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1993 in video games

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1993 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, Mortal Kombat II, Sonic CD, Secret of Mana, and Super Street Fighter II, alongside new titles such as Star Fox, FIFA International Soccer, Doom, Gunstar Heroes, Myst, Samurai Shodown, Ridge Racer, NBA Jam, Disney's Aladdin, Virtua Fighter, and Mystery Dungeon.

This year's highest grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the third year in a row, while again being the year's highest grossing entertainment product. The best selling home system around the globe was the Nintendo Super Famicom/SNES video game console.

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1993.

AwardsGame of the YearDeveloperPublisherGenrePlatform(s)Ref
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits)SNKSNKFightingNeo Geoyear=1994title=Electronic Gaming Monthly's Buyer's Guide }}
European Computer Trade Showtitle=EGM is Number One in Europe!magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=59publisher=Sendai Publishingdate=June 1994page=14}}
Gamest Awardstitle=第7回 ゲーメスト大賞trans-title=7th Gamest Awardsmagazine=Gamestdate=December 27, 1993volume=107 (February 1994)pages=20–43 (20)language=ja}} alternate url
Chicago TribuneStar FoxNintendo EADNintendoRail shooterSuper NES
Electronic Gaming AwardsDisney's AladdinVirgin GamesSegaPlatformGenesis
GameFan Golden MegawardsGunstar HeroesTreasureSegaRun and gun
Game InformerMortal KombatMidwayAcclaim EntertainmentFightingConsoles

''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1993 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.

TitlePlatformDeveloperPublisherGenreScore (out of 40)
Street Fighter II TurboSuper FamicomCapcomCapcomFighting36
Disney's AladdinMega DriveVirgin GamesSegaPlatformer35
Dragon Quest I & IISuper FamicomChunsoftEnixRole-playing35

Financial performance

Highest-grossing arcade games

Street Fighter II was the highest-grossing entertainment product of 1993, earning more than the film Jurassic Park. The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade games in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.

MarketPeriodTitleCoin drop revenueInflationManufacturerGenreRefWorldwideStreet Fighter IICapcomFighting
JapanStreet Fighter II' TurboCapcomFighting
United KingdomJanuary–JuneStreet Fighter IICapcomFightingtitle=The making of Street Fighter 2 - a video game legendmagazine=Megadate=17 June 1993issue=10 (July 1993)pages=14-35 (18-21)url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/07/Mega_UK_10.pdf#page=18}}
United StatesNBA Jam++MidwaySportstitle=NBA Jammagazine=GameProissue=56publisher=IDGdate=March 1994page=188url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_056_March_1994/page/n181/mode/1up}}

Japan

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1993 in Japan.

RankGamestGame MachineTitleTypePoints
1Street Fighter II' TurboStreet Fighter II / Dash / TurboSoftware kit
2Garō Densetsu 2: Aratanaru Tatakai (Fatal Fury 2)Virtua RacingTwin / Deluxe
3Puyo PuyoLethal EnforcersDedicated4005
4Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition)Puyo PuyoSoftware kit3531
5Tenchi wo Kurau 2: Sekiheki no Tatakai (Warriors of Fate)Garō Densetsu 2: Aratanaru TatakaiSoftware kit2934
6Samurai Spirits (Samurai Shodown)Tetris (Sega)Software kit2856
7World Heroes 2Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 HoursDeluxe / Standard
8Virtua RacingColumnsSoftware kit2697
9Street Fighter II: The World WarriorFinal Lap 3Standard2638
10Art of FightingTenchi wo Kurau 2: Sekiheki no TatakaiSoftware kit2074

United States

In the United States, NBA Jam was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1993, followed by Mortal Kombat; both games exceeded the domestic box office gross of Jurassic Park that year.

The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of the year, according to the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) and American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA).

RankAMOAAMAAPlay MeterDedicated cabinetArcade conversion kitTitleAward
1NBA JamMortal KombatMortal Kombat,
Mortal Kombat II,
NBA Jam,
Neo Geo MVSDiamondNBA Jam
2Street Fighter II,
Lethal Enforcers,
Mortal Kombat,
Virtua RacingStreet Fighter II: Champion Edition,
Time Killers,
X-Men,
World Heroesrowspan="8"
3
4
5Virtua RacingPlatinum
6colspan="2" rowspan="2"OutRunners,
Time KillersGold
7
8colspan="2" rowspan="2"Crime Patrol,
Mad Dog II: The Lost GoldSilver
9

