1997 in video gaming

Events

• October 4 — Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997) dies after a double car accident.
• November – Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) launched.
• 3rd annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
• TSR, Inc., the owner of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, was acquired by Wizards of the Coast.
• 3D Realms begins production of the infamous Duke Nukem Forever, winner of numerous vaporware awards.

Notable releases

Video game platforms

Mac Macintosh / Mac OS N64 Nintendo 64 PS1 PlayStation / PSone Sat Sega Saturn Win Microsoft Windows

• January 2 - Diablo (PC)
• February 10 - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
• February 28 - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)(PC)
• March 20 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS) (Sega Saturn)
• April 1 - SoulTrap (PC)
• April 30 - Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (PC)
• May 31 - MDK: (PC) (PS)
• June 26 - Dungeon Keeper (PC)
• July 1 - Star Fox 64 (Nintendo 64)
• July 30 - Carmageddon (PC)
• July 31 - Mega Man X4 (PSX)
• August 25 - GoldenEye 007 (N64)
• August 31 - Hexen II (PC)
• September 1 - Vampire Savior 2 Lord of The Vampire (Arcade)
• September 7 - Final Fantasy VII (PS), (PC)
• September 19 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PS), (PC)
• September 25 - Ultima Online (PC)
• September 30 - Fallout (PC)
• September 30 - Total Annihilation (PC)
• October - Grand Theft Auto (PC)
• October 9 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC)
• October 26 - Age of Empires (PC)
• October 29 - Riven (PC) (Mac)
• October 31 - The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
• November - Tomb Raider II (PC) (PS)
• November 14 - Postal (PC)
• November 21 - Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
• November 25 - Myth: The Fallen Lords (PC)
• December 6 - Quake II (PC)
• December 10 - JSF - Joint Strike Fighter (PC)
• December 19 - Wing Commander: Prophecy (PC)
• December 23 - Gran Turismo (PS1)
• December 31 - Animaniacs Game Pack (PC)

Hardware

• March 1 — The Nintendo 64 is released in Europe and Australia
• October — Nintendo releases a smaller redesigned SNES.
• Sony releases PlayStation development software for PC
• Tiger Electronics releases the Game.com

Business

• Activision acquires CentreSoft Ltd. and Raven Software
• Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Maxis
• GameTek filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed its doors in July 1999
• 2015, Inc. founded
• 4D Rulers Software, Inc. founded
• September — 4HEAD Studios created
• Bungie Studios West formed by Bungie Software Products Corp.
• Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation founded
• Crave Entertainment, Inc. formed
• August — Human Head Studios, Inc. formed
• Illusion Softworks, a.s. founded
• April 15 — Irem Software Engineering Inc. founded
• Irrational Games LLC founded
• Mythic Entertainment renames itself from Interworld Productions after name dispute with another "Interworld" company
• THQ renamed from Toy Head-Quarters, Inc.
• Warthog PLC founded

Lawsuits

• Nintendo v. Games City; Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles. Nintendo wins the suit.
• Nintendo v. Prima Publishing; Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to map of the N64 video game GoldenEye 007. Nintendo loses the suit
• Nintendo vs Sony Video Games; Nintendo sues Sony over copyrights about Mario game

