Felix the Cat is a platformer developed by Shimada Kikaku and published by Hudson Soft for the NES in North America in October 1992; Sony Electronic Publishing released it in Europe the same year. Felix sets out to defeat the Professor, who has kidnapped his girlfriend Kitty. His attack depends on his magic level, and every hit he takes drops it by one level. The adventure spans nine worlds with eight bosses.
Although the game was made in Japan, it never came out there: a Famicom version planned for December 1992 did not appear. A monochrome Game Boy version with fewer levels followed in 1993, and a Windows version was rated by the ESRB but never released.
On 28 March 2024 the NES and Game Boy versions returned together in a compilation for Switch, PS4 and PS5, put together by Limited Run Games with its Carbon Engine and published by Konami.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Felix the Cat | NES | October 1992 | Hudson Soft | 1 |
| NA | Felix the CatMonochrome version with fewer levels; Europe 1993 | Game Boy | July 1993 | Hudson Soft | 1 |
| EU | Felix the Cat | NES | 1992 | Sony Electronic Publishing | 1 |
| WW | Felix the CatCompilation of the NES and Game Boy versions by Limited Run Games (Carbon Engine), also PS4 and PS5 | Switch | Mar 28, 2024 | Konami | 1 |
Box art by region
NA Felix the Cat 
EU Felix the Cat
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
Reception
GamePro gave the NES version 5 out of 5, and Allgame called it "an example of the right way to produce a game using a popular license". Other scores included 87% from Consoles + and 88% from Banzzaï.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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