Best-selling home systems

Consoles

RankManufacturerGame consoleTypeGenerationSalesJapanUSAEuropeKoreaWorldwide
1NintendoSuper NESHome16-bit17,700,00023,350,000title=Video Games: A Report on the Supply of Video Games in the UKdate=April 1995publisher=Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC), H.M. Stationery Officeisbn=978-0-10-127812-6location=United Kingdompages=66 to 68chapter=Market size and market shares}}title=게임월드date=1994trans-title=Game Worldlanguage=ko}}49,100,000+
2SegaMega Drive / GenesisHome16-bit9,000,000url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rYK1AAAAIAAJtitle=Proceedingsdate=1994publisher=The Conferencepages=125chapter=SEGA - Hardware Estimatesquote=Genesis GameGear CDROM
1993 6.5 1.5 0.8}}date=April 1994title=The Interview: Mr Patrick Lavananturl=https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4a/MegaForce_FR_27.pdf#page=19magazine=MEGA Forcelanguage=frissue=27pages=18–21 (19)}}24,00030,750,000+
3NintendoGame BoyHandheld8-bitlast=小川 (Ogawa)first=純生 (Sumio)date=2010-12-14title=テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—trans-title=Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —url=http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdfjournal=経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū)language=japublication-date=March 2011issue=77pages=1–17 (2)issn=0286-6439archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdfarchive-date=2015-07-25access-date=2021-12-06via=Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University)}}1,500,000+625,000+3,715,000+
4SegaGame GearHandheld8-bit400,0001,500,000,000+2,283,000+
5SegaSega CD / Mega-CDHome16-bit100,000800,000,0001,164,000+
6NintendoNES / FamicomHome8-bit540,000,00050,0001,145,000+
7SegaMaster SystemHome8-bit700,00080,000780,000+
8NECPC EngineHome16-bit400,000400,000+
9FujitsuFM Towns MartyHome32-bit45,00045,000
10Panasonic3DOHome32-bit40,000+40,000+

Computers

RankManufacturerComputer architectureSalesJapanWorldwide
1Apple Inc.Apple Macintoshlast=Reimerfirst=Jeremydate=2005-12-15title=Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figuresurl=https://arstechnica.com/features/2005/12/total-share/access-date=2021-11-27website=Ars Technicalanguage=en-us}}
2IBMIBM PCdate=March 1994title=Windows Magazinemagazine=Windows Magazinevolume=5issue=3page=38}}
3Compaq ComputerIBM PC compatible1,418,000
4NECNEC PC-98last1=Dedrickfirst1=Jasonurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNHhBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83title=Asia's Computer Challenge: Threat or Opportunity for the United States and the World?last2=Kraemerfirst2=Kenneth L.date=1998-08-20publisher=Oxford University Pressisbn=978-0-19-028398-8pages=83}}1,200,000+
5Packard BellIBM PC compatible997,000
6DellIBM PC compatible795,000
7Gateway 2000IBM PC compatible644,000
8AST ResearchIBM PC compatible530,000
9Tandy CorporationIBM PC compatible350,000
10ToshibaIBM PC compatible316,000

Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1993 with known sales figures.

RankTitlePlatformPublisherGenreSalesJapanUKWorldwide
1Street Fighter IIMulti-platformCapcomFighting1,314,000+5,000,000
2Mortal KombatMulti-platformAcclaimFighting400,000+3,000,000+
3Star FoxSuper NESNintendoRail shooter325,0001,700,000+
4Disney's AladdinMulti-platformVirginPlatformer1,600,000+
5Dragon Ball Z: Super ButōdenSuper NESBandaiFighting1,300,000+1,300,000+
6Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)Super NESSquaresoftAction RPG1,002,0001,002,000+
7Super Mario Collection (All-Stars)Super NESNintendoPlatformer877,000877,000+
8Romancing SaGa 2Super FamicomSquaresoftRPG823,000823,000
9Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2Super FamicomBandaiFighting740,000740,000
10Super Mario KartSuper NESNintendoKart racing450,000250,000++

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.

RankTitleDeveloperPlatformPublisherGenreSalesRef
1Street Fighter II TurboCapcomSuper FamicomCapcomFighting1,314,000title=1993年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top30trans-title=1993 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 30magazine=Dengeki Ohpublisher=MediaWorkslang=jaurl=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1993.htmurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010919134833/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1993.htmarchive-date=19 September 2001access-date=16 September 2021}}
2Dragon Ball Z: Super ButōdenTOSESuper FamicomBandaiFighting1,300,000+last=Torishimafirst=Kazuhikoauthor-link=Kazuhiko Torishimatitle=ドラゴンボールZ外伝 -サイヤ人絶滅計画-magazine=V Jumpissue=11publisher=Shueishadate=September 1993pages=49–53lang=ja}}
3Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)SquaresoftSuper FamicomSquaresoftAction RPG1,002,000
4Super Mario Collection (Super Mario All-Stars)Nintendo EADSuper FamicomNintendoPlatformer877,000
5Romancing SaGa 2SquaresoftSuper FamicomSquaresoftRPG823,000
6Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2TOSESuper FamicomBandaiFighting740,000
7J. League Soccer Prime GoalNamcoSuper FamicomNamcoSports610,000
8Dragon Quest I & IIChunsoftSuper FamicomEnixRPG567,000
9Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no DungeonChunsoftSuper FamicomChunsoftRoguelike510,000
10Super BombermanProduce!Super FamicomHudson SoftMaze497,000

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top five best-selling 1993 releases during the first quarter of the year.

RankTitlePlatformDeveloper(s)PublisherGenre
1Super Mario KartSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo EADNintendoKart racing
2Sonic the Hedgehog 2Mega DriveSega Technical InstituteSegaPlatformer
3Streets of Rage IIMega DriveSega, AncientSegaBeat 'em up
4Road Rash IIMega DriveElectronic ArtsElectronic ArtsRacing
5Mario PaintSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo R&D1, Intelligent SystemsNintendoArt tool

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.

RankTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)GenreSales
1Mortal KombatGame consolesAcclaim EntertainmentFighting400,000+
2Sonic the Hedgehog 2Mega DriveSegaPlatformer400,000+
3LemmingsMulti-platformVariousStrategy400,000+
4Super Kick OffGame consolesVariousSports400,000+
5FIFA International SoccerMega DriveElectronic ArtsSports400,000
6Ecco the DolphinMega DriveSegaAction-adventure250,000+
7Super Mario KartSuper NESNintendoKart racing250,000+
8Jurassic ParkMulti-platformOcean SoftwareAction250,000+
9Jungle StrikeGame consolesElectronic ArtsShoot 'em up250,000
10PGA Tour Golf IIMega DriveElectronic ArtsSports200,000

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top two highest-grossing home video game franchises in 1993.

FranchisePublisherRevenueInflation
MarioNintendo$700,000,000$
Sonic the HedgehogSega$500,000,000$

The following titles were the best-selling home video games of each month for video game consoles (home consoles and handheld consoles) in 1993, according to Babbage's (reported by Electronic Gaming Monthly and Electronic Games), Mega (for the Sega Genesis in January), and The NPD Group (for the Super NES and Genesis in July).

MonthNESSuper NESSega GenesisSega CDGame BoyGame GearRef
JanuaryTecmo Super BowlStreet Fighter IISonic the Hedgehog 2Cobra CommandSuper Mario Land 2Sonic the Hedgehog 2date=March 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_44/page/n39magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=44page=40}}
FebruaryJohn Madden Football '93Columnsdate=April 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_45/page/n41magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=45page=40}}
MarchTecmo NBA BasketballStar FoxStreet Fighter II': Special Champion EditionJaguar XJ220date=May 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_46/page/n41magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=46page=40}}
AprilStreets of Ragedate=June 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_47/page/n47magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=47page=46}}
MayX-Mendate=July 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_48/page/n44/mode/1upmagazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=48page=42}}
JuneKirby's AdventureYoshi's CookieBatman Returnsdate=August 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_49/page/n45magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=49page=44}}
July
AugustJurassic ParkJurassic ParkEcco the Dolphindate=October 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_51/page/n51magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=51page=50}}
SeptemberMortal KombatMortal Kombatdate=November 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_52/page/n55magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=52page=56}}
OctoberTetris 2Jurassic ParkWave Racedate=December 1993title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_53/page/n62/mode/1upmagazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=53page=60}}
NovemberThe Lost VikingsSonic SpinballLethal EnforcersKirby's Pinball Landdate=January 1994title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_54/page/n59magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=54page=58}}
DecemberSuper BombermanSonic CDThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakeningdate=February 1994title=EGM Top Tenurl=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_55/page/n53magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthlyissue=55page=52}}

The following titles were the year's top six best-selling PC games on CD-ROM format in the United States.

RankTitlePublisherGenre
1The 7th GuestVirgin InteractiveInteractive movie
2Star Wars: Rebel AssaultLucasArtsRail shooter
3King's Quest VISierra On-LineAdventure
4Return to ZorkActivision
5Just Grandma & MeBroderbund
6Dracula UnleashedViacom New Media

Events

  • March – In Sweden, the Swedish video game magazine Super Play (SP) starts. The original name is Super Power.
  • April 27 – The book Game Over by David Sheff, devoted to the history of Nintendo, is published by Random House.
  • May 11 – The first FuncoLand location in McHenry County, Illinois opens in Crystal Lake, bringing the chain's total number of locations to 62.
  • May 24 – Sega of America introduces the first ever video game content rating system, the Videogame Rating Council.
  • August 4 – FuncoLand parent company Funco Inc leases space for new locations in six shopping centers in the New York City area.
  • October – Edge is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc, which began publication.
  • October 1 – Nintendo and Silicon Graphics collaborate and begin work on "Project Reality".
  • December 7 – The first of two congressional hearings on video games takes place. Topics for discussion include the depiction of violence and sexual content in video games, their influence on children, and the prospect of governmental regulation for video game content.

Business

  • New companies: Croteam, nVidia, Take-Two Interactive, Shiny
  • Defunct companies: DK'Tronics, Epyx
  • Magnavox is acquired by the Carlyle Group
  • MicroProse is acquired by Spectrum HoloByte

Notable releases

Arcade

DateTitleDev. / Pub.Notes
JulySamurai ShodownSNK'93 Game Of The Year voted on by Electronic Gaming Monthly.
AugustDaytona USASegaOne of the most impactful racing games of all time.
OctoberVirtua FighterSegaThe first fully polygonal fighting game and a major influence on subsequent 3D fighting games.
OctoberRidge RacerNamco
NovemberMortal Kombat IIMidwayOvershadowed the critical and commercial success of the original Mortal Kombat, becoming one of the most well-known fighting games of all time.
DecemberNBA JamMidwayBeing one of the first sports games with official licensed teams and players, it became a cult classic. It was also the highest-earning arcade game of all time in the sports genre.

Home

DateTitleDev. / Pub.PlatformNotes
FebruaryX-WingLucasArtsMS-DOS
February 21Star FoxNintendoSNESThe first game to use the Super FX chip and is widely acclaimed as a classic in the rail shooter genre with one of the greatest video game soundtracks ever made.
March 23Kirby's AdventureNintendoNESIntroduced Kirby's ability to take on the powers of enemies he has eaten, which would go on to become a staple of the franchise.
April 1The 7th GuestVirgin InteractiveMS-DOSurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=to5zEwOC9BcC&q=bill+gates&pg=PA129title=The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to Playstation and Beyondlast=Wolffirst=Mark J. P.date=2008publisher=ABC-CLIOisbn=9780313338687language=enpage=129}}
AprilStrike CommanderOrigin SystemsMS-DOSPioneer on implementing 3D polygons and texture-mapping in a flight simulation game by Chris Roberts, creator of the Wing Commander series and the notoriously crowdfunded Star Citizen.
JuneDalek AttackAlternative SoftwareZX SpectrumThe last full price game released for the platform by a mainstream publisher.
June 6The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningNintendoGame Boy
June 6SyndicateElectronic ArtsMS-DOS
June 25Day of the TentacleLucasArtsMS-DOS
July 14Super Mario All-StarsNintendoSNESFeatured upgraded 16-bit versions of the first four Super Mario games.
AugustReturn to ZorkActivisionMS-DOS
September 6Master of OrionMicroProseMS-DOS
September 19Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery DungeonChunsoftSFC
September 23Sonic CDSegaSega CD
September 24MystCyan / BroderbundMS-DOSThe best selling PC title until 2002, with 6 million units sold. Widely regarded as one of three "killer apps" that accelerated the sales of CD-ROM drives (the other two being The 7th Guest & Doom).
NovemberSam & Max Hit the RoadLucasArtsMS-DOS
November 11Disney's AladdinVirgin InteractiveGenesisCrowned "Genesis Game of The Year" at the Electronic Gaming Awards (aka the Arcade Awards aka the Arkies) voted on by the public.
December 10DoomId SoftwareMS-DOSWidely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential games of all time, especially in the first-person shooter genre.
December 17Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersSierra On-LineMS-DOS
December 17Mega Man XCapcomSNES
December 17Phantasy Star IV: The End of the MillenniumSegaGenesis

Hardware

[[Atari Jaguar
  • Sega releases the Model 2, an arcade system board that introduces 3D texture filtering. It becomes their most popular arcade system board.
  • Fujitsu releases the FM Towns Marty in Japan, as the first 32-bit home console, starting the fifth console generation.
  • Panasonic, GoldStar and Sanyo release the first versions of the 3DO 32-bit console
  • Atari Corporation releases the Jaguar home console, calling it the first 64-bit video game system.
  • Commodore Business Machines releases the Amiga CD32 multimedia home console.
  • Nintendo releases a smaller redesigned NES, which allows cartridges to be inserted at the top of the console, instead of the front.
  • Pioneer releases the LaserActive multimedia home console
  • Sega's Mega-CD released in Europe and Australia.

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