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Genre

platformer

1991-1998 /198 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
198 titles
Period
1991-1998
Formats
SFC / SNES
Main genre
platformer
Median price (before tax)
8,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
25 points
Titles
198
Share released in Japan
60%
Share released overseas
76%
Share with a known price
56%
Share with a known score
16%

Titles per year

Covers the 198 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

919293949596979856

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 214 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Capcom16 titlesAcclaim …13 titlesKonami8 titlesVirgin I…8 titlesHudson S…7 titlesSunsoft7 titles
1Capcom7%16 titles
2Acclaim Entertainment6%13 titles
3Konami4%8 titles
4Virgin Interactive4%8 titles
5Hudson Soft3%7 titles
6Sunsoft3%7 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 209 titles with a known developer.

Capcom11 titlesKonami6 titlesOcean So…6 titlesSculptur…6 titlesInfogram…6 titlesProbe En…5 titles
1Capcom5%11 titles
2Konami3%6 titles
3Ocean Software3%6 titles
4Sculptured Software3%6 titles
5Infogrames3%6 titles
6Probe Entertainment Limited2%5 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan118 titles
2North America151 titles
3Europe136 titles
Released in Japan too118 titlesOverseas only80 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

10,550,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario All-Stars". Only 8 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario All-StarsWorldwide10,550,000 titles
2Yoshi's IslandWorldwide4,120,000 titles
3Disney's AladdinWorldwide1,750,000 titles
4The Lion KingWorldwide1,270,000 titles
5Disney's Magical QuestWorldwide1,210,000 titles
6Mega Man XWorldwide1,160,000 titles
Launch price before tax (median)
8,900 yen
110 titles have a known price
13,000 yen range1 titles
24,000 yen range1 titles
35,000 yen range2 titles
47,000 yen range5 titles
58,000 yen range55 titles
69,000 yen range39 titles
710,000 yen range7 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 32 titles with a known score, the median was 25.

2 titles
13 titles
14 titles
3 titles
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Titles in this group (all 198)

