Zemina (재미나) was a South Korea-based pirate company that primarily developed for the MSX computer (which was popular in Asia) and Sega SG-1000, and started using the Master System as a platform for their products later. Their flagship series was the Super Boy series (1989-92).
History[]
Not much is known about Zemina, although several of their games have copyright dates of 1987. Probably the first game they made was an unofficial English translation of the 1986 MSX Konami game King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu. Their next game was possibly Won-Si-In, although this is not exactly known as the game has no copyright date, just Zemina's logo and company name.
In mid 1992, Zemina's internal programmers left to form Open Corp..
Aliases[]
Currently, there are no known aliases for Zemina. Other Korean developers that may be related include Clover, Topia, Prosoft, FA Soft, Zemmix, and Micro Zemina. The last two are more obvious than the first four, but it is still possible that any of those could be an alias for Zemina.
Daewoo Zemmix[]
The Zemmix is a video game console made by Daewoo Electronics, although it was really just a MSX computer fit inside a video game console-like case instead of the MSX's usual setup. As the Zemmix was just a re-cased MSX, all of Zemina's MSX products are compatible with the Zemmix. The lifespan of the console was also similar to the MSX, lasting from 1984-95.
Games[]
Game | Year | System | Based Off/Clone Of... |
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1942 | 1987 | MSX | 1942 |
1942 | 1987 | MSX 2 | 1942 |
Alla II | 1990 | MSX | N/A |
Arkanoid | 1990 | MSX | Arkanoid |
Arkanoid II - Revenge Of DOH | 1992 | MSX2 | Arkanoid II - Revenge Of DOH |
AshGuine - Kokuu no Gajou | 1989 | MSX2 | AshGuine - Kokuu no Gajou |
Block Hole | 1990 | MSX | Quarth |
Brother Adventure | 1987 | MSX | Mario Bros. |
Bubble Bobble | 1987 | MSX 2 | Bubble Bobble |
Cyborg Z | 1991 | MSX | N/A |
Double Dragon | 1989 | MSX | Double Dragon |
Doksuri 5 Hyeongje - Eagles 5 | 1990 | MSX | N/A |
F-1 Spirit - The Way to Formula-1 | 1988 | MSX | F-1 Spirit - The Way to Formula-1 |
Flashpoint | 1990 | MSX | Tetris |
Hyeongjae-ui Moheom - Brother Adventure | 1987 | MSX, MSX 2 | Mario Bros. |
Kikikaikai | 1998 | MSX 2 | Kikikaikai |
Magic Kid Googoo | 1992 | Famicom | Mario Bros. series, Psycho Fox and others. |
New Boggle Boggle | 1988 | MSX | Bubble Bobble |
Puznic | 1990 | MSX | Puznic |
Soko | 1990 | MSX | N/A |
Star Soldier | 1990 | MSX | Star Soldier |
Strange Loop | 1990 | MSX | N/A |
Street Master | 1992 | MSX | Street Fighter |
Super Bio Man 4 | 1991 | MSX | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Super Boy I | 1989 | MSX | Super Mario Bros. |
Super Boy II | 1989 | MSX | Super Mario Bros. |
Super Boy 3 | 1991 | MSX | Super Mario World |
Super Boy 4 | 1992 | Sega Master System | Super Mario World |
Super Bubble Bobble | 1989 | MSX | Bubble Bobble |
Tatica | 1990 | MSX | N/A |
Tetris | 1990 | MSX | Tetris |
The Micro Xevious | 1990 | MSX | Xevious |
Volguard | 1990 | MSX | Volguard |
Won-Si-In | 1990 | MSX | The New Type |
Yong-ui Jeonseol - The Three Dragon Story | 1989 | MSX | Knightmare |
Yume Tairiku - Penguin Adventure | 1987 | MSX | Yume Tairiku - Penguin Adventure |
- King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu was unofficially re-released by Zemina. Also, some games such as Double Dragon are Zemina clones of the original games made by bigger companies.
Unconfirmed games[]
- Eagles 5 (Jul 1990, MSX / Sega Master System). It is unknown that the game was only released by Zemina or they also has been developed.
Gallery[]
External link[]
List of games by Zemina |
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