1996 in video games

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1996 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario 64, Duke Nukem 3D, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Super Mario RPG, King's Field III, Virtua Fighter 3, along with new titles such as Blazing Heroes, NiGHTS into Dreams..., Crash Bandicoot, Pokémon Red/Green/Blue, Resident Evil, Dead or Alive, Soul Edge, Quake and Tomb Raider.

The year's best-selling video game console worldwide was the PlayStation, while the best-selling consoles in Japan were the Game Boy and Sega Saturn. The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Super Mario 64, while highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Street Fighter Zero 2 (Street Fighter Alpha 2) and Virtua Fighter 2.

Legend

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Hardware

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Nintendo 64

Discontinuation

1996 saw a major shakeup in the crowded home console market, with the Virtual Boy, Atari Jaguar, 3DO, Sega CD, 32X, and CD-i all being discontinued.

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1996.

Awards Game of the Year Platform(s) Publisher Genre Template:Abbr
Chicago Tribune Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo Platformer <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Electronic Gaming Monthly <ref>Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 92 (March 1997), pages 82-90</ref>
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CESA Awards Sakura Taisen (Sakura Wars) SAT Sega Tactical RPG citation CitationClass=web

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GameFan Megawards Tomb Raider Eidos Action-adventure <ref>GameFan, volume 5, issue 2 (February 1997), pages 34-36</ref>
Enemy Zero SAT Warp Adventure
Gamest Awards Street Fighter Zero 2 (Street Fighter Alpha 2) Arcade Capcom Fighting <ref name="Gamest96"/>
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VSDA Awards Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES Nintendo Platformer citation CitationClass=web

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Critically acclaimed titles

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Game Publisher Release Date Platform(s) MC score GR score
Super Mario 64 Nintendo June 23, 1996 N64 94/100 96.41%
Wipeout XL/2097 Psygnosis September 30, 1996 PS1 93/100 94.75%
Quake GT Interactive June 22, 1996 DOS 94/100 93.22%
Tekken 2 Namco March 29, 1996 PS1 89/100 92.50%
Civilization II MicroProse February 29, 1996 WIN 94/100 91.29%
Wave Race 64 Nintendo September 27, 1996 N64 92/100 90.67%
PaRappa the Rapper Sony Computer Entertainment December 6, 1996 PS1 92/100 88.31%
Realms of the Haunting Interplay December 31, 1996 DOS Template:N/A 91.86%
Tomb Raider Eidos Interactive November 14, 1996 DOS Template:N/A 91.67%
Soul Edge Namco December 20, 1996 PS1 89/100 91.46%
Tomb Raider Eidos Interactive October 25, 1996 PS1 91/100 90.02%
Resident Evil Capcom March 22, 1996 PS1 91/100 87.23%
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Virgin November 22, 1996 DOS 90/100 90.91%
Command & Conquer Sega December 18, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 89.90%
Dragon Force Sega March 29, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 89.64%
International Superstar Soccer 64 Konami December 20, 1996 N64 Template:N/A 89.23%
Guardian Heroes Sega January 26, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 89.20%
Super Mario RPG Nintendo March 9, 1996 SNES Template:N/A 89.12%
Descent II Interplay Productions March 13, 1996 DOS 89/100 Template:N/A
Duke Nukem 3D GT Interactive January 29, 1996 DOS 89/100 88.50%
Star Control 3 Accolade August 31, 1996 DOS 89/100 Template:N/A
NiGHTS into Dreams... Sega July 5, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 88.56%
Pokémon Blue Version Nintendo October 15, 1996 GB Template:N/A 88.33%
Pokémon Red Version Nintendo February 27, 1996 GB Template:N/A 87.86%
Formula 1 Psygnosis September 30, 1996 PS1 Template:N/A 87.75%
Fighters Megamix Sega December 21, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 87.67%
Pilotwings 64 Nintendo June 23, 1996 N64 80/100 87.52%
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Sega March 22, 1996 SAT Template:N/A 87.50%

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1996 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Score (out of 40)
Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Platformer 39
Resident Evil PS1 Capcom Capcom Survival horror 38
Tekken 2 PS1 Namco Namco Fighting 38
Fighting Vipers SAT Sega AM2 Sega Fighting 37
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren GB GB Aquamarine Chunsoft Roguelike 36
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... SNES Heartbeat Enix RPG 36
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei SAT Sega Sega Rail shooter 35
J. League Victory Goal '96 SAT Sega Sega Sports 35
Fighters Megamix SAT Sega AM2 Sega Fighting 35

Financial performance

Highest-grossing arcade games

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1996.

