List of Lupin III video games
This is a list of video games of the Japanese media franchise Lupin III based on the manga written by Monkey Punch beginning in 1967.
Several Lupin III video games have been created. The first was a stealth game released to arcades in Japan by Taito in 1980 as Lupin III. A Laserdisc video game entitled Cliff Hanger was released to arcades in North America in 1983 by Stern. While it uses footage from Mystery of Mamo and The Castle of Cagliostro to provide a gaming experience similar to Dragon's Lair, it changes the characters' names and has an original plot. Epoch Co. released a second game called Lupin III for the Epoch Super Cassette Vision in Japan in 1984. Also in 1984, Lupin III: Legacy of Pandora was released for the Family Computer. This game featured Clarisse from Castle of Cagliostro. Two games were released for the MSX platform, both based on anime movies: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro in 1987, and Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon in 1988. Lupin the 3rd: Hunt for the Treasure of Legend! was released for the Super Famicom on December 27, 1994. Sega released two games developed by WOW Entertainment for the Sega Naomi arcade system: Lupin III The Shooting, a light gun game, in 2001, and Lupin III The Typing, a typing game, in 2002. Bandai released ' in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on November 8, 2002. This stealth game was later released in North America on February 10, 2004. Lupin is Dead, Zenigata is in Love, a stealth game developed by Banpresto for the PlayStation 2, was released in Japan on February 22, 2007. In 2010, ' was released for the Nintendo DS.
Title | Platform | Publisher | Genre | Release Date |
"Lupin the 3rd" Rupan Sansei | Arcade | Taito | Stealth game | April 1980 |
Cliff Hanger | Arcade | Stern | Interactive movie | 1983 |
"Lupin the 3rd" Rupan Sansei | Epoch Super Cassette Vision | Epoch Co. | Platform game | 1984 |
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro | Computer: FM-7, PC-8801, Sharp X1 | Toho | Adventure game | 1985 |
Lupin the 3rd: Pandora's Legacy | Famicom | Namco | Platform game | November 6, 1987 |
Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro | MSX | Toho | Adventure game | 1987 |
Lupin the 3rd: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | MSX, PC-8801 | Toho | Adventure game | 1988 |
SD Lupin the 3rd: Operation to Break the Safe | Game Boy | Banpresto | Puzzle | April 13, 1990 |
Lupin the 3rd: The Devil Hands of Hong Kong | FM Towns | CSK | Adventure | 1990 |
Lupin the 3rd: Hunt for the Treasure of Legend! | Super Famicom | Epoch Co. | Platform game | December 26, 1994 |
Lupin the 3rd: The Master File | Sega Saturn | Mizuki | Interactive movie | March 29, 1996 |
Lupin the Third, The Castle of Cagliostro: Reunion | PlayStation | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Interactive movie | January 10, 1997 |
Lupin the 3rd: Chronicles | Sega Saturn | Spike | Interactive movie | August 8, 1997 |
Lupin the 3rd: Sage of the Pyramid | Sega Saturn | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Platform game | August 6, 1998 |
Lupin the 3rd | PlayStation | Daiki | Interactive movie | November 26, 1998 |
Punch the Monkey! Game Edition | PlayStation | KAZe | Music | June 22, 2000 |
Lupin The Third The Shooting | Sega Naomi | Sega | Light gun | December 2001 |
Lupin The Third The Typing | Sega Naomi | Sega | Typing | April 2002 |
PlayStation 2 | Bandai | Stealth game | November 28, 2002 | |
Lupin the 3rd: Lost Treasure by the Sea | GameCube | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Action | July 31, 2003 |
Lupin the 3rd: The Legacy of Columbus's Inheritance | PlayStation 2 | Banpresto | Action | November 25, 2004 |
PlayStation 2 | Banpresto | Stealth game | February 22, 2007 | |
Lupin the Third: The Greatest Brain Battle in History | Nintendo DS | Namco Bandai Games | Action puzzle | February 11, 2010 |