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

Game titleSuper Mario All-Stars
1993-07-14 / platformer/ 9,515 yen / Famitsu 32 /Nintendo
Game titleYoshi's Island
1995-08-05 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 33 /Nintendo
Game titleDisney's Aladdin
1993-11-26 / platformer/ 9,000 yen /Capcom
Game titleThe Lion King
1994-12-09 / platformer/ 9,980 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleDisney's Magical Quest
1992-11-20 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Capcom
Game titleMega Man X
1993-12-17 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleSuper Ghouls 'n Ghosts
1991-10-04 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Capcom
Game titleSuper Star Wars
1992-12-18 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleSuper Castlevania IV
1991-10-31 / platformer/ 8,544 yen / Famitsu 29 /Konami
Game titleSuper Genjin 2
1995-07-28 / platformer/ 8,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft
Game titlePop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures
1994-01-07 / platformer/ 9,000 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleDemon's Crest
1994-10-21 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
Game titleKid Klown in Crazy Chase
1994-10-21 / platformer/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Kemco
Game titleGanbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake
1995-12-22 / action game/ 9,980 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titlePac-In-Time
1995-01-03 / platformer/ 7,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Namco
Game titleNinja Kid
1993-02-05 / platformer/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Bandai
Game titleThe Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
1994-11-11 / platformer/ 9,600 yen / Famitsu 26 /Capcom
Game titleDisney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald
1995-12-08 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Capcom
Game titleSmart Ball
1991-09-13 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Epic/Sony
Game titleMagic Sword: Heroic Fantasy
1992-05-22 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Capcom
Game titleNosferatu
1994-10-07 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /SETA Corporation
Game titleDoraemon: Nobita to Yousei no Kuni
1993-02-19 / platformer/ 8,000 yen / Famitsu 24 /Epoch Co.
Game titleMega Man & Bass
1998-04-24 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
Game titleCameltry
1992-06-26 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
Game titleDoraemon 2: Nobita no Toys Land Daibouken
1993-12-19 / action-adventure game/ 8,000 yen / Famitsu 23 /Epoch Co.
Game titleSuper Bonk
1994-04-29 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titleDoraemon 3
1994-12-16 / platformer/ 9,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Epoch Co.
Game titleLupin III: Densetsu no Hihō o Oe!
1994-12-27 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Epoch Co.
Game titleMagical Pop'n
1995-03-10 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Pack-In-Video
Game titleMickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibōken
1994-12-16 / platformer/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /TOMY
Game titleSuper Adventure Island
1992-01-11 / platformer/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Hudson Soft
Game titleXardion
1992-03-20 / action game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 21 /Asmik
Game titleX-Kaliber 2097
1994-02-11 / action game/ 8,600 yen / Famitsu 20 /Toshiba EMI
Game titleDoraemon 4
1995-12-15 / platformer/ 9,500 yen / Famitsu 20 /Epoch Co.
Game titlePsycho Dream
1992-12-11 / platformer/ 8,900 yen / Famitsu 18 /Telenet Japan
Game titleMarvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems
1996-10-18 / platformer/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 17 /Capcom
Game titleJoe & Mac
1991-12-06 / platformer/ 8,500 yen /Data East
Game titleMagical Taruruto-kun: Magic Adventure
1992-03-28 / comedy anime and manga/ 8,000 yen /Bandai
Game titleDinoCity
1992-07-17 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Irem
Game titleHook
1992-07-17 / platformer/ 8,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleThe Addams Family
1992-10-23 / platformer/ 8,500 yen /Misawa
Game titleAssault Suits Valken
1992-12-18 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Nippon Computer Systems
Game titleTiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose!
1992-12-18 / platformer/ 8,000 yen /Konami
Game titleE.V.O.: Search for Eden
1992-12-21 / action game/ 9,600 yen /Enix
Game titleRoad Runner's Death Valley Rally
1992-12-22 / platformer/ 8,600 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleUshio to Tora
1993-01-22 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Yutaka
Game titleKrusty's Super Fun House
1993-01-29 / platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleThe Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare
1993-02-26 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleEdo no Kiba
1993-03-12 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Micro World
Game titleSuper Wagyan Land 2
1993-03-25 / platformer/ 8,300 yen /Namco
Game titleAction Pachio
1993-04-16 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleDragon's Lair
1993-06-25 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Konami
Game titleMazinger Z
1993-06-25 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleTom and Jerry
1993-06-25 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Altron
Game titleSuper Back to the Future II
1993-07-23 / platformer/ 9,000 yen /Toshiba EMI
Game titleSuper James Pond
1993-07-23 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titlePutty
1993-07-30 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Varie
Game titleRocky Rodent
1993-07-30 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Irem
Game titleGhost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body
1993-09-23 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Banalex
Game titleThe Lost Vikings
1993-10-08 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /T&E Soft
Game titleActRaiser 2
1993-10-29 / platformer/ 9,300 yen /Enix
Game titleArdy Lightfoot
1993-11-26 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /ASCII Corporation
Game titleCool Spot
1993-12-10 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titlePlok!
1993-12-10 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Activision Japan
Game titleSuper Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
1993-12-17 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleB.O.B.
1993-12-22 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Electronic Arts Victor
Game titleSoccer Kid
1993-12-28 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Yanoman
Game titleWolfenstein 3D
1994-02-10 / first-person shooter/ 9,800 yen /Imagineer
Game titleTetsuwan Atom
1994-02-11 / platformer/ 9,000 yen /Banpresto
Game titleJoe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
1994-02-18 / platformer/ 8,500 yen /Data East
Game titleSkyblazer
1994-02-18 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titlePapuwa
1994-03-25 / puzzle video game/ 8,800 yen /Enix
Game titleSuper Troll Islands
1994-03-25 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Kemco
Game titleBubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
1994-06-17 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleDisney's Beauty and the Beast
1994-07-08 / platformer / Hudson Soft
Game titleThe Jungle Book
1994-07-15 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Virgin Interactive
Game titleLode Runner Twin: Justy to Liberty no Daibouken
1994-07-29 / puzzle video game/ 8,800 yen /T&E Soft
Game titleZool
1994-07-29 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Infocom
Game titleThe Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock
1994-08-26 / platformer/ 8,500 yen /Taito
Game titleSparkster
1994-09-15 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Konami
Game titleLester the Unlikely
1994-09-16 / platformer/ 8,900 yen /Asmik
Game titleMr. Nutz
1994-10-07 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /SOFEL
Game titleGenocide
1994-10-21 / platformer / Kemco
Game titleHarley's Humongous Adventure
1994-10-28 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Altron
Game titleGon
1994-11-11 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDemolition Man
1994-12-09 / platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleWagan Paradise
