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Famicom Analysisplatformer
Genre

platformer

1983-1994 /237 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
237 titles
Period
1983-1994
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
platformer
Median price
5,500 yen
Median Famitsu score
24 points
Titles
237
Share released in Japan
74%
Share released overseas
65%
Share with a known price
70%
Share with a known score
30%

Titles per year

Covers the 237 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

83848586878889909192939441

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 248 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 252 titles with a known developer.

1Konami7%17 titles
2Nintendo4%11 titles
3Tose Co.4%10 titles
4Now Production4%10 titles
5Capcom4%10 titles
6Hudson Soft3%8 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan176 titles
2North America155 titles
3Europe100 titles
Released in Japan too176 titlesOverseas only61 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 17 titles have known sales figures.

1Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWorldwide4,000,000 titles
2Mario Bros.Worldwide2,280,000 titles
3Kirby's AdventureWorldwide1,750,000 titles
4DuckTalesWorldwide1,670,000 titles
5Ghosts 'n GoblinsWorldwide1,640,000 titles
6Lode RunnerWorldwide1,500,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,500 yen
167 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range6 titles
23,000 yen range14 titles
34,000 yen range39 titles
45,000 yen range66 titles
56,000 yen range39 titles
67,000 yen range3 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 71 titles with a known score, the median was 24.

8 titles
28 titles
27 titles
8 titles
15s
20s
25s
30s

Titles in this group (all 237)

