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Release year

1992

mainly platformer / 167 titles

About this release year

A record of the Game Boy titles released this year.

Titles
167 titles
Period
1992-1992
Formats
GB / GBC
Main genre
platformer
Median price
3,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
24 points
Titles
167
Share released in Japan
72%
Share released overseas
56%
Share with a known price
69%
Share with a known score
8%

Titles per month

Covers the 119 titles with a known Japanese release date.

8 titles
8 titles
14 titles
7 titles
4 titles
3 titles
13 titles
8 titles
9 titles
10 titles
11 titles
24 titles
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
Month 7
Month 8
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Month 10
Month 11
Month 12

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 177 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 180 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 185 titles with a known developer.

1Ocean Software4%7 titles
2Imagineering4%7 titles
3Bandai3%6 titles
4Nintendo3%6 titles
5Konami3%6 titles
6Namco3%5 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan120 titles
2North America93 titles
3Europe81 titles
Released in Japan too120 titlesOverseas only47 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

11,180,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins". Only 6 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden CoinsWorldwide11,180,000 titles
2Kirby's Dream LandWorldwide5,130,000 titles
3Metoroido 2 Return Of SamusWorldwide1,720,000 titles
4Yoshi's CookieWorldwide1,530,000 titles
5Wave RaceWorldwide1,000,000 titles
6Mikkizu CheisuWorldwide1,000,000 titles
Launch price (median)
3,900 yen
116 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range2 titles
23,000 yen range78 titles
34,000 yen range30 titles
45,000 yen range4 titles
56,000 yen range1 titles
68,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 14 titles with a known score, the median was 24.

1 titles
8 titles
5 titles
15s
20s
25s

Titles in this group (all 167)

