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Hardware Releases[]

Software Releases[]

Key Events[]

  • The video game website GameSpot was launched.

Video game releases[]

Name Release Date Category Region(s) Platform(s)
10-Yard Fight 1996 Video Game Japan MSX
19XX: The War Against Destiny December 7, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
3D Tetris March 22, 1996 Video Game North America Virtual Boy
9: The Last Resort September 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
A-10 Cuba! November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Abuse 1996 Video Game International GNU/Linux, DOS
Ace Ventura October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Actua Golf October, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Actua Golf October 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Afterlife 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Age of Sail November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
AH-64D Longbow 1996 Video Game North America DOS
Air Attack 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Air Gallet 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Albert Odyssey June 12, 1996 Video Game Japan Satellaview
Alien Breed 3D 2: Killing Grounds 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
All Good Things 1996 Bundle North America Vectrex
Allied General January 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Alone in the Dark 2 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS
Alone in the Dark 2 November 8, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation, Saturn
Alone in the Dark 3 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS
Alone in the Dark: Jack is Back May 3, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation, Saturn
Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge August 22, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation, Saturn
Alpine Racer 2 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Amazing Learning Games With Rayman 1996 Video Game Europe MS-DOS
AMBER: Journeys Beyond 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Amok October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Angelique March 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn, PlayStation
Angelique Special March 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Animal 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Aquarium 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Arc the Lad II November 1, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 December 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Arctic Thunder December 20, 1996 Video Game Arcade Undefined
Arctic Thunder December 20, 1996 Video Game Europe Arcade
Ardy Lightfoot December, 1996 Video Game Brazil Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Area 51 September 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Assault Rigs February 1, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Asterix & Obelix 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Astrorock July 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Athlete Kings 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Attack of the Mutant Penguins March 1, 1996 Video Game North America Atari Jaguar
Azrael's Tear 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Bad Mojo 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Bad Mojo February 29, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Bad Mojo Redux February 26, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Bahamut Lagoon February 9, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Baku Baku Animal January 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Gear
Baku Baku Animal 1996 Video Game Europe Game Gear
Baku Baku Animal 1996 Video Game North America Game Gear, Saturn
Bang Bang Ball 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Baseball Stars Professional October, 1996 Video Game North America Neo Geo CD
Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition July, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Batman Forever 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game December, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Battlecruiser 3000AD 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Battleground 3: Waterloo May 23, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Battleground 4: Shiloh January 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Battleground 5: Antietam December 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Bedtris July, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Bio Hazard March 22, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Blackthorne 1996 Video Game International Mac OS
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain November 1, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Breakout 2000 December 9, 1996 Video Game International Atari Jaguar
Breath of Fire II April 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars September 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars October 14, 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Bubsy 3D November 25, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Bug! 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
Bug! August 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Bug! 1996 Video Game Australia Microsoft Windows
Captain Quazar February, 1996 Video Game North America 3DO
Casper August, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Castle Infinity 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Castlevania: Dracula X February 22, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Castlevania: Dracula X June 16, 1996 Video Game Australia Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Catfight 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Championship Manager 96/97 September 27, 1996 Video Game Europe Amiga, Microsoft Windows
Chaos Overlords April 30, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Civ II: Fantastic Worlds 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Cleopatra Fortune 1996 Video Game International Arcade
College Football USA '97 June 1, 1996 Video Game North America Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Command & Conquer 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS
Command & Conquer December, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Command & Conquer: Red Alert November 22, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations April 22, 1996 Expansion, Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Cookie and Bibi 2 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Crash Bandicoot November, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Crash Bandicoot August 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Crash Bandicoot December 6, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Cruis'n USA October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Cruis'n World 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Cutthroat Island March, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
D 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows, Saturn
D 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation, Saturn
D January 1, 1996 Video Game Japan 3DO (Director's Cut)
Darby the Dragon August 4, 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS, Windows
Darius Gaiden 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Darius Gaiden 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Darius Gaiden December 20, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Dark Savior November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Dark Savior August 8, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Darxide 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Dead or Alive 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest July 22, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Deadly Tide 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Death Rally September 6, 1996 Video Game International DOS
DecAthlete 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