1994-12-16 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Namco
Game titleGo Go Ackman
1994-12-23 / platformer/ 9,000 yen /Banpresto
Game titleUmihara Kawase
1994-12-23 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /TNN
Game titleAdventures of Yogi Bear
1995-01-03 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Magifact
Game titleX-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
1995-01-03 / action game / Capcom
Game titlePrince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
1995-01-08 / platformer / Titus Software
Game titleWolverine: Adamantium Rage
1995-01-27 / platformer/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleThe Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes
1995-03-17 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Epoch Co.
Game titleMega Man 7
1995-03-24 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Capcom
Game titleMickey Mania
1995-03-31 / platformer/ 9,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleStargate
1995-05-26 / platformer/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleWarlock
1995-05-26 / platformer/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleThe Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates
1995-06-09 / platformer/ 8,800 yen /Kadokawa Shoten
Game titleEarthworm Jim
1995-06-23 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Takara
Game titlePrehistorik Man
1995-06-23 / platformer/ 9,200 yen /Kemco
Game titleSuper Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1995-06-23 / platformer/ 10,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titlePitfall: The Mayan Adventure
1995-07-14 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Pony Canyon
Game titleGo Go Ackman 2
1995-07-21 / platformer/ 9,500 yen /Banpresto
Game titleIndiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
1995-07-28 / platformer/ 10,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleDonald In the Magic Cap
1995-08-11 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Epoch Co.
Game titleMajūō
1995-08-25 / platformer/ 10,800 yen /KSS
Game titleHoly Umbrella: Dondera no Mubō
1995-09-29 / platformer/ 9,800 yen /Naxat Soft
Game titleHyper Iria
1995-10-13 / platformer/ 9,600 yen /Banpresto
Game titleJudge Dredd
1995-10-27 / action game/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleKishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight
1995-12-22 / action game / Hudson Soft
Game titleEarthworm Jim 2
1996-03-29 / platformer / Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Game titleToy Story
1996-04-26 / platformer/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleGekisou Sentai Carranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshi
1996-08-23 / platformer/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleMaui Mallard in Cold Shadow
1996-12-20 / platformer/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
Game titlePinocchio
1996-12-20 / adventure video game/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleAnimaniacs
1997-03-07 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Konami
Game titleKirby's Dream Land 3
1998-03-27 / platformer/ 4,800 yen /Nintendo
Game titleAero the Acro-Bat
platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleAero the Acro-Bat 2
platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleAlfred Chicken
action-adventure game / Mindscape
Game titleAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
action game / Hudson Soft
Game titleAsterix
platformer / Infogrames
Game titleAsterix & Obelix
platformer / Infogrames
Game titleBeethoven's 2nd
platformer / Hi Tech Expressions
Game titleBeethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper
platformer / Hi Tech Expressions
Game titleBobby's World
platformer / RSP, Inc.
Game titleBoogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
platformer / Interplay Entertainment
Game titleBram Stoker's Dracula
first-person shooter / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleBronkie the Bronchiasaurus
platformer / Raya Systems
Game titleBubsy II
platformer / Accolade
Game titleCaptain Novolin
action game / Raya Systems
Game titleChester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
action game / Kaneko
Game titleChester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
platformer / Kaneko
Game titleChuck Rock
platformer / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleClaymates
platformer / Interplay Entertainment
Game titleCutthroat Island
platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleDaffy Duck: The Marvin Missions
platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleDaze Before Christmas
platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleDennis the Menace
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleDouble Dragon
platformer / Tradewest
Game titleDr. Franken
platformer / DTMC
Game titleEek! The Cat
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleFrantic Flea
platformer / GameTek
Game titleGods
platformer / Mindscape
Game titleHome Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!
action game / Absolute Entertainment
Game titleIncantation
platformer / Titus Software
Game titleInspector Gadget
platformer / Hudson Soft
Game titleJames Pond 3
platformer / U.S. Gold
Game titleJelly Boy
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleJim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D
platformer / Electro Brain
Game titleLucky Luke
platformer / Infogrames
Game titleMagic Boy
platformer / JVC Musical Industries
Game titleMarko's Magic Football
platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleMetal Warriors
action game / Konami
Game titleMichael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
platformer / Electronic Arts
Game titleMohawk & Headphone Jack
platformer / Black Pearl Software
Game titleNintendo PowerFest '94
platformer / Nintendo
Game titleOscar
platformer / Titus Software
Game titlePacky and Marlon
platformer / Raya Systems
Game titlePorky Pig's Haunted Holiday
platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titlePower Piggs of the Dark Age
platformer / Titus Software
Game titleRadical Rex
platformer / Activision
Game titleRealm
platformer / Titus Software
Game titleRoboCop 3
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleRocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day
platformer / Viacom New Media
Game titleScooby-Doo Mystery
platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleSink or Swim
platformer / Titus Software
Game titleSküljagger: Revolt of the Westicans
platformer / American Softworks
Game titleSpeedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos
platformer / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleSpider-Man
platformer / LJN
Game titleSpider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
action game / LJN
Game titleSpirou
action game / Infogrames
Game titleStar Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time
action-adventure game / Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Game titleSuper Dany
platformer / Virgin Interactive
Game titleThe Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleThe Adventures of Dr. Franken
platformer / DTMC
Game titleThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
platformer / THQ
Game titleThe Aquatic Games
platformer / Seika
Game titleThe Flintstones
platformer / Ocean Software
Game titleThe Humans
puzzle video game / GameTek
Game titleThe Incredible Hulk
action game / U.S. Gold
Game titleThe Itchy & Scratchy Game
action game / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleThe Pagemaster
platformer / Fox Interactive
Game titleThe Pirates of Dark Water
platformer / Sunsoft
Game titleThe Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$!
platformer / THQ
Game titleThe Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs
platformer / THQ
Game titleThe Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp
platformer / THQ
Game titleThe Smurfs
platformer / Infogrames
Game titleThe Smurfs Travel the World
action game / Infogrames
Game titleThe Terminator
platformer / Mindscape
Game titleThe Tick
platformer / Fox Interactive
Game titleTime Slip
platformer / Vic Tokai
Game titleTom & Jerry
platformer / Altron
Game titleWayne's World
action game / THQ
Game titleWhizz
platformer / Titus Software
Game titleWolfchild
platformer / Virgin Interactive
Game titleZero the Kamikaze Squirrel
platformer / Sunsoft

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