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Famicom Analysis›1986

Release year

1986

mainly platformer / 114 titles

114titles
#7Rank 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: 114 titles
Period: 1986-1986
Formats: FC / NES / FDS
Main genre: platformer
Median price: 4,900 yen
Median Famitsu score: 27 points

Titles

114

Share released in Japan

99%

Share released overseas

46%

Share with a known price

95%

Share with a known score

22%

Titles per month

Covers the 113 titles with a known Japanese release date.

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14 titles

32 titles

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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 145 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

1platformer16%23 titles

2shoot 'em up14%21 titles

3action game14%21 titles

4action-adventure game10%15 titles

5science fiction video game5%7 titles

6educational video game4%6 titles

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 116 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

1Namco9%10 titles

2Nintendo8%9 titles

3Konami7%8 titles

4Jaleco5%6 titles

5Hudson Soft4%5 titles

6Taito4%5 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 122 titles with a known developer.

1Konami7%9 titles

2Nintendo7%8 titles

3Tose Co.6%7 titles

4Namco5%6 titles

5Micronics4%5 titles

6Hudson Soft4%5 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan113 titles

2North America52 titles

3Europe22 titles

Released in Japan too113 titlesOverseas only1 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

10,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels". Only 23 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario Bros.: The Lost LevelsWorldwide10,000,000 titles

2The Legend of ZeldaWorldwide6,510,000 titles

3Stadium EventsWorldwide3,080,000 titles

4MetroidWorldwide2,730,000 titles

5Pro WrestlingWorldwide2,400,000 titles

6VolleyballWorldwide2,150,000 titles

Launch price (median)

4,900 yen

108 titles have a known price

12,000 yen range21 titles

23,000 yen range12 titles

34,000 yen range54 titles

45,000 yen range20 titles

58,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 25 titles with a known score, the median was 27.

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Titles in this group (all 114)

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

Game titleSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

1986-06-03 / 2D platform game/ 2,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleThe Legend of Zelda

1986-02-21 / action-adventure game/ 2,600 yen /Nintendo

Game titleVolleyball

1986-07-21 / volleyball video game/ 2,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleR.B.I. Baseball

1986-12-10 / baseball video game/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 35 /Namco

Game titlePro Wrestling

1986-10-21 / professional wrestling video game/ 2,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Nintendo

Game titleMetroid

1986-08-06 / Metroidvania/ 2,600 yen /Nintendo

Game titleDragon Warrior

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

Game titleStadium Events

1986-12-23 / fitness video game/ 4,900 yen /Bandai

Game titleNinja Hattori-kun

1986-03-05 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleKid Icarus

1986-12-19 / action game/ 2,600 yen / Famitsu 27 /Nintendo

Game titleNinja Kid

1986-04-17 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Bandai

Game titleDoraemon

1986-12-12 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Hudson Soft

Game titleAdventure Island

1986-09-12 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleGhosts 'n Goblins

1986-06-13 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Capcom

Game titleMighty Bomb Jack

1986-04-24 / platformer/ 4,980 yen /Tecmo

Game titleGanbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū

1986-07-30 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 31 /Konami

Game titleDragon Power

1986-11-27 / action-adventure game/ 4,500 yen / Famitsu 29 /Bandai

Game titleTwinBee

1986-01-04 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Konami

Game titleCommando

1986-09-27 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen /Capcom

Game titleCastlevania

1986-09-26 / action-adventure game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 34 /Konami

Game titleHydlide

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

Game titleGradius

1986-04-25 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Konami

Game titleStar Soldier

1986-06-13 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Hudson Soft

Game titleCrackout

1986-12-13 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 35 /Konami

Game titleZanac

1986-11-28 / shoot 'em up/ 2,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Pony Canyon

Game titleThe Legend of Kage

1986-04-18 / action game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /Taito

Game titleMilon's Secret Castle

1986-11-13 / Metroidvania/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft

Game titleTrojan

1986-12-24 / hack and slash/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom

Game titleStinger

1986-11-21 / shoot 'em up/ 3,100 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami

Game titleKing Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch

1986-12-18 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami

Game titleKieta Princess

1986-12-20 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Imagineer

Game titleLayla

1986-12-20 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /dB-SOFT

Game titleDeadly Towers

1986-12-15 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /Irem

Game titleCrazy Climber

1986-12-26 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nichibutsu

Game titleIkari Warriors

1986-11-26 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /K. Amusement Leasing Co.

Game titleDead Zone

1986-11-01 / adventure video game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 23 /Sunsoft

Game titleBump 'n' Jump

1986-10-08 / racing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Data East

Game titleThe Wing of Madoola

1986-12-18 / Metroidvania/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Sunsoft

Game titleSeikima II Akuma no Gyakushū!

1986-12-25 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /CBS/Sony Group Inc.

