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Game maker

Konami

1985–1994 / mainly platformer / 97 titles

About this game maker

A record of the Famicom titles this company released. All figures were counted directly.

Titles
97 titles
Period
1985-1994
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
platformer
Median price
5,300 yen
Median Famitsu score
26 points
Name used at the time
Konami
Titles
97
Share released in Japan
80%
Share released overseas
46%
Share with a known price
78%
Share with a known score
46%

Titles per year

Covers the 97 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 111 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 99 titles with a known developer.

Konami86 titlesHuman En…2 titlesDistinct…2 titlesNovotrad…2 titlesHome Data1 titlesRare1 titles
1Konami87%86 titles
3Distinctive Software2%2 titles
4Novotrade International2%2 titles
5Home Data1%1 titles
6Rare1%1 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan78 titles
2North America45 titles
3Europe39 titles
Released in Japan too78 titlesOverseas only19 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

4,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Only 7 titles have known sales figures.

1Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWorldwide4,000,000 titles
2Top GunWorldwide2,000,000 titles
3TwinBeeWorldwide1,200,000 titles
4Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri DōchūWorldwide1,200,000 titles
5GradiusWorldwide1,000,000 titles
6CastlevaniaWorldwide1,000,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,300 yen
76 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range12 titles
23,000 yen range8 titles
34,000 yen range14 titles
45,000 yen range27 titles
56,000 yen range11 titles
67,000 yen range2 titles
78,000 yen range2 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 45 titles with a known score, the median was 26.

13 titles
23 titles
8 titles
1 titles
20s
25s
30s
35s

Titles in this group (all 97)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

1989-05-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Konami
Game titleTop Gun
1987-12-11 / simulation video game/ 5,300 yen /Konami
1986-07-30 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 31 /Konami
Game titleTwinBee
1986-01-04 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleCastlevania
1986-09-26 / action-adventure game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 34 /Konami
Game titleMetal Gear
1987-12-22 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleGradius
1986-04-25 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleCrackout
1986-12-13 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 35 /Konami
1987-06-26 / sports video game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 32 /Konami
1987-05-29 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 31 /Konami
Game titleGradius II
1988-12-16 / shoot 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Konami
Game titleEsper Dream
1987-02-20 / action role-playing game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
1988-01-14 / Metroidvania/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
1989-12-22 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
Game titleRush'n Attack
1987-04-10 / platformer/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /Konami
Game titleGetsu Fūma Den
1987-07-07 / action role-playing game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Konami
Game titleAi Senshi Nicol
1987-04-24 / action-adventure game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
1987-08-28 / Metroidvania/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
1988-04-22 / platformer/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleJackal
1988-05-02 / shoot 'em up/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleStinger
1986-11-21 / shoot 'em up/ 3,100 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
1986-12-18 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
1987-08-11 / high fantasy/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
Game titleContra
1988-02-09 / shoot 'em up/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
Game titleLagrange Point
1991-04-26 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
1987-01-04 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
Game titleThe Goonies II
1987-03-18 / Metroidvania/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
1987-08-11 / platformer/ 2,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
1988-02-16 / association football video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
Game titleQuarth
1990-04-13 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
Game titleRampart
1991-11-29 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
1988-06-21 / action-adventure game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1988-08-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
Game titleSuper C
1990-02-02 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1990-10-19 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
Game titleParodius
1990-11-30 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1991-01-25 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
Game titleFalsion
1987-10-21 / shoot 'em up/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
1989-01-04 / action-adventure game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleCosmic Wars
1989-08-04 / turn-based strategy video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
1989-09-29 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
1990-01-05 / role-playing video game/ 6,980 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleMoai-kun
1990-03-09 / puzzle video game/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
1991-01-05 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleGyruss
1988-11-18 / tube shooter/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /Konami
1992-01-03 / role-playing video game/ 6,980 yen / Famitsu 23 /Konami
Game titleCrisis Force
1991-08-27 / shoot 'em up/ 6,000 yen / Famitsu 22 /Konami
1993-01-29 / racing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Konami
1989-08-25 / racing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 20 /Konami
1985-04-22 / racing video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami
Game titleYie Ar Kung-Fu
1985-04-22 / fighting game/ 4,500 yen /Konami
Game titleTrack & Field
1985-06-21 / athletics video game/ 6,500 yen /Konami
Game titleRoad Fighter
1985-07-11 / racing video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami
Game titleHyper Sports
1985-09-27 / athletics video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami
Game titleThe Goonies
1986-02-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleExciting Basket
1987-07-24 / sports video game/ 2,980 yen /Konami
Game titleSalamander
1987-09-25 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Konami
1987-11-29 / sports video game/ 2,980 yen /Konami
Game titleDoremikko
1987-12-04 / music video game/ 8,980 yen /Konami
Game titleDragon Scroll
1987-12-04 / action role-playing game/ 5,300 yen /Konami
Game titleExciting Boxing
1987-12-16 / boxing video game/ 7,980 yen /Konami
Game titleTetsuwan Atom
1988-02-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Konami
Game titleBlades of Steel
1988-07-22 / ice hockey video game/ 3,300 yen /Konami
Game titleKonamic Tennis
1988-08-19 / sports video game/ 3,300 yen /Konami
1988-09-16 / athletics video game/ 5,500 yen /Konami
1989-01-27 / racing video game/ 5,500 yen /Konami
1989-02-28 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Konami
1989-12-15 / simulation video game/ 6,000 yen /Konami
1990-03-30 / role-playing video game / Konami
1990-12-07 / beat 'em up/ 7,000 yen /Konami
Game titleLaser Invasion
1991-03-15 / shoot 'em up/ 6,000 yen /Konami
1991-12-20 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleBucky O'Hare
1992-01-31 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Konami
1992-06-26 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /Konami
1992-11-27 / action anime and manga/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleBatman Returns
beat 'em up / Konami
Game titleContra Force
shoot 'em up / Konami
Game titleNoah's Ark

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Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
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