DecAthlete July 12, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Defender 2000 February, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Destruction Derby 64 August 15, 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Destruction Derby 64 February 9, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Diablo November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Die Hard Arcade 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Die Hard Trilogy November, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Die Hard Trilogy August 20, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Die Hard Trilogy December 13, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Disney's Pinocchio 1996 Video Game Europe Game Boy, Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! December 13, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! November 22, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! November 23, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Donkey Kong Land 2 November 28, 1996 Video Game Europe Game Boy
Donkey Kong Land 2 September 1, 1996 Video Game North America Game Boy
Donkey Kong Land 2 November 23, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Boy
DOOM April 26, 1996 Video Game North America 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
DOOM March 1, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
DOOM 95 August 20, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
DOR April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Microsoft Windows
Double Dragon April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Double Switch 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, macOS
Down in the Dumps 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Dracula's Secret 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Dragon Force November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Dragon Force March 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Dragon Knight 4 December 27, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Dragon Quest III December 6, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Dragonheart: Fire & Steel November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Duke Nukem 3D 1996 Video Game Europe MS-DOS
Duke Nukem 3D January 29, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS
Duke Nukem 3D: Plutonium Pack 1996 Expansion North America Microsoft Windows
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara January 31, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara February, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
DX-Ball 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Earthworm Jim 1996 Video Game Brazil Master System
Earthworm Jim 2 January 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Earthworm Jim 2 1996 Video Game North America Genesis, Saturn
Earthworm Jim 2 November 11, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Eikō no Saint Andrews November 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
Enemy Zero December 13, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
FIFA 97 June 24, 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
FIFA 97 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Fight for Life 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Final DOOM June 17, 1996 Video Game North America DOS, Microsoft Windows
Final Fight 3 March 13, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Final Fight 3 January, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu May 14, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Flight Unlimited June 10, 1996 Video Game United States Microsoft Windows
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Freeciv January 5, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Fun School 6 in Futureland 1996 Video Game United Kingdom Microsoft Windows
Fun School 6 in Magicland 1996 Video Game United Kingdom Microsoft Windows
Furcadia December 16, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Furuta Atsuya no Simulation Pro Yakyuu 2 August 24, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Galaxian³ April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Garfield: Caught in the Act 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
Garfield: Caught in the Act 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Garfield: Caught in the Act 1996 Video Game Japan Microsoft Windows
Gekisou Sentai Carranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshi August 23, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Genewars 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Grand Prix Manager 2 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Grid Runner 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Grid Runner October 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
GT Racing March 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Guardian Heroes 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Guardian Heroes January 25, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Guardian Heroes January 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Hardcore 4X4 December, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Hardcore 4X4 October 30, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Harvest Moon August 9, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Hellbender September, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Heroes of Might and Magic II October 1, 1996 Video Game International Undefined
Hind 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Hunter Hunted October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
HyperBlade 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Inner Worlds 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe January 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
International Track & Field 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Iron and Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft October 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
İstanbul Efsaneleri: Lale Savaşçıları 1996 Video Game TR Microsoft Windows
J.League '96 Dream Stadium June 1, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Jane's US Navy Fighters September 30, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Jet Moto October 31, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius December 13, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star March 22, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell August, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
JumpStart Pre-K 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
JumpStart Reading for Kindergartners 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
JumpStart Toddlers (1996) 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
+K 1996 Video Game Spain MS-DOS
Killer Instinct 2 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Killer Instinct Gold November 25, 1996 Video Game North America Nintendo 64
Kirby Super Star September 20, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby Super Star March 21, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kizuato July 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Microsoft Windows
Kizuna Encounter November 7, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Kizuna Encounter September 20, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Langrisser III October 18, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn, Microsoft Windows
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail! 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Lemmings Paintball May 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito July 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Loaded February, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Loaded March 15, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals August 31, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete October 25, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Mace: The Dark Age 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Madden NFL 97 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows, Saturn
Madden NFL 97 August 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Magical Date 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Mahjong Master December 20, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
Marathon 2: Durandal September 6, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Mario Kart 64 December 14, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
Mario's Game Gallery 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares November 22, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, macOS, MS-DOS
