A Brief History of Konami: 250 Konami Games from 1980

A Brief History of Konami: 250 Konami Games from 1980 - 2023!

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8 ай бұрын

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Konami has been producing video games since 1977 and have released hundreds and hundreds of different titles over more than a dozen platforms. They've produced some of the most iconic series in gaming history, and few other game developers can match their legacy.
Konami's output slowed down quite a bit in the mid 2010s, but with new entries in the Silent Hill, Metal Gear and Contra series finally on the way, they may be getting ready for a comeback!
In this video, we take a look at 250 of games that were produced and/or released under the Konami banner. Note this is not in any way a complete history of Konami's works, but rather a hand-picked selection of their major hits (...along with a few obscurities thrown in for good measure!).
Titles are presented in chronological order. Many of their titles were released on multiple platforms; for each title, the platform listed refer to the platform that the clip was captured from.
And to celebrate the release of this video, here's a Steam key for the first person reading this! If you claim it, please post a comment saying what it was!
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@GaryRetroGamer 8 ай бұрын

*TURN ON SUBTITLES TO SEE GAME TITLES* Most of Konami's games were released on multiple platforms; in each title, the platform listed is the platform that the video clip was taken from. This is *not* a complete list of Konami games; Konami has released close to a thousand different games, and this video only showcases 250 of them.

@bok3rnes425 8 ай бұрын

I recognized Konami as one of the best video game company ever. With their outstanding Franchise like Contra, Metal Gear, Castlevania, Silent Hill being my favorites. Great history lessons Gary ❤❤❤

@tb3411 8 ай бұрын

Well they would be if they didn't make stupid decisions like cancelling Silent Hills for some pornographic pachinko machine

@Big5mokE719 5 ай бұрын

Me too. When I was a kid if I saw the konami logo or data east pop up on screen I knew I was in for a good time

@Big5mokE719 5 ай бұрын

@tb3411 they didn't cancel it for porn pachinco machines lol it was all because of P.T. then they just made the pachinco machines on the side

