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Famicom Analysis›role-playing video game

Genre

role-playing video game

1985-1995 /127 titles

127titles
#3Rank by number of titles (of 152)
6,300 yenMedian price
26 pointsMedian Famitsu score

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles: 127 titles
Period: 1985-1995
Formats: FC / NES / FDS
Main genre: role-playing video game
Median price: 6,300 yen
Median Famitsu score: 26 points

Titles

127

Share released in Japan

94%

Share released overseas

22%

Share with a known price

88%

Share with a known score

41%

Titles per year

Covers the 127 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 132 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

1Bandai8%10 titles

2Square6%8 titles

3Namco5%7 titles

4ASCII Corporation5%6 titles

5Pony Canyon5%6 titles

6Toei Animation4%5 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 135 titles with a known developer.

1Tose Co.7%10 titles

2Square4%6 titles

3Konami4%5 titles

4Chunsoft3%4 titles

5Hummingbird Soft3%4 titles

6Data East3%4 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan120 titles

2North America28 titles

3Europe5 titles

Released in Japan too120 titlesOverseas only7 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

4,380,000titles

The best-selling title, "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link". Only 9 titles have known sales figures.

1Zelda II: The Adventure of LinkWorldwide4,380,000 titles

2Dragon Warrior IIIWorldwide3,895,000 titles

3Dragon Warrior IVWorldwide3,180,000 titles

4Dragon Warrior IIWorldwide2,550,000 titles

5Dragon WarriorWorldwide2,000,000 titles

6Final Fantasy IIIJapan1,400,000 titles

Launch price (median)

6,300 yen

112 titles have a known price

12,000 yen range1 titles

23,000 yen range6 titles

34,000 yen range4 titles

45,000 yen range38 titles

56,000 yen range36 titles

67,000 yen range17 titles

78,000 yen range7 titles

89,000 yen range2 titles

911,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 52 titles with a known score, the median was 26.

2 titles

11 titles

27 titles

6 titles

6 titles

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Titles in this group (all 127)

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

Game titleDragon Warrior III

1988-02-10 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 38 /Enix

Game titleDragon Warrior IV

1990-02-11 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 37 /Enix

Game titleZelda II: The Adventure of Link

1987-01-14 / role-playing video game/ 2,600 yen / Famitsu 36 /Nintendo

Game titleDragon Warrior II

1987-01-26 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 38 /Enix

Game titleDragon Warrior

1986-05-27 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen /Enix

Game titleFinal Fantasy III

1990-04-27 / role-playing video game/ 8,400 yen / Famitsu 36 /Square

Game titleMomotaro Densetsu

1987-10-26 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleFinal Fantasy

1987-12-18 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 34 /Square

Game titleHydlide

1986-03-18 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleFinal Fantasy II

1988-12-17 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 35 /Square

Game titleDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

1990-04-06 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 33 /Namco

Game titleDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

1987-09-11 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Namco

Game titleMother

1989-07-27 / role-playing video game/ Famitsu 31 /Nintendo

Game titleCaptain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker

1990-07-20 / role-playing video game/ 6,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Tecmo

Game titleSanada Jūyūshi

1988-06-27 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Kemco

Game titleTenchi wo Kurau II: Shokatsu Kōmei Den

1991-04-05 / role-playing video game/ Famitsu 29 /Capcom

Game titleMetal Max

1991-05-24 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 29 /Data East

Game titleSugoro Quest: Dice Heroes

1991-06-28 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 29 /Technos Japan

Game titleDestiny of an Emperor

1989-05-19 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom

Game titleSweet Home

1989-12-15 / psychological horror fiction/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom

Game titleDark Lord

1991-02-08 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Data East

Game titleUncharted Waters

1991-03-15 / role-playing video game/ 11,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Koei

Game titleDragon Ball: Daimaō fukkatsu

1988-08-12 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Bandai

Game titleKawa no Nushi Tsuri

1990-08-10 / role-playing video game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Pack-In-Video

