The Treasure Gallery

Eight games. One small studio that refused to make sequels for someone else.

A gallery for Treasure, the Tokyo studio founded in 1992 by Konami staff who left to make original games. Each section shows the verified art the Library could confirm in this pass, names its gaps in plain text instead of borrowing a picture, and doors to the game's full history. The studio's own story, the Konami departure included, is told on The History of Treasure.

GUNSTAR HEROES

Treasure · Genesis · 1993

America · 1993

Gunstar Red mid punch, Green behind him, the empire's machinery at the edges. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The Japanese Box · Gap

The Japanese Mega Drive box could not be verified from the sources available to the Library in this pass, so this gallery shows no painting for it and makes no claim about its art.

The History

The History of Gunstar Heroes: the rejected Konami pitch, six builders, and the thirteenth producer who said yes.

DYNAMITE HEADDY

Treasure · Genesis · 1994

America · 1994

Headdy in flight over the puppet theatre rooftops, head first as always. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The Japanese Box · Gap

The Japanese Mega Drive box could not be verified in this pass, so no painting is shown for it and no claim is made about its art.

The History

The History of Dynamite Headdy: the puppet platformer, and why the American version is about twice as hard.

ALIEN SOLDIER

Treasure · Mega Drive · 1995

Japan · 1995

Epsilon-Eagle in silver and blue against the orange beast. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The American Box · No Box Exists

North America never received a cartridge: Alien Soldier arrived only through the Sega Channel cable service, so there is no American box to show.

The History

The History of Alien Soldier: one designer, 100 planned bosses, 26 shipped, and no American cartridge.

GUARDIAN HEROES

Treasure · Saturn · 1996

America · 1996

Han sword raised against the golden golem, dragon and castle behind. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The Japanese Box · Gap

The Japanese Saturn box could not be verified in this pass, so no painting is shown for it and no claim is made about its art.

The History

The History of Guardian Heroes: the fighting RPG, its three planes, and the DAT tapes that nearly ended the remaster.

MISCHIEF MAKERS

Treasure · Nintendo 64 · 1997

America · 1997

Marina reaching out of the wide Nintendo 64 box, Clancers massed below. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The Japanese Box · Gap

The Japanese box, sold as Yuke Yuke Trouble Makers, could not be verified in this pass, so no painting is shown for it and no claim is made about its art.

The History

The History of Mischief Makers: Treasure's first Nintendo game, built to grab, shake, and throw.

RADIANT SILVERGUN

Treasure · Arcade and Saturn · 1998

Arcade Flyer · Japan · 1998

The original arcade flyer: two Silverguns against a burning sky. This is a flyer, not a box, and it is labeled as one.

The Saturn Box · Gap

The Japanese Saturn box could not be verified in this pass, so no box is shown. There is no Western Saturn box; the game was Japan only until 2011.

The History

The History of Radiant Silvergun: ten people, seven weapons, and a thirteen year wait for the West.

SIN AND PUNISHMENT

Treasure and Nintendo · Nintendo 64 · 2000

Japan · 2000

Saki and Airan under the kanji title Tsumi to Batsu. Small verified file; a larger scan is a swap-in upgrade.

The American Box · No Box Exists

The original Nintendo 64 release was Japan only, so no American Nintendo 64 box exists. The West first received the game on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007.

The History

The History of Sin and Punishment: the rail shooter built for the controller grip nobody used.