Compile
Moby ID: 3206
- Think Soft (from 1983 to 1983)
Overview edit · view history
Compile was a video game company based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on April 7th, 1982, by Masamitsu Niitani, initially under the name Programmers-3. The company was most famous for creating the Puyo-Puyo, Madō Monogatari, and Aleste series. Compile was disbanded in 2003, and the rights to its franchises were transferred to Aiky.
Credited on 117 Games from 1983 to 2020
Displaying most recent · View all
| Aleste Collection (2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4) |
| Guru Logic (2003 on MSX) |
| Pochi and Nyaa (2003 on PlayStation 2, Arcade) |
| Guru Logi Champ (2001 on Game Boy Advance) |
| Zanac X Zanac (2001 on PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PS Vita...) |
| Puyo Puyo Box (2000 on PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3...) |
| Wander Wonder (2000 on Windows) |
| Arle no Bōken: Mahō no Jewel (2000 on Game Boy Color) |
| Puyo Puyo~n (1999 on PlayStation, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64...) |
| Puyo Puyo Da! (1999 on Dreamcast) |
| Madō Monogatari (1998 on SEGA Saturn) |
| Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (1998 on SEGA Saturn) |
| Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (Limited Edition) (1998 on SEGA Saturn) |
| Disc Station Bessatsu: i miss you. (1997 on SEGA Saturn, PlayStation) |
| Puyo Puyo Sun for SegaNet (1997 on SEGA Saturn) |
| Puyo Puyo Sun (1996 on Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64...) |
| Super Nazo Puyo Tsū: Rulue no Tetsuwan Hanjōki (1996 on SNES) |
| Shadowrun (1996 on SEGA CD) |
| Madō Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyōchienji (1996 on SNES) |
| Madō Monogatari A: Dokidoki Vacation (1995 on Game Gear) |
[ view all ]
History +
- February 1, 2003
-
Compile ceases trading. Assets are transferred to the newly established company Aiky, headed by founder Masamitsu Niitani.
- 1996
-
Compile Korea is founded.
- 1991
-
Without gaining much attention, Puyo Puyo is released for MSX and NES. This is the first installment of one of Japan's most successful game series ever. Compile develops its first CD-ROM game.
- 1988
-
Diskstation, Compile's monthly disk magazine for the MSX, debuts. Aleste is released for the MSX2 and is Compile's biggest hit so far.
- 1987
-
Compile enters the NES market abroad.
[ view all ]
Related Web Sites +
-
Compile
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 33 games with SEGA Corporation
- 12 games with D4Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- 9 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 8 games with Pony Canyon, Inc.
- 7 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 6 games with Kaga Tech Co., Ltd.
- 6 games with Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd.
- 5 games with Brøderbund Software, Inc.
- 5 games with LMS Music
- 5 games with SEGA Europe Ltd.
- 65 games with Masamitsu Niitani
- 51 games with Takayuki Hirono
- 28 games with Kōji Teramoto
- 23 games with Masanobu Tsukamoto
- 19 games with Einosuke Nagao
- 19 games with Masanori Miyamoto
- 18 games with Takafumi Tanida
- 16 games with Gennosuke Yumi
- 15 games with Takayuki Watanabe
- 15 games with Ayame Kizuki
Browse Games
Contribute
Add your expertise to help preserve video game history! You can submit a correction or add the following: