Best IREM Arcade Games
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Published 2019-01-20
Info IREM (アイレム, Airemu) was founded in 1974 under the name IPM. It published its first arcade game in 1978, IPM Invader, and in 1979 changed its name to Irem Corporation.
The company is probably best known for Moon Patrol, the famous R-Type Martian Killer, and early beat 'em up Kung-Fu Master. It has been a popular developer in Japan with games like Photoboy for the PC Engine and In the Hunt for the arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC. Irem is also known for making her arcade games extremely difficult.
0:00 Intro
0:33 IPM Invader
0:47 Head On
1:10 Space Beam
1:29 UniWar S
1:50 Red Alert
2:15 Moon Patrol
2:48 10 Yard Fight
3:20 Traverse USA
3:52 Tropical Angel
4:17 Kung Fu Master
4:48 Lode Runner
5:21 Wily Tower
6:06 The Battle Road
7:08 Horizon
7:36 Lot Lot
8:02 Spelunker
9:20 Kid Niki
10:00 Youjyuden
11:15 Spelunker 2
11:54 Battle Chopper
12:34 R-Type
13:20 Vigilante
14:05 Image Fight
14:43 Meikyuu Shima
15:30 Ninja Spirit
16:17 Dragon Breed
17:01 X Multiply
17:33 Legend of Hero Tonma
18:25 R -Type II
19:19 Air Duel
19:45 Major Title
20:27 Pound for Pound
20:50 Hammerin' Harry
21:35 Dynablaster
22:09 Blade Master
23:09 Cosmic Cop
23:41 Gunforce Battle Fire
24:14 Lethal Thunder
24:53 Lightning Swords
25:58 Hook
26:59 Mystic Riders
27:48 Bomberman World
28:35 Undercover Cops
29:45 Major Title 2
30:27 R-Type Leo
31:25 Air Assault
31:58 In The Hunt
32:33 Perfect Soldiers
33:02 Risky Challenge
33:37 Ninja Baseball
34:41 Dream Soccee '94
35:36 Gunforce 2
All Comments (21)
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Irem had some of the most beautiful pixel artworks on videogame history
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These guys are legends. Everything they did was a work of art and a pure labor of love.
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00:33 IPM Invader 00:47 Head On 1:10 Space Beam 1:29 UniWar S 1:50 Red Alert 2:15 Moon Patrol 2:48 10 Yard Fight 3:20 Traverse USA 3:52 Tropical Angel 4:17 Kung Fu Master 4:48 Lode Runner 5:21 Wily Tower 6:06 The Battle Road 7:08 Horizon 7:36 Lot Lot 8:02 Spelunker 9:20 Kid Niki 10:00 Youjyuden 11:15 Spelunker 2 11:54 Battle Chopper 12:34 R-Type 13:20 Vigilante 14:05 Image Fight 14:43 Meikyuu Shima 15:30 Ninja Spirit 16:17 Dragon Breed 17:01 X Multiply 17:33 Legend of Hero Tonma 18:25 R -Type II 19:19 Air Duel 19:45 Major Title 20:27 Pound for Pound 20:50 Hammerin' Harry 21:35 Dynablaster 22:09 Blade Master 23:09 Cosmic Cop 23:41 Gunforce Battle Fire 24:14 Lethal Thunder 24:53 Lightning Swords 25:58 Hook 26:59 Mystic Riders 27:48 Bomberman World 28:35 Undercover Cops 29:45 Major Title 2 30:27 R-Type Leo 31:25 Air Assault 31:58 In The Hunt 32:33 Perfect Soldiers 33:02 Risky Challenge 33:37 Ninja Baseball 34:41 Dream Soccee '94 35:36 Gunforce 2
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These videos are so freaking cool. no lame voiceovers, no BS... just original gameplay with audio. Bravo.
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Always best in chronological order. Irem was huge in orchestrating the selection during the early NES years
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Kung Fu Master really needs to come to Arcade Archives on the Switch..
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As a long time gamer, way back in the early 90`s, I always looked for games by Irem.They have always had the games I liked and it seemed like they gave Capcom some serious competition. I had no idea they made so many games and no to mention coin ops too. Great video.Keep them coming.You just earned a new subscriber.
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Temazo de entrada del juego R-type Arcade!! Infancia regresa!😢😢
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IREM is one of the most influential game devs of all time
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Please keep uploading this kind of post. As a huge fan of old game, I really enjoy watching your post. Thank you!
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From the beginning it looks like IREM was just imitating Taito and Namco but didn't really start finding their identity until around the mid 80s. Irem was known for; Lode Runner, Kung Fu Master, the first of the beat em' up games, R-Type, Bomberman, Ninja Spirit, Image Fight, X-Multiply, Gunforce Battle and In The Hunt, which were precursors to Metal Slug.
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Dude, if you list EVERY GAME THEY EVER MADE, it's not a "BEST" list anymore. It's just a LIST. GEEZUS™
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Irem had some great games in the 80's & 90's they were awesome
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In the hunt was one of my favourites back in the day. I never got to see ninja baseball or gunforce2.. wish i did
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I think Irem and it's immediately R-TYPE in my mind. I love the "gritty" visuals in Undercover Cops, In The Hunt, Cosmic Cop and Gunforce. Ninja Spirit into a modern action-rpg would be incredible!
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que juegazos hizo IREM . soy un fan de esa compania .
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Fenomenal!! He jugado un buen de esos maravillosos juegos, de hecho, los sigo jugando ahora, tengo varios de ellos, no es nostalgia, es actualidad... Está en nosotros decidir eso.
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Kung Fu Master. My favorite game of all the times.
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Moon patrol was the first game ever to a have parallax scrolling background.
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Your videos are fantastic. Well produced and to the point. Keep em coming.