Genre
action game 1985-1994 /172 titles
172 titles#2 Rank by number of titles (of 152)5,500 yen Median price24 points Median Famitsu scoreAbout this genre A record of the titles in this genre only.
Titles 172 titles Period 1985-1994 Formats FC / NES / FDS Main genre action game Median price 5,500 yen Median Famitsu score 24 points Share released in Japan
70%
Share released overseas
55%
Share with a known price
67%
Share with a known score
21%
Titles per year Covers the 172 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.
Which publishers released them Breakdown of the 177 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.
Which developers made them Breakdown of the 181 titles with a known developer.
1 Tose Co. 8% 14 titles
4 Micronics 3% 5 titles
5 Beam Software 3% 5 titles
6 Eastridge Technology 3% 5 titles
Where they were released 1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.
1 Japan 120 titles
2 North America 95 titles
3 Europe 43 titles
120 titles 52 titles
How much they sold and what they cost Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.
1,760,000titles
The best-selling title, "Kid Icarus ". Only 7 titles have known sales figures.
Launch price (median)
5,500 yen
116 titles have a known price
1 2,000 yen range 7 titles
2 3,000 yen range 8 titles
3 4,000 yen range 36 titles
4 5,000 yen range 41 titles
5 6,000 yen range 17 titles
6 7,000 yen range 6 titles
7 9,000 yen range 1 titles
Famitsu score Out of 40. Across the 36 titles with a known score, the median was 24.
2 titles
19 titles
11 titles
3 titles
1 titles
Titles in this group (all 172) Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.
1986-12-19 / action game/ 2,600 yen / Famitsu 27 /
Nintendo 1986-12-12 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /
Hudson Soft 1985-11-08 / action game/ 4,500 yen /
Bandai 1985-11-15 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Jaleco 1988-12-24 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /
Capcom 1990-09-28 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Capcom 1986-12-13 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 35 /
Konami 1987-05-29 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 31 /
Konami 1987-06-20 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 31 /
dB-SOFT 1987-12-04 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /
Namco 1986-04-18 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /
Taito 1988-03-29 / action game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /
Taito 1988-10-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /
Namco 1989-06-27 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /
Namco 1987-01-04 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /
Konami 1987-03-27 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /
Kemco 1988-01-29 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /
Data East 1990-09-14 / action game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /
Data East 1985-05-10 / action game/ 4,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /
Jaleco 1987-07-10 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /
Nichibutsu 1987-12-17 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /
Capcom 1992-04-24 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /
Irem 1988-02-26 / action game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Taito 1988-10-28 / action game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Taito 1990-03-09 / action game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Taito 1991-01-30 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Altron 1992-03-27 / action game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Jaleco 1992-06-26 / action game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /
Taito 1987-11-06 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /
Jaleco 1989-09-22 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 21 /
Taito 1991-08-09 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 21 /
VAP Inc. 1992-12-11 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /
Jaleco 1986-12-19 / action game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 20 /
Jaleco 1987-03-25 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 20 /
Takara 1988-04-08 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 19 /
Toho 1991-08-30 / action game/ Famitsu 16 /
Irem 1985-01-22 / action game/ 4,500 yen /
Nintendo 1985-02-21 / action game/ 9,800 yen /
Nintendo 1985-06-04 / action game/ 4,500 yen /
Namco 1985-06-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Taito 1985-11-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Sunsoft 1985-12-11 / action game/ 5,300 yen /
Kemco 1985-12-16 / action game /
Bandai 1986-02-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Konami 1986-04-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Kemco 1986-06-20 / action game/ 3,900 yen /
Namco 1986-06-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Jaleco 1986-08-08 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Taito 1986-09-25 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Kemco 1987-11-20 / action game/ 3,300 yen /
VAP Inc. 1987-12-07 / action game/ 4,500 yen /
Square 1987-12-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Bandai 1988-04-15 / action game/ 3,300 yen /
Bandai 1988-12-09 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
Toho 1989-01-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /
Bandai 1989-02-17 / action game/ 5,500 yen /
Epic/Sony 1989-03-30 / action game/ 6,200 yen /
Sunsoft 1989-04-14 / action game/ 5,200 yen /
Namco 1989-10-27 / action game/ 5,500 yen /
Epic/Sony 1989-12-22 / action game/ 6,200 yen /
Sunsoft 1990-02-27 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
Athena 1990-12-14 / action game/ 5,900 yen /
Jaleco 1990-12-19 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
Asmik 1991-02-15 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
VAP Inc. 1991-04-02 / action game/ 6,500 yen /
Data East 1991-04-12 / action game/ 5,500 yen /
Athena 1991-07-19 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
Capcom 1991-08-02 / action game/ 6,900 yen /
IGS 1991-10-26 / action game/ 6,000 yen /
Angel 1991-11-29 / action game/ 7,800 yen /
TOMY 1991-12-06 / action game/ 7,800 yen /
Capcom 1991-12-20 / action game/ 6,300 yen /
Asmik 1991-12-20 / action game/ 6,800 yen /
Altron 1991-12-21 / action game/ 5,800 yen /
Yonezawa 1992-01-31 / action game/ 5,900 yen /
Taito 1992-07-17 / action game/ 6,500 yen /
TOMY 1992-12-04 / action game/ 7,800 yen /
Capcom 1993-03-19 / action game/ 4,980 yen /
Sunsoft 1993-10-22 / action game/ 6,800 yen /
Irem 1993-11-05 / action game/ 7,800 yen /
Capcom 1993-11-13 / action game/ 2,800 yen /
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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