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Konami logo -1986 MSX1

Konami logo - 1986 MSX2 and later (from late 1987 (?)) MSX1 games

Konami was possibly the most renowned software publisher for the MSX. They published a large range of games, typically of higher quality then other software houses. The first Konami games were released in 1983 by Sony, from 1984 they started publishing themselves.

They also created a sound chip, the SCC which starting in 1987, was integrated in some of their game cartridges. Later they released a separate Sound cartridge, also known as SCC+, bundled with the Snatcher and SD Snatcher games.

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Konami Cartridge games

(1) Alternative tittle used for the educational serie 'I Love' - see http://home.a02.itscom.net/msx_lab/column/kyouiku/kyouiku.htm
(2) Was probably also planned for the educational serie 'I Love'
(3) Was probably reserved for Lost Warld, a game created by Hideo Kojima in 1986 and refused by Konami

Note: In the manual of Game Master 2 there is a table of what the Game Master 2 can do with all Konami cartridges up to RC 758. RC 708, RC 709, RC 719, RC 726 and RC 738 are not listed while RC 722 and RC 756 are listed. Most of these games were announced in Konami ads and catalogues, all these games were not released.

Konami Disk titles

Various

(1) no specific product code for this game, it is detected as RC-752 by the Konami Game Master cartridges

Konami games released by others

Note: The below table only lists official releases, Konami software was often unofficially released (bootlegs) in countries like Brazil, Italy, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, these releases are not included.

Retro releases for other platforms

Some Konami MSX games have afterwards been made available on other platforms, examples are:

• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 1 - 1997 - PlayStation
  • Antarctic Adventure, Nemesis, Nemesis 3, Hyper Sports 2, Konami's Boxing, Konami's Ping Pong, Mopi Ranger, Road Fighter, Sky Jaguar, Yie Ar Kung Fu
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 2 - 1998 - PlayStation
  • Athletic Land, Nemesis 2, Knightmare, Konami's Golf, Konami's Billiard, Hyper Sports 3, Magical Tree, Super Cobra, Twin Bee, Yie Ar Kung Fu 2
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 3 - 1998 - PlayStation
  • Comic Bakery, King's Valley, Konami's Tennis, Konami's Soccer, Hyper Rally, Parodius, Penguin Adventure, Pippols, Salamander, Time Pilot, The Goonies
• Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack - 1998 - Sega Saturn
  • Includes Vol.1, 2 and 3
• Metal Gear SolId 3: Subsistence - 2005 - PlayStation 2
  • Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2
• Metal Gear SolId 3: Subsistence - HD Edition - 2011 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
  • Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2
• Nintendo WiiWare virtual console - 2009 (Japan only)
  • Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, Penguin Adventure, Road Fighter, Space Manbow, Yie Ar Kung Fu 2, Contra, Nemesis 2, Nemesis 3, Knightmare, Parodius, Quarth, Salamander
• Nintendo WiiU WiiWare virtual console - 2014 (Japan only)
  • Vampire Killer

Publications

See Konami Software Club