Konami

Konami Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational video gaming and entertainment corporation based in Tokyo. Trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets are also produced and distributed by the corporation. Konami offers health and fitness facilities throughout Japan and has casinos all over the world. Konami's arcade game popularity began in the early 1980s with Scramble (1981), followed by hits such as Frogger (1981), Super Cobra (1981), Time Pilot (1982), Roc'n Rope (1983), Track & Field (1983), and Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1985).

Konami began as a jukebox rental company before becoming synonymous with the famed Konami Code. A far cry from the humorous yet sharply philosophical Metal Gear (which was the early birth of the stealth genre as well as breaching the fourth wall so brutally it could never be repaired) and Silent Hill, proving that games, too, can tackle mature subjects and psychological terror. Their amazing production dates back to the early console days with Castlevania, a franchise that helped pioneer the Metroidvania genre. The Konami rabbit hole is a wonderful one for any gamer to explore.

Founded: 1969
Founder: Kagemasa Kzuki
Most Famous Games: Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of The Night, Silent Hill 2, Bomberman, Contra III
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konami/
Website: https://www.konami.com/en/