 Compile was a Japanese video game company founded in 1983. Founded by Masamitsu Niitani (otherwise simply known as 'Moo'), they were responsible for developing some of the most colourful and popular action and puzzle games ever made, including their signature franchise, Puyo Puyo. Some were designed for companies like Sega and Nintendo, though their initial games started on the MSX. Image File history File links COMPILE_logo. ...
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Puyo Puyo (ã·ã‚ˆã·ã‚ˆ, called Puyo Pop outside of Japan) is a computer puzzle game made in 1991 by Compile. ...
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Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...
Compile created the Madoh Monogatari franchise, which blossomed into their most famous puzzle game, Puyo Puyo, as well as vertical shooters (such as the Zanac and Aleste series) and countless other less successful games. Although they specialised in shoot 'em up and puzzle games, Compile created games in many genres across many platforms. In 1998, Compile and Sega worked together on the development of Puyo Puyo-n, with the first release being seen on the Dreamcast before porting to the Nintendo 64 and PSX. Zanac is an arcade-style video game, a vertical scrolling shooter. ...
Aleste ( Japanese: アレスタ) is the first game in the Aleste Series. ...
Galaga, a famous shoot-em-up from 1981. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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Compile filed for bankruptcy and disbanded in 2002, though its spirit lives on in Aiky, founded afterwards by several ex-employees. Another company that spun off from Compile was Milestone Inc., and the company focuses on arcade shoot 'em ups. Yet another company, Compile Heart, hopes to revive the Compile brand name with the assistance of former Compile employees like Puyo Puyo creator "Moo" Niitani. The rights to Puyo Puyo however, were acquired by and remain the property of Sega. New games in the franchise are produced by Sega's subsidiary Sonic Team. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
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Galaga, a famous shoot-em-up from 1981. ...
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Games
Puyo Puyo Puyo Puyo, first released for the MSX computer in 1991, is a falling block puzzle game similar to Tetris. The object of the game is to line up a row of "Puyos" of the same color as they fall from the top of the screen. This simple, yet addictive, concept was expanded on in a series of sequels over the course of two decades. Puyo Puyo (ã·ã‚ˆã·ã‚ˆ, called Puyo Pop outside of Japan) is a computer puzzle game made in 1991 by Compile. ...
Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...
Tetris (ТетриÑ) is a very popular falling blocks puzzle game, released on a large spectrum of platforms. ...
Puyo Puyo reached North America in the form of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine for the Sega Genesis and Kirby's Avalanche for the Super Nintendo. Puyo Puyo (ã·ã‚ˆã·ã‚ˆ, called Puyo Pop outside of Japan) is a computer puzzle game made in 1991 by Compile. ...
Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine is a video game within the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. ...
The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ...
Kirbys Avalanche (Kirbys Ghost Trap in the PAL version) was an SNES game developed by HAL Laboratory and released by Nintendo in 1995. ...
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...
After Compile disbanded, the Puyo franchise was passed to Sega's Sonic Team, who created Puyo Pop Fever. Sonic Team is a computer and video game developer established in 1988 originally known as Sega AM8. ...
Puyo Pop Fever, known in Japan as Puyo Puyo Fever (ã·ã‚ˆã·ã‚ˆãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒãƒ¼), is a puzzle game released mainly on the Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable and was developed by Sonic Team. ...
Shoot 'em Ups Although Puyo Puyo was Compile's most successful franchise, they also built an impressive body of work in the shoot 'em up genre. After 1993, Compile focused on other genres, and many of the company's designers went on to Raizing to produce games such as Soukyugurentai and Mahou Daisakusen. Some of their most famous games include: Galaga, a famous shoot-em-up from 1981. ...
8ing/Raizing (also called Eighting/Raizing, Raizing, Eighting or 8ing) is a Japanese video game company mainly known for its shoot-em-ups, but they have also ventured in the fighting genre with the Bloody Roar (AKA Beastorizer) series and the Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen series (based off the anime...
Soukyugurentai is a vertically-scrolling shooter game for the Sega Saturn. ...
Zanac First released on the MSX computer in 1986, Zanac combined fast action with an innovative AI system, which changes based on your style of play. Zanac received a true sequel, Zanac EX and an NES port. In 2001, Compile released an updated version for the PlayStation titled Zanac X Zanac. Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...
Zanac is an arcade-style video game, a vertical scrolling shooter. ...
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Aleste In many ways, Aleste, released in 1988, was a follow-up to Zanac. It was first released on the MSX and was ported to the Sega Master System. A sequel, Aleste 2, was released for the MSX2. Super Aleste came out in 1992 for the Super Famicom and was retitled Space Megaforce in North America. Aleste is now available on cellular phones, courtesy of Aiky. Aleste ( Japanese: アレスタ) is the first game in the Aleste Series. ...
Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...
The Sega Master System (SMS for short) is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ...
Super Aleste (called Space Megaforce in the American release) is a vertical-scrolling shooter game, part of the long-running Aleste series by Compile. ...
This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ...
Blazing Lazers Blazing Lazers for the Turbografx-16 console was released in 1989 and soon became a showpiece for NEC's console. Its fast action and large arsenal of weapons made it a hit and it is still remembered as one of the defining shooters of the era. Blazing Lazers (Gunhed in Japan) is a space shooter video game created in 1989 by Hudson Soft. ...
For information on the Japanese version of this console, see PC Engine The TurboGrafx 16 is a video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. ...
M.U.S.H.A. Aleste Considered by many to be Compile's finest shooter, M.U.S.H.A Aleste is a very fast shooter, which pushed the Sega Mega Drive to its limits in 1990. The game takes place in a unique Japanese futuristic setting. M.U.S.H.A Aleste is remembered as one of the best shooters on Sega's 16-bit console. The Sega Mega Drive ) was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world. ...
Other Games Although they focused on shoot 'em ups and Puyo Puyo games, Compile was quite prolific in other areas as well. Started in 1989, the Madoh Monogatari games are simple Role Playing games featuring characters that would appear in Puyo Puyo games, such as Arle. Golvellius, which was released on the MSX as well as the Master System, is an action/RPG. The Rune Master is a board game style RPG. They also developed a series of influential pinball games, such as Alien Crush on the NEC TurboGrafx 16 system, and Devil's Crush. Puyo Puyo (ã·ã‚ˆã·ã‚ˆ, called Puyo Pop outside of Japan) is a computer puzzle game made in 1991 by Compile. ...
Golvellius is an action adventure game for the Japanese MSX home computer system. ...
Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ...
Sega Master System The Sega Master System (SMS for short) (Japanese: マスターシステム), was an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console manufactured by Sega. ...
Pinball is a type of coin-operated arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass covered case. ...
Alien Crush was a pinball videogame released for the Turbografx-16. ...
US TurboGrafx-16 system The NEC TurboDuo For information on the Japanese version of this console, see PC Engine The TurboGrafx 16 is a video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. ...
Games by Compile Aleste ( Japanese: アレスタ) is the first game in the Aleste Series. ...
Blazing Lazers (Gunhed in Japan) is a space shooter video game created in 1989 by Hudson Soft. ...
Choplifter is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. ...
Final Justice was a 1984 film starring Joe Don Baker (most famous from his role in Walking Tall) and directed by B-movie veteran Greydon Clark. ...
Godzilla, as portrayed during his latest film from the Millennium series. ...
Ghostbusters (Sega) on the Sega Genesis (1990) Ghostbusters was released by Sega for the Genesis in 1990. ...
// Gun Nac is a video game made for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ...
Guardic is an action game for the Japanese MSX computer, designed by Compile, the creators of the long-running Zanac series. ...
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The Guardian Legend (Guardic Gaiden in Japan) is a game created by Compile, produced by Irem, and released by Brøderbund in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ...
Lode Runner is a 1983 computer game (see 1983 in video gaming). ...
The final stage in Lunar Pool. ...
The Power Strike series is a video game series of vertically scrolling shooters, produced by Compile, for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. ...
The Power Strike series is a video game series of vertically scrolling shooters, produced by Compile, for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. ...
R-Type is a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. ...
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Robo Aleste (Known as Dennin Aleste in Japan) is a vertically-scrolling shooter video game and the last in the Aleste series. ...
The Sega Mega (Japanese: メガCD) is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive released in Europe, Australia and Japan. ...
Sonic Classics is a video game released for the Sega Genesis in 1997. ...
Super Aleste (called Space Megaforce in the American release) is a vertical-scrolling shooter game, part of the long-running Aleste series by Compile. ...
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Zanac is an arcade-style video game, a vertical scrolling shooter. ...
External links - Compile Heart official home page - The official web site of Compile Heart, a game design firm founded by former Compile employees
- Kelesis Home Page: COMPILE SHOOTING GAME HISTORY - It's all translated from French so the writing's a little awkward, but there's a complete history of everything Compile, and tons of pictures. All around awesome.
- SHMUPS! - Has features on Aleste 1 and 2, MUSHA, and others. Best all around shooter site on the Internet too.
- Complete Aleste Shrine - Mostly devoted to MUSHA.
- Arcane Lore - Homepage of shooter fan Zach Keene, has an extremely indepth FAQ for Zanac X Zanac.
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