Kemco

Kemco (Kotobuki System Co., Ltd.) is a video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Kemco was one of the original Nintendo licensees and began to manufacture games for the NES in 1985. In 2001 "Kemco U.S.A, Inc." was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of "Kemco of Japan", especially targeting the U.S. and European markets.

One of their best known franchises is the "Top Gear" series. They are also known for their ports of the "MacVenture" adventure games to Nintendo consoles.

List of Kemco games

1985

NES Dough Boy 12/11/85

1986

NES Spy vs. Spy 04/26/86

NES Space Hunter 09/25/86

NES Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger 12/26/86

Famicom Disk System Electrician 12/26/86

1987

NES Nankoku Shirei!! Spy vs. Spy 03/27/87

NES Indora no Hikari 10/20/87

NES Superman 12/22/87

1988

NES Sanada Juu Yuushi 06/27/88

NES Deja Vu 11/22/88

NES Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu 12/21/88

1989

NES Desert Commander June 1989

Famicom Disk System Roger Rabbit 02/16/89 NES Shadowgate 03/31/89

NES The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle August 1989 NES Ghost Lion 07/14/89

NES Uninvited 09/29/89

NES Rescue: The Embassy Mission 12/01/89

Game Boy Sword of Hope 12/28/89

1990

NES Rocket Ranger 1990

NES The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout September 1990

Sharp X68000 Lagoon 1990

NES Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular March 1990

Game Boy Snoopy Magic Show 04/28/90

NES North & South 09/21/90

SNES Ka-blooey 12/01/90

Game Boy Nekojara Monogatari 12/14/90

1991

Game Boy The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 September 1991

SNES Drakkhen 05/24/91

SNES Drakkhen 05/24/91

Game Boy Sword of Hope June 1991

NES Dragon Wars 08/09/91

SNES Lagoon 12/13/91

1992

Game Boy Garfield Labyrinth 1992

Game Boy The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 1992

NES Track & Field 02/02/92

SNES Top Gear 03/27/92

Game Boy Spy vs. Spy 05/02/92

SNES Phalanx 08/07/92

Game Boy Sword of Hope II 09/04/92

NES Kid Klown in Night Mayor World 09/30/92

Game Boy Dr. Franken 1992

Game Boy Mickey's Dangerous Chase 12/18/92

Game Boy The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle March 1990

1993

Game Boy The Real Ghostbusters 1993

SNES The Blues Brothers 03/26/93

Game Boy Garfield Labyrinth 04/23/93

SNES First Samurai 07/02/93

SNES X-Zone 08/27/93

SNES Top Gear 2 12/22/93

1994

SNES Super Troll Islands 03/25/94

SNES Genocide 2 08/05/94

SNES Dragon View 08/26/94

SNES Kid Klown in Crazy Chase 10/21/94

SNES Stone Protectors November 1994

SNES Brutal 12/22/94

1995

SNES Top Gear 3000 04/28/95

SNES Prehistorik Man 06/23/95

SNES Blackthorne 08/11/95

VirtualBoy Virtual League Baseball 08/11/95 Game Boy Prehistorik Man 12/22/95

1996

PlayStation Kid Klown in Crazy Chase 2: Love Love Hani Soudatsusen 12/06/96 1997

PlayStation The Bombing Islands 07/18/97

Game Boy Soreike!! Kid 07/18/97

Nintendo 64 Top Gear Rally October 1997

Game Boy Bugs Bunny Collection 12/19/97

1998

Game Boy Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! May 1998

Nintendo 64 Knife Edge: Nose Gunner 11/10/98

Nintendo 64 Top Gear Overdrive 11/23/98

Nintendo 64 Knife Edge: Nose Gunner 11/27/98

1999

Game Boy Color Deja Vu I and II 1999

Game Boy Color Top Gear Pocket 1999

Game Boy Color Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3 01/29/99

Nintendo 64 Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding 03/12/99 Game Boy Color Shadowgate Classic 03/31/99

Nintendo 64 Charlie Blast's Territory 04/30/99

Nintendo 64 Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers 05/31/99 Game Boy Color Spy vs. Spy 07/23/99

Game Boy Color Deja Vu I and II 10/15/99

Game Boy Color Catwoman December 1999

Game Boy Color Top Gear Pocket 2 12/17/99

2000

Game Boy Color Bugs Bunny In Crazy Castle 4 July 2000

Nintendo 64 Top Gear Rally 2 02/04/00

Nintendo 64 Top Gear Hyper-Bike 03/21/00

Nintendo 64 Daikatana 04/07/00

Game Boy Color Bugs Bunny In Crazy Castle 4 04/21/00 Game Boy Color Tweety's High-Flying Adventure 08/11/00 PlayStation Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 11/20/00

Game Boy Color Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 12/08/00

2001

PlayStation 2 Top Gear Dare Devil 01/18/01

Nintendo 64 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 01/19/01

Game Boy Advance Top Gear GT Championship 03/21/01

Game Boy Advance Top Gear GT Championship 06/21/01

Game Boy Advance Tweety & The Magic Gems 06/22/01

Game Boy Advance Phalanx 10/26/01

Game Boy Advance Phalanx 11/23/01

Game Boy Advance Mech Platoon 11/30/01

2002

GameCube Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure 05/03/02 GameCube Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness 09/11/02

PlayStation 2 Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness 09/12/02

Game Boy Advance Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness 09/27/02

GameCube Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness 09/27/02

Game Boy Advance Crazy Chase 10/21/02

Xbox Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness 10/25/02

Game Boy Advance Boulder Dash EX 12/06/02

Game Boy Advance Woody Woodpecker Crazy Castle 5 12/11/02

2003

Xbox Batman: Dark Tomorrow 03/20/03

GameCube Batman: Dark Tomorrow 04/11/03

Game Boy Advance Get: Boku no Mushitsu Kamaete 07/11/03 Game Boy Advance Top Gear Rally 07/25/03

2004

GameCube Rogue Ops 02/06/04

PlayStation 2 Rogue Ops 02/06/04

Xbox Rogue Ops 02/06/04

Xbox Yager 10/05/04

2005

Xbox Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics 02/16/05

Xbox Top Gear RPM Tuning 02/16/05

Xbox Chicago Enforcer 02/23/05

2006

DS Cocoto Kart Racer 03/23/06

Canceled Games

DS The Arashi no Drift Rally - Ijoukishou o Tsuppashire Canceled

GameCube Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Canceled

Game Boy Color Daikatana Canceled

Game Boy Color Taitou GB Canceled

Xbox Lobo Canceled

PlayStation 2 Batman: Dark Tomorrow Cancelled TBA

PlayStation 2 Lobo Canceled

External links

* [http://www.kemco-games.com Official website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/kotobuki-system-co-ltd "Kemco"] profile on MobyGames