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Release year

1990

mainly platformer / 240 titles

About this release year

A record of the Famicom titles released this year.

Titles
240 titles
Period
1990-1990
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
platformer
Median price
6,000 yen
Median Famitsu score
25 points
Titles
240
Share released in Japan
68%
Share released overseas
56%
Share with a known price
66%
Share with a known score
24%

Titles per month

Covers the 163 titles with a known Japanese release date.

4 titles
10 titles
17 titles
12 titles
6 titles
8 titles
17 titles
19 titles
14 titles
13 titles
10 titles
33 titles
Month 1
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 286 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 255 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 250 titles with a known developer.

Rare15 titlesKonami12 titlesTose Co.9 titlesBeam Sof…8 titlesCapcom8 titlesNintendo7 titles
1Rare6%15 titles
2Konami5%12 titles
3Tose Co.4%9 titles
4Beam Software3%8 titles
5Capcom3%8 titles
6Nintendo3%7 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan163 titles
2North America134 titles
3Europe57 titles
Released in Japan too163 titlesOverseas only77 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

4,850,000titles

The best-selling title, "Dr. Mario". Only 8 titles have known sales figures.

1Dr. MarioWorldwide4,850,000 titles
2Dragon Warrior IVWorldwide3,180,000 titles
3DuckTalesWorldwide1,670,000 titles
4Tecmo BowlWorldwide1,530,000 titles
5Nintendo World CupWorldwide1,480,000 titles
6Final Fantasy IIIJapan1,400,000 titles
Launch price (median)
6,000 yen
158 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen3 titles
22,000 yen range3 titles
33,000 yen range1 titles
44,000 yen range11 titles
55,000 yen range61 titles
66,000 yen range53 titles
77,000 yen range10 titles
88,000 yen range5 titles
99,000 yen range6 titles
1011,000 yen range3 titles
1113,000 yen range1 titles
1214,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 57 titles with a known score, the median was 25.

1 titles
23 titles
26 titles
5 titles
2 titles
15s
20s
25s
30s
35s

Titles in this group (all 240)