Game titleSD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari

1990-08-11 / role-playing video game/ Famitsu 27 /Bandai

Game titleLagrange Point

1991-04-26 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami

Game titleHyaku no Sekai no Monogatari: The Tales on a Watery Wilderness

1991-08-09 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 27 /ASK

Game titleDragon Buster

1987-01-07 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco

Game titleCleopatra no Mahō

1987-07-24 / role-playing video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /DOG

Game titleMinelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu

1987-10-23 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Taito

Game titleKaijū Monogatari

1988-11-18 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco

Game titleKalin no Tsurugi

1987-10-02 / role-playing video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /DOG

Game titleMiracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord

1987-10-23 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /ASCII Corporation

Game titleSuper Black Onyx

1988-07-14 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /BPS

Game titleTombs & Treasure

1988-08-03 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleRasāru Ishii no Childs Quest

1989-06-23 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco

Game titleJaJaMaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou

1990-05-29 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Jaleco

Game titleDungeon Kid

1990-08-31 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Quest

Game titleDoraemon: Giga Zombie no Gyakushū

1990-09-14 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Epoch Co.

Game titleMusashi no Bōken

1990-12-22 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Sigma Enterprises, Inc.

Game titleJuvei Quest

1991-01-04 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco

Game titleShadow Brain

1991-03-21 / role-playing video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Pony Canyon

Game titleDeep Dungeon III: Yūshi e no Tabi

1988-05-13 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Square

Game titleSquare no Tom Sawyer

1989-11-30 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Square

Game titlePinball Quest

1989-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 24 /Jaleco

Game titleGanbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru

1990-01-05 / role-playing video game/ 6,980 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami

Game titleSuper Chinese 3

1991-03-01 / role-playing video game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Culture Brain

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 titleGanbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihō

1992-01-03 / role-playing video game/ 6,980 yen / Famitsu 23 /Konami

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 titleLast Armageddon

1990-11-10 / role-playing video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Yutaka

Game titleDragon Wars

1991-08-09 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Kemco

Game titleDouble Moon Densetsu

1992-10-30 / role-playing video game/ 7,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Nippon Computer Systems

Game titleHoshi Wo Miru Hito

1987-10-27 / role-playing video game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 19 /Hot-B

Game titleKamen Rider SD: GranShocker no Yabō

1993-01-22 / board video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Angel

Game titleBokosuka Wars

1985-12-14 / strategy video game/ 5,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleDeep Dungeon: Madō Senki

1986-12-19 / role-playing video game/ 3,400 yen /Square

Game titleYūshi no Monshō: Deep Dungeon

1987-05-30 / role-playing video game/ 3,400 yen /DOG

Game titleHeracles no Eikō II: Titan no Metsubō

1987-06-12 / role-playing video game/ 5,300 yen /Data East

Game titleGinga no Sannin

1987-06-26 / role-playing video game/ 5,000 yen /Nintendo

Game titleMirai Shinwa Jarvas

1987-06-30 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen /Taito

Game titleChester Field: Ankoku Shin e no Chōsen

1987-07-30 / role-playing video game/ 5,300 yen /Vic Tokai

Game titleZoids: Chūō Tairiku no Tatakai

1987-09-05 / first-person shooter/ 5,300 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleSWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics

1987-09-11 / role-playing video game/ 5,300 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleUltima III: Exodus

1987-10-09 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleIndora no Hikari

1987-10-20 / role-playing video game/ 5,300 yen /Kemco

Game titleWizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

1987-12-22 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleElysion

1988-04-28 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleDandy

1988-10-21 / role-playing video game / Pony Canyon

Game titleUltraman Club: Chikyū Dakkan Sakusen

1988-10-22 / role-playing video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai

Game titleSatomi Hakkenden

1989-01-20 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /SNK

Game titleZoids 2: Zenebasu no Gyakushū

1989-01-27 / first-person shooter/ 5,900 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleWizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn

1989-02-21 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleHyakki Yako

1989-02-23 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Use Corporation

Game titleGhost Lion

1989-07-14 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /Kemco

Game titleMagma Project Hacker

1989-08-10 / adventure video game/ 3,398 yen /Tokuma Shoten

Game titleMoulin Rouge Senki: Melville no Honoo

1989-08-11 / role-playing video game / Gakken Holdings

Game titleUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar

1989-09-20 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleHokuto no Ken 3: Shin Seiki Sōzō: Seiken Retsuden

