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Game maker

Bandai

1989–1998 / mainly role-playing video game / 48 titles

About this game maker

A record of the titles released on Game Boy. Every figure is an actual count.

Titles
48 titles
Period
1989-1998
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
role-playing video game
Median price
3,980 yen
Median Famitsu score
27 points
Name used at the time
Bandai
What became of it
Merged with Namco in 2005 to form the Bandai Namco Group
Titles
48
Share released in Japan
92%
Share released overseas
17%
Share with a known price
81%
Share with a known score
6%

Titles per year

Covers the 48 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

8990919293949596979811

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 47 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 47 titles with a known developer.

Bandai27 titlesTom Crea…6 titlesTose Co.5 titlesRealtime…2 titlesBEC2 titlesAct Japan2 titles
1Bandai57%27 titles
2Tom Create13%6 titles
3Tose Co.11%5 titles
4Realtime Associates4%2 titles
5BEC4%2 titles
6Act Japan4%2 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan44 titles
2North America8 titles
3Europe6 titles
Released in Japan too44 titlesOverseas only4 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

3,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Gemu De Hakken Tamagocchi". Only 2 titles have known sales figures.

1Gemu De Hakken TamagocchiWorldwide3,000,000 titles
2Gemu De Hakken Tamagocchi 2Worldwide1,450,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,980 yen
39 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range1 titles
23,000 yen range25 titles
34,000 yen range10 titles
45,000 yen range2 titles
514,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 3 titles with a known score, the median was 27.

1 titles
2 titles
20s
25s

Titles in this group (all 48)

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

1997-06-27 / life simulation game/ 4,286 yen /Bandai
1997-10-17 / simulation video game/ 4,286 yen /Bandai
1990-10-06 / role-playing video game/ 3,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Bandai
1989-09-21 / puzzle video game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
1990-05-26 / simulation video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
1991-05-18 / action game/ 3,500 yen /Bandai
1991-06-15 / comedy anime and manga/ 3,500 yen /Bandai
1992-01-18 / strategy video game/ 4,800 yen /Bandai
1992-07-10 / action anime and manga/ 3,500 yen /Bandai
1992-09-04 / strategy video game/ 4,800 yen /Bandai
1992-11-13 / role-playing video game/ 4,800 yen /Bandai
1993-03-12 / 3,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleKaruto Janpu
1993-09-10 / quiz video game/ 3,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleKaiju O Gojira
1993-12-17 / action game/ 3,800 yen /Bandai
1994-03-03 / 3,800 yen /Bandai
1994-03-11 / action anime and manga/ 3,500 yen /Bandai
1994-03-26 / action game/ 3,500 yen /Bandai
1994-07-29 / comedy anime and manga/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleSlam Dunk
1994-08-26 / sports video game / Bandai
1994-09-22 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1994-11-25 / tactical role-playing game/ 3,800 yen /Bandai
1994-12-14 / fighting game / Bandai
Game titleMamaredo Boi
1995-01-27 / simulation video game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1995-08-25 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
1995-09-14 / sports video game/ 4,200 yen /Bandai
1996-12-02 / action game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1996-12-13 / horror anime and manga/ 4,500 yen /Bandai
1998-07-24 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
1998-07-24 / 14,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleBurein Dorein
1998-07-31 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
1998-08-07 / adventure video game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleDick Tracy
action game / Bandai
Game titleToxic Crusaders
beat 'em up / Bandai

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Links to related pages.

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
Sources: TASVideos (https://tasvideos.org/), speedrun.com (https://www.speedrun.com/)