Rank Gamest<ref name="Gamest96">Template:Cite magazine alternate url</ref> Game Machine<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Title Manufacturer Title Type Points
1 Street Fighter Zero 2 (Street Fighter Alpha 2) Capcom Virtua Fighter 2 / 2.1 PCB {{#expr:2568+2973}}
2 Virtual On: Cyber Troopers Sega Puzzle Bobble 2 / 2X PCB {{#expr:3003+1779}}
3 The King of Fighters '96 SNK Print Club (Purikura) Other 4059
4 Virtua Fighter 3 Sega Rave Racer SD / DX / 2P {{#expr:2058+1722}}
5 Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara Capcom Tekken 2 PCB 3579
6 Psychic Force Taito Virtua Cop 2 Dedicated 3271
7 RayStorm Taito Virtual On: Cyber Troopers Dedicated 3208
8 X-Men vs. Street Fighter Capcom Alpine Racer Dedicated 2807
9 Real Bout Garō Densetsu (Real Bout Fatal Fury) SNK Fighting Vipers PCB 2555
10 Battle Garegga Eighting Street Fighter Zero 2 PCB 2543

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1996.

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Title Developer Manufacturer Genre Dedicated cabinet Conversion kit
Daytona USA Sega AM2 Sega Racing Alpine Racer Area 51
Cruis'n USA Midway Games Midway Games Racing Area 51 Bust-A-Move Again
Tekken 2 Namco Namco Fighting Cruis'n USA Mortal Kombat 3
Area 51 Mesa Logic Atari Games Light gun shooter Daytona USA Soul Edge
Alpine Racer Namco Namco Sports Time Crisis Tekken 2
Die Hard Arcade Sega AM1 Sega Brawler colspan="2" rowspan="5" Template:N/A
Metal Slug SNK SNK Run and gun
Point Blank Namco Namco Light gun shooter
DecAthlete Sega AM3 Sega Sports
Strikers 1945 Psikyo Psikyo Scrolling shooter

Australia

On Australia's Timezone monthly arcade charts published in the March 1996 issue of Leisure Line magazine, Sega's Manx TT Super Bike was the top-grossing dedicated arcade cabinet and Namco's Point Blank was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit.<ref name="Leisure">Template:Cite news</ref>

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales
Japan United States Worldwide
1 Sony PS1 Home 32-bit citation CitationClass=web

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2 Nintendo GB Handheld 8-bit 2,860,000<ref name=":22">Template:Cite journal</ref> Template:Unknown 4,000,000+<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Sega SAT Home 32-bit 2,300,000<ref name=":22" /> {{#expr:7090*0.1049 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" /> 4,000,000+<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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{{#expr:7,090*0.2449 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" /> 2,758,999+
5 Nintendo SNES Home 16-bit 620,000<ref name=":22" /> 1,416,000 1,746,000+
6 Sega GEN Home 16-bit Template:Unknown {{#expr:7,090*0.1856 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" /> 1,316,000+
7 Nintendo NES Home 8-bit 70,000<ref name=":22" /> {{#expr:7090*0.066 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" /> 538,000+
8 Sega GG Handheld 8-bit 100,000<ref name=":22" /> Template:Unknown 100,000+
9 NEC PCFX Home 32-bit 50,000<ref name=":22" /> Template:Unknown 50,000+
Panasonic 3DO Home 32-bit 50,000<ref name=":22" /> Template:Unknown 50,000+

Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) worldwide in 1996.

Rank Title Platform Sales
Japan United States<ref name="World" /><ref name="CVG179">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Europe<ref name=":2" /><ref name="SD132" /> Worldwide
1 Super Mario 64 N64 903,000<ref name="Dengeki" /> 2,000,000+<ref name=":0" /> Template:N/A 2,903,000+
2 Tekken 2 PS1 1,200,000+<ref name="Hurwitch" /> 1,000,000+ 420,000 2,620,000+
3 Resident Evil (Biohazard) PS1 1,016,000<ref name="Dengeki" /> 1,000,000+ 300,000+ 2,316,000+
4 Super Mario RPG SNES 995,898<ref name="Famitsu" /> 1,000,000+ Template:N/A 1,995,898+
5 Donkey Kong Country 3 SNES 674,000<ref name="Dengeki" /> 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown 1,674,000+
6 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue GB 1,663,861<ref name="Famitsu" /> Template:N/A Template:N/A 1,663,861
7 Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES 612,000<ref name="Dengeki" /> 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown 1,612,000+
8 Wave Race 64 N64 154,682<ref name="Famitsu" /> 1,000,000+ Template:N/A 1,154,682+
9 Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... SNES 1,071,000<ref name="Dengeki" /> Template:N/A Template:N/A 1,071,000
10 Madden NFL 97 PS1 Template:N/A 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown 1,000,000+

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1996.

