIC}})
354** ''[=TwinBee and WinBee's 1/8 Panic=]'' (Was made before the Twinbee Paradise [=OVAs=] were made; Animating leading outsourced to AIC; With Creator/SpectrumAnimation and Creator/DRMovie)
355** ''[=Twinbee: The Tulip Coast Story=]'' (Was made shortly before the Twinbee Paradise [=OVAs=] were made; Animating leading outsourced to AIC; With Creator/DRMovie)
356* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial ~ Only Love'' (Outsourced to [=AIC A.S.T.A=])
357[[/index]]
358
359[[AC:Sponsored:]]
360* ''Anime/BombermanJetters'' (Creator/HudsonSoft[=/=]Creator/StudioDeen)
361* ''Anime/DragonautTheResonance'' ({{Creator/GONZO}})
362* ''Manga/MirumoDePon'' (Shogakukan[=/=]Creator/StudioHibari)
363* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (Creator/StudioGainax)
364* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' (Creator/WarnerBros[=/=]Creator/TMSEntertainment) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yyn6z25N-M [=Sponsored/funded=] seasons 1 & 2 when the show was under syndication]]; Season 3 is 100% funded by [[Creator/FoxKids Fox]])
365* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' (Creator/{{Netflix}})
366** ''WesternAnimation/CastlevaniaNocturne''
367
368!!Names associated with Konami:
369* Masato Maegawa (founder of {{Creator/Treasure}}, started off at Konami in the mid 80s working on ''WEC Le Mans 24'', ''Penguin Adventure'', ''Kitten Kaboodle'', {{VideoGame/Axelay}} and ''Space Manbow''. In addition to working on original titles, he was also tasked with ports (the NES versions of ''Skate Or Die'') sequels (''Gradius III'', ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV'') and licensed games (''VideoGame/TheSimpsons'', ''[[ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars Bucky O'Hare]]'' and ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBabsBigBreak''). He eventually left Konami to establish Treasure, and the rest is history.)
370* Shigeharu Umezaki (was responsible for porting ''{{VideoGame/Contra}}'' to the NES and was one of the heads of the former Kobe unit, he is now the president of [[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Good]] [[VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld Feel]])
371* Etsunobu Ebisu (Was once one of the heads of the Kobe unit and the real life inspiration for [[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Ebisumaru]], he now works for Good Feel)
372* Koji "IGA" Igarashi (co-designer of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' and former producer of the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series from 2001's ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChronicles'' to ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDespair'', as well as ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 1'''s scenario writer, and programmer of the PC-Engine ports of ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}} II'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} Detana!! Twinbee]]''). IGA left Konami in March 2014 to become a freelance developer; his first post-Konami game is ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'', a SpiritualSuccessor to his ''Castlevania'' games.
373** Ayami Kojima (artist of various ''Castlevania'' artwork, though she's done some non-''Castlevania'' stuff as well. No relation to...)
374* Creator/HideoKojima (lead designer for the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, as well as ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}''. Also the producer of the ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders'' series and the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' series, and the drama director of ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Drama Series 1 : Nijiiro no Seishun''). After a series of events driving a rift between him and the studio, Kojima has left Konami and established his own studio, Kojima Productions.
375* Yoshiki Okamoto (designer of the classic arcade games ''VideoGame/TimePilot'' and ''VideoGame/{{Gyruss}}'', before his firing; he would later join Creator/{{Capcom}})
376* Naoki Maeda (sound director for the ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' series and the producer of a majority of Konami original songs that debuted in DDR)
377** Takayuki Ishikawa (aka dj Taka; he is to ''VideoGame/BeatmaniaIIDX'' as Naoki is to DDR)
378* Mikio Saito (aka Metal Yuhki ; composer of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]'', and composer and music producer of the ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series)
379* Shingo Takatsuka (nickname "Seabass"; head designer and producer for the ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series)
380* Music/MichiruYamane (composer for many ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' soundtracks)
381* Music/AkiraYamaoka (the composer/sound designer of ''Franchise/SilentHill'')
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383!!Tropes associated with Konami:
384%%As with all Creator/ pages, trivia tropes about the creator specifically are to be posted here, not a Trivia/ page, as they technically are InUniverse in the case of the person's career.
385%%However: As with all Creator/ pages, items that could go on a specific work's trivia page go there, not here.
386* TheCameo: Pretty much in all of the games that are created by the company prior to 2016, there is a Moai head. Konami discontinued the Moai head joke since and has never put them into their recent (predominantly e-Sports) titles.
387* ClassicCheatCode: The famous KonamiCode, which even has its own page.
388* EasterEgg: A lot of Konami's games have these, usually referencing a different game.
389* EasyModeMockery: Most of their games would refuse to let the player see the true or full ending unless he or she was playing on the hardest difficulty, which makes it even harder to play since most Konami games are NintendoHard. While this trope is generally averted as Konami ventures more into e-Sports, [[MultiplayerDifficultySpike their e-Sports titles are even harder with their multiplayer focus]].
390* FlipFlopOfGod: It's been claimed that Kojima Productions was [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/8939085/konami-kojima-productions-disbanded-metal-gear-solid disbanded]] but they're still [[http://www.gamesradar.com/metal-gear-survive-is-made-by-the-mgs5-team-gameplay-coming-saturday/ intact]] with the [[http://gamingbolt.com/konami-still-holds-the-rights-to-kojima-productions-trademark-rumor trademark]] continue to fall under Konami. Considering that Kojima's new company is also named Kojima Productions but has a different Mascot/Logo (Ludens) instead of the [[VideoGame/{{MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater}} FOX logo]] that is most likely what they hold the trademark on, not the name.
391* GoroawaseNumber: The number 573 appears in many of Konami's games in some way.
392* '''KonamiCode'''
393* LyingCreator: They stated that [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/14/8605313/konami-interview-mobile-is-where-the-future-of-gaming-lies mobile]] is "where the future of gaming lies" and would focus on mobile platforms only, [[SkewedPriorities but they continue to produce non-mobile products]].
394* LogoJoke: The Infinity Pro Sports logo looks like the old Konami logo.
395* NintendoHard: Most of their games fall under this. And to top it all off, they won't even let you [[EasyModeMockery see the full game on the easiest difficulty]]. While the Easy-Mode Mockery was averted in their recent E-Sports titles, this trope still applies.
396* NoExportForYou: Everything pertaining to PASELI in Konami arcade games is unavailable in the U.S. (and any country with strict gambling laws for that matter) due to tax and business laws.
397* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Their licensed titles were, for the most part, fairly decent and faithful to their source material. Even with ''Pro Evolution Soccer''/''Winning Eleven'' games which still have stellar support and have become Konami's flagship titles in the e-Sports front.
398* StockSoundEffects: Konami's pause jingle that plays in most of the company's 8- and 16-bit games.
399** Similarly, the now-famous '''!''' sound from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' has become widely used outside of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' franchise, [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope despite this sound being copyrighted by Konami]].
400* TournamentPlay:
401** The Konami Arcade Championship series, an annual multi-game tournament showcasing many of their arcade games like ''VideoGame/QuizMagicalAcademy'' and the ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' franchise.
402** As of 2020s, Konami is one of the organizers of e-sports scenes in Japan, and also helped in e-sports tournaments with their ''[=eFootball=]'' games there as well as overseas.

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