Video game releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)	Platform(s)
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
64 de Hakken! Tamagotchi Minna de Tamagotchi World	December 19, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
64 Ōzumō	November 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
64 Ōzumō 2	November 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
688(I) Hunter/Killer	July 4, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
7th Legion	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
A Fork in the Tale	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
ABC Sports Indy Racing	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Ace Combat 2	October, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Ace Combat 2	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Ace Combat 2	May 30, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Actua Golf	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Actua Golf	April 4, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Actua Golf 2	September, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Aero Fighters Assault	October 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
AeroGauge	December 19, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Age of Empires	October 15, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
AirCars	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Alien Cabal	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Allied General	July 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Allied General	June 13, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Amok	January 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Animaniacs	March 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Super Famicom
Animaniacs Game Pack	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1	August, 1997	Video Game	North America	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Area 51	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Area 51	February 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Arkanoid Returns	1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Armored Core	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Armored Core	July 10, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Atlantis: The Lost Tales	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Atomic Bomberman	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Atomic Bomberman	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Attack Retrieve Capture	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Automobili Lamborghini	December 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Automobili Lamborghini	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Azure Dreams	November 13, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
B.C. Story	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Balls of Steel	December 12, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Batman & Robin	September, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game	February 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation
Battle Circuit	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Battle Girl	September, 1997	Video Game	North America	Mac OS
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia	April 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Battleground 7: Bull Run	April 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
BattleSport	August, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
BattleSport	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Beast Wars	December 5, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Beatmania	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Betrayal in Antara	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Bio Hazard	July 25, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Blade Runner (1997)	November 21, 1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Blast Corps	March 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Blast Corps	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Blood	May 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	DOS
Blood	June 20, 1997	Video Game	Europe	DOS
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain	September 4, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain	March, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Bloody Roar	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Bloody Roar	July 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Bomberman 64	November 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Bomberman 64	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Bomberman 64	September 26, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Bravo Air Race	December, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Bravo Air Race	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Bravo Air Race	July 31, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Breath of Fire II	September 30, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo Power
Breath of Fire III	September 11, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
British Open Championship Golf	April 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Brunswick World: Tournament of Champions	August, 1997	Video Game	North America	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Bubble Symphony	November 27, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Bubsy 3D	August, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Bushido Blade	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Bushido Blade	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Capcom Sports Club	July 22, 1997	Video Game	United States	Arcade
Captain Quazar	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Carmageddon 64	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Casper	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Casper	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Undefined
Castlevania Legends	November 27, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	November 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	October 2, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	March 20, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Ceremony of Innocence	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Chameleon Twist	December 6, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Chameleon Twist	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Chameleon Twist	December 12, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Championship Manager 2	1997	Video Game	International	Amiga
Championship Manager: Season 97/98	October 31, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon	December 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Chopper Attack	November 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Clay Fighter 63⅓	November, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Clay Fighter 63⅓	October 23, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Cleopatra Fortune	1997	Video Game	International	PlayStation, Saturn
Clock Tower ~The First Fear~	July 17, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Command & Conquer	January 15, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Command & Conquer	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Command & Conquer: Gold	March 10, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike	April 3, 1997	Expansion, Video Game	North America	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath	September 17, 1997	Expansion, Video Game	North America	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Domination Pack	October 28, 1997	Bundle	North America	Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Cricket 97	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Crypt Killer	February 27, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn, PlayStation
Crypt Killer	March 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation
Crypt Killer	May, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn, PlayStation
Darius Gaiden	November, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Dark Earth	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Windows
Dark Law: Meaning of Death	March 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Super Famicom
Dark Reign: The Future of War	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Dark Rift	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Dark Savior	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Darklight Conflict	1997	Video Game	United Kingdom	DOS, Saturn
Dead or Alive	October 9, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Diablo	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Diablo: Hellfire	November 24, 1997	Expansion	North America	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Diddy Kong Racing	November 14, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Diddy Kong Racing	November 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Diddy Kong Racing	November 21, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Die Hard Arcade	April 8, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Disney's Hercules	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Disney's Hercules	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors	December 5, 1997	Video Game	United Kingdom	Microsoft Windows
DoDonPachi	September 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Donkey Kong Land III	October 30, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Game Boy
Donkey Kong Land III	October 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
DOOM	March 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
DOOM 64	March 31, 1997	Video Game	International	Nintendo 64
Doraemon: Nobita to Mittsu no Seireiseki	March 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Dōsei	May 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Drag Race/Desert Fox	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Dragon Force	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Dragon Knight 4	1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation, Saturn
Dragonheart: Fire & Steel	March, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Undefined
Dragonheart: Fire & Steel	March, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Undefined
Dragonheart: Fire & Steel	April, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Undefined
