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Genre

action game

1990-1998 /165 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
165 titles
Period
1990-1998
Formats
SFC / SNES
Main genre
action game
Median price (before tax)
8,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
24 points
Titles
165
Share released in Japan
68%
Share released overseas
65%
Share with a known price
65%
Share with a known score
19%

Titles per year

Covers the 165 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

90919293949596979843

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 172 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Hudson S…13 titlesKonami8 titlesOcean So…7 titlesAcclaim …7 titlesBanpresto6 titlesTHQ6 titles
1Hudson Soft8%13 titles
2Konami5%8 titles
3Ocean Software4%7 titles
4Acclaim Entertainment4%7 titles
5Banpresto3%6 titles
6THQ3%6 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 170 titles with a known developer.

Konami7 titlesBits Stu…6 titlesOcean So…5 titlesProbe En…5 titlesSun L5 titlesNatsume4 titles
1Konami4%7 titles
2Bits Studios4%6 titles
3Ocean Software3%5 titles
4Probe Entertainment Limited3%5 titles
5Sun L3%5 titles
6Natsume2%4 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan112 titles
2North America107 titles
3Europe84 titles
Released in Japan too112 titlesOverseas only53 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

1,440,000titles

The best-selling title, "Kirby Super Star". Only 4 titles have known sales figures.

1Kirby Super StarWorldwide1,440,000 titles
2Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League BaseballWorldwide1,200,000 titles
3Mega Man XWorldwide1,160,000 titles
4Super Bomberman 2Worldwide1,000,000 titles
Launch price before tax (median)
8,900 yen
107 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range1 titles
24,000 yen range2 titles
35,000 yen range1 titles
46,000 yen range7 titles
57,000 yen range9 titles
68,000 yen range36 titles
79,000 yen range45 titles
810,000 yen range3 titles
911,000 yen range2 titles
1012,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 32 titles with a known score, the median was 24.

4 titles
13 titles
12 titles
3 titles
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Titles in this group (all 165)

