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Genre

2D platform game

1989-2001 /12 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
12 titles
Period
1989-2001
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
2D platform game
Median price
3,800 yen
Median Famitsu score
26 points
Titles
12
Share released in Japan
67%
Share released overseas
92%
Share with a known price
50%
Share with a known score
17%

Titles per year

Covers the 12 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

89929495969700013

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 13 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Nintendo5 titlesUbisoft2 titlesEpic/Sony1 titlesTHQ1 titlesGameTek1 titlesSunsoft1 titles
1Nintendo38%5 titles
2Ubisoft15%2 titles
3Epic/Sony8%1 titles
4THQ8%1 titles
5GameTek8%1 titles
6Sunsoft8%1 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 11 titles with a known developer.

Nintendo4 titlesOcean So…1 titlesEquilibr…1 titlesRare1 titlesOddworld…1 titlesDigital …1 titles
1Nintendo36%4 titles
2Ocean Software9%1 titles
3Equilibrium9%1 titles
4Rare9%1 titles
5Oddworld Inhabitants9%1 titles
6Digital Eclipse9%1 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan8 titles
2North America11 titles
3Europe9 titles
Released in Japan too8 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.

18,140,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario Land". Only 5 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario LandWorldwide18,140,000 titles
2Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden CoinsWorldwide11,180,000 titles
3Donkey Kong LandWorldwide3,910,000 titles
4Donki Kongu RandoWorldwide2,350,000 titles
5Wario Rando 3 Fushigi Na OrugoruWorldwide2,200,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,800 yen
6 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen1 titles
23,000 yen range5 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 2 titles with a known score, the median was 26.

2 titles
25s

Titles in this group (all 12)

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

Game titleSuper Mario Land
1989-04-21 / 2D platform game/ 800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1992-10-21 / 2D platform game/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
Game titleDonkey Kong Land
1995-07-27 / 2D platform game/ 3,900 yen /Nintendo
Game titleDonki Kongu Rando
1996-11-23 / 2D platform game/ 3,000 yen /Nintendo
Game titleWario Rando 3 Fushigi Na Orugoru
2000-03-21 / Metroidvania/ 3,800 yen /Nintendo
Game titleHadoson Hoku
1992-03-13 / 2D platform game/ 3,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
1997-08-31 / 2D platform game / Atari, Inc.
Game titleRayman
2000-03-24 / 2D platform game / Ubisoft
Game titleSwamp Thing
2D platform game / THQ
Game titleThe Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure
2D platform game / Ubisoft
Game titleYogi Bear's Gold Rush
2D platform game / GameTek
Game titleZoboomafoo: Playtime in Zobooland
2D platform game / Encore Software

Related terms

Links to related pages.

GenreMetroidvaniaGame makerNintendoGame makerUbisoftGame makerEpic/SonyGame makerTHQGame makerGameTekGame makerSunsoftGame makerAtari, Inc.Game makerEncore SoftwareRelease year1989Release year1992Release year1994Release year1995Release year1996Release year1997Release year2000Release year2001
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/)