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1995 in video games
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1995 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Quest VI, Mega Man 7, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Tekken 2, along with new titles such as Mario's Picross, Battle Arena Toshinden, Chrono Trigger, Rayman, Twisted Metal, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Destruction Derby, Wipeout and Jumping Flash!
The year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Virtua Fighter 2, while the best-selling arcade video games in the United States were Daytona USA (for the second year in a row) and Mortal Kombat 3. The home video game with the highest known sales in 1995 was Dragon Quest VI, despite only releasing in Japan. The Super Famicom was the best-selling game console in Japan, while the North American Super Nintendo was the best-selling console in North America.
Legend
Hardware releases
- Nintendo releases:
- March 20 – Game Boy Play It Loud! series, color/clear versions of the Game Boy.
- April 23 – Satellaview accessory for the Super Famicom console in Japan only.
- July 21 – Virtual Boy 32-bit console in Japan. It is discontinued on December 22.
- May 11 – Sega releases the Sega Saturn console in North America.
- August 14 – The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is discontinued in North America.
- September 9 – Sony releases the PlayStation console in the United States.
- September 29 – Sony releases the PlayStation console in Europe.
- October 25 – Funtech releases the Super A'Can console in Taiwan.
- Full date unknown
- R-Zone
- VFX1 Headgear
Top-rated games
Major awards
| Category/Publication | Game Players | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Christmas 1995) | Gamest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th Gamest Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (December 1995) | GameFan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th Annual 1995 Megawards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (January 1996) | GamePro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 Editors' Choice Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (February 1996) | Electronic Gaming Monthly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 Buyer's Guide Awards | Nintendo Power | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nintendo Power Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (May 1996) | Game of the Year | Best Arcade Game | Best PlayStation Game | Best Saturn Game | Best SNES Game | Best Genesis Game | Best 3DO Game | Best Jaguar Game | Best Neo-Geo Game | Best CD-i Game | Best Sega CD Game | Best 32X Game | Best Game Boy Game | Best Game Gear Game | Best Virtual Boy Game | Best Story | Best Visuals | Best Music/Sound | Best Fighting Game | Best Sports Game | Best Action/Platform Game | Best RPG | Best Shooter | Best Driving/Racing Game | Best Flight Simulator | Best Adventure Game | ||||||
| Virtua Fighter 2 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Yoshi's Island (16-bit), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jumping Flash! (32-bit) | Twisted Metal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine Racer | Virtua Fighter 2 | Tekken 2 | Tekken 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wipeout | Jumping Flash! | Doom | Twisted Metal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtua Fighter 2 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Panzer Dragoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Yoshi's Island | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Chrono Trigger | Chrono Trigger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL 96 | Vectorman | Vectorman | Vectorman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blade Force | D | Wolfenstein 3D | Gex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rayman | Defender 2000 | Cannon Fodder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Heroes Perfect | The King of Fighters '95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaos Control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side | Earthworm Jim: Special Edition | Lunar: Eternal Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtua Fighter | WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game | Virtua Fighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arcade Classic series (Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede, Millipede, Galaga, Galaxian, Defender, Joust) | Donkey Kong Land | Donkey Kong Land | Donkey Kong Land | Donkey Kong Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garfield: Caught in the Act | Ristar | Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mario's Tennis | Red Alarm | Mario's Tennis | Red Alarm | Virtual Boy Wario Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chrono Trigger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtua Fighter 2 (32-bit), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (16-bit) | Virtua Fighter 2 | Rayman | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twisted Metal | Vampire Hunter: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Night Warriors) | Skeleton Warriors | Chrono Trigger and Rayman (tie) | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtua Fighter 2 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Virtua Fighter 2 and Killer Instinct (tie) | Battle Arena Toshinden | Killer Instinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Baseball (Saturn) | NFL GameDay | NFL GameDay | NHL 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jumping Flash! | Puyo Puyo 2 | Yoshi's Island | Yoshi's Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chrono Trigger | EarthBound | Chrono Trigger | Chrono Trigger | Chrono Trigger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtua Cop | TwinBee Yahho! | Panzer Dragoon and Pulstar (tie) | Philosoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wipeout | Sega Rally Championship and Wipeout (tie) | Ridge Racer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warhawk | Warhawk | Air Combat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beyond Oasis | D, The Mansion of Hidden Souls, Discworld (tie) | Chrono Trigger |
''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame
The following video game releases in 1995 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.
