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Super Famicom AnalysisVirgin Interactive
Game maker

Virgin Interactive

1993–1996 / mainly platformer / 23 titles

About this game maker

A record of the Super Famicom titles this company released. All figures were counted directly.

Titles
23 titles
Period
1993-1996
Formats
SFC / SNES
Main genre
platformer
Median price (before tax)
9,800 yen
Median Famitsu score
17 points
Name used at the time
Virgin Interactive
What became of it
Avalon Interactive (successor per Wikidata; not verified against the real thing)
Titles
23
Share released in Japan
52%
Share released overseas
61%
Share with a known price
48%
Share with a known score
4%

Titles per year

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

9394959611

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 31 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 25 titles with a known developer.

Virgin I…7 titlesWestwood…2 titlesCore Des…1 titlesInterpla…1 titlesCryo Int…1 titlesSensible…1 titles
1Virgin Interactive28%7 titles
2Westwood Studios8%2 titles
3Core Design4%1 titles
5Cryo Interactive4%1 titles
6Sensible Software4%1 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan12 titles
2North America12 titles
3Europe14 titles
Released in Japan too12 titlesOverseas only11 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

1,270,000titles

The best-selling title, "The Lion King". Only 1 titles have known sales figures.

1The Lion KingWorldwide1,270,000 titles
Launch price before tax (median)
9,800 yen
11 titles have a known price
18,000 yen range4 titles
29,000 yen range7 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 1 titles with a known score, the median was 17.

1 titles
15s

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.

Game titleThe Lion King
1994-12-09 / platformer/ 9,980 yen /Virgin Interactive
1995-09-29 / side-scrolling beat 'em up/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 17 /Virgin Interactive
Game titleSuper Slam Dunk
1993-07-16 / sports video game/ 8,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleCool Spot
1993-12-10 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Virgin Interactive
1994-04-28 / eroge/ 8,900 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleThe Jungle Book
1994-07-15 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleBattle Jockey
1994-12-22 / racing video game/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
1994-12-22 / table game/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
1995-01-13 / board video game/ 8,900 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleCircuit Usa
1995-06-30 / racing video game/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
1995-08-04 / sports video game/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleCannon Fodder
shoot 'em up / Virgin Interactive
Game titleSuper Dany
platformer / Virgin Interactive
Game titleWolfchild
platformer / Virgin Interactive
sports video game / Virgin Interactive
Game titleYoung Merlin
role-playing video game / Virgin Interactive

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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