Game maker
Sunsoft 1990–2000 / mainly platformer / 26 titles
26 titles#21 Rank by number of titles (of 275)#21 Rank by titles released in Japan (of 275)3,900 yen Median price21 points Median Famitsu scoreAbout this game maker A record of the titles released on Game Boy. Every figure is an actual count.
Titles 26 titles Period 1990-2000 Formats GB / GBC Main genre platformer Median price 3,900 yen Median Famitsu score 21 points Name used at the time Sunsoft Share released in Japan
65%
Share released overseas
85%
Share with a known price
65%
Share with a known score
12%
Titles per year Covers the 26 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.
What genres they are Breakdown of the 27 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.
Which developers made them Breakdown of the 27 titles with a known developer.
1 Sunsoft 56% 15 titles
3 Citizen Software 4% 1 titles
4 Tiertex Design Studios 4% 1 titles
5 David A. Palmer Productions 4% 1 titles
Where they were released 1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.
1 Japan 17 titles
2 North America 20 titles
3 Europe 22 titles
17 titles 9 titles
How much they sold and what they cost Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.
No titles here have known sales figures.
Launch price (median)
3,900 yen
17 titles have a known price
1 3,000 yen range 14 titles
2 4,000 yen range 3 titles
Famitsu score Out of 40. Across the 3 titles with a known score, the median was 21.
Titles in this group (all 26) Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.
1992-11-27 /
platformer / 3,500 yen / Famitsu 22 /Sunsoft
1991-08-23 /
action game / 3,400 yen / Famitsu 21 /Sunsoft
1990-12-12 / 3,200 yen /Sunsoft
1994-04-29 / 3,900 yen /Sunsoft
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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