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales Template:Abbr
1 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue GB Game Freak Nintendo RPG 1,663,861 <ref name="Famitsu">Template:Cite book
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2 Tekken 2 PS1 Namco Namco Fighting 1,200,000+ <ref name="Hurwitch">Template:Cite book</ref>
3 Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... SNES Heartbeat Enix RPG 1,071,000 <ref name="Dengeki">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
4 Biohazard (Resident Evil) PS1 Capcom Capcom Survival horror 1,016,000
5 Super Mario RPG SNES Squaresoft Nintendo RPG 995,898 <ref name="Famitsu"/>
6 Derby Stallion '96 PS1 ASCII ASCII Simulation 960,000 <ref name="Dengeki"/>
7 Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Platformer 903,000
8 Arc the Lad II PS1 ARC Entertainment Sony RPG 818,000
9 Tobal No. 1 PS1 DreamFactory Squaresoft Fighting 752,000
10 Rage Racer PS1 Namco Namco Racing 701,000

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1996.<ref name="World">Template:Cite book</ref>

Rank Title Platform Publisher Genre Sales<ref name="World" /><ref name="CVG179" /> Revenue Inflation
1 Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo Platformer 2,000,000+<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> $140,000,000<ref name=":0" /> $Template:Inflation
2 Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES Nintendo Platformer 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
3 Donkey Kong Country 3 SNES Nintendo Platformer 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
4 Madden NFL 97 PS1 EA Sports Sports (football) 1,000,000+ rowspan="3" Template:Unknown rowspan="3" Template:Unknown
5 Wave Race 64 N64 Nintendo Racing 1,000,000+
6 Super Mario RPG SNES Nintendo RPG 1,000,000+
7 Tekken 2 PS1 Namco Fighting 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
8 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire N64 Nintendo Action 1,000,000+ Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
9 Resident Evil PS1 Capcom Survival horror 1,000,000+<ref name="CVG179" /> Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
10 Myst PS1 Broderbund Adventure 853,765<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> $28,800,000<ref name=":1" /> $Template:Inflation

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1996.

Rank All platforms PlayStation<ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Title Publisher Title EU sales<ref name="SD132">Template:Cite book</ref> UK revenue<ref name="CVG184">Template:Cite magazine</ref> UK revenue (inflation)
1 Formula 1<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Psygnosis Formula 1 420,000+ £15,000,000+ (Template:US$+) $Template:Inflation+
2 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Tekken 2 420,000 £15,000,000+ (Template:US$+) $Template:Inflation+
3 colspan="2" Template:Unknown FIFA 97 300,000+ rowspan="2" Template:Unknown rowspan="2" Template:Unknown
4 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Resident Evil 300,000+
5 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Crash Bandicoot 300,000 £15,000,000+ (Template:US$+) $Template:Inflation+
6 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Destruction Derby colspan="3" rowspan="5" Template:Unknown
7 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Ridge Racer Revolution
8 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Tekken
9 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Ridge Racer
10 colspan="2" Template:Unknown Tomb Raider

In addition to the PlayStation games listed above, the following titles were the year's best-selling Sega Saturn and PC games in the United Kingdom.

Sega Saturn PC<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
HMV<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Rank Title
Athlete Kings Tomb Raider 1 Grand Prix 2
Bust-A-Move 2 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Daytona USA: Circuit Edition Virtua Cop 3 FIFA 97
Euro 96 Virtua Fighter 2 4 Command & Conquer
Exhumed Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 5 Civilization II
Fighting Vipers Template:N/A 6 Quake
Guardian Heroes Template:N/A 7 Theme Park
Nights into Dreams Template:N/A 8 Rally Championship
Sea Bass Fishing Template:N/A 9 Championship Manager 2
Sega Rally Championship Template:N/A 10 Worms

Top game rentals in the United States

In the United States, the following games were the top video game rentals of each month, according to the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA).

