Compile

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Compile
Type Private
Founded April 7, 1982 (Programmers-3)
1985 (Compile)
(closed on November 6, 2003)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Masamitsu Niitani, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people not disclosed
Website N/A

Compile Co., Ltd. (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu) was a video game developer.

Programmers-3, Inc.

Programmers-3, Inc. was founded on April 7, 1982 by Masamitsu Niitani.

Compile Co., Ltd.

The company was renamed Compile Co., Ltd. in 1985.

Bankruptcy and liquidation

Compile filed bankruptcy and closed on November 6, 2003.

D4 Enterprise acquired the rights to most of the Compile properties, however Sega holds the rights to the Puyo Puyo series.

Successor companies

Compile Heart was formed as a subsidiary of Idea Factory on June 2, 2006. Until he left the company in December 2012, Compile Heart was managed by the former Compile founder, Masamitsu Niitani. Compile Heart made a deal with D4 Enterprise to create games based on Compile properties.

Masamitsu Niitani created another successor company, COMPILE◯ (Compile Maru) on April 19, 2016.

Digital Compile games owned by WEC Museum

Title System Released Notes
Aleste Master System 1988
Alien Crush TurboGrafx-16 1993
Apple Sauce: Forest Christmas PC-9801 1996
Apple Sauce: Hinamatsuri PC-9801 1992
Apple Sauce: Pirates PC-9801 1991
Apple Sauce: Room PC-9801 1990
Apple Sauce: Unexplored Region Expedition PC-9801 1996
Apple Sauce: Western PC-9801 1991
Apple Sauce 7: Murekuro Zuruppa PC-9801 1993
B.G.V.: Abandoned Cat Story MSX2 1990 BackGround Video screensaver
B.G.V.: Astro Scope PC-9801 1991 BackGround Video screensaver
B.G.V.: A Bewitching Night MSX2 1991 BackGround Video screensaver
B.G.V.: Carp Streamer PC-9801 1991 BackGround Video screensaver
B.G.V.: Christmas MSX2 1988 BackGround Video screensaver
B.G.V.: Rain PC-9801 1991 BackGround Video screensaver
Blazing Lazers TurboGrafx-16 1989
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Sega Genesis 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog version of Puyo Puyo 2.
GG Aleste Game Gear 1991
GG Aleste II Game Gear 1993
Musha Aleste Sega Genesis 1996
Monkey Mountain Heaven PC-9801 1991 Interactive screensaver
Nazo Puyo: Arle's Roux Game Gear Micro 1993
Power Strike II Master System 1993
Puyo Puyo Arcade 1991
Puyo Puyo 2 Arcade 1994
Robo Aleste Sega CD 1992
Rune Master III: War Among Three Kingdoms MSX2 1991
Sorcery Saga I Sega Genesis 1996
Spirit Warriors Spriggan PC Engine CD-ROM² 1991
Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project Super PC Engine CD-ROM² 1992
Super Cooks MSX2 1989
Turing MSX2 1990
True Devil Golvellius: Illustrated Book MSX2 1989 Stand-alone content viewer for True Devil Golvellius.
Zanac NES 1986