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Game title

Sword Master

Japan 1990-12-21 / platformer /Athena

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Japanese title
Sword Master
Japan release date
1990-12-21
North America release date
1992-01
Europe release date
1993-01-21
Publisher (Japan)
Athena
Publisher (North America)
Athena / Activision
Developer
Athena
Genre
platformer
Formats
FC / NES
Launch price
5,900 yen
Copies sold
Unknown
Famitsu score
Unknown
Players
Single-player video game
Officially playable today
Not confirmed

Products sold (1)

Even for the same game title, packs, bundles and budget re-releases count as separate products. Only those listed in the public record (Media Arts Database) are shown.

Sword Master
5,900 yen / 1990-12-21

Where it stands today

How much this title is read and edited today. Wikipedia page views and edit history, counted on 2026-8-30.

Readers of the overseas article
about 400 views per month

Current records (5 of 7)

The fastest completions of this title, as of 2026-8-30, and still being updated (the newest record is from 2022-06-16). These records are the work of the runners and authors. Their names and sources are given.

4 min 01 sec
Boss Rush (J) / yangyi / 2022-06-16
View on speedrun.com
5 min 41 sec
Any% (NTSC-U) / KHANanaphone / 2022-05-05
View on speedrun.com
6 min 25 sec
Any% (J) / KHANanaphone / 2019-12-09
View on speedrun.com
9 min 06 sec
Any% (PAL) / Idealisti / 2020-04-15
View on speedrun.com
5 min 15 sec
baseline / ventuz / 2013-01-18
View on TASVideos

What we still don't know

These details have not been traced.

Copies soldFamitsu scoreMusic

Titles released the same day (5)

Other titles released in Japan on 1990-12-21.

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