History Creator / Compile

From 1988 to 2000, Compile published the magazine ''Disc Station'', whose issues came with disks of games and game demos for the {{UsefulNotes/MSX2}}, UsefulNotes/PC98, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows 95/98.

Compile's ports of games created by other developers often came with extra content: ''VideoGame/RType'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem added an original SecretLevel; ''VideoGame/TombsAndTreasure'' and ''Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia'' for the NES significantly expanded on Creator/{{Falcom}}'s originals; and the original ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}'' was attached to newly developed sequels for the {{UsefulNotes/MSX2}} and UsefulNotes/PCEngine.

A new company called Aiky took over much of what had been Compile's, including founder Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani and the rights to many of Compile's games. Aiky dedicated itself to {{Casual Video Game}}s, which had made up a significant portion of Compile's output. Eventually, the rights to all of Compile's former properties (except ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' which went to Sega, and ''VideoGame/{{Aleste}}'' which would go to Creator/{{M2}}) would go to D4 Enterprise, who have since released many titles from these acquired properties via their [[https://www.amusement-center.com/en/project/egg/faq.html Project EGG]] service. Most of Compile's former staff (including Masamitsu, who would retire in 2012) would find their way to Creator/CompileHeart, a subsidiary developer of Creator/IdeaFactory. D4 would soon enter a license deal with Compile Heart to create new games based on Compile properties. Eventually, Niitani would leave Compile Heart to start a new company called Compile Maru (コンパイル〇) and develop ''Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS.

* ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' (the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem version, which was a port of the Activision game)

Compile was not primarily a video game publisher, at least before ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' made it big. Many of its games were [[NoExportForYou never distributed outside of Japan]], and its official website was Japanese-only. Even within Japan, many of Compile's games were distributed by such companies as Creator/{{Sega}}, Creator/HudsonSoft, Naxat Soft, Pony Canyon, Tokyo Shoseki and Creator/{{Toho}}; sometimes they gave no credit to Compile.

* ''Sylphia''

* ''Blaster Burn''

* ''Final Justice''
* ''Guardic''
** ''VideoGame/TheGuardianLegend''
* ''Gulkave''

* ''Spriggan'' series

Compile's ports of games created by other developers often came with extra content: ''VideoGame/RType'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem added an original SecretLevel; ''VideoGame/AstekaIITemploDelSol'' and ''Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia'' for the NES significantly expanded on Creator/{{Falcom}}'s originals; and the original ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}'' was attached to newly developed sequels for the {{UsefulNotes/MSX2}} and UsefulNotes/PCEngine.

!!Games/series developed by Compile:
[[AC:Shoot 'em ups]]

From 1988 to 2000 Compile published the magazine ''Disc Station'', whose issues came with disks of games and game demos for the {{UsefulNotes/MSX2}}, UsefulNotes/PC98 or UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows 95/98.

A new company called Aiky took over much of what had been Compile's, including founder Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani and the rights to many of Compile's games. Aiky has dedicated itself to {{Casual Video Game}}s, which had made up a significant portion of Compile's output. Eventually, the rights to all of Compile's former properties (except ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' which went to Sega, and ''VideoGame/{{Aleste}}'' which would go to Creator/{{M2}}) and most of its former staff (including Masamitsu) would find its way to Creator/CompileHeart, a subsidiary developer of Creator/IdeaFactory.

* ''VideoGame/MadouMonogatari'' series

* ''VideoGame/GuruLogiChamp''

* ''VideoGame/GodzillaMonsterOfMonsters''

* ''Madou Monogatari'' series

* ''VideoGame/{{Aleste}}'' series

A new company called Aiky took over much of what had been Compile's, including founder Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani and the rights to many of Compile's games. Aiky has dedicated itself to {{Casual Video Game}}s, which had made up a significant portion of Compile's output. Eventually, the rights to all of Compile's former properties (except VideoGame/PuyoPuyo) and most of its former staff (including Masamitsu) would find its way to Creator/CompileHeart, a subsidiary developer of Creator/IdeaFactory.