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 titleMario Bros.
1983-09-09 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
1986-03-05 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft
1993-03-23 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 33 /Nintendo
Game titleLode Runner
1984-07-31 / puzzle video game/ 4,500 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleIce Climber
1985-01-30 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleNinja Kid
1986-04-17 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
1986-09-12 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleDuckTales
1990-01-26 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Capcom
1986-06-13 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Capcom
1986-04-24 / platformer/ 4,980 yen /Tecmo
1990-06-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
Game titleDonkey Kong
1983-07-15 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleDonkey Kong Jr.
1983-07-15 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titlePopeye
1983-07-15 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleMega Man 3
1990-09-28 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Capcom
1987-03-06 / platformer/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Hudson Soft
Game titleBlaster Master
1988-06-17 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 32 /Sunsoft
Game titleWoody Poco
1987-06-20 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 31 /dB-SOFT
1987-07-10 / platformer/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 31 /Fuji Television
Game titleStar Wars
1987-12-04 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /Namco
1988-06-24 / platformer/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /Namco
1989-12-22 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
Game titleBattletoads
1991-12-20 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Nippon Computer Systems
Game titleRush'n Attack
1987-04-10 / platformer/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /Konami
Game titleStarship Hector
1987-07-16 / platformer/ 5,000 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft
Game titleAthena
1987-06-05 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /SNK
Game titleBubble Bobble
1987-10-30 / platformer/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 28 /Taito
Game titleRolling Thunder
1988-03-17 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Namco
1988-04-22 / platformer/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
1987-06-05 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Hudson Soft
Game titleDemon Sword
1988-03-29 / action game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Taito
Game titleLayla
1986-12-20 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /dB-SOFT
Game titleDragon Buster
1987-01-07 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
1987-08-11 / platformer/ 2,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
1988-07-15 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Jaleco
1989-07-31 / platformer/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
Game titleMappy Kids
1989-12-22 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
Game titleKnight Move
1990-06-05 / puzzle video game/ 2,524 yen / Famitsu 26 /Nintendo
Game titleCocoron
1991-05-03 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Takeru
Game titleMr. Gimmick
1992-01-31 / platformer/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 26 /Sunsoft
Game titleCrazy Climber
1986-12-26 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nichibutsu
Game titleMystery Quest
1987-05-11 / platformer/ 3,400 yen / Famitsu 25 /DOG
1988-07-22 / platformer/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco
Game titleRainbow Islands
1988-07-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Taito
1990-08-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Capcom
1990-09-14 / platformer/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 25 /Pack-In-Video
1990-10-19 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1991-01-25 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1985-05-10 / action game/ 4,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Jaleco
Game titleMega Man
1987-12-17 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
Game titleWardner no Mori
1988-03-25 / platformer/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Taito
1990-02-23 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
Game titleYo! Noid
1990-03-16 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
1991-01-05 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleSnow Brothers
1991-12-06 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Toaplan
Game titleMetal Storm
1992-04-24 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Irem
Game titleMoon Crystal
1992-08-28 / platformer/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Hect
Game titleXexyz
1988-08-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titlePower Blade
1990-04-20 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
1990-08-10 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Natsume
Game titleNorth & South
1990-09-21 / platformer/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 6,000 yen / Famitsu 23 /Vic Tokai
Game titleToki
1991-07-19 / platformer/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
1987-03-12 / third-person shooter/ 3,400 yen / Famitsu 22 /DOG
1992-03-27 / platformer/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Character Soft
Game titleKid Kool
1988-07-22 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /Vic Tokai
1989-11-17 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Kyugo Trading Co., Ltd.
Game titleJūōki
1990-07-20 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Asmik
Game titleRod Land
1992-12-11 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Jaleco
1993-07-30 / action-adventure game/ Famitsu 21 /Hudson Soft
1986-12-19 / action game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 20 /Jaleco
1987-03-25 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 20 /Takara
Game titleCowboy Kid
1991-09-13 / platformer/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Visco Corporation
1993-03-05 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 20 /Taito
1993-12-10 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Capcom
1988-04-08 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 19 /Toho
Game titleAmagon
1988-12-02 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Vic Tokai
Game titleCaptain Silver
1988-12-16 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Tokuma Shoten
1987-06-27 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 18 /Irem
1991-11-15 / platformer/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 18 /SOFEL
Game titlePizza Pop!
1992-01-07 / platformer/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 18 /Jaleco
Game titleAstyanax
1989-12-21 / platformer/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 17 /Jaleco
Game titleStar Wars
1991-11-15 / platformer/ 6,700 yen / Famitsu 17 /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleMappy
1984-11-14 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Namco
Game titleBalloon Fight
1985-01-22 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleChack'n Pop
1985-05-24 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Taito
Game titleElevator Action
1985-06-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Taito
Game titleDoor Door