Month Game Template:Abbr
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April Template:Unknown
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July
August
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October Template:Unknown
November Template:Unknown
December Template:Unknown

Events

  • March – Swedish video game magazine "Super Power" changes name to Super Play.
  • 15 July – Tom Kalinske announces he will leave his position as president for Sega of America on 1 October.<ref name="Sega's US Chief to Resign as Company Sales Fall Short">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • May 16–18 – The second annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Business

Notable releases

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Release Date Title Developer/Publisher Platform Genre Template:Abbr
January 25 Guardian Heroes Treasure/Sega SAT Brawler Template:Fact
January 26 Mystaria: The Realms of Lore Micro Cabin/Sega SAT Tactical RPG Template:Fact
January 29 Duke Nukem 3D 3D Realms/GT Interactive DOS FPS Template:Fact
January 31 Mega Man X3 Capcom SNES Template:Fact
February 9 Bahamut Lagoon SquareSoft SNES Tactical RPG Template:Fact
February 23 Front Mission: Gun Hazard SquareSoft SNES Template:Fact
February 27 Pokémon Red and Green Game Freak/Nintendo GB Template:Fact
February 29 Civilization II MicroProse WIN 4X Template:Fact
February 29 Ripper (video game) Take Two Interactive DOS Adventure, Interactive film Template:Fact
February 29 Rise 2: Resurrection Mirage/Acclaim WIN, SAT, PS1 Template:Fact
February 29 Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri Looking Glass Studios DOS FPS Template:Fact
February 29 Zork: Nemesis Activision WIN Template:Fact
March 9 Super Mario RPG SquareSoft/Nintendo SNES RPG Template:Fact
March 21 Kirby Super Star HAL Labs/Nintendo SNES Template:Fact
March 22 Resident Evil Capcom PS1 survival horror Template:Fact
March 22 Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Team Andromeda/Sega SAT Rail shooter Template:Fact
March 24 Someone's in the Kitchen! The Neverhood Inc./DreamWorks WIN citation CitationClass=web

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March 29 Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension TOSE/Bandai SNES Template:Fact
April 20 Barbie Fashion Designer Digital Domain/Mattel Media WIN Template:Fact
April 26 Jumping Flash! 2 Exact/SCEA PS1 Platformer Template:Fact
April 26 The Legend of Oasis Sega/Ancient SAT Template:Fact
April 30 Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures LucasArts WIN, MAC Adventure Template:Fact
May 14 Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Intelligent Systems/Nintendo SNES Tactical RPG Template:Fact
May 13 Kirby's Block Ball HAL Labs/Nintendo GB Template:Fact
May 24 Metal Slug SNK NEO Template:Fact
May 31 Final Doom id Software DOS Template:Fact
June Last Bronx Sega Arcade Template:Fact
June 22 Quake id Software DOS Template:Fact
June 23 Super Mario 64 Nintendo N64 Platformer <ref name="N64's U.S. Launch" />
June 26 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Acclaim Entertainment, GT Interactive, Midway, Williams Entertainment SAT, GEN, SNES Template:Fact
July 5 NiGHTS into Dreams... Sega SAT Template:Fact
July 19 Saturn Bomberman Hudson SAT Template:Fact
July 19 Star Ocean tri-ace/Enix SNES Template:Fact
July 25 The King of Fighters '96 SNK NEO, NEOCD, SAT Template:Fact
July 26 Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition Taito/Acclaim SAT, PS1 Puzzle Template:Fact
July 31 Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh Sierra On-Line DOS, WIN Template:Fact
July 31 Virtua Fighter Kids Sega AM2 SAT, Arcade Template:Fact
August 25 Tekken 2 Namco PS1 Fighting Template:Fact
August 26 Azrael's Tear Intelligent Games DOS Adventure Template:Fact
August 31 Die Hard Trilogy Probe Entertainment/Fox Interactive WIN, PS1, SAT Template:Fact
August 31 Tetris Attack Intelligent Systems/Nintendo SNES, GB Template:Fact
August 31 Madden NFL 97 EA Sports/Electronic Arts GEN, PS1, WIN, SNES, SAT, GB Sports (football) Template:Fact
August 31 Beyond the Beyond Camelot/SCEA PS1 RPG Template:Fact
August 31 Jet Moto SingleTrac/SCEA PS1 Racing Template:Fact
September Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games Sir-Tech DOS Template:Fact
September Virtua Fighter 3 Sega AM2 Arcade Fighting Template:Fact
September 8 Magic Carpet 2' Bullfrog Productions DOS Action citation CitationClass=web

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September 9 Crash Bandicoot Naughty Dog/Universal/Sony PS1 Template:Fact
September 14 GunGriffon Game Arts/Sega SAT Template:Fact
September 20 Revelations: Persona Atlus PS1 RPG Template:Fact
September 20 The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Bethesda Softworks WIN Sandbox Template:Fact
September 29 Pilotwings 64 Nintendo N64 citation CitationClass=web