| Title | Platform | Publisher | Genre | Score (out of 40) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Fighter 2 | SAT | Sega | Fighting | 39 |
| Ridge Racer Revolution | PS1 | Namco | Racing | 39 |
| Tekken | PS1 | Namco | Fighting | 38 |
| Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren (Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer) | SNES | Chunsoft | Roguelike | 38 |
| Sega Rally Championship | SAT | Sega | Racing | 36 |
| Virtua Fighter Remix | SAT | Sega | Fighting | 35 |
| King's Field II | PS1 | FromSoftware | RPG | 35 |
| Boxer's Road | PS1 | New Corporation | Sports (boxing) | 35 |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner | SAT | Atlus | RPG | 35 |
Financial performance
Highest-grossing arcade games
Japan
In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1995, according to the annual Gamest and Game Machine charts.
| Rank | Gamest | Game Machine | Title | Manufacturer | Title | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtua Fighter 2 | Sega | Virtua Fighter 2 | PCB / DX | |||
| 2 | Street Fighter Zero (Street Fighter Alpha) | Capcom | Daytona USA | 2P / DX | |||
| 3 | Vampire Hunter: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Night Warriors) | Capcom | Sega Rally Championship | 2P / DX | |||
| 4 | Tekken | Namco | Virtua Cop | Dedicated | 3204 | ||
| 5 | The King of Fighters '94 | SNK | Puzzle Bobble (Bust-a-Move) | PCB | 3186 | ||
| 6 | Super Street Fighter II X (Super Street Fighter II Turbo) | Capcom | Taisen Puzzle-Dama (Crazy Cross) | PCB | 3111 | ||
| 7 | X-Men: Children of the Atom | Capcom | Puyo Puyo 2 | PCB | 2639 | ||
| 8 | Shin Samurai Spirits (Samurai Shodown II) | SNK | Tetris (Sega) | PCB | 2638 | ||
| 9 | Tekken 2 | Namco | Shanghai III | PCB | 2455 | ||
| 10 | Puzzle Bobble (Bust-a-Move) | Taito | Ace Driver | Dedicated | 2414 |
United States
In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1995, according to the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) and Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA).
| Rank | AAMA | AMOA | Title | Award | Dedicated cabinet | Conversion kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona USA, | |||||
| Neo Geo MVS, | ||||||
| Mortal Kombat 3 | Diamond | Cruis'n USA | Mortal Kombat 3 | |||
| 2 | Daytona USA, | |||||
| Killer Instinct, | ||||||
| Mortal Kombat II, | ||||||
| Mortal Kombat 3 | Mortal Kombat II, | |||||
| Raiden II, | ||||||
| Tekken, | ||||||
| X-Men: Children of the Atom | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Sega Rally Championship, | |||||
| WWF WrestleMania, | ||||||
| Area 51 | Platinum | |||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | rowspan="5" | rowspan="5" | ||||
| 7 | 2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge, | |||||
| Indy 500, | ||||||
| Virtua Fighter 2, | ||||||
| Virtua Cop | Silver | |||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
| 10 |
Best-selling video game consoles
| Rank | Manufacturer | Game console | Type | Generation | Sales | Japan | USA | Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nintendo | SNES | Home | 16-bit | last=小川 (Ogawa) | first=純生 (Sumio) | date=December 14, 2010 | title=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.pdf | journal=経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) | language=ja | publication-date=March 2011 | issue=77 | pages=1–17 (2) | issn=0286-6439 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf | archive-date=July 25, 2015 | access-date=December 6, 2021 | via=Toyo University Academic Information Repository}} | last1=Clements | first1=Matthew T. | last2=Ohashi | first2=Hiroshi | date=October 2004 | title=Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002 | url=http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf#page=25 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012843/http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf | archive-date=March 7, 2016 | access-date=September 21, 2011 | publisher=NET Institute | pages=12, 24}} | 3,518,000+ | |
| 2 | Sony | PS1 | Home | 32-bit | date=December 31, 2003 | title=Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation | url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422075722/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html | archive-date=April 22, 2004 | access-date=December 25, 2021 | website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. | publisher=Sony}} | 800,000 | 3,100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sega | SAT | Home | 32-bit | 1,660,000 | 400,000 | 2,060,000+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sega | GEN | Home | 16-bit | 30,000 | 1,998,000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nintendo | GB | Handheld | 8-bit | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Panasonic | 3DO | Home | 32-bit | 150,000 | date=January 14, 1996 | title=Game-System Sales | work=Newsweek Magazine | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1996/01/14/game-system-sales.html | access-date=December 25, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513145332/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1996/01/14/game-system-sales.html | archive-date=May 13, 2013 | via=The Daily Beast}} | 400,000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nintendo | NES | Home | 8-bit | 80,000 | ,000 | 184,000+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sega | GG | Handheld | 8-bit | 180,000 | 180,000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Atari Corp | JAG | Home | 32-bit | 150,000 | 150,000+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | NEC | PCFX | Home | 32-bit | 120,000 | 120,000+ |
Best-selling home video games
The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1995 in Japan and the United States.
