14 Franchises Mystifyingly Unused by Konami

The series culminated inAdventure Island: The Beginninglaunched as a download-only title for the Wii in 2007.

That game was sadly canceled before its release.

Were not holding our breath, though.

But if something isnt broken, why tinker with it?

A version for the Nintendo 3DS was in development at one point, but this was later cancelled.

Could it be revived?We sincerely hope so.

For an example of what form a modernBombermancould take, its worth looking into Hudsons 1990s past.

Failing that, we at least haveBombermine.

But beneath the swagger lurked a series of run-and-gun games that garnered a fiercely loyal following of hardcore players.

Oh, and there was aContraslot machine released solely in Japan back in 2013.

Gradius

With 1985sGradius, Konami defined a genre that dominated arcades for almost a decade.

AfterGradius, every shooting game had to have its own interesting weapons system and its own screen-filling area bosses.

Its action was intense, its graphics stunning, and its music courtesy of Hitoshi Sakimoto truly cinematic.

Yet far from breathing new life into the series,Gradius Vappeared to mark its end.

Now heres a really obscure little series.

But once again, Konamis barely touched the series since 2011 one port for iOS aside.

We hope were wrong, though.

Released in the west asMystical Ninja, theGoemongames were colorful, fun, and consistently challenging.

The last properGoemonconsole game appeared a decade ago for the Nintendo DS.

Its surely about time they were given a second chance.

There were five mainParodiusgames in total, and they were all excellent in their own way.

Could it be revived?If there were any justice,Parodiuswould make some kind of return.

Unfortunately, cost-cutting could be seen everywhere, andOtomodiuswas poorly received by most critics.

Do aGradius Vand hand the franchise to Japanese dev team Treasure for a top-notch revival.

The U.S. version was distinguished by its pulsating, organic graphics, which were later ported back to Japan.

More rail gun action, this time with brightly-colored plastic handguns and 90s-era digitized graphics.

Because, while Konamis shown little interest inMomotaro Dentetsu, Nintendo has reportedly bought up its rights.