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Famicom Analysis›1985

Release year

1985

mainly shoot 'em up / 70 titles

70titles
#9Rank by number of titles (of 14)
4,900 yenMedian price
27 pointsMedian Famitsu score

About this release year

A record of the Famicom titles released this year.

Titles: 70 titles
Period: 1985-1985
Formats: FC / NES / FDS
Main genre: shoot 'em up
Median price: 4,900 yen
Median Famitsu score: 27 points

Titles

70

Share released in Japan

100%

Share released overseas

36%

Share with a known price

91%

Share with a known score

3%

Titles per month

Covers the 70 titles with a known Japanese release date.

2 titles

4 titles

0 titles

6 titles

2 titles

8 titles

7 titles

7 titles

5 titles

2 titles

10 titles

17 titles

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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 91 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

1shoot 'em up19%17 titles

2action game16%15 titles

3platformer14%13 titles

4puzzle video game10%9 titles

5racing video game3%3 titles

6adventure video game3%3 titles

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 71 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

1Nintendo14%10 titles

2Namco11%8 titles

3Hudson Soft10%7 titles

4Jaleco8%6 titles

5Taito7%5 titles

6Konami7%5 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 77 titles with a known developer.

1Tose Co.12%9 titles

2Nintendo10%8 titles

3Namco10%8 titles

4Hudson Soft8%6 titles

5Konami8%6 titles

6Micronics8%6 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan70 titles

2North America25 titles

3Europe16 titles

Released in Japan too70 titlesOverseas only0 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 9 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario Bros.Worldwide40,240,000 titles

2Kung FuWorldwide3,500,000 titles

3SoccerWorldwide1,960,000 titles

4Ice ClimberWorldwide1,500,000 titles

5Stack-UpWorldwide1,320,000 titles

6Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.Japan1,050,000 titles

Launch price (median)

4,900 yen

64 titles have a known price

14,000 yen range50 titles

25,000 yen range12 titles

36,000 yen range1 titles

49,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 2 titles with a known score, the median was 27.

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1 titles

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Titles in this group (all 70)

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 titleKung Fu

1985-06-21 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleSoccer

1985-04-09 / association football video game/ 4,900 yen /Nintendo

Game titleIce Climber

1985-01-30 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleTag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.

1985-11-08 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Bandai

Game titleNinja JaJaMaru-kun

1985-11-15 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleStack-Up

1985-07-26 / puzzle video game/ 4,800 yen /Nintendo

Game title1942

1985-12-11 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Capcom

Game titleBomberman

1985-12-19 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleSuper Star Force: Jikūreki no Himitsu

1985-06-25 / adventure video game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Tecmo

Game titleNinja-kun: Ashura no Shō

1985-05-10 / action game/ 4,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Jaleco

Game titleBalloon Fight

1985-01-22 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleExerion

1985-02-11 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Jaleco

Game titleGalaga: Demons of Death

1985-02-15 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titleFamily BASIC

1985-02-21 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Nintendo

Game titleRaid on Bungeling Bay

1985-02-22 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleFormation Z

1985-04-04 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Jaleco

Game titleChampionship Lode Runner

1985-04-17 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleSpace Invaders

1985-04-17 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Taito

Game titleKekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken

1985-04-22 / racing video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami

Game titleYie Ar Kung-Fu

1985-04-22 / fighting game/ 4,500 yen /Konami

Game titleChack'n Pop

1985-05-24 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Taito

Game titleDig Dug

1985-06-04 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titleFlappy

1985-06-14 / puzzle video game/ 5,500 yen /dB-SOFT

Game titleWrecking Crew

1985-06-18 / puzzle video game/ 5,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleTrack & Field

1985-06-21 / athletics video game/ 6,500 yen /Konami

Game titleStar Force

1985-06-25 / shoot 'em up / Hudson Soft

Game titleElevator Action

1985-06-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Taito

Game titleField Combat

1985-07-09 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Jaleco

Game titleRoad Fighter

1985-07-11 / racing video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami

Game titleWarpman

1985-07-12 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titleDoor Door

1985-07-18 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Enix

Game titleZippy Race

1985-07-18 / racing video game/ 4,500 yen /Irem

Game titleSuper Arabian

1985-07-25 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Sunsoft

Game titleFront Line

1985-08-01 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Taito

Game titleThe Tower of Druaga

1985-08-06 / action role-playing game/ 4,900 yen /Namco

Game titleAstro Robo Sasa

1985-08-09 / arcade/ 5,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleHonshogi: Naitou Kudan Shogi Hiden

1985-08-10 / shogi video game/ 4,500 yen /SETA Corporation

Game titleGyromite

1985-08-13 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen /Nintendo

Game titleGeimos

1985-08-28 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game title10-Yard Fight

1985-08-30 / American football video game/ 4,900 yen /Irem Sales

Game titleBattle City

1985-09-09 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titlePooyan

1985-09-20 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleCity Connection

1985-09-27 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleHyper Sports

1985-09-27 / athletics video game/ 4,500 yen /Konami

Game titleRoute-16 Turbo

1985-10-04 / maze video game/ 4,900 yen /Sunsoft

Game titleChallenger

1985-10-15 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleSky Destroyer

1985-11-14 / shoot 'em up/ 4,500 yen /Taito

Game titleMach Rider

1985-11-21 / vehicular combat game/ 4,900 yen /Nintendo

Game titleOnyanko Town

1985-11-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titlePac-Land

1985-11-21 / platformer/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titlePachicom

1985-11-21 / parlour game/ 4,900 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleBurgerTime

1985-11-27 / puzzle video game/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titleIkki

1985-11-28 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Sunsoft

Game titleThe Portopia Serial Murder Case

1985-11-29 / adventure video game/ 5,500 yen /Enix

Game titleKarateka

1985-12-05 / action game / Soft Pro International

Game titleLunar Pool

1985-12-05 / sports video game / Pony Canyon

Game titleStar Luster

1985-12-06 / first-person shooter/ 4,900 yen /Namco

Game titleSpelunker

1985-12-07 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Irem

Game titleVolguard II

1985-12-07 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /dB-SOFT

Game titleChō Jikū Yōsai Macross

1985-12-10 / horizontally scrolling shooter/ 4,500 yen /Bandai

Game titleDough Boy

1985-12-11 / action game/ 5,300 yen /Kemco

Game titleBokosuka Wars

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

Game titleZunō Senkan Galg

1985-12-14 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /dB-SOFT

Game titleChubby Cherub

1985-12-16 / action game / Bandai

Game titleBinary Land

1985-12-19 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleThexder

1985-12-19 / adventure video game / Square

Game titleExed Exes

1985-12-21 / shoot 'em up / Tokuma Shoten

Game titleLot Lot

1985-12-21 / puzzle video game/ 5,200 yen /Tokuma Shoten

Game titlePenguin-kun Wars

1985-12-25 / sports video game/ 5,500 yen /ASCII Corporation

Related terms

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Genreshoot 'em up Genreaction game Genreplatformer Genrepuzzle video game Genreracing video game Genreadventure video game Genrescience fiction video game Genreathletics video game Game makerNintendo Game makerNamco Game makerHudson Soft Game makerJaleco Game makerTaito Game makerKonami Game makerASCII Corporation Game makerdB-SOFT

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