@GaryRetroGamer 8 ай бұрын

GAMELIST/TIMESTAMPS: PART 2 1997 - Vandal Hearts 00:10:55 1998 - Azure Dreams 00:11:00 1998 - Bishi Bashi Special 00:11:05 1998 - C - The Contra Adventure 00:11:10 1998 - Castlevania 00:11:15 1998 - Goemon's Great Adventure 00:11:20 1998 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu EX 00:11:25 1998 - Metal Gear Solid 00:11:30 1998 - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon 00:11:35 1998 - NHL Blades of Steel '99 00:11:40 1998 - Suikoden II 00:11:45 1998 - TwinBee RPG 00:11:50 1999 - Vandal Hearts 2 00:11:55 1999 - Airforce Delta 00:12:00 1999 - Bottom of the 9th 00:12:05 1999 - Castlevania Legacy of Darkness 00:12:10 1999 - Dance Dance Revolution 00:12:15 1999 - Gradius IV 00:12:20 1999 - Guitar Freaks 00:12:25 1999 - Hybrid Heaven 00:12:30 1999 - International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution / Winning Eleven 4 00:12:35 1999 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 6 00:12:40 1999 - Silent Hill 00:12:45 1999 - Soul of the Samurai 00:12:50 1999 - Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories 00:12:55 2000 - Ganbare Goemon: Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru!! 00:13:00 2000 - ISS Pro Evolution Soccer 00:13:05 2000 - Metal Gear Solid 00:13:10 2000 - NBA In the Zone 2000 00:13:15 2000 - Silent Scope 00:13:20 2001 - Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea 00:13:25 2001 - Castlevania Chronicles 00:13:30 2001 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 00:13:35 2001 - Frogger: The Great Quest 00:13:40 2001 - Ganbare Goemon: Ooedo Daikaiten 00:13:45 2001 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 00:13:50 2001 - Para Para Paradise 00:13:55 2001 - Ring of Red 00:14:00 2001 - Shadow of Destiny / Shadow of Memories 00:14:05 2001 - Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams 00:14:10 2001 - Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette 00:14:15 2001 - Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelists of the Roses 00:14:20 2001 - Zone of the Enders 00:14:25 2001 - Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars 00:14:30 2002 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 00:14:35 2002 - Contra: Shattered Soldier 00:14:40 2002 - Dance Dance Revolution Konamix 00:14:45 2002 - DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 00:14:50 2002 - Frogger Beyond 00:14:55 2002 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 9 00:15:00 2002 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 00:15:05 2002 - Silent Scope 3 00:15:10 2002 - Suikoden III 00:15:15 2003 - Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hands 00:15:20 2003 - Castlevania Lament of Innocence 00:15:25 2003 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 00:15:30 2003 - Karaoke Revolution 00:15:35 2003 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2 / Winning Eleven 6 00:15:40 2003 - Silent Hill 3 00:15:45 2003 - Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner 00:15:50 2004 - AirForce Delta Strike 00:15:55 2004 - Gradius V 00:16:00 2004 - Lifeline 00:16:05 2004 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 00:16:10 2004 - Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes 00:16:15 2004 - Neo Contra 00:16:20 2004 - Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / Winning Eleven 7 00:16:25 2004 - Silent Hill 4: The Room 00:16:30 2005 - Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 00:16:35 2005 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 00:16:40 2005 - Coded Arms 00:16:45 2005 - Enthusia Professional Racing 00:16:50 2005 - Lost In Blue 00:16:55 2005 - Metal Gear Ac!d 00:17:00 2005 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 00:17:05 2005 - Rumble Roses 00:17:10 2005 - SLAI 00:17:15 2006 - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 00:17:20 2006 - Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 00:17:25 2006 - Elebits 00:17:30 2006 - Frogger Evolution 00:17:35 2006 - Metal Gear Ac!d 2 00:17:40 2006 - Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops 00:17:45 2006 - Rumble Roses XX 00:17:50 2006 - Suikoden V 00:17:55 2007 - Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles 00:18:00 2007 - Contra 4 00:18:05 2007 - Silent Hill Origins 00:18:10 2008 - Castlevania Judgment 00:18:15 2008 - Castlevania Order of Ecciesia 00:18:20 2008 - Gradius Rebirth 00:18:25 2008 - Metal Gear Acid 2 00:18:30 2008 - Metal Gear Solid IV: The Guns of the Patriots 00:18:35 2008 - Silent Hill: Homecoming 00:18:40 2008 - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - The Beginning of Destiny 00:18:45 2009 - Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth 00:18:50 2009 - Contra Rebirth 00:18:55 2009 - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories 00:19:00 2009 - Tornado Outbreak 00:19:05 2010 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 00:19:10 2010 - Contra Evolution 00:19:15 2010 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 00:19:20 2011 - Castlevania: Harmony of Despair 00:19:25 2011 - Frogger 3D 00:19:30 2011 - Hard Corps Uprising 00:19:35 2011 - Rush'n'Attack: Ex-Patriot 00:19:40 2012 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyu 2012 00:19:45 2012 - Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D 00:19:50 2012 - Silent Hill: Book of Memories 00:19:55 2012 - Silent Hill: Downpour 00:20:00 2013 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 00:20:05 2013 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 00:20:10 2014 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate 00:20:15 2014 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 00:20:20 2014 - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 00:20:25 2014 - P.T. 00:20:30 2015 - Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain 00:20:35 2017 - Contra Returns 00:20:40 2017 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 00:20:45 2018 - Metal Gear Survive 00:20:50 2018 - Super Bomberman R 00:20:55 2019 - Contra Rogue Corps 00:21:00 2022 - GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon 00:21:05 2023 - WSBC eBaseball Power Pros 00:21:10 2024 - eFootball 2024 00:21:15

@royhetharia2816 8 ай бұрын

Next Bandai Namco, Capcom, Square Enix, Rockstar, Hoyoverse, Santa Monica Studio and Nintendo

