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Game maker

Bandai

1985–1994 / mainly action game / 80 titles

About this game maker

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

Titles
80 titles
Period
1985-1994
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
action game
Median price
5,300 yen
Median Famitsu score
23 points
Name used at the time
Bandai
What became of it
Merged with Namco in 2005 to form the Bandai Namco Group
Titles
80
Share released in Japan
88%
Share released overseas
25%
Share with a known price
82%
Share with a known score
20%

Titles per year

Covers the 80 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

8586878889909192939418

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 87 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

action g…10 titlesrole-pla…10 titlessports v…8 titlesadventur…7 titlesstrategy…6 titlesplatform…5 titles
1action game11%10 titles
2role-playing video game11%10 titles
3sports video game9%8 titles
4adventure video game8%7 titles
5strategy video game7%6 titles
6platformer6%5 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 81 titles with a known developer.

Tose Co.38 titlesBandai13 titlesHuman En…10 titlesSonata4 titlesDaiei Se…3 titlesAdvance …3 titles
1Tose Co.47%38 titles
2Bandai16%13 titles
3Human Entertainment12%10 titles
4Sonata5%4 titles
5Daiei Seisakusho4%3 titles
6Advance Communication4%3 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan70 titles
2North America20 titles
3Europe6 titles
Released in Japan too70 titlesOverseas only10 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

3,080,000titles

The best-selling title, "Stadium Events". Only 6 titles have known sales figures.

1Stadium EventsWorldwide3,080,000 titles
2Ninja KidJapan1,250,000 titles
3Dragon Ball 3: GokūdenWorldwide1,250,000 titles
4Dragon PowerJapan1,200,000 titles
5Famicom Jump: Hero RetsudenJapan1,100,000 titles
6Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.Japan1,050,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,300 yen
66 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen1 titles
22,000 yen range5 titles
33,000 yen range15 titles
44,000 yen range12 titles
55,000 yen range17 titles
66,000 yen range5 titles
77,000 yen range5 titles
88,000 yen range4 titles
99,000 yen range1 titles
1013,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 16 titles with a known score, the median was 23.

1 titles
8 titles
6 titles
1 titles
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Titles in this group (all 80)

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

Game titleStadium Events
1986-12-23 / fitness video game/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleNinja Kid
1986-04-17 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleFamicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
1989-02-25 / action role-playing game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Bandai
Game titleTag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.
1985-11-08 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball 3: Gokūden
1989-10-27 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Power
1986-11-27 / action-adventure game/ 4,500 yen / Famitsu 29 /Bandai
Game titleSuper Team Games
1987-11-27 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball: Daimaō fukkatsu
1988-08-12 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari
1990-08-11 / role-playing video game/ Famitsu 27 /Bandai
Game titleFamicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin
1991-12-02 / action role-playing game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Bandai
Game titleFamily Trainer: Jogging Race
1987-05-28 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Bandai
Game titleFamily Trainer Series 5: Meiro Daisakusen
1987-07-31 / 3D action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Bandai
Game titleKamen Rider Club: Gekitotsu Shocker Land
1988-02-03 / action role-playing game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 2: Hikari no Kishi
1991-10-12 / role-playing video game/ 8,200 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 3: Densetsu no Kishi Dan
1992-10-23 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bandai
Game titleKinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsusen
1987-05-01 / side-scrolling action game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 22 /Bandai
Game titleUltraman 2: Shutsugeki Katoku Tai!!
1987-12-18 / shoot 'em up/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 22 /Bandai
Game titleOishinbo: Kyūkyoku no Menu 3-bon Shōbu
1989-07-25 / command-selection adventure game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
1993-08-06 / fighting game/ 3,980 yen / Famitsu 22 /Bandai
Game titleStreet Cop
1987-08-31 / action-adventure game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 19 /Bandai
Game titleChō Jikū Yōsai Macross
1985-12-10 / horizontally scrolling shooter/ 4,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleChubby Cherub
1985-12-16 / action game / Bandai
Game titleMobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble
1986-08-28 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleAthletic World
1986-11-12 / sports video game/ 8,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleUltraman: Kaijū Teikoku no Gyakushū
1987-01-29 / side-scrolling action game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleDance Aerobics
1987-02-26 / music video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titlePocket Zaurus: Ju Ōken no Nazo
1987-02-27 / side-scrolling action game/ 5,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleDirty Pair
1987-03-28 / action anime and manga / Bandai
Game titleDirty Pair: Project Eden
1987-03-28 / action anime and manga/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titlePro Golfer Saru: Kage no Tournament
1987-05-25 / sports video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleKaraoke Studio
1987-07-30 / music video game/ 7,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleSaint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu
1987-08-10 / action role-playing game/ 5,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleKaraoke Studio Senyou Cassette Vol. 1
1987-10-28 / 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi - Scramble Wars
1987-11-20 / strategy video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleGegege no Kitarō 2: Yōkai Gundan no Chōsen
1987-12-22 / horror anime and manga/ 5,500 yen /Bandai
Game titleFamily Trainer: Totsugeki! Fuuun Takeshi Jou
1987-12-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleKaraoke Studio Senyou Cassette Vol. 2
1988-02-18 / 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleOmoikkiri Tanteidan Haadogumi: Matenrou no Chousenjou
1988-03-25 / adventure video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleKamen Rider Black: Taiketsu Shadow Moon
1988-04-15 / action game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleSaint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen
1988-05-30 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleTosho!! Ramenman: Sakuretsu Chojin 102 Gei
1988-08-10 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleUltraman Club: Chikyū Dakkan Sakusen
1988-10-22 / role-playing video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleGerman Tanteidan Maringumi: Zigomar Sousa File
1988-11-29 / adventure video game / Bandai
Game titleJaaman Tanteidan: Marin Gumi
1988-11-29 / adventure video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleFamily Trainer: Fūun! Takeshi Jō Two
1988-12-20 / game show/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleKidō Keisatsu Patlabor
1989-01-24 / simulation video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleRai Rai Kyonshees: Baby Kyonshee no Amida Daiboken
1989-01-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleSpace Shadow
1989-02-20 / light-gun shooter/ 9,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleTama & Friends: 3 Choume Daibouken
1989-02-23 / action anime and manga/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi - Scramble Wars Map Collection
1989-03-03 / strategy video game/ 500 yen /Bandai
Game titleSakigake!! Otokojuku
1989-03-03 / comedy anime and manga/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleSD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi 2 - Capsule Senki
1989-06-25 / strategy video game/ 6,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleMeimon! Daisan Yakyū-bu
1989-08-08 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleOsomatsu-kun: Back to the Me no Deppa no Maki
1989-12-08 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleAkuma-kun: Makai no Wana
1990-02-24 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleUltraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club
1990-04-07 / role-playing video game/ 6,000 yen /Bandai
Game titleOekaki Kids: Anpanman to Oekaki Shiyou!!
1990-10-25 / educational video game/ 13,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball Z: Kyoshu! Saiyajin
1990-10-27 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleMagical Taruruto-kun: Fantastic World!!
1991-03-21 / comedy anime and manga/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleOeka Kids: Anpanman no Hiragana Daisuki
1991-03-26 / educational video game/ 6,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!!
1991-08-10 / role-playing video game/ 8,200 yen /Bandai
Game titleMajikaru Tarurutokun 2 Mahodaiboken
1992-06-19 / action anime and manga/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzou Ningen
1992-08-07 / strategy video game/ 7,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai
1992-12-29 / 7,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDatach: SD Gundam Gundam Wars
1993-04-23 / strategy video game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDetakkusenyominikasetto Urutoramankurabu Supokonfaito
1993-04-23 / sports video game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleCrayon Shin-Chan: Ora to Poi Poi
1993-08-27 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleYū Yū Hakusho: Bakutō Ankoku Bujutsu Kai
1993-10-22 / action anime and manga/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleBattle Rush: Build Up Robot Tournament
1993-11-13 / action game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleJ. League Super Top Players
1994-04-22 / association football video game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleBandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach
sports video game / Bandai
Game titleDick Tracy
action game / Bandai
Game titleDynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus
platformer / Bandai
Game titleFrankenstein: The Monster Returns
action game / Bandai
Game titleLegends of the Diamond
sports video game / Bandai
Game titleMonster Party
platformer / Bandai
Game titleShooting Range
shoot 'em up / Bandai
Game titleThe Adventures of Gilligan's Island
action game / Bandai
Game titleThe Rocketeer
action game / Bandai
Game titleToxic Crusaders
beat 'em up / Bandai

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