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

Game titleKirby Super Star
1996-03-21 / action game/ 7,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleKen Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball
action game / Nintendo
Game titleMega Man X
1993-12-17 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleSuper Bomberman 2
1994-04-28 / action game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Hudson Soft
Game titleFlashback
1993-12-22 / puzzle video game/ 9,600 yen / Famitsu 33 /Sunsoft
Game titleThe Firemen
1994-09-09 / action game/ 9,300 yen / Famitsu 31 /Human Entertainment
Game titleSuper Bomberman
1993-04-28 / action game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Hudson Soft
Game titleLibble Rabble
1994-09-22 / action game/ 6,300 yen / Famitsu 29 /Namco
Game titleBlackthorne
1995-08-11 / action game/ 9,400 yen / Famitsu 29 /Kemco
Game titleSuper Bomberman 4
1996-04-26 / action game/ 7,777 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft
Game titleContra III: The Alien Wars
1992-02-28 / action game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleSnoopy Concert
1995-05-19 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Mitsui Fudosan
Game titleGanbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake
1995-12-22 / action game/ 9,980 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleSutte Hakkun
1998-08-01 / puzzle video game/ 2,000 yen / Famitsu 28 /Nintendo
Game titleNatsume Championship Wrestling
1993-12-29 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Nippon Computer Systems
Game titleActRaiser
1990-12-16 / action game/ 8,000 yen / Famitsu 26 /Enix
Game titleCrayon Shin-chan 2: Daimaō no Gyakushū
1994-05-27 / action game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Bandai
Game titleMega Man X3
1995-12-01 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Capcom
Game titleWhirlo
1992-07-23 / adventure video game/ 8,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Namco
Game titleSky Mission
1992-09-29 / action game/ 8,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Namco
Game titleKendo Rage
1993-01-22 / action game/ 8,544 yen / Famitsu 24 /Datam Polystar
Game titleMega Man & Bass
1998-04-24 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom
Game titleAxelay
1992-09-11 / action game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Konami
Game titleFirst Samurai
1993-07-02 / adventure video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco
Game titleMagical Pop'n
1995-03-10 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Pack-In-Video
Game titleDoReMi Fantasy
1996-03-22 / action game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titleThe Ignition Factor
1994-11-18 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Jaleco
Game titleXardion
1992-03-20 / action game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 21 /Asmik
Game titleThe Combatribes
1992-12-23 / action game/ 9,300 yen / Famitsu 20 /Technos Japan
Game titleX-Kaliber 2097
1994-02-11 / action game/ 8,600 yen / Famitsu 20 /Toshiba EMI
Game titleThe Great Battle V
1995-12-22 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Banpresto
Game titleCrayon Shin-Chan: Arashi wo Yobu Enji
1993-07-30 / action game/ 9,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Bandai
Game titleMusya
1992-04-24 / action game/ Famitsu 18 /Datam Polystar
Game titleGunForce
1992-11-27 / action game/ 8,300 yen / Famitsu 18 /Irem
Game titleSuper Godzilla
1993-12-22 / action game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 16 /Toho
Game titleGradius III
1990-12-21 / action game/ 7,573 yen /Konami
Game titleSD the Great Battle
1990-12-29 / action game/ 8,200 yen /Banpresto
Game titleD-Force
1991-12-20 / action game/ 8,500 yen /Asmik
Game titleSpanky's Quest
1991-12-27 / action game / Natsume
Game titleSmash TV
1992-03-27 / action game/ 7,800 yen /ASCII Corporation
Game titleSuper Valis IV
1992-03-27 / action game/ 8,500 yen /Laser Soft
Game titleSougou Kakutougi: Astral Bout
1992-06-26 / action game / King Record Co. Ltd.
Game titleHome Alone
1992-08-26 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Altron
Game titleSD Kidou Senshi Gundam: V Sakusen Shidou
1992-09-12 / shoot 'em up/ 7,800 yen /Angel
Game titleAmerica Ōdan Ultra Quiz
1992-11-20 / action game/ 8,700 yen /TOMY
Game titleDoomsday Warrior
1992-11-20 / action game/ 8,500 yen /Laser Soft
Game titleCongo's Caper
1992-12-18 / action game/ 8,000 yen /Data East
Game titleHanjuku Hero: Aa, Sekaiyo Hanjukunare...!
1992-12-19 / real-time strategy/ 9,500 yen /Square
Game titleE.V.O.: Search for Eden
1992-12-21 / action game/ 9,600 yen /Enix
Game titleQ*bert 3
1993-01-29 / action game/ 7,000 yen /VAP Inc.
Game titleEdo no Kiba
1993-03-12 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Micro World
Game titleAction Pachio
1993-04-16 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleOperation Logic Bomb
1993-04-23 / action game/ 8,700 yen /Jaleco
Game titleAlien 3
1993-07-09 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleKamen Rider SD: Sortie!! Rider Machines
1993-07-09 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Yutaka
Game titleSanrio World Smash Ball!
1993-07-16 / action game/ 6,980 yen /Character Soft
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 titleTrinea
1993-10-01 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Yanoman
Game titleMiracle Girls
1993-10-22 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Takara
Game titleSoukou Kihei Votoms: The Battling Road
1993-10-29 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Takara
Game titleAccele Brid
1993-11-26 / action game/ 9,800 yen /TOMY
Game titleFirestriker
1993-12-17 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Hect
Game titleGanbare Daiku no Gensan
1993-12-22 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Irem
Game titleThe Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi
1994-01-28 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Banpresto
Game titleThe Lawnmower Man
1994-02-11 / action game/ 11,000 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleCyborg 009
1994-02-25 / action game/ 8,800 yen /BEC
Game titleMobile Suit V Gundam
1994-03-11 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleSpace Ace
1994-03-25 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Imagineer
Game titlePink Goes to Hollywood
1994-04-15 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Altron
Game titleBugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage
1994-06-24 / action game/ 9,200 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleBattle Zeque Den
1994-07-15 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Asmik
Game titleZool
1994-07-29 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Infocom
Game titlePinball Pinball
1994-08-05 / action game/ 9,980 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titlePopeye: Ijiwaru Majo Seahag no Maki
1994-08-12 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Technos Japan
