When did Mazinger Z come out?

Mazinger Z was released on 25 June 1993 for Super Famicom.

Mazinger Z (1993) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z is a beat 'em up styled platformer video game for the Super Famicom released on June 25, 1993 based on the Mazinger Z anime. It was developed by Winkysoft and published by Bandai; featuring the…

25 June 1993

What Mazinger Z is

Mazinger Z is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Winkysoft and released in 1993. It was published by Bandai. It is available on Super Famicom only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mazinger Z is a beat 'em up styled platformer video game for the Super Famicom released on June 25, 1993 based on the Mazinger Z anime. It was developed by Winkysoft and published by Bandai; featuring the major cast members and a wide variety of Mechiancal Beasts that the Mazinger has to fight.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mazinger Z series

Mazinger Z is the second of 15 entries we hold in the Mazinger Z series. It arrived 2 years after Super Robot Taisen. The next entry was Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen in 1993.

See all 15 Mazinger Z games in release order →

What it launched against

Mazinger Z launched on 25 June 1993, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Rock n' Roll Racing.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Rock n' Roll Racing.

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