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Genre

action role-playing game

1991-1997 /33 titles

33titles
#17Rank by number of titles (of 149)
9,800 yenMedian price
28 pointsMedian Famitsu score

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles: 33 titles
Period: 1991-1997
Formats: SFC / SNES / BS
Main genre: action role-playing game
Median price (before tax): 9,800 yen
Median Famitsu score: 28 points

Titles

33

Share released in Japan

94%

Share released overseas

48%

Share with a known price

91%

Share with a known score

48%

Titles per year

Covers the 33 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 35 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

1Enix17%6 titles

2Nintendo11%4 titles

3Culture Brain11%4 titles

4Square9%3 titles

5Tonkin House6%2 titles

6Kemco6%2 titles

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 33 titles with a known developer.

1Culture Brain12%4 titles

2Quintet12%4 titles

3Square9%3 titles

4Kemco6%2 titles

5Technos Japan6%2 titles

6Koei6%2 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan31 titles

2North America16 titles

3Europe9 titles

Released in Japan too31 titlesOverseas only2 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

4,610,000titles

The best-selling title, "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past". Only 3 titles have known sales figures.

1The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastWorldwide4,610,000 titles

2Super Mario RPGWorldwide2,140,000 titles

3Secret of ManaWorldwide1,830,000 titles

Launch price before tax (median)

9,800 yen

30 titles have a known price

17,000 yen range3 titles

28,000 yen range8 titles

39,000 yen range13 titles

410,000 yen range2 titles

511,000 yen range2 titles

612,000 yen range2 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 16 titles with a known score, the median was 28.

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Titles in this group (all 33)

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

Game titleThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1991-11-21 / action-adventure game/ 7,767 yen /Nintendo

Game titleSuper Mario RPG

1996-03-09 / action role-playing game/ 7,500 yen /Nintendo

Game titleSecret of Mana

1993-08-06 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 33 /Square

Game titleSoul Blazer

1992-01-31 / role-playing video game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 32 /Enix

Game titleBrain Lord

1994-01-29 / role-playing video game/ 9,600 yen / Famitsu 30 /Enix

Game titleRobotrek

1994-07-08 / role-playing video game/ 9,600 yen / Famitsu 30 /Enix

Game titleTerranigma

1995-10-20 / role-playing video game/ 11,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Enix

Game titleBushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha

1997-01-17 / action role-playing game/ 7,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /T&E Soft

Game titleLady Stalker: Challenge from the Past

1995-04-01 / action role-playing game/ 9,980 yen / Famitsu 28 /Taito

Game titleStar Ocean

1996-07-19 / action role-playing game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Enix

Game titleAlcahest

1993-12-17 / action role-playing game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Square

Game titleIllusion of Gaia

1993-11-27 / role-playing video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Enix

Game titleEye of the Beholder

1994-03-18 / role-playing video game/ 12,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Capcom

Game titleShodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun

1992-08-07 / action role-playing game/ 8,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /Technos Japan

Game titleDragon View

1994-08-26 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco

Game titleSuper Chinese World 2

1993-10-29 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Culture Brain

Game titleSuper Ninja Boy

1991-12-28 / action role-playing game/ 8,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Culture Brain

Game titleSuper Chinese World 3

1995-12-22 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 17 /Culture Brain

Game titleYs III: Wanderers from Ys

1991-06-21 / action role-playing game/ 8,800 yen /Tonkin House

Game titleLagoon

1991-12-13 / role-playing video game/ 8,252 yen /Kemco

Game titleAkusu Supirittsu

1993-10-22 / action role-playing game/ 8,900 yen /Sammy Corporation

Game titleYs IV: Mask of the Sun

1993-11-19 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen /Tonkin House

Game titleGaia Saver

1994-01-28 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen /Banpresto

Game titleFirst Queen

1994-03-11 / real-time strategy / Culture Brain

Game titleShadowrun

1994-03-25 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen /Data East

Game titleBrandish

1994-06-25 / action role-playing game/ 10,800 yen /Koei

Game titleHaō Taikei Ryū Knight: Lord of Paladin

1994-12-22 / action role-playing game/ 9,800 yen /Bandai

Game titleRuin Arm

1995-06-23 / action role-playing game/ 10,800 yen /Bandai

Game titleDankuesuto Majin Fuin No Densetsu

1995-07-21 / action role-playing game/ 9,900 yen /Technos Japan

Game titleYs V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

1995-12-22 / action role-playing game/ 12,800 yen /Falcom

Game titleIsuv Ekisupato

1996-03-22 / action role-playing game/ 11,800 yen /Koei

Game titleAddams Family Values

action role-playing game / Ocean Software

Game titleSecret of Evermore

action role-playing game / Square

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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