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Release year

1996

mainly sports video game /195 titles

About this release year

A record of the Super Famicom titles released this year.

Titles
195 titles
Period
1996-1996
Formats
SFC / SNES / BS
Main genre
sports video game
Median price (before tax)
7,980 yen
Median Famitsu score
27 points
Titles
195
Share released in Japan
83%
Share released overseas
24%
Share with a known price
77%
Share with a known score
14%

Titles per month

Covers the 162 titles with a known Japanese release date.

16 titles
12 titles
34 titles
15 titles
8 titles
13 titles
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12 titles
12 titles
5 titles
6 titles
16 titles
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 224 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 202 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 190 titles with a known developer.

1Tom Create5%10 titles
2Electronic Arts4%8 titles
3Telenet Japan4%7 titles
4Bandai4%7 titles
5Square3%5 titles
6Hudson Soft3%5 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan162 titles
2North America47 titles
3Europe43 titles
Released in Japan too162 titlesOverseas only33 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

3,510,000titles

The best-selling title, "Donkey Kong Country 3". Only 3 titles have known sales figures.

1Donkey Kong Country 3Worldwide3,510,000 titles
2Super Mario RPGWorldwide2,140,000 titles
3Kirby Super StarWorldwide1,440,000 titles
Launch price before tax (median)
7,980 yen
151 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen1 titles
23,000 yen range14 titles
34,000 yen range3 titles
45,000 yen range7 titles
56,000 yen range12 titles
67,000 yen range46 titles
78,000 yen range25 titles
89,000 yen range18 titles
910,000 yen range6 titles
1011,000 yen range9 titles
1112,000 yen range9 titles
1214,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 27 titles with a known score, the median was 27.

1 titles
5 titles
15 titles
6 titles
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Titles in this group (all 195)

