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Famicom Analysis›2D platform game
Genre

2D platform game

1985-1992 /9 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
9 titles
Period
1985-1992
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
2D platform game
Median price
5,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
35 points
Titles
9
Share released in Japan
67%
Share released overseas
89%
Share with a known price
67%
Share with a known score
22%

Titles per year

Covers the 9 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

85868891924

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 9 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Nintendo4 titlesJ.Y. Com…1 titlesData East1 titlesJaleco1 titlesEpic/Sony1 titlesTHQ1 titles
1Nintendo44%4 titles
2J.Y. Company11%1 titles
3Data East11%1 titles
4Jaleco11%1 titles
5Epic/Sony11%1 titles
6THQ11%1 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 9 titles with a known developer.

Nintendo5 titlesData East1 titlesJaleco1 titlesSpecial …1 titlesImaginee…1 titles
1Nintendo56%5 titles
2Data East11%1 titles
3Jaleco11%1 titles
4Special FX Software11%1 titles
5Imagineering11%1 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan6 titles
2North America8 titles
3Europe8 titles
Released in Japan too6 titlesOverseas only3 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

40,240,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario Bros.". Only 4 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario Bros.Worldwide40,240,000 titles
2Super Mario Bros. 3Worldwide18,000,000 titles
3Super Mario Bros.: The Lost LevelsWorldwide10,000,000 titles
4Super Mario Bros. 2Worldwide7,460,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,900 yen
6 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range1 titles
24,000 yen range2 titles
35,000 yen range1 titles
46,000 yen range2 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 2 titles with a known score, the median was 35.

1 titles
1 titles
20s
35s

Titles in this group (all 9)

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

Game titleSuper Mario Bros.
1985-09-13 / 2D platform game/ 4,900 yen /Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario Bros. 3
1988-10-23 / 2D platform game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 35 /Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
1986-06-03 / 2D platform game/ 2,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario Bros. 2
1992-09-14 / video game with LGBT character/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Nintendo
Game titleTsurupika Hagemaru: Mezase! Tsuru Seko no Akashi
1991-12-13 / 2D platform game/ 6,300 yen /Jaleco
Game titleHudson Hawk
1991-12-27 / 2D platform game/ 5,900 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleCaptain America and The Avengers
platformer / Data East
Game titleSuper Mario World
2D platform game / J.Y. Company
Game titleSwamp Thing
2D platform game / THQ

Related terms

Links to related pages.

GenreplatformerGenrevideo game with LGBT characterGame makerNintendoGame makerJ.Y. CompanyGame makerData EastGame makerJalecoGame makerEpic/SonyGame makerTHQRelease year1985Release year1986Release year1988Release year1991Release year1992
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
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