Playtronic

Playtronic at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to find out who Playtronic is, the data shows this was a publisher based in Brazil founded in 1993. The company operated as a joint venture between Brazilian firms Gradiente and Estrela. Their main job was manufacturing and distributing games for Nintendo consoles within Brazil. They never acted as a developer themselves. You will find zero titles where they are listed as the creator, but their name appears on 41 games as a publisher. Playtronic was active from 1985 to 1996, though nearly all their work happened in the 1990s with 37 titles released then compared to only four in the 1980s. Their catalog is heavily focused on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, where they published 22 games. They also handled releases for the Nintendo Entertainment System (17 titles) and later ports or localizations for the Wii U (12), Super Famicom (11), Family Computer (10), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (10), Wii (9), and Nintendo 3DS (8). Their genre output is dominated by Platform games with 22 entries, followed by Adventure (12) and Shooter (8) titles. The quality of their published works varies significantly. The average rating across 39 rated titles sits at 64.1 out of 100. This score reflects a mix of strong hits and weaker releases. They have two games rated as great with scores above 80, including StarTropics from 1990 which holds an 84.3 rating and Super Mario Bros. from 1985 at 83.8. They also released Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, The Pirates of Dark Water, and Mega Man 6, all scoring in the high 70s. However, they have 15 games falling into the mixed category between 40 and 59 points. Looking at their later years reveals a drop in quality. While their early releases often scored well, their final batch of games from 1995 to 1996 shows lower scores. Recent entries like Wave Race 64 managed a 73.3 rating, but Cutthroat Island scored 55.5 and College Slam hit 55. The trend continues downward with Scooby-Doo Mystery at 47 and Batman Forever landing at 44.5. This publisher had a large footprint in Brazil during the 1990s but their catalog shows a clear decline in ratings as they moved into the mid to late nineties.

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