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September 27 Meridian 59 3DO WIN MMORPG Template:Fact
September 30 Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Revolution Software/Virgin Interactive WIN, PS1 Adventure Template:Fact
September 30 Wipeout XL/2097 Psygnosis PS1 Template:Fact
September 30 Shattered Steel BioWare/Interplay DOS Template:Fact
September 30 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom Arcade, SNES, PS1, SAT Template:Fact
September 30 Mr. Bones Zono/Sega SAT Platformer Template:Fact
September 30 Tobal No. 1 DreamFactory/SCEA PS1 Fighting Template:Fact
September 30 Formula 1 Bizarre Creations/SCEA PS1 Racing Template:Fact
September 30 Donkey Kong Land 2 Rare/Nintendo GB Template:Fact
October 1 Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars New World Computing/3DO DOS, WIN Template:Fact
October 10 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Avalanche, Midway, Point of View N64, PS1, RZ Template:Fact
October 15 Marathon Infinity Bungie MAC Template:Fact
October 15 Pokémon Blue Game Freak/Nintendo GB Template:Fact
October 30 The Neverhood The Neverhood Inc./DreamWorks WIN Template:Fact
October 31 Command & Conquer: Red Alert Westwood Studios DOS Template:Fact
October 31 Master of Orion II Simtex/MicroProse DOS Template:Fact
October 31 Toonstruck Burst Studios/Virgin Interactive Entertainment DOS Template:Fact
October 31 Drowned God Epic Multimedia Group/Inscape WIN Adventure Template:Fact
October 31 SimCopter Maxis WIN Simulation (flight) Template:Fact
October 31 King's Field III FromSoftware/ASCII Entertainment PS1 Template:Fact
October 31 DeathDrome Zipper Interactive/Viacom WIN Template:Fact
October 31 WWF In Your House Acclaim DOS, PS1, SAT Template:Fact
October 31 Twisted Metal 2 SingleTrac/SCEA PS1 Template:Fact
October 31 Destruction Derby 2 Reflections Interactive/SCEA PS1 Template:Fact
October 31 NBA Live 97 Electronic Arts, EA Sports PS1, SAT, SNES, GEN Template:Fact
October 31 Pandemonium! Electronic Arts, EA Sports PS1, SAT Template:Fact
November 1 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Silicon Knights/Crystal Dynamics PS1, WIN Template:Fact
November 14 Tomb Raider Core Design/Eidos PS1, SAT, DOS Action-adventure Template:Fact
November 20 Disruptor Insomniac Games PS1 Template:Fact
November 20 Sonic 3D Blast Sega/Traveller's Tales SAT, GEN Platformer Template:Fact
November 22 Donkey Kong Country 3 Rare/Nintendo SNES Template:Fact
November 25 Killer Instinct Gold Rare/Nintendo N64 Fighting Template:Fact
November 25 Bubsy is 3D in "Furbitten Planet" Eidetic/Accolade PS1 Template:Fact
November 26 Area 51 Mesa Logic/Atari Games PS1, WIN, SAT Shooter Template:Fact
November 26 Dead or Alive Team Ninja/Tecmo Arcade Fighting Template:Fact
November 30 Contra: Legacy of War Konami/Appaloosa Interactive SAT, PS1 Template:Fact
November 30 Dragon Force Sega/Working Designs SAT RPG, RTS Template:Fact
November 30 Fighting Vipers Sega AM2 SAT, Arcade Fighting Template:Fact
November 30 Virtua Cop 2 Sega AM2 SAT, Arcade Light gun shooter Template:Fact
November 30 Virtual On: Cyber Troopers CRI/Sega SAT, Arcade Template:Fact
November 30 Bug Too! Sega/Realtime Associates SAT, WIN Template:Fact
November 30 FIFA Soccer 97 EA Canada/Electronic Arts GEN, PS1, WIN, SNES, SAT, GB Template:Fact
December 3 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire LucasArts/Nintendo N64 Action Template:Fact
December 12 Ignition Unique Development Studios/Virgin Interactive DOS, WIN Racing Template:Fact
December 14 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo N64 Racing (kart) Template:Fact
December 16 Furcadia Dragon's Eye Productions, Inc. WIN MMORPG citation CitationClass=web

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December 17 Mega Man 8 Capcom PS1 Template:Fact
December 26 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World ELF Corporation PC98 Visual novel citation CitationClass=web

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December 31 Death Rally Remedy Entertainment/GT Interactive DOS Template:Fact
December 31 NBA Hangtime Midway GEN, PS1, WIN, N64, Arcade, SNES Sports (basketball) Template:Fact

See also

References

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