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

1996-11-23 / Christmas video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Nintendo
Game titleSuper Mario RPG
1996-03-09 / action role-playing game/ 7,500 yen /Nintendo
1996-03-21 / action game/ 7,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleHarvest Moon
1996-08-09 / simulation video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 34 /Pack-In-Video
1996-04-05 / role-playing video game/ 8,000 yen / Famitsu 31 /Square
1996-05-31 / visual novel/ 8,200 yen / Famitsu 31 /ASCII Corporation
1996-09-14 / puzzle video game/ 7,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Nintendo
Game titleEnergy Breaker
1996-07-26 / tactical role-playing game/ 7,980 yen / Famitsu 30 /Taito
Game titleBahamut Lagoon
1996-02-09 / tactical role-playing game/ 11,400 yen / Famitsu 29 /Square
Game titleChaos Seed
1996-03-15 / role-playing video game/ 9,980 yen / Famitsu 29 /Taito
1996-04-26 / action game/ 7,777 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft
1996-10-26 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 29 /Nintendo
1996-06-28 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Banpresto
Game titleStar Ocean
1996-07-19 / action role-playing game/ 8,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Enix
Game titleSimCity Jr.
1996-07-26 / city-building game/ 8,200 yen / Famitsu 28 /Imagineer
1996-08-02 / role-playing video game/ 8,200 yen / Famitsu 27 /Hudson Soft
1996-12-20 / role-playing video game/ 7,980 yen / Famitsu 27 /Imagineer
Game titleTsukikomori
1996-03-01 / sound novel/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Banpresto
1996-06-14 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Takara
Game titleDark Half
1996-05-31 / role-playing video game/ 8,000 yen / Famitsu 25 /Enix
Game titleMr. Do!
1996-06-23 / maze video game/ 5,980 yen / Famitsu 25 /Imagineer
1996-07-26 / strategy video game/ 7,980 yen / Famitsu 25 /Hudson Soft
1996-09-13 / fighting game/ 7,980 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1996-01-26 / visual novel/ 12,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Nihon Soft System
1996-03-29 / fighting game/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 24 /Bandai
Game titleDoReMi Fantasy
1996-03-22 / action game/ 6,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
1996-03-29 / fighting game/ 7,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bandai
Game titleLennus II
1996-07-26 / role-playing video game/ 9,980 yen / Famitsu 23 /Asmik
1996-10-18 / platformer/ 7,800 yen / Famitsu 17 /Capcom
1996-01-12 / role-playing video game/ 9,900 yen /Tokuma Shoten
1996-01-19 / sports video game/ 10,800 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleParlor 3
1996-01-19 / 11,800 yen /Telenet Japan
1996-01-19 / Sports with Animals/ 9,980 yen /Banpresto
1996-01-26 / table game/ 9,800 yen /Carrozzeria Japan
Game titleIgo Kurabu
1996-01-26 / table game/ 12,800 yen /Hect
1996-01-26 / historical video game/ 12,800 yen /Koei
Game titleSupa Yakyudo
1996-01-26 / sports video game/ 12,800 yen /Banpresto
Game titleRPG Tsukūru 2
1996-01-31 / role-playing video game/ 12,800 yen /ASCII Corporation
1996-02-02 / role-playing video game/ 12,800 yen /Banpresto
1996-02-03 / visual novel / Square
1996-02-23 / shoot 'em up/ 11,400 yen /Square
1996-02-23 / 9,980 yen /Hudson Soft
1996-02-23 / mech simulation game/ 9,800 yen /ASK
1996-02-29 / sports video game/ 7,500 yen /Konami
Game titleSuper Famista 5
1996-02-29 / sports video game/ 6,980 yen /Namco
Game titleDoom
1996-03-01 / first-person shooter/ 12,800 yen /Imagineer
Game titleRevolution X
1996-03-01 / shoot 'em up/ 11,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleSameGame
1996-03-01 / puzzle video game/ 8,980 yen /Hudson Soft
1996-03-08 / simulation video game/ 10,800 yen /Angel
1996-03-08 / puzzle video game/ 6,800 yen /Compile
1996-03-15 / role-playing video game/ 8,800 yen /Koei
1996-03-15 / 12,800 yen /ASCII Corporation
Game titleGyanburu Horoki
1996-03-22 / table game/ 8,500 yen /VAP Inc.
Game titleIsuv Ekisupato
1996-03-22 / action role-playing game/ 11,800 yen /Koei
1996-03-22 / table game/ 14,800 yen /ASK
1996-03-22 / racing video game/ 10,800 yen /BPS
Game titleGT Racing
1996-03-29 / racing video game/ 10,800 yen /Imagineer
1996-04-12 / comedy anime and manga/ 8,000 yen /Enix
1996-04-26 / pachinko video game/ 7,800 yen /Shouei System
Game titleJanpindabi
1996-04-26 / Naxat Soft
Game titleJumpin' Derby
1996-04-26 / sports video game/ 9,800 yen /Naxat Soft
Game titleSupa Kyotei 2
1996-04-26 / eroge/ 8,500 yen /Nichibutsu
Game titleToy Story
1996-04-26 / platformer/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
1996-05-24 / role-playing video game/ 7,980 yen /Pioneer LDC
1996-05-24 / puzzle video game/ 7,800 yen /Banpresto
1996-05-24 / tactical role-playing game/ 7,900 yen /Square
1996-05-31 / sports video game/ 9,800 yen /King Record Co. Ltd.
Game titleSupapoon DX
1996-05-31 / puzzle video game/ 5,800 yen /Yutaka
1996-06-01 / sports video game/ 7,980 yen /Hudson Soft
1996-06-14 / sports video game/ 8,200 yen /ASCII Corporation
1996-06-28 / action anime and manga/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1996-06-28 / fighting game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1996-07-19 / table game/ 3,980 yen /Bandai
1996-07-19 / card game/ 5,800 yen /Bottom Up
1996-07-19 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Pack-In-Video
1996-07-26 / shoot 'em up/ 9,800 yen /Naxat Soft
Game titleAkazukin Chacha
1996-08-09 / magical girl/ 7,800 yen /TOMY
1996-08-09 / sports video game/ 7,980 yen /Hudson Soft
1996-08-30 / table game/ 9,980 yen /Sunsoft
1996-08-30 / 8,800 yen /Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleMagical Drop II
1996-09-20 / puzzle video game/ 7,800 yen /Data East
Game titleMonsutania
1996-09-27 / simulation video game/ 7,800 yen /Pack-In-Video
1996-10-18 / Sports with Animals/ 8,200 yen /Hect
Game titleTower Dream
1996-10-25 / strategy video game/ 8,000 yen /ASCII Corporation
Game titleWaku Waku 7
1996-11-29 / table game/ 7,980 yen /Nichibutsu
Game titleSupagemu3
1996-11-29 / table game/ 5,980 yen /Takara
Game titleVskorekushon
1996-11-29 / 6,980 yen /Bottom Up
1996-12-06 / board video game/ 8,300 yen /Hudson Soft
1996-12-19 / adventure video game/ 6,980 yen /Bottom Up
1996-12-20 / shoot 'em up/ 5,980 yen /Hudson Soft
Game titleCuonpa
1996-12-20 / puzzle video game/ 6,800 yen /T&E Soft
Game titleKuonpa Sfc
1996-12-20 / puzzle video game/ 6,800 yen /T&E Soft
1996-12-20 / platformer/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
1996-12-20 / table game/ 7,800 yen /KSS
Game titlePinocchio
1996-12-20 / adventure video game/ 7,500 yen /Capcom
1996-12-20 / fighting game/ 7,800 yen /Capcom
Game titleDragon Knight 4
1996-12-27 / visual novel/ 7,980 yen /Banpresto
1996-12-27 / table game/ 7,980 yen /Nichibutsu
Game titlePro Yakyū Star
1996-12-27 / sports video game/ 6,800 yen /Culture Brain
Game titleThe Mask
1996-12-27 / action game/ 9,800 yen

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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
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