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters August, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Mega Man X3 July 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mega Man X3 January 4, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mega Man X3 April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation, Saturn
Metal Slug May 24, 1996 Video Game North America Neo Geo CD
Metal Slug May 24, 1996 Video Game Japan Neo Geo CD
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition April 23, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mortal Kombat II 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Mortal Kombat II August 2, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 November, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 June 10, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 May 24, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore January 26, 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
NBA Hang Time 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
NBA Jam Tournament Edition 1996 Video Game North America Atari Jaguar
NBA Live 96 January 22, 1996 Video Game Europe Game Boy
NBA Live 96 June 14, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Need for Speed March 20, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Need for Speed March 20, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Nester's Funky Bowling February 26, 1996 Video Game North America Virtual Boy
NHL 97 November, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
NHL 97 October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
NHL Open Ice: 2 On 2 Challenge November 30, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Nights into Dreams... 1996 Video Game North America SEGA Saturn
Ninja Hayate July 5, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Ninja Master's -Haoh-Ninpo-Cho- 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Normality June, 1996 Video Game North America DOS
Norse By Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings 1996 Video Game North America Saturn, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Obsidian December, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Olympic Summer Games 1996 Video Game North America Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy
Ongaku Tsukūru: Kanadeeru April 12, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Osman February, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Outlaws Of The Lost Dynasty January 26, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Pajama Sam In: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside December 31, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows, macOS
PaRappa the Rapper December 6, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
PGA Tour 96 February 23, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Pilotwings 64 September 29, 1996 Video Game North America Nintendo 64
Pilotwings 64 June 23, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Pocket Monsters: Blue (1996) (Game Boy) October 15, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Boy
Pocket Monsters: Green (1996) (Game Boy) February 27, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Boy
Pocket Monsters: Red (1996) (Game Boy) February 27, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Boy
Power Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers September 17, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Pro Pinball: The Web 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Psychic Force October 3, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Psychic Force October 4, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Puyo Puyo SUN 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Quake May 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Quarterback Attack 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Quiz Nanairo Dreams August, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Ragnagard July 26, 1996 Video Game International Undefined
Raiden Fighters 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Re-Loaded 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation, DOS
Realm 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Red Alarm July 21, 1996 Video Game North America Virtual Boy
Red Earth November 21, 1996 Video Game International Arcade
Resident Evil August 1, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Resident Evil March 30, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Resident Evil August 1, 1996 Video Game Australia PlayStation
Revelations: Persona 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Revelations: Persona September 20, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Ripper February 29, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Rudra no Hihō April 5, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Saikyō Habu Shōgi June 23, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Salamander 2 January, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing December 24, 1996 Video Game International Arcade
Saturn Bomberman July 19, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Secret of Evermore February 22, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
SEGA Ski Super G 1996 Video Game International Arcade
SEGA Super GT September 12, 1996 Video Game International Arcade
SEGA Touring Car Championship 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
SEGA Worldwide Soccer '97 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
SEGA Worldwide Soccer '97 October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
SEGA Worldwide Soccer '97 1996 Video Game Australia Saturn
SEGA Worldwide Soccer '97 November 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Sengoku Blade: Sengoku Ace Episode II 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Sexy Parodius March 3, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Shattered Steel October, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Sid Meier's Civilization II February 29, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Sid Meier's Civilization II: Conflicts in Civilization 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
SimCopter: Fly Missions in the Metropolis October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
SimPark October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
SimTown: The Town You Build Yourself! 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS
SimTunes December 31, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Skull Fang Kuhga Gaiden 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Snatcher February 12, 1996 Video Game Japan PS1
Sonic & Knuckles Collection 1996 Bundle North America Microsoft Windows
Sonic 3D Blast 1996 Video Game North America Genesis, Saturn, Microsoft Windows
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island 1996 Video Game Europe Mega Drive, Saturn, Microsoft Windows
Sonic Blast 1996 Video Game Europe Game Gear
Sonic Blast December 12, 1996 Video Game North America Game Gear
Sonic Blast December 13, 1996 Video Game Japan Game Gear
Sonic CD October 3, 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
Sonic CD September, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Sonic CD August 9, 1996 Video Game Japan Microsoft Windows
Sonic Wings Limited 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Sonic's Schoolhouse November, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Soul Blade 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Soul Edge December 20, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Space Harrier July 19, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Space Jam 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Space Jam 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Spelling Blizzard 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Spider-Man: The Sinister Six November 13, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Spider-Man: Web of Fire 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Spike Hoppin' 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Spycraft: The Great Game February 29, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Star Control 3 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Star Ocean July 19, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Star Trek for Windows 9x 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Star Trek: Borg 1996 Video Game Europe Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Star Trek: Borg October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger March, 1996 Video Game North America Mac OS, MS-DOS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger 1996 Video Game Europe Mac OS, MS-DOS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger: Holosuite Missions 1996 Video Game United Kingdom Mac OS, MS-DOS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger: Holosuite Missions 1996 Video Game Germany Mac OS, MS-DOS