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

1990-02-11 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 37 /Enix
Game titleDr. Mario
1990-07-27 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Nintendo
1990-04-27 / role-playing video game/ 8,400 yen / Famitsu 36 /Square
Game titleDuckTales
1990-01-26 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Capcom
Game titleTecmo Bowl
1990-11-30 / American football video game/ 6,900 yen /Tecmo
1990-05-18 / association football video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Technos Japan
1990-06-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
Game titleMega Man 3
1990-09-28 / action game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Capcom
1990-04-06 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 33 /Namco
1990-07-20 / role-playing video game/ 6,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Tecmo
1990-01-06 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /HAL Laboratory
1990-11-02 / turn-based strategy video game/ 14,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Koei
Game titleCrystalis
1990-04-13 / action-adventure game/ 7,600 yen / Famitsu 28 /SNK
1990-06-25 / tactical role-playing game/ 11,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Koei
1990-08-10 / role-playing video game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Pack-In-Video
Game titleKlax
1990-12-14 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Hudson Soft
Game titleQuarth
1990-04-13 / shoot 'em up/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
Game titleKnight Move
1990-06-05 / puzzle video game/ 2,524 yen / Famitsu 26 /Nintendo
Game titleSolstice
1990-07-20 / puzzle video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Epic/Sony
Game titleZombie Nation
1990-12-14 / shoot 'em up/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Meldac
Game titleSuper C
1990-02-02 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
Game titleBoulder Dash
1990-03-23 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Data East
1990-05-29 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Jaleco
Game titleKickle Cubicle
1990-06-29 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Irem
Game titleHatris
1990-07-06 / puzzle video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /BPS
1990-08-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Capcom
Game titleDungeon Kid
1990-08-31 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Quest
1990-09-14 / platformer/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 25 /Pack-In-Video
1990-09-14 / role-playing video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Epoch Co.
Game titleLittle Magic
1990-09-14 / action game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /Data East
Game titleInsector X
1990-09-21 / shoot 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Taito
1990-10-19 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
Game titleParodius
1990-11-30 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1990-12-22 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Sigma Enterprises, Inc.
1990-12-29 / life simulation game/ 7,300 yen / Famitsu 25 /Coconuts Japan
1990-01-05 / role-playing video game/ 6,980 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
1990-02-23 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
Game titleMoai-kun
1990-03-09 / puzzle video game/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleYo! Noid
1990-03-16 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
1990-08-10 / run and gun/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Sunsoft
Game titleDon Doko Don
1990-03-09 / action game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
Game titleImage Fight
1990-03-16 / shoot 'em up/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Irem
Game titlePower Blade
1990-04-20 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
1990-07-07 / shoot 'em up/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /Banpresto
1990-08-10 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Natsume
Game titleNorth & South
1990-09-21 / platformer/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco
Game titleTotally Rad
1990-09-28 / action-adventure game/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 23 /Jaleco
Game titlePuzzle Boys
1990-11-16 / puzzle video game/ 485 yen / Famitsu 23 /Atlus
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 6,000 yen / Famitsu 23 /Vic Tokai
1990-12-21 / strategy video game/ 6,700 yen / Famitsu 23 /TOMY
Game titleLast Armageddon
1990-11-10 / role-playing video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Yutaka
Game titleJūōki
1990-07-20 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Asmik
1990-07-27 / action-adventure game/ 6,000 yen / Famitsu 21 /Vic Tokai
1990-10-26 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Sunsoft
1990-03-16 / action game/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 20 /K. Amusement Leasing Co.
Game titleRally Bike
1990-06-15 / racing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Visco Corporation
1990-12-12 / strategy video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 19 /Koei
Game titleIgo Meikan
1990-01-10 / board video game/ 9,680 yen /Aoki Shoten
Game titleCadillac
1990-02-02 / strategy video game/ 4,900 yen /Hect
1990-02-03 / strategy video game/ 11,800 yen /Koei
1990-02-06 / shoot 'em up/ 5,300 yen /Toei Animation
Game titleArctic
1990-02-23 / strategy video game/ 5,500 yen /Pony Canyon
1990-02-23 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Epoch Co.
1990-02-24 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
1990-02-27 / action game/ 5,800 yen /Athena
Game titleHeavy Barrel
1990-03-02 / run and gun/ 5,800 yen /Data East
1990-03-02 / strategy video game/ 9,800 yen /Hot-B
Game titleHong Kong
1990-03-23 / board video game/ 2,893 yen /Tokuma Shoten
1990-04-13 / strategy video game/ 6,500 yen /Varie
1990-05-11 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Pixel
Game titleCastle Quest
1990-05-18 / strategy video game/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleBattle Fleet
1990-06-22 / strategy video game/ 5,900 yen /Namco
1990-06-29 / fighting game/ 5,600 yen /Jaleco
Game titlePalamedes
1990-07-06 / puzzle video game/ 5,500 yen /Hot-B
Game titleWit's
1990-07-13 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen /Athena
Game titleBurai Fighter
1990-07-20 / side-scrolling video game/ 5,900 yen /Taito
1990-07-24 / 6,300 yen /Data East
Game titleBases Loaded 3
1990-07-27 / sports video game/ 6,500 yen /Jaleco
Game titleMight and Magic
1990-07-31 / role-playing video game/ 8,500 yen /Gakken Holdings
Game titleGame Party
1990-08-03 / sports video game/ 6,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
1990-08-03 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Kemco
Game titleNinjara Hoi!
Game titleDragon Fighter
1990-08-10 / action game/ 5,700 yen /Towa Chiki
1990-08-10 / sports video game/ 6,800 yen /Asmik
Game titleParallel World
1990-08-10 / puzzle video game/ 5,980 yen /Varie
Game titlePeepar Time
1990-08-10 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /Sanritsu Denki
Game titleTitan
1990-08-10 / puzzle video game/ 5,900 yen /SOFEL
1990-08-11 / puzzle video game/ 5,600 yen /Tonkin House
Game titleKujaku Ō II
1990-08-21 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /Pony Canyon
1990-08-24 / platformer/ 6,500 yen /Quest
Game titleShanhai 2
1990-08-24 / puzzle video game/ 5,500 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleJangō
1990-08-30 / table game/ 6,700 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleBackgammon
1990-09-07 / backgammon video game/ 2,524 yen /Nintendo
1990-09-07 / shoot 'em up/ 6,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleWorld Boxing
1990-09-08 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /T.S.S.
Game titleIshin no Arashi
1990-09-15 / strategy video game/ 11,800 yen /Koei
Game titleGun-Nac
1990-10-05 / shoot 'em up/ 6,000 yen /Tonkin House
Game titlePanic Space
1990-10-19 / puzzle video game/ 485 yen /Tokuma Shoten
1990-10-21 / sports video game/ 6,200 yen /Pony Canyon
1990-10-26 / racing video game/ 6,700 yen /A-WAVE
Game titlePachio Kun 3
1990-10-26 / gambling video game/ 7,980 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleCrossFire
1990-11-02 / shoot 'em up/ 6,200 yen /Kyugo Trading Co., Ltd.
Game titleSanrio Carnival
1990-11-22 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Character Soft
1990-11-30 / 5,800 yen /Epoch Co.
1990-12-07 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Faith
1990-12-07 / mahjong video game/ 6,500 yen /Asmik
1990-12-07 / puzzle video game/ 485 yen /Hiro
1990-12-07 / platformer/ 5,600 yen /Jaleco
Game titleTimes of Lore
1990-12-07 / action-adventure game/ 5,300 yen /Toho
Game titleWorld Champ
1990-12-07 / sports video game/ 6,800 yen /Visco Corporation
1990-12-14 / puzzle video game/ 6,500 yen /Sunsoft
1990-12-14 / action game/ 5,900 yen /Jaleco
Game titleNinja Crusaders
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Sammy Corporation
1990-12-14 / comedy anime and manga/ 5,500 yen /Irem
Game titleWagyan Land 2
1990-12-14 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Namco
1990-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 7,600 yen /Banpresto
1990-12-21 / strategy simulation game/ 6,500 yen /Data East
Game titleFamista '91
1990-12-21 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen /Namco
1990-12-21 / platformer/ 6,200 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleSword Master
1990-12-21 / platformer/ 5,900 yen /Athena
1990-12-26 / puzzle video game/ 5,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1990-12-26 / action game/ 5,900 yen /HAL Laboratory

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