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Genre

science fiction video game

1990-2001 /23 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
23 titles
Period
1990-2001
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
science fiction video game
Median price
3,500 yen
Median Famitsu score
22 points
Titles
23
Share released in Japan
78%
Share released overseas
78%
Share with a known price
70%
Share with a known score
22%

Titles per year

Covers the 23 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

909192939400016

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 25 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 27 titles with a known developer.

1Nintendo7%2 titles
2Konami7%2 titles
3Bits Studios7%2 titles
4Rare7%2 titles
5Minakuchi Engineering4%1 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan18 titles
2North America18 titles
3Europe16 titles
Released in Japan too18 titlesOverseas only5 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

1,720,000titles

The best-selling title, "Metoroido 2 Return Of Samus". Only 2 titles have known sales figures.

1Metoroido 2 Return Of SamusWorldwide1,720,000 titles
2SolarstrikerWorldwide1,200,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,500 yen
16 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range1 titles
23,000 yen range14 titles
34,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 5 titles with a known score, the median was 22.

1 titles
3 titles
1 titles
15s
20s
25s

Titles in this group (all 23)

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

1992-01-21 / Metroidvania/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
Game titleSolarstriker
1990-01-26 / shoot 'em up/ 2,600 yen / Famitsu 23 /Nintendo
1992-12-18 / shoot 'em up/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 22 /T&E Soft
Game titleKakomunja
1990-04-06 / action game/ 3,000 yen / Famitsu 21 /Naxat Soft
1990-12-21 / shoot 'em up/ 3,400 yen / Famitsu 19 /Jaleco
Game titleNemesis
1990-02-23 / shoot 'em up/ 3,500 yen /Konami
Game titleAfuta Basuto
1990-10-26 / action game/ 3,000 yen /Masaya
Game titleR・TYPE
1991-03-19 / shoot 'em up/ 3,600 yen /Irem
Game titleRaburu Seiba
1991-05-17 / platformer/ 3,500 yen /King Record Co. Ltd.
Game titleArutado Supesu
1991-11-29 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleUrutoraman
1991-12-29 / fighting game/ 3,500 yen /BEC
Game titleR-Type II
1992-12-11 / shoot 'em up/ 3,800 yen /Irem
Game titleZenon 2
1992-12-25 / science fiction video game/ 3,700 yen /PCM Complete
1993-12-10 / beat 'em up/ 3,800 yen /Irem
Game titleBatoru Todo
1994-01-07 / action game/ 4,200 yen /Nippon Computer Systems
Game titlePakku Panikku
1994-12-09 / falling block puzzle game/ 3,500 yen /Namco

Related terms

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
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