Star Trek: Judgment Rites - Limited CD-ROM Collector's Edition 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS
Star Trek: Klingon 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Star Wars: Dark Forces November 26, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Star Wars: Dark Forces May, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 1996 Video Game North America Nintendo 64
Street Fighter Alpha 2 March 6, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 2 February 27, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha II 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha II February 27, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation, Saturn, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows
Street Fighter EX November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Street Fighter EX December, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Strife: Quest for the Sigil 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Super Bomberman 4 April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Super Famista 5 February 29, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Super Mario 64 September 29, 1996 Video Game North America Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64 June 23, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars March 8, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo July, 1996 Video Game Europe Undefined
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo June 20, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo May 31, 1996 Video Game Japan Undefined
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together April 13, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Team Fortress August 24, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness July 25, 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness July 26, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Tekken 2 August, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Tekken 2 March 29, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Tekken 2 October, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Terra Diver September, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri March 6, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Tetris Attack November 28, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Tetris Attack August, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Adventures of Batman & Robin Activity Center 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
The Adventures of Lomax October 22, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
The Brainies April, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996 Video Game Europe MS-DOS
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall August 31, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS
The Eye of Typhoon 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
The Horde March 8, 1996 Video Game Japan SEGA Saturn
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga December, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis December, 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis December, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
The Mask December 27, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
The Rise & Rule of Ancient Empires March 18, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows
The Smurfs (1994) 1996 Video Game North America Game Boy
The Smurfs Travel The World 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
The Time Warp of Dr. Brain June 1, 1996 Video Game North America Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Theme Park November 11, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Theme Park 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation
Three Sisters' Story 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports Challenge April 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
Tomb Raider November 14, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn
Towers II: Plight of the Stargazer December 1, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Toxic Bunny November 19, 1996 Video Game International DOS, Microsoft Windows
Toy Story April 25, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis
Toy Story April 26, 1996 Video Game North America Genesis
Toy Story 1996 Video Game Australia Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Toy Story April 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom
Twisted Metal January 16, 1996 Video Game Europe PlayStation
Twisted Metal November 15, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Twisted Metal 2: World Tour October 31, 1996 Video Game North America Undefined
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons 1996 Video Game North America PlayStation, Saturn
Uncle Henry's Playhouse November 18, 1996 Video Game International Microsoft Windows
Vector Vaders March 8, 1996 Video Game International Vectrex
Vectorman 2 1996 Video Game North America Genesis
Virtua Cop 2 November 30, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Virtua Cop 2 November 22, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Virtua Fighter August 31, 1996 Video Game North America Windows 95
Virtua Fighter 1996 Video Game Europe Windows 95
Virtua Fighter 2 January 26, 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Virtua Fighter 2 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Virtua Fighter Kids 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
Virtua Fighter Kids July 31, 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
Virtua Fighter Kids July 26, 1996 Video Game Japan Saturn
Virtua Racing 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
War Gods 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal 1996 Expansion Europe MS-DOS, Mac OS
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal April 30, 1996 Expansion North America MS-DOS, Mac OS
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1996 Video Game Europe Mac OS, MS-DOS
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1996 Video Game International Mac OS
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey November 11, 1996 Video Game North America Nintendo 64
WCW vs The World September 13, 1996 Video Game Japan PlayStation
Where's Waldo?: Exploring Geography June, 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Wild Guns October 30, 1996 Video Game Europe Super Nintendo
Williams' Arcade's Greatest Hits 1996 Video Game Undefined Undefined
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom 1996 Video Game Europe Microsoft Windows
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette November 22, 1996 Video Game Japan Nintendo 64
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game February 29, 1996 Video Game North America Super Nintendo Entertainment System
X-Men vs. Street Fighter September 10, 1996 Video Game Europe Arcade
X-Men vs. Street Fighter October 4, 1996 Video Game North America Arcade
X-Men vs. Street Fighter September 9, 1996 Video Game Japan Arcade
X-Men: Children of the Atom 1996 Video Game Europe Saturn
X-Men: Children of the Atom 1996 Video Game North America Saturn
XS December 31, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Z September 2, 1996 Video Game North America MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Saturn
Zenkoku Kōkō Soccer Senshuken '96 March 22, 1996 Video Game Japan Super Famicom


Hardware releases[]

Name Release Date Category Region(s)
Apple Bandai Pippin September 1, 1996 Console North America
Nintendo 64 September 29, 1996 Home Console North America
Nintendo 64 June 23, 1996 Home Console Japan
Nintendo 64 Controller September 29, 1996 Controller North America
Nintendo 64 Controller June 23, 1996 Controller Japan
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