1993 in video gaming

Events
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 * March — In Sweden, the Swedish video game magazine Super PLAY (SP) starts. The original name is Super Power.
 * Midway Games embroiled in controversy for its game Mortal Kombat from 1992 when the game is launched for video game consoles in 1993.
 * The first use of motion control photography in video games, used by Stormfront Studios in Eagle Eye Mysteries, produced by Scott Orr and published by Electronic Arts

Notable releases

 * Microprose releases the Strategy Game of the Year Master of Orion.
 * Namco releases Super World Stadium '93, Emeraldia, Nettou! Gekitou! Quiztou!!, Numan Athletics, Ridge Racer, Great Sluggers '93, Final Lap R, Cyber Sled and Tinkle Pit.
 * June: Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle is released by Lucasarts as a sequel to Maniac Mansion and is notable for being one of the acclaimed early titles by designer Tim Schafer.
 * July: Domark release Championship Manager 93 the second of the series.
 * August — Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy), which becomes the best-selling handheld game in the series.
 * August: Infocom and Activision release Return to Zork.
 * September 24 — Broderbund releases the Myst computer game, which goes on to become one of the bestselling games of all time.
 * December 10 — id Software releases Doom, a seminal first-person shooter that advanced 3D graphics for computer games.
 * Nintendo releases the game Star Fox for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the first game to use the Super FX Chip.
 * Sega releases the Virtua Fighter (by AM2) arcade game, which is later displayed at the Smithsonian Institution.
 * Stellar Crisis is released, making it the first free multi-player wargame that is entirely browser based.
 * Squaresoft releases Secret of Mana for the SNES, the second in a series of role-playing games (the first technically being Final Fantasy Adventure for the Game Boy in 1991).
 * Nintendo releases Kirby's Adventure, the second Kirby game and the only one for the NES.
 * Nintendo releases the game Super Mario All-Stars for the Super NES. It features the first 3 Super Mario Bros. games together on one. Also, it's the first time the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 is playable in North America.
 * March 15 — Sunsoft releases Blaster Master 2 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
 * Maxis releases SimCity 2000, sequel to the tremendously popular SimCity.
 * December 17 — Sierra On-Line releases Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. It is the first game in the Gabriel Knight series and features the voices of Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, and Leah Remini.
 * December 31 - Microprose releases X-Com: Enemy Unknown.

Hardware

 * Atari Corp. releases the Jaguar home console, calling it the first 64-bit video game system
 * Commodore Business Machines releases the Amiga CD32 multimedia home console
 * Goldstar, Panasonic, and Sanyo release their versions of the 3DO, the first 32-bit home console
 * Intel releases the first Pentium chip for the PC, creating a new generation of personal computers.
 * Nintendo releases a smaller redesigned NES, which allows cartridges to now 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.
 * Tandy releases the Video Information System (VIS) multimedia home console

Business

 * Magnavox is acquired by the Carlyle Group
 * Microprose Inc. is acquired by Spectrum Holobyte
 * New companies: nVidia Corporation, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., Croteam Ltd.