@GaryRetroGamer 8 ай бұрын

GAMELIST/TIMESTAMPS: PART 1 1981 - Amidar 00:00:30 1981 - Frogger 00:00:35 1981 - Scramble 00:00:40 1981 - Super Cobra 00:00:45 1982 - Pooyan 00:00:50 1982 - Time Pilot 00:00:55 1983 - Antarctic Adventure 00:01:00 1983 - Gyruss 00:01:05 1983 - Juno First 00:01:10 1983 - Track & Field 00:01:15 1984 - Circus Charlie 00:01:20 1984 - Gradius / Nemesis 00:01:25 1984 - Green Beret / Rush'n Attack 00:01:30 1984 - Mikie 00:01:35 1984 - Road Fighter (Arcade) 00:01:40 1985 - Kicker / Shao-lin's Road 00:01:45 1985 - King's Valley 00:01:50 1985 - TwinBee 00:01:55 1985 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu 00:02:00 1986 - Castlevania 00:02:05 1986 - Double Dribble 00:02:10 1986 - Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu 00:02:15 1986 - Iron Horse 00:02:20 1986 - Jackal / Top Gunner 00:02:25 1986 - Jail Break / Manhattan 24 00:02:30 1986 - Knightmare 00:02:35 1986 - Mr. Goemon 00:02:40 1986 - Salamander / Lifeforce 00:02:45 1986 - The Goonies 00:02:50 1987 - Armana no Kiseki 00:02:55 1987 - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 00:03:00 1987 - Ganbare Goemon 00:03:05 1987 - Getsu Fuma Den 00:03:10 1987 - Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious 00:03:15 1987 - Metal Gear 00:03:20 1987 - The Goonies 2 00:03:25 1987 - Top Gun 00:03:30 1987 - Treasure of the Usas 00:03:35 1988 - Blades of Steel 00:03:40 1988 - Combat School 00:03:45 1988 - Contra 00:03:50 1988 - Devastators 00:03:55 1988 - Final Round, The 00:04:00 1988 - Gradius 2 / Vulcan Venture 00:04:05 1988 - Kings's Valley 2 00:04:10 1988 - Super Contra 00:04:15 1988 - The Adventures of Bayou Billy 00:04:20 1988 - The Haunted Castle 00:04:25 1988 - Thunder Cross 00:04:30 1989 - Bottom of the Ninth 00:04:35 1989 - Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse 00:04:40 1989 - Crime Fighters 00:04:45 1989 - Space Manbow 00:04:50 1989 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 00:04:55 1989 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 00:05:00 1989 - The Castlevania Adventure 00:05:05 1989 - TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Dai Maou 00:05:10 1990 - Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun 00:05:15 1990 - Aliens 00:05:20 1990 - Metal Gear 2 - Solid Snake 00:05:25 1990 - Mission Impossible 00:05:30 1990 - Parodius DA! 00:05:35 1990 - Quarth 00:05:40 1990 - Snake's Revenge: Metal Gear II 00:05:45 1990 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan 00:05:50 1991 - Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 00:05:55 1991 - Crisis Force 00:06:00 1991 - Gradius III 00:06:05 1991 - Legend of Mystical Ninja 00:06:10 1991 - Sunset Riders 00:06:15 1991 - Super Castlevania IV 00:06:20 1991 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time - Konami 00:06:25 1991 - The Lone Ranger 00:06:30 1991 - The Simpsons 00:06:35 1991 - TMNT III: The Manhattan Project 00:06:40 1992 - Axelay 00:06:45 1992 - Bucky O'Hare 00:06:50 1992 - Contra Force 00:06:55 1992 - Contra III - The Alien Wars 00:07:00 1992 - Ganbare Goemon 2: Tenka No Zaiho 00:07:05 1992 - Lethal Enforcers 00:07:10 1992 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist 00:07:15 1992 - Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose 00:07:20 1992 - X-Men 00:07:25 1993 - Akumajou Dracula X - Chi No Rondo 00:07:30 1993 - Akumajou Dracula 00:07:35 1993 - Batman Returns 00:07:40 1993 - Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu 00:07:45 1993 - Kid Dracula 00:07:50 1993 - Martial Champion 00:07:55 1993 - Pop'n Twinbee 00:08:00 1993 - Rocket Knight Adventures 00:08:05 1993 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters 00:08:10 1994 - Biker Mice From Mars 00:08:15 1994 - Castlevania Bloodlines 00:08:20 1994 - Contra Hard Corps 00:08:25 1994 - Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Juurokubee no Karakuri Manjigatae 00:08:30 1994 - International Superstar Soccer 00:08:35 1994 - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu '94 00:08:40 1994 - Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures 00:08:45 1994 - Sparkster 00:08:50 1994 - The Adventures of Batman and Robin 00:08:55 1995 - Castlevania Dracula X 00:09:00 1995 - Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake 00:09:05 1995 - Goal Storm / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 00:09:10 1995 - Snatcher 00:09:15 1995 - Suikoden 00:09:20 1996 - Contra Legacy of War 00:09:25 1996 - Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu 00:09:30 1996 - International Track and Field 00:09:35 1996 - Policenauts 00:09:40 1996 - Sexy Parodius 00:09:45 1996 - Tokimeki Memorial - Taisen Pazurudama 00:09:50 1997 - beatmania 00:09:55 1997 - Broken Helix 00:10:00 1997 - Castlevania Legends 00:10:05 1997 - Castlevania Symphony of the Night 00:10:10 1997 - Crypt Killer 00:10:15 1997 - Frogger 00:10:20 1997 - Gradius Gaiden 00:10:25 1997 - International Superstar Soccer 64 00:10:30 1997 - Midnight Run: Road Fighter 2 00:10:35 1997 - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon 00:10:40 1997 - Paro Wars 00:10:45 1997 - Road Rage 00:10:50