| Rank | Title | Platform | Sales | Japan | USA | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (Realms of Reverie) | SNES | 2,482,640 | |||
| 2 | Chrono Trigger | SNES | 2,000,000+ | 2,000,000+ | ||
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | SNES | 1,000,000+ | 1,000,000+ | 2,000,000+ | ||
| Mortal Kombat 3 | SNES, GEN | + | 2,000,000+ | |||
| 5 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | SNES | 1,000,000+ | 1,987,295+ | ||
| 6 | Donkey Kong Country (Super Donkey Kong) | SNES | 643,028 | 1,000,000+ | 1,643,028+ | |
| 7 | Virtua Fighter 2 | SAT | 1,500,000+ | 1,500,000+ | ||
| 8 | Derby Stallion III | SNES | 1,086,141 | 1,086,141 | ||
| 9 | Killer Instinct | SNES | 1,000,000+ | 1,000,000+ | ||
| 10 | Tekken | PS1 | 942,000 | 942,000+ |
Japan
In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1995.
| Rank | Title | Platform | Publisher | Genre | Sales | Ref | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (Realms of Reverie) | SNES | Enix | RPG | title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 1997 | publisher=Enterbrain | year=1997 | location=Tokyo | language=ja | script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書1997 | trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 1997 | chapter=1996年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100 | trans-chapter=1996 Game Software Annual Sales Top 100 | chapter-url=http://geimin.net/da/db/1996_ne_fa/index.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227141144/http://geimin.net/da/db/1996_ne_fa/index.php | archive-date=December 27, 2008 | access-date=February 17, 2021}} | |
| 2 | Chrono Trigger | SNES | Squaresoft | RPG | 2,000,000+ | magazine=Nintendo Power | issue=73 | date=June 1995 | title=Chrono Trigger: A New Standard for RPGs | pages=36–7 | url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20073%20June%201995/page/n41/mode/2up}} | |||||||
| 3 | Virtua Fighter 2 | SAT | Sega | Fighting | 1,500,000+ | last=Hickman | first=Sam | title=Virtua Sell Out! | magazine=Sega Saturn Magazine | issue=3 (January 1996) | publisher=Emap International Limited | date=December 15, 1995 | page=7 | url=https://archive.org/details/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_003/page/n6}} | ||||
| 4 | Derby Stallion III | SNES | ASCII Corporation | Simulation | 1,086,141 | title=1995 Top 100 | url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 | website=Game Data Library | publisher=Famitsu | access-date=September 17, 2021 | archive-date=September 17, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917102733/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 | url-status=live }} | |||||
| 5 | Super Mario: Yoshi Island (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) | SNES | Nintendo | Platformer | 1,000,000+ | title=Virtual Boy in the Red? | magazine=Game Players | date=December 1995 | volume=8 | issue=12 | page=21 | url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_59_December_1995/page/n19}} | ||||||
| 6 | Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy (Donkey Kong Country 2) | SNES | Nintendo | Platformer | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tekken | PS1 | Namco | Fighting | 942,000 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Romancing SaGa 3 | SNES | Squaresoft | RPG | 786,000 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Arc the Lad | PS1 | Sony | RPG | 697,000 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Mobile Suit Gundam | PS1 | Bandai | FPS | 668,242 |
United States
In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1995.