Game titleKnight Lore: Majou no Ookami Otoko

1986-12-19 / action game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 20 /Jaleco

Game titleTransformers: Mystery of Convoy

1986-12-05 / run and gun/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 18 /Takara

Game titleSonSon

1986-02-08 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Capcom

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

Game titleGyrodine

1986-03-13 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Taito

Game titleBaltron

1986-03-19 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleMagMax

1986-03-19 / shoot 'em up / Nichibutsu

Game titleTag Team Wrestling

1986-04-02 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen /Namco

Game titleNazo no Murasame Jō

1986-04-14 / action-adventure game/ 2,600 yen /Nintendo

Game titleArgus

1986-04-17 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleAtlantis no Nazo

1986-04-17 / platformer / Sunsoft

Game titleDig Dug II

1986-04-18 / maze video game/ 4,500 yen /Namco

Game titleSansū 1-nen: Keisan Game

1986-04-25 / mathematical education video game/ 4,900 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleSansū 2-nen: Keisan Game

1986-04-25 / educational video game/ 4,900 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleSansū 3-nen: Keisan Game

1986-04-25 / educational video game/ 4,900 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleSpy vs. Spy

1986-04-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Kemco

Game titleSeicross

1986-05-15 / racing video game/ 4,900 yen /Nichibutsu

Game titleB-Wings

1986-06-03 / shoot 'em up / Data East

Game titleBird Week

1986-06-03 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleKung-Fu Heroes

1986-06-20 / action game/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleChoplifter

1986-06-26 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleSqoon

1986-06-26 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Irem

Game titleTōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi

1986-07-03 / action-adventure game/ 4,900 yen /Sunsoft

Game titleBabel no Tō

1986-07-18 / puzzle video game/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleNamida no Sōkoban Special

1986-07-30 / puzzle video game/ 2,980 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleSolomon's Key

1986-07-30 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Tecmo

Game titleValkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu

1986-08-01 / action-adventure game/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleMusashi no Ken – Tadaima Shugyō Chū

1986-08-08 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Taito

Game titleFist of the North Star

1986-08-10 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleJaJaMaru no Daibouken

1986-08-22 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleSky Kid

1986-08-22 / shoot 'em up/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleI Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater

1986-08-27 / simulation video game/ 2,900 yen /Royal Industries

Game titleMobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble

1986-08-28 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Bandai

Game titleAlpha Mission

1986-09-03 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /SNK

Game titleSuper Pitfall

1986-09-05 / Metroidvania/ 5,500 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleBanana

1986-09-08 / rocks-and-diamonds video game/ 4,900 yen /Victor Musical Industries

Game titleKing's Knight

1986-09-18 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Square

Game titleKoneko Monogatari: The Adventures of Chatran

1986-09-19 / action game/ 2,900 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleSuper Xevious: GAMP no Nazo

1986-09-19 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Namco

Game titleGhostbusters

1986-09-22 / action game/ 4,500 yen /Tokuma Shoten

Game titleSpace Hunter

1986-09-25 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Kemco

Game titleI am a Teacher: Teami no Kiso

1986-09-26 / educational video game/ 2,900 yen /Royal Industries

Game titleTerra Cresta

1986-09-27 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen /Nichibutsu

Game titleOthello

1986-10-13 / chess video game/ 2,980 yen /Kawada

Game titleUrusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell

1986-10-23 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Jaleco

Game titleSansū 4-nen: Keisan Game

1986-10-30 / educational video game/ 4,900 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleSansū 5-6-nen: Keisan Game

1986-10-30 / educational video game/ 4,900 yen /Tokyo Shoseki

Game titleMississippi Satsujin Jiken

1986-10-31 / adventure video game / Jaleco

Game titleGinga Denshō: Galaxy Odyssey

1986-11-06 / action role-playing game/ 5,000 yen /Imagineer

Game titleAthletic World

1986-11-12 / sports video game/ 8,500 yen /Bandai

Game titleAighina no Yogen: From the Legend of Balubalouk

1986-11-21 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /Vic Tokai

Game titleGanso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken

1986-11-21 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /VAP Inc.

Game titlePuss 'n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure

1986-11-21 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Toei Animation

Game titleMappy-Land

1986-11-26 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleCastlequest

1986-11-28 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleKineko

1986-11-28 / puzzle video game/ 3,300 yen /Irem

Game titleAll Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.

1986-12-01 / platformer / Fuji TV

Game titleDiva: Nasatia no Gyokuza

1986-12-05 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Toshiba EMI

Game titleTiger-Heli

1986-12-05 / vertically scrolling shooter/ 4,900 yen /Pony Canyon

Game titleHottāman no Chitei Tanken

1986-12-06 / action game/ 4,900 yen /Use Corporation

Game titleGall Force: Eternal Story

1986-12-10 / shoot 'em up/ 2,980 yen /HAL Laboratory

Game titleTakeshi no Chōsenjō

1986-12-10 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen /Taito

Game titleSherlock Holmes: Hakushaku Reijō Yūkai Jiken

1986-12-11 / action-adventure game/ 5,000 yen /Towa Chiki

Game titleAdian no Tsue

1986-12-12 / educational video game/ 4,900 yen /Sunsoft

Game titleBreeder

1986-12-15 / simulation video game/ 2,980 yen /Soft Pro International

Game titleSuishō no Dragon

1986-12-15 / adventure video game/ 3,400 yen /DOG

Game titleMetro-Cross

1986-12-16 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Namco

Game titleDeep Dungeon: Madō Senki

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

Game titleStar Voyager

1986-12-23 / first-person shooter/ 4,900 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleProfessional Mahjong Gokuu

1986-12-25 / board video game/ 2,980 yen /ASCII Corporation

Game titleArkanoid

1986-12-26 / Breakout clone/ 5,400 yen /Taito

Game titleElectrician

1986-12-26 / platformer/ 2,980 yen /Kemco

Game titleToki no Tabibito: Time Stranger

1986-12-26 / adventure video game/ 4,900 yen /Kemco

Game titleGumshoe

light-gun shooter / Nintendo

Related terms

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