@alexbork4250 2 ай бұрын

This list is missing at least 2 more Tiny Toon games for Genesis

@alejandroalamaparreno3000 8 ай бұрын

I am 46, and I've been playing games since I remember.. It is a brief story of my life!

@BobbyHo2022 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad I was born in 81. I got to see most of this evolution first hand.

@mr.horseshoe2301 2 ай бұрын

The Ganbare Goemon series is a favorite of mine. Started with Legend of the Mystical Ninja on SNES. Loved the art, music, and wacky characters.

@AbstractReplayer 8 ай бұрын

Oh nice that's actually a great video idea. Potentially learning more about the (favorite) companies

@jiraiya0698 8 ай бұрын

The videogame industry needs Konami, they must revive properly. Still one of the greatest companies ever

@tb3411 8 ай бұрын

Kinda wish Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times was on here. Pretty obscure DS title that I wish got more attention

@majeedsorbujane458 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video played the whole thing though started focusing from 1992 because games weren't interesting till mega drive and SNES

@jiraiya0698 8 ай бұрын

This is so weird. I was thinking, not speaking, about Konmai games. Suddenly I saw this video.... They are spying my brain. XD

@PurpleJoe-Rebooks 3 күн бұрын

Ain't Vic viper is a shortcut for "Victoria"? As there is "Lord British" in the Gradius series there is no chance that the empires of Gradius and Latis do not have any British Origins.

@doritodragon9218 Ай бұрын

With all this (plus felix the cat) we should have a konami smash bros. (With the exception of Snake of course)

@zenox3622 8 ай бұрын

Nice

@SensualityMajestic187 2 ай бұрын

I forget all about this gaming company "Konami" 😢

@Mister-Cool 8 ай бұрын

GRANDE GARY❤ NUNCA DECEPCIONA.

@sergedeleon9592 7 ай бұрын

Nes version of double dribble has a kaiser logo instead of Konami that playing on my mind dat time

@danielsevilio 8 ай бұрын

Previews of castlevania games on pc-engine and x68000 are inverted.

@GaryRetroGamer 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU. Fixed. Excellent catch!

@sajjadking8075 2 ай бұрын

4:50 name of this game please

@GaryRetroGamer 2 ай бұрын

Turn on KZfaq subtitles to see all game titles

@asmusicasmaisdaoraejogos7746 8 ай бұрын

Wow i love konami

@JuaniGonzalez22 Ай бұрын

faltó el tiny toons

@gamewow7872 8 ай бұрын

best game company ever

@gabrielortiz308 6 ай бұрын

Can you do one for Sega?

@GaryRetroGamer 6 ай бұрын

Yes! That's the plan. Not sure when, but Sega's long history deserves this treatment!

@gabrielortiz308 6 ай бұрын

@@GaryRetroGamerExactly! Sega has so many great games, just like Konami.

@nikoladedic6623 8 ай бұрын

Wait, there were 2 N64 Castlevania games?

@lustisnotlove6226 8 ай бұрын

Yeah and they were on avgn

@piomio8583 8 ай бұрын

cześć gary sprawdź co nagrywam

@jasonhayward6965 3 ай бұрын

2 Konami hopefully someone reads this from your company because there's really no way to connect to anyone these days I have a ID how to upgrade your own Frogger game remember Frogger. So if you still reading until the idea so this game I've got as an idea is really just Frogger but I want you to imagine you're now on planets and the planets are still too deep and around the planet spinning in different directions are things like asteroids flaming asteroids satellites and it's the same deal and you actually got like move your thing like you jumping in a rocket forward and back missing out the the flaming asteroids the satellites and they just spin around the planet different ways like Frogger and you move to the planet and if you make it to the planet you win and it just gets harder and harder so that's my idea to upgrade your old Frogger game maybe it's interesting maybe no one cares maybe no one ever reads this