1989-10-19 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleDungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements

1989-11-10 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen /Natsume

Game titleOsomatsu-kun: Back to the Me no Deppa no Maki

1989-12-08 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai

Game titleShin Satomi Hakken Den Hikari To Yami No Tatakai

1989-12-08 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleShinsenden

1989-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 6,300 yen /Irem

Game titleHerakles no Eiko II: Titan no Metsubo

1989-12-23 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /Data East

Game titleAkuma-kun: Makai no Wana

1990-02-24 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai

Game titleWizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

1990-03-09 / role-playing video game/ 4,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleSansara Naga

1990-03-23 / role-playing video game/ 7,500 yen /Victor Musical Industries

Game titleMōryō Senki Madara

1990-03-30 / role-playing video game / Konami

Game titleDeep Dungeon IV: Kuro no Yōjutsushi

1990-04-06 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen /Asmik

Game titleUltraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club

1990-04-07 / role-playing video game/ 6,000 yen /Bandai

Game titleKagerou Densetsu

1990-05-11 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Pixel

Game titleBikkuriman World: Gekito Seisenshi

1990-07-27 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleSTED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabō

1990-07-27 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /K. Amusement Leasing Co.

Game titleMight and Magic

1990-07-31 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen /Gakken Holdings

Game titleNinjara Hoi!

1990-08-08 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleBloody Warriors: Shango no Gyakushu

1990-10-19 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleDragon Ball Z: Kyoshu! Saiyajin

1990-10-27 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Bandai

Game titleHissatsu Shigotonin

1990-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 7,600 yen /Banpresto

Game titleBard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

1990-12-21 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleNiji no Silkroad

1991-02-22 / role-playing video game/ 7,500 yen /Victor Musical Industries

Game titleGrand Master

1991-02-26 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen /Varie

Game titleHokuto no Ken 4: Shichisei Haken Den: Hokuto Shinken no Kanata e

1991-03-29 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleFinal Fantasy IV

1991-07-19 / role-playing video game / Square

Game titleOtaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy

1991-07-31 / pop music/ 6,900 yen /M&M

Game titleSD Keiji Blader

1991-08-02 / role-playing video game/ 6,400 yen /Taito

Game titleDragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!!

1991-08-10 / role-playing video game/ 8,200 yen /Bandai

Game titleChaos World

1991-10-25 / role-playing video game/ 7,000 yen /Natsume

Game titleRadia Senki: Reimeihen

1991-11-15 / role-playing video game/ 6,900 yen /Tecmo

Game titleMonster Maker: 7-tsu no Hihou

1991-12-20 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /SOFEL

Game titleUltraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyōdai

1991-12-29 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Yutaka

Game titleThe Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight

1992-01-25 / role-playing video game/ 7,000 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleThe Magic Candle

1992-03-06 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Sammy Corporation

Game titleEsper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai

1992-06-26 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /Konami

Game titleSilva Saga

1992-07-24 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /SETA Corporation

Game titleDream Master

1992-09-22 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Namco

Game titleColumbus: Ōgon no Yoake

1992-11-20 / role-playing video game/ 7,500 yen /TOMY

Game titleUshio to Tora

1993-07-09 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Yutaka

Game titleKōryū Densetsu Villgust Gaiden

1993-07-30 / role-playing video game/ 8,000 yen /Angel

Game titleMomotaro Densetsu Gaiden

1993-12-17 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleLove Quest

1995-03-17 / role-playing video game / Tokuma Shoten

Game titleAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike

combat flight simulator game / Fujisankei Communications International

Game titleMight and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum

role-playing video game / Gakken Holdings

Game titleRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves

action-adventure game / Virgin Games

Game titleSwords and Serpents

role-playing video game / Acclaim Entertainment

Game titleThe Immortal

role-playing video game / Electronic Arts

Game titleUltima V: Warriors of Destiny

role-playing video game / Fujisankei Communications International

Game titleUltima: Warriors of Destiny

role-playing video game / Fujisankei Communications International

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