1985-07-18 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Enix
Game titleSuper Arabian
1985-07-25 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleGyromite
1985-08-13 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen /Nintendo
Game titleCity Connection
1985-09-27 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco
Game titleChallenger
1985-10-15 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titlePac-Land
1985-11-21 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Namco
Game titleBurgerTime
1985-11-27 / puzzle video game/ 4,500 yen /Namco
Game titleSpelunker
1985-12-07 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Irem
Game titleThe Goonies
1986-02-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleCircus Charlie
1986-03-04 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Soft Pro International
1986-04-17 / platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleBird Week
1986-06-03 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Toshiba EMI
1986-08-22 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco
1986-08-28 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Bandai
1986-10-23 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco
1986-11-21 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Vic Tokai
1986-11-21 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /VAP Inc.
1986-11-21 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Toei Animation
Game titleMappy-Land
1986-11-26 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Namco
1986-12-01 / platformer / Fuji TV
Game titleMetro-Cross
1986-12-16 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Namco
Game titleElectrician
1986-12-26 / platformer/ 2,980 yen /Kemco
1987-06-27 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Epic/Sony
1987-07-31 / platformer/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
1987-09-03 / platformer / Taito
1987-09-18 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Irem
Game titleYōkai Yashiki
1987-10-23 / platformer/ 3,100 yen /Irem
Game titleJoust
1987-10-30 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1987-11-06 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Namco
Game titleKarnov
1987-12-18 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Namco
Game titleTetsuwan Atom
1988-02-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Konami
Game titleNinja-Kid II
1988-05-27 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /UPL
Game titleNinja Gaiden
1988-12-09 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Tecmo
Game titleWagyan Land
1989-02-09 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Namco
1989-04-07 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Towa Chiki
Game titleHoly Diver
1989-04-28 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Irem
Game titleMoeru! Oniisan
1989-08-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Toho
1989-12-22 / action game/ 6,200 yen /Sunsoft
1990-02-23 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Epoch Co.
1990-04-06 / platformer / Tecmo
1990-08-03 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Kemco
1990-08-24 / platformer/ 6,500 yen /Quest
1990-12-07 / platformer / Capcom
1990-12-07 / platformer/ 5,600 yen /Jaleco
1990-12-14 / puzzle video game/ 6,500 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleNinja Crusaders
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Sammy Corporation
Game titleWagyan Land 2
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Namco
1990-12-21 / platformer/ 6,200 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleSword Master
1990-12-21 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Athena
1991-01-25 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
1991-03-21 / platformer/ 7,800 yen /Pony Canyon
Game titleRockin' Kats
1991-04-05 / platformer/ 6,200 yen /Atlus
1991-04-26 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
1991-04-26 / platformer/ 6,000 yen /Sammy Corporation
1991-06-21 / platformer/ 6,500 yen /Tecmo
1991-06-28 / platformer / Takara
Game titleRobocco Wars
1991-08-02 / action game/ 6,900 yen /IGS
Game titleArmadillo
1991-08-09 / platformer/ 6,900 yen /IGS
Game titleDragon's Lair
1991-09-20 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleTime Zone
1991-10-25 / platformer/ 6,200 yen /Sigma Enterprises, Inc.
Game titleShatterhand
1991-10-26 / action game/ 6,000 yen /Angel
Game titleHammerin' Harry
1991-11-15 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Irem
Game titleJoe & Mac
1991-12-06 / platformer / Data East
1991-12-13 / platformer/ 6,900 yen /Konami
Game titleAsmik-kun Land
1991-12-20 / action game/ 6,300 yen /Asmik
Game titleBanana Prince
1991-12-20 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Takara
1991-12-20 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Konami
Game titleWacky Races
1991-12-25 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Atlus
Game titleBucky O'Hare
1992-01-31 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Konami
1992-03-06 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Takara
Game titleHook
1992-03-27 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Epic/Sony
1992-04-24 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Taito
1992-06-26 / platformer/ 6,500 yen /Pack-In-Video
1992-07-17 / action game/ 6,500 yen /TOMY
1992-07-31 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
1992-08-07 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Taito
Game titlePower Blade 2
1992-09-29 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Taito
1992-09-30 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Kemco
Game titleTom and Jerry
1992-11-13 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Altron
1992-11-27 / platformer / Konami
Game titleWagyan Land 3
1992-12-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Namco
Game titleCastelian
1992-12-11 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Hiro
1992-12-11 / platformer/ 3,980 yen /Character Soft
Game titleDuckTales 2
1993-04-23 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Capcom
1993-04-23 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Taito
platformer / LJN
Game titleAladdin
platformer / Virgin Interactive
Game titleAsterix
platformer / Infogrames
platformer / THQ
Game titleBarbie
platformer / Hi Tech Expressions
Game titleCool World
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleFelix the Cat
platformer / Hudson Soft
Game titleLegendary Wings
platformer / Capcom
Game titleM.C. Kids
platformer / Virgin Games
Game titleMarble Madness
platformer / Milton Bradley
Game titleMonster Party
platformer / Bandai
platformer / Konami
Game titleRampage
platformer / Data East
Game titleRoboCop 3
platformer / Ocean Software
platformer / Nintendo
platformer / Ocean Software
platformer / Titus France
Game titleThe Jungle Book
platformer / Virgin Interactive
Game titleThe Karate Kid
platformer / LJN
Game titleThe Lion King
platformer / Virgin Interactive
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleThe Smurfs
platformer / Infogrames
Game titleThe Terminator
platformer / Mindscape
Game titleTime Lord
platformer / Milton Bradley
Game titleTreasure Master
platformer / American Softworks
Game titleWidget
platformer / Atlus
Game titleXenophobe
platformer / Sunsoft
platformer / Konami

Related terms

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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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