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Populous

Japan 1990-12-16 / real-time strategy /Imagineer

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Japanese title
Populous
Japan release date
1990-12-16
North America release date
1991-09-30
Europe release date
1992
Publisher (Japan)
Imagineer
Publisher (North America)
Imagineer / Acclaim Entertainment
Developer
Infinity Co., Ltd
Genre
real-time strategy / god game
Formats
SFC / SNES
Launch price (before tax)
8,800 yen
Copies sold
Unknown
Famitsu score
Unknown
Players
Single-player video game / Multiplayer video game
Officially playable today
Not confirmed

Products sold (1)

Even for the same game title, packs, bundles and budget re-releases count as separate products. Only those listed in the public record (Media Arts Database) are shown.

POPULOUS
Model no. SHVC-PO / 8,800 yen / 1990-12-16

More details

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Series
Populous
Music
Rob Hubbard
Medium
Floppy disk / CD-ROM / Digital download
Next title
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Where it stands today

How much this title is read and edited today. Wikipedia page views and edit history, counted on 2026-8-30.

Readers of the overseas article
about 6,088 views per month

Current records (2 of 2)

The fastest completions of this title, as of 2026-8-30, and still being updated (the newest record is from 2023-07-14). These records are the work of the runners and authors. Their names and sources are given.

1 sec
Win a Game / happycamper_ / 2023-06-05
View on speedrun.com
1 h 26 min 39 sec
0-99 / happycamper_ / 2023-07-14
View on speedrun.com

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What we still don't know

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Copies soldFamitsu score

Titles released the same day (1)

Other titles released in Japan on 1990-12-16.

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