Game titleAppleseed
1994-08-26 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Visit
Game titleThe Incredible Crash Dummies
1994-09-30 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleVirtual Bart
1994-09-30 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleHarley's Humongous Adventure
1994-10-28 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Altron
Game titleHagane: The Final Conflict
1994-11-18 / action game/ 9,500 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titlePanic in Nakayoshi World
1994-11-18 / action game/ 6,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleThe Great Battle IV
1994-12-17 / action game/ 9,600 yen /Banpresto
Game titleBonkers
1995-01-03 / action game/ 8,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleX-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
1995-01-03 / action game / Capcom
Game titleTimecop
1995-02-17 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Victor Musical Industries
Game titleYamYam
1995-02-17 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleOtoboke Ninja Colosseum
1995-02-25 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Intec
Game titleMega Man 7
1995-03-24 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Capcom
Game titleDeae Tonosama: Appare Ichiban
1995-03-31 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleSuper Bomberman 3
1995-04-28 / action game/ 8,900 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleTrue Lies
1995-04-28 / action game/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleSpark World
1995-05-26 / action game/ 8,500 yen /ITC
Game titlePitfall: The Mayan Adventure
1995-07-14 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Pony Canyon
Game titleCarrier Aces
1995-07-28 / action game/ 12,800 yen /Yumedia
Game titleKishin Dōji Zenki: Battle Raiden
1995-08-04 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleNinja Gaiden Trilogy
1995-08-11 / action game/ 7,980 yen /Tecmo
Game titleKoronrando
1995-08-25 / action game/ 6,800 yen /Yumedia
Game titleSuper Tekkyu Fight!
1995-09-15 / action game/ 9,000 yen /Banpresto
Game titleBatman Forever
1995-10-27 / action game/ 11,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleGan Gan Ganchan
1995-10-27 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Magifact
Game titleJudge Dredd
1995-10-27 / action game/ 10,900 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleRendering Ranger: R2
1995-11-17 / action game / 10,800 yen
Game titleKishin Douji Zenki: Denei Raibu
1995-11-24 / action game/ 9,980 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleChibi Maruko-chan: Mezase! Minami no Island!!
1995-12-01 / puzzle video game/ 9,000 yen /Konami
Game titleGo Go Ackman 3
1995-12-15 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Banpresto
Game titleBattle Submarine
1995-12-22 / action game/ 9,800 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleKishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight
1995-12-22 / action game / Hudson Soft
Game titleKōryū no Mimi
1995-12-22 / action game/ 9,980 yen /VAP Inc.
Game titleNew Yatterman: Nandai Kandai Yajirobee
1996-03-22 / action game/ 8,800 yen /Yutaka
Game titleThe Mask
1996-12-27 / action game / 9,800 yen
Game titleArkanoid: Doh It Again
1997-01-15 / action game/ 4,980 yen /Taito
Game titleSuper Bomberman 5
1997-02-28 / action game/ 6,980 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleBakukyuu Renpatsu!! Super B-Daman
1997-12-19 / action game/ 4,980 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleAaahh!!! Real Monsters
action game / Viacom New Media
Game titleAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
action game / Hudson Soft
Game titleArcher Maclean's Super Dropzone
action game / Psygnosis
Game titleBarbie: Super Model
action game / Hi Tech Expressions
Game titleBatman: The Animated Series
action game / Konami
Game titleBebe's Kids
action game / Motown Software
Game titleBig Sky Trooper
action game / JVC Musical Industries
Game titleCaptain Novolin
action game / Raya Systems
Game titleChester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
action game / Kaneko
Game titleCliffhanger
action game / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleCool World
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleDennis the Menace
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleDoom Troopers
action game / Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Game titleDream TV
action game / Triffix Entertainment
Game titleFrogger
action game / Majesco
Game titleHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
action game / THQ
Game titleHome Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!
action game / Absolute Entertainment
Game titleHurricanes
action game / U.S. Gold
Game titleJames Bond Jr.
action game / THQ
Game titleJurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleLast Action Hero
action game / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleLethal Weapon
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleMary Shelley's Frankenstein
action game / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleMetal Warriors
action game / Konami
Game titleMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
action game / Bandai
Game titleNo Escape
action game / Sony Imagesoft
Game titleOut to Lunch
action game / Mindscape
Game titleOutlander
action game / Mindscape
Game titlePaperboy 2
action game / Mindscape
Game titleRoboCop 3
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleRun Saber
action game / Atlus
Game titleSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
action game / Hudson Soft
Game titleSnow White: Happily Ever After
action game / American Softworks
Game titleSpider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
action game / LJN
Game titleSpirou
action game / Infogrames
Game titleStar Fox: Super Weekend
action game / Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
action game / Nintendo
Game titleSuper Widget
action game / Atlus
Game titleThe Adventures of Batman & Robin
action game / Konami
Game titleThe Adventures of Mighty Max
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleThe Incredible Hulk
action game / U.S. Gold
Game titleThe Itchy & Scratchy Game
action game / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleThe Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!
action game / THQ
Game titleThe Smurfs Travel the World
action game / Infogrames
Game titleThe Wizard of Oz
action game / SETA Corporation
Game titleThomas the Tank Engine & Friends
action game / THQ
Game titleTime Trax
action game / Malibu Games
Game titleToys
action game / Absolute Entertainment
Game titleWaterworld video games
action game / Ocean Software
Game titleWayne's World
action game / THQ
Game titleWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
action game / Hi Tech Expressions
Game titleWilliams Arcade's Greatest Hits
action game / Williams Entertainment

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