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Game maker

Tecmo

1985–1992 / mainly platformer / 22 titles

About this game maker

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

Titles
22 titles
Period
1985-1992
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
platformer
Median price
5,800 yen
Median Famitsu score
27 points
Name used at the time
Tecmo
Former company name
Tehkan
What became of it
Merged with Koei in 2009 under Koei Tecmo Holdings
Titles
22
Share released in Japan
91%
Share released overseas
68%
Share with a known price
82%
Share with a known score
18%

Titles per year

Covers the 22 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

85868788899091925

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 25 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 23 titles with a known developer.

Tecmo21 titlesHudson S…1 titlesSculptur…1 titles
1Tecmo91%21 titles
2Hudson Soft4%1 titles
3Sculptured Software4%1 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan20 titles
2North America15 titles
3Europe10 titles
Released in Japan too20 titlesOverseas only2 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

1,530,000titles

The best-selling title, "Tecmo Bowl". Only 3 titles have known sales figures.

1Tecmo BowlWorldwide1,530,000 titles
2Mighty Bomb JackWorldwide1,500,000 titles
3Tecmo Super BowlWorldwide1,190,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,800 yen
18 titles have a known price
14,000 yen range4 titles
25,000 yen range6 titles
36,000 yen range7 titles
47,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 4 titles with a known score, the median was 27.

3 titles
1 titles
25s
30s

Titles in this group (all 22)

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

Game titleTecmo Bowl
1990-11-30 / American football video game/ 6,900 yen /Tecmo
1986-04-24 / platformer/ 4,980 yen /Tecmo
1991-12-13 / American football video game/ 7,980 yen /Tecmo
1990-07-20 / role-playing video game/ 6,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Tecmo
1985-06-25 / adventure video game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Tecmo
Game titleRygar
1987-04-17 / Metroidvania/ 4,980 yen / Famitsu 26 /Tecmo
1989-12-15 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Tecmo
Game titleStar Force
1985-06-25 / shoot 'em up / Hudson Soft
Game titleSolomon's Key
1986-07-30 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Tecmo
1987-09-18 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen /Tecmo
1988-04-28 / association football video game/ 5,500 yen /Tecmo
Game titleNinja Gaiden
1988-12-09 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Tecmo
1989-09-01 / professional wrestling video game/ 5,800 yen /Tecmo
1990-12-07 / association football video game/ 5,800 yen /Tecmo
Game titleObocchama-kun
1991-04-05 / board video game/ 6,500 yen /Tecmo
1991-06-21 / platformer/ 6,500 yen /Tecmo
1991-07-19 / comedy anime and manga/ 6,500 yen /Tecmo
1991-11-15 / role-playing video game/ 6,900 yen /Tecmo
Game titleSolomon's Key 2
1992-01-24 / puzzle video game/ 6,200 yen /Tecmo

Related terms

Links to related pages.

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
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
Sources: TASVideos (https://tasvideos.org/), speedrun.com (https://www.speedrun.com/)