List of Cobra video games

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There are several video games based on Buichi Terasawa's manga series Cobra . The games have been released on home and handheld consoles, as well as on personal computers, mobile phones and pachinko. The first games to be released from the Cobra series were Space Cobra Professional and The Psychogun, which were published in 1982, and the latest release is Cobra the Drum, which was released in 2014. Amidst the several games released—most of them are Japan-exclusive products—Cobra and Cobra II were developed by French company Loriciels while The Space Adventure is the only Japanese game published in North America and Europe. An upcoming Space Adventure Cobra game is expected to be released on 2025 on a worldwide basis.

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Video games

TitleDetails
Space Cobra Professional

Original release date(s): [1]
Release years by system:
1982 — LCD game
Notes:
  • Published and developed by Popy [1]
  • Japanese title: Supēsu Kobura Purofesshonaru (スペースコブラ プロフェッショナル)
Space Cobra the Psychogun

Original release date(s): [2]
Release years by system:
1982 — LCD game
Notes:
  • Published and developed by Popy [2]
  • Japanese title: Supēsu Kobura Za Saikogan (スペースコブラ ザ・サイコガン)
Cobra

Original release date(s): [3]
Release years by system:
1987 — Amstrad CPC
Notes:
Cobra II

Original release date(s): [4]
Release years by system:
1987 — Atari ST
Notes:
  • Published and developed by Loriciels [4]
Cobra: Kokuryū Ō no Densetsu

Original release date(s): [5]
  • JP: March 31, 1989
Release years by system:
1989 — TurboGrafx-16
Notes:
  • Published by Hudson [5]
  • Japanese title: コブラ 黒竜王の伝説
The Space Adventure - Cobra: The Legendary Bandit

Original release date(s): [6] [7]
  • JP: June 7, 1991
  • NA: 1995
Release years by system:
1991 — TurboGrafx-16
1995 — Sega CD
Notes:
  • Published by Hudson [6]
  • Japanese title: Cobra II: Densetsu no Otoko (コブラII 伝説の男, Kobura II Densetsu no Otoko)
  • In 2008 Hudson ported it to mobile phones. [8]
Cobra the Shooting

Original release date(s): [9]
  • JP: November 22, 1996
Release years by system:
1996 — PlayStation
Notes:
  • Published by Takara [9]
  • Japanese title: Kobura Za Shūtingu (コブラ・ザ・シューティング)
Cobra II

Original release date(s): [10]
Release years by system:
1996 — Pachislot
Notes:
  • Published by Olympia [10]
  • Japanese title: コブラ II
Cobra the Psychogun

Original release date(s): [11] [12]
  • JP: January 22, 1998
Release years by system:
1998 — PlayStation
Notes:
  • Published by Sony [11] [12]
  • Published in two parts dubbed "Vol. 1" and "Vol. 2" [11] [12]
  • Japanese title: Kobura Za Saikogan (コブラ ザ・サイコガン)
Cobra: Galaxy Knights

Original release date(s): [13]
  • JP: February 28, 1999
Release years by system:
1999 — PlayStation
Notes:
  • Published by Sony [13]
  • Japanese title: Kobura Gyarakushī Naitsu (コブラ ギャラクシー・ナイツ)
Space Adventure Cobra Conda: Typing the Psychogun

Original release date(s): [14]
  • JP: November 22, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 — Windows / Macintosh
Notes:
  • Published by SSI Tristar, developed by Sting [14] [15]
  • Japanese title: Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Konda ~Taipingu Za Saikogan~ (スペースアドベンチャー コブラ 魂打～タイピング・ザ・サイコガン～)
CR Cobra

Original release date(s): [16]
Release years by system:
2003 — Pachinko
Notes:
Cobra the Arcade

Original release date(s): [17]
  • JP: November 2005
Release years by system:
2005 — Arcade
Notes:
  • Published by Namco Bandai [17]
  • Japanese title: Kobura Za Ākēdo (コブラ・ザ・アーケード)
Jump Ultimate Stars

Original release date(s): [18] [19]
  • JP: November 23, 2006
Release years by system:
2006—Nintendo DS [18] [19]
Notes:
Space Adventure Cobra

Original release date(s): [21]
Release years by system:
2008 — FOMA
Notes:
  • Published by WorkJam [21]
  • Ten games: Space Adventure Cobra: The Psychogun, [Jp 1] , Space Adventure Cobra: Galaxy Knights, [Jp 2] , Space Adventure Cobra: Ōgon no Tobira, [Jp 3] , Space Adventure Cobra: Blue Rose, [Jp 4] and Space Adventure Cobra: Time Drive. [Jp 5] ; each released in two parts: Part 1 ("前編", Zenpen) and Part 2 ("後編", Kōhen) [21]
CR Cobra: Owari Naki Gekitō

Original release date(s): [22]
Release years by system:
2008 — Pachinko
Notes:
  • Published by NewGin [22]
  • Japanese title: CRコブラ～終わりなき劇闘～
Cobra the Duel

Original release date(s): [23]
  • JP: January 17, 2012
Release years by system:
2012 — Mobage
Notes:
  • Published by DartsLive Games [23]
  • Japanese title: COBRA the DUEL─コブラ─
CR Cobra: Aratanaru Tabidachi

Original release date(s): [24]
Release years by system:
2012 — Pachinko
Notes:
  • Published by NewGin [24]
  • Japanese title: CR COBRA 新たなる出発
CR Cobra the Drum

Original release date(s): [25]
Release years by system:
2014 — Pachinko
Notes:
  • Published by NewGin [25]
  • Japanese title: CR コブラTHEドラム
Pachislot Cobra

Original release date(s): [26]
  • JP: March 2015
Release years by system:
2014 — Pachislot
Notes:
CR Cobra 4: Tsuioku no Symphonia

Original release date(s): [27]
  • JP: April 3, 2017
Release years by system:
2017 — Pachinko
Notes:
  • Published by NewGin [27]
  • Japanese title: CRコブラ４　追憶のシンフォニア
Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening

Original release date(s): [28]
  • WW: 2025
Release years by system:
2025 — PS4 / PS5 / Steam
Notes:
  • Published by Microids [28]

Notes

Japanese
  1. ↑ SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA ザ・サイコガン, Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Za Saikogan
  2. ↑ SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA ギャラクシー・ナイツ, Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Gyarakushī Naitsu
  3. ↑ SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA 黄金の扉, Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Ōgon no Tobira
  4. ↑ SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA ブルーローズ, Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Burū Rōzu
  5. ↑ SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA タイム・ドライブ, Supēsu Adobenchā Kobura Taimu Doraibu

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