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

1992-10-21 / 2D platform game/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
1992-04-27 / platformer/ 2,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /Nintendo
1992-01-21 / Metroidvania/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Nintendo
Game titleYoshi's Cookie
1992-11-21 / puzzle video game/ 2,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Nintendo
Game titleMikkizu Cheisu
1992-12-18 / platformer/ 3,800 yen /Kemco
Game titleX
1992-05-29 / first-person shooter/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Nintendo
Game titleQ*bert
1992-01-14 / puzzle video game/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Jaleco
Game titleJantaku Boi
1992-01-24 / mahjong video game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Namco
1992-09-17 / role-playing video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Namco
Game titleDanjon Rando
1992-12-15 / board video game/ 4,600 yen / Famitsu 24 /Enix
Game titleTorippu Warudo
1992-11-27 / platformer/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 22 /Sunsoft
1992-12-18 / shoot 'em up/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 22 /T&E Soft
1992-12-11 / action game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Capcom
1992-12-27 / association football video game/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 15 /IGS
1992-01-08 / action anime and manga/ 3,800 yen /Takara
Game titleShippo De Bun
1992-01-24 / action-adventure game/ 3,800 yen /VAP Inc.
Game titleTWIN
1992-01-31 / role-playing video game/ 3,900 yen /Athena
1992-02-01 / platformer/ 3,500 yen /Konami
1992-02-14 / sports video game/ 3,800 yen /Hiro
Game titleWwf Supa Sutazu
1992-02-14 / professional wrestling video game/ 3,900 yen /Hot-B
1992-02-21 / action anime and manga/ 3,900 yen /Jaleco
1992-02-28 / board video game/ 3,980 yen /Varie
1992-02-28 / comedy anime and manga/ 3,500 yen /Namco
1992-02-28 / role-playing video game/ 4,980 yen /Banpresto
1992-03-06 / platformer/ 3,800 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleHadoson Hoku
1992-03-13 / 2D platform game/ 3,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleRobokoppu 2
1992-03-19 / action anime and manga/ 3,500 yen /Ocean Software
1992-03-19 / sports video game/ 4,200 yen /VAP Inc.
1992-03-27 / racing video game/ 3,900 yen /Atlus
Game titleJanshiro
1992-03-27 / table game/ 3,800 yen /Sammy Corporation
1992-03-27 / simulation video game/ 4,200 yen /Tecmo
Game titlePuro Sakka
1992-03-27 / sports video game/ 3,800 yen /Imagineer
Game titleRitoru Masuta 2
1992-03-27 / tactical role-playing game/ 4,800 yen /Tokuma Shoten
1992-03-28 / action game/ 3,800 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleFukku
1992-04-03 / platformer/ 3,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleDx Baken O Z
1992-04-17 / 5,900 yen /Asmik
Game titleMigurein
1992-04-24 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Electro Brain
1992-04-28 / side-scrolling video game/ 4,500 yen /Altron
1992-05-02 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen /Epoch Co.
1992-05-02 / action game/ 3,800 yen /Kemco
Game titleHomu Aron
1992-06-26 / action anime and manga/ 4,500 yen /Altron
Game titleSoritea
1992-06-26 / puzzle video game/ 3,900 yen /Hect
1992-06-26 / action game/ 3,800 yen /Imagineer
1992-07-17 / sports video game/ 3,500 yen /Konami
Game titleTrack & Field
1992-07-17 / athletics video game/ 3,500 yen /Konami
1992-07-17 / simulation video game/ 3,900 yen /BEC
1992-07-24 / platformer/ 3,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleFamisuta 2
1992-07-30 / sports video game/ 3,500 yen /Namco
Game titlePenta Doragon
1992-07-31 / shoot 'em up/ 4,800 yen /Yanoman
Game titleBasasu Hiro
1992-08-07 / fighting game/ 3,980 yen /Banpresto
1992-08-07 / 3,800 yen /Takara
1992-08-07 / 3,980 yen /Takara
Game titleNano Noto
1992-08-07 / 4,500 yen /Konami
Game titleShizasu Paresu
1992-08-07 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Coconuts Japan
1992-08-28 / sports video game/ 4,500 yen /Hot-B
1992-09-25 / sports video game/ 3,500 yen /Konami
Game titleMeruhen Kurabu
1992-09-25 / simulation video game/ 3,800 yen /Naxat Soft
1992-09-30 / historical video game/ 6,800 yen /Koei
1992-10-09 / gambling video game/ 3,700 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleAresa 3
1992-10-16 / role-playing video game/ 4,800 yen /Yanoman
1992-10-16 / dodgeball video game/ 4,980 yen /Banpresto
Game titleSPOT
1992-10-16 / strategy video game/ 3,500 yen /BPS
Game titleUmaban Kurabu
1992-10-16 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Hect
Game titleAdamusu Famiri
1992-10-23 / action anime and manga/ 3,900 yen /Misawa
Game titleCastelian
1992-10-30 / platformer/ 3,980 yen /Hiro
Game titleRanpato
1992-10-30 / puzzle video game/ 4,000 yen /Jaleco
Game titleFantazumu
1992-11-06 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /Jaleco
Game titleFerari
1992-11-13 / race game/ 4,300 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleTanburu Poppu
1992-11-20 / action game/ 3,800 yen /Data East
Game titleGb Genjin
1992-11-27 / platformer/ 3,980 yen /Hudson Soft
1992-11-27 / 3,800 yen /TOMY
1992-11-27 / 4,980 yen /BI
1992-11-27 / ice hockey video game/ 3,500 yen /Konami
1992-12-11 / action anime and manga/ 3,800 yen /TOMY
Game titleNubo
1992-12-11 / action anime and manga/ 3,800 yen /Irem
Game titleR-Type II
1992-12-11 / shoot 'em up/ 3,800 yen /Irem
1992-12-18 / beat 'em up/ 3,500 yen /Angel
Game titleDokuta Furanken
1992-12-18 / Metroidvania/ 3,900 yen /Kemco
1992-12-18 / 3,800 yen /Irem
1992-12-18 / 3,980 yen /Athena
Game titleTomu To Jeri
1992-12-18 / action anime and manga/ 4,500 yen /Altron
1992-12-22 / 3,800 yen /Imagineer
Game titleBatoru Supesu
1992-12-25 / 8,300 yen /Namco
Game titleZenon 2
1992-12-25 / science fiction video game/ 3,700 yen /PCM Complete

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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
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
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