| Rank | Title | Publisher | Genre | Platform(s) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mortal Kombat 3 | Williams Entertainment | Fighting | SNES, GEN | + |
| 2 | Donkey Kong Country | Nintendo | Platformer | SNES | 1,000,000+ |
| 3 | Killer Instinct | Nintendo | Fighting | SNES | 1,000,000+ |
| 4 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Nintendo | Platformer | SNES | 1,000,000+ |
| 5 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | Nintendo | Platformer | SNES | 1,000,000+ |
| 6 | Madden NFL '96 | EA Sports | Sports | GEN | rowspan="5" |
| 7 | NBA Jam: Tournament Edition | Acclaim Entertainment | Sports | GEN | |
| 8 | SNES | ||||
| 9 | Mortal Kombat II | Acclaim Entertainment | Fighting | GEN | |
| 10 | The Lion King | Virgin Interactive | Platformer | SNES |
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1995.
| Rank | CD-ROM | Cartridge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA Soccer 96 | |
| 2 | Destruction Derby | FIFA Soccer 95 |
| 3 | Command & Conquer | The Lion King |
| 4 | Discworld | Theme Park |
| 5 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity | Mortal Kombat 3 |
| 6 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | Killer Instinct |
| 7 | Wipeout | Mickey Mania |
| 8 | Tekken | Brian Lara Cricket |
| 9 | Star Wars: Rebel Assault | Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96 |
| 10 | Theme Park | Premier Manager |
Events
- January or February – Stars! is released as shareware.
- April 6 – Funco Inc., parent company of video game retailer FuncoLand, announces that vice president and director Stanley Bodine is promoted to president and chief operating officer, replacing founder David R. Pomije, who will remain as chairman and chief executive. Financial controller Robert Hiben is also named chief financial officer, while vice president of merchandising and information systems Michael Hinnenkamp resigns from the company to pursue other career opportunities.
- May 11 – Introduction of trade magazine GameWeek (then called Video Game Advisor).
- May 11–13 – The 1st annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held in Los Angeles, California.
- November 5 – GameFAQs debuts on the web, as an archive of video game FAQs.
- November 24 – Nintendo unveils a playable version of the Nintendo Ultra 64, later renamed the Nintendo 64, at the 7th Annual Nintendo Space World Software Exhibition in Japan. Thirteen games were demonstrated but only two were in playable form, Kirby Ball 64 and Super Mario 64.
Business
- New companies: BioWare, Frog City, Interworld Productions (renamed Mythic Entertainment in 1997), Remedy, TalonSoft
- Defunct: Cyberdreams
- Nintendo v. Samsung Electronics; Nintendo sues Samsung for promoting software piracy. The suit is settled.
- Nintendo of America, Inc. v. NTDEC
Games released in 1995
| Release Date | Title | Platform | Developer/Publisher | Genre | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Battle Arena Toshinden | PS1 | Tamsoft/SCEA | Fighting | |||||||
| January 13 | Bust-a-Move | SNES | Taito | ||||||||
| February 15 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | DOS | LucasArts | FPS | |||||||
| February 16 | Ristar | GEN | Sonic Team/Sega | Platformer | |||||||
| February 24 | Front Mission | SNES | G-Craft/Squaresoft | ||||||||
| March 10 | Panzer Dragoon | SAT | Team Andromeda/Sega | ||||||||
| March 11 | Chrono Trigger | SNES | Square | ||||||||
| March 14 | Mario's Picross | GB | Jupiter/Nintendo | Puzzle | |||||||
| March 17 | Descent | DOS | Parallax Software | ||||||||
| March 17 | Discworld | DOS, MAC, PS1 | Psygnosis | ||||||||
| March 21 | Kirby's Dream Land 2 | GB | HAL Laboratory/Nintendo | ||||||||
| March 24 | Mega Man 7 | SNES | Capcom | ||||||||
| April | Jagged Alliance | DOS | Madlab Software/Sir-Tech | ||||||||
| April 15 | Mortal Kombat 3 | Arcade, SNES, PS1, GB, GEN | |||||||||
| April 27 | Jumping Flash! | PS1 | Exact/SCEA | ||||||||
| April 28 | Super Bomberman 3 | SNES | Hudson Soft | ||||||||
| April 30 | Full Throttle | DOS, MAC | LucasArts | Adventure | |||||||
| May 25 | Light Crusader | GEN | Treasure/Sega | ||||||||
| May | King Arthur & the Knights of Justice | SNES | Enix | ||||||||
| June 5 | Street Fighter Alpha | Arcade | Capcom | ||||||||
| June 7 | Flight Unlimited | DOS, WIN | Looking Glass Studios | ||||||||
| June 21 | Tekken 2 | Arcade | Namco | ||||||||
| June 30 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity | DOS, MAC | Spectrum HoloByte | ||||||||
| July 11 | Space Quest 6 | DOS, MAC | Sierra Online | Adventure | |||||||
| July 21 | Castlevania: Dracula X | SNES | Konami | ||||||||
| July 24 | MechWarrior 2 | DOS | Activision | ||||||||
| July 25 | The King of Fighters '95 | Arcade | SNK | ||||||||
| July 31 | Phantasmagoria | DOS, WIN, MAC | Sierra Online | Adventure | |||||||
| August 2 | Comix Zone | GEN | Sega | Brawler | |||||||
| August 5 | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | SNES | Nintendo | Platformer | |||||||
| August 11 | Shining Wisdom | SAT | Camelot/Sega | Action-adventure | |||||||
| August 31 | Command & Conquer | DOS, MAC | Westwood Studios | RTS | |||||||
| August 31 | Fade to Black | DOS | Delphine Software International | TPS | |||||||
| August 31 | Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest | DOS | New World Computing | TBS | |||||||
| September | Wild Woody | SCD | Sega | ||||||||
| September 9 | Rayman | PS1, SAT, JAG | Ubisoft | ||||||||
| September 22 | Exector | PS1 | Arc System Works | ||||||||
| October 1 | Secret of Evermore | SNES | Square | ||||||||
| October 6 | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | SNES | Quest Corporation | ||||||||
| October 13 | Hyper Iria | SNES | Banpresto | ||||||||
| October 15 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | DOS, MAC | Raven Software/id Software | ||||||||
| October 20 | Terranigma | SNES | Quintet | ||||||||
| October 27 | Panel de Pon | SNES | Intelligent Systems/Nintendo | ||||||||
| October 31 | Destruction Derby | PS1 | Reflections Interactive/Psygnosis | ||||||||
| October 31 | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | DOS, MAC | Cyberdreams | Adventure | |||||||
| October 31 | Star Wars: TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM) | WIN, MAC | LucasArts | ||||||||
| November 5 | Twisted Metal | PS1 | SingleTrac/Sony Computer Entertainment | Vehicular combat | |||||||
| November 11 | Romancing SaGa 3 | SNES | Square | ||||||||
| November 20 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | SNES | Rareware/Nintendo | ||||||||
| November 24 | Battle Arena Toshinden 2 | PS1, Arcade | Tamsoft/Capcom | ||||||||
| November 24 | Marathon 2: Durandal | MAC | Bungie | ||||||||
| November 30 | The Dig | DOS, MAC | LucasArts | Adventure | |||||||
| December | Soul Edge | Arcade | Namco | ||||||||
| December | Worms | AMI | Team17 | Artillery | |||||||
| December | Time Crisis | Arcade | Namco | light gun | |||||||
| December 1 | Mega Man X3 | SNES | Capcom | ||||||||
| December 9 | Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | SNES | Heartbeat/Enix | ||||||||
| December 9 | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | DOS, MAC | Blizzard | ||||||||
| December 15 | Tales of Phantasia | SNES | Namco | ||||||||
| December 15 | Suikoden | PS1 | Konami | ||||||||
| December 15 | Brain Dead 13 | DOS | ReadySoft | Adventure | |||||||
| December 22 | Final Fight 3 | SNES | Capcom | ||||||||
| December 29 | Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness | PS1 | PolyGram | Visual novel | {{cite magazine | magazine=Weekly Famitsu | title=New Games Cross Review | date=January 5, 1996 | publisher=ASCII Corporation | language=Japanese | issue=368 |
| December 31 | The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | DOS, WIN, MAC | Sierra On-Line | Adventure | |||||||
| December 31 | King's Field II | PS1 | From Software |
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