Duke Nukem 3D	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Duke Nukem 3D	January 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	Game.com
Duke Nukem 64	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Dungeon Keeper	June 26, 1997	Video Game	North America	DOS, Microsoft Windows
Dynasty Warriors	December, 1997	Video Game	International	PlayStation
Dynasty Warriors	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Dynasty Warriors	February 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Earth 2140	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Egg Venture	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Eikō no Saint Andrews	August 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Einhänder	November 20, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Enemy Zero	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Enemy Zero	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life	December 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Extreme-G	December 9, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Extreme-G	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
F-22 Raptor	July, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
F1 Pole Position	May 29, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
F1 Pole Position 64	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Fallen Haven	1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game	November 1, 1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Famista 64	November 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Fantastic Four	September 15, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Fantastic Four	September 15, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Felony 11-79	December, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Felony 11-79	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Felony 11-79	May 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
FIFA Soccer 64	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
FIFA Soccer Manager	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows, Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98	June 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Fighters Anthology	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Fighting Force	November, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Fighting Force	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Final Fantasy IV	March 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Final Fantasy Tactics	December 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII	November 14, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII	January 31, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII International	October 2, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Final Liberation	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Frogger	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Front Mission 2	September 25, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Front Mission Alternative	December 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
G-Nome	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Game Tengoku	June 6, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Gloria	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Gokujō Parodius! ～Kako no Eikō o Motomete～	September 30, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Super Famicom (Nintendo Power)
GoldenEye 007	August 25, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
GoldenEye 007	August 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
GoldenEye 007	August 25, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Gradius Gaiden	August 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PS1
Gran Turismo	December 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Grand Theft Auto	October, 1997	Video Game	Europe	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack	1997	Bundle	United Kingdom	Microsoft Windows
Grid Runner	June, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Hardcore 4X4	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Harmful Park	February 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Harvest Moon	June, 1997	Video Game	North America	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Heiwa Pachinko World 64	November 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Hexen	June 24, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Hexen	December 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Undefined
HeXen II	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Hind	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Hollywood Mogul	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Ignition	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Imperialism	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Incubation: Time Is Running Out	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Independence Day	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Independence Day	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
International Rally Championship	1997	Video Game	Brazil	Microsoft Windows
International Rally Championship	September 22, 1997	Video Game	United Kingdom	Microsoft Windows
International Rally Championship	October 17, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
International Superstar Soccer 64	June 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
International Superstar Soccer 64	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
International Superstar Soccer 64	June 1, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Nintendo 64
International Superstar Soccer 64	September 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe	February, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Interstate '76	March 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Iron Soldier 2	April, 1997	Video Game	North America	Atari Jaguar
Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1	February 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Super Famicom
J-League Dynamite Soccer 64	September 5, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
J-League Eleven Beat 1997	October 24, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
J-League Live 64	March 28, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Jack Nicklaus 4	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, macOS
James Bond 007 (1997)	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Jersey Devil	December 12, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Jersey Devil	December 12, 1997	Video Game	Australia	PlayStation
Jet Moto	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Jet Moto	February, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 4	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Joint Strike Fighter	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
JumpStart Math for First Graders	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
JumpStart Math for Second Graders	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
JumpStart Reading for First Graders	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
JumpStart Spanish	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Killer Instinct Gold	July 4, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Killer Instinct Gold	May 9, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Nintendo 64
Kirby Super Star	January 23, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby Super Star	January 23, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby's Star Stacker	October 20, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Game Boy
Kirby's Star Stacker	July 7, 1997	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
Kirby's Star Stacker	July 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
KKND: Krush, Kill 'N' Destroy	March 25, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Les Impressionnistes	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Lethal Enforcers I & II	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Libero Grande	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Little Big Adventure 2	May 31, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Little Big Adventure 2	June 14, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Lords of Magic	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Lords of Magic	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete	July 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Mace: The Dark Age	October, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Mace: The Dark Age	December, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Machine Hunter	June 6, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Madden Football 64	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Madden NFL 97	1997	Video Game	Europe	Genesis
Madden NFL 97	1997	Video Game	North America	Genesis
Madden NFL 98	September, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Madden NFL 98	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Mageslayer	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Magic: The Gathering (1997)	March 6, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Mahjong 64	April 4, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Mahjong Hourouki Classic	August 1, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Marble Drop	March 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Mario Kart 64	June 24, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64	February 10, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Marvel Super Heroes	December, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation, Saturn
Marvel Super Heroes	September 29, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation, Saturn
Marvel Super Heroes	August 8, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Masters '98: Haruka Naru Augusta	December 26, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Maximum Force	February, 1997	Video Game	International	Arcade
Maximum Force	November, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Maximum Force	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Mega Man Legends	December 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Mega Man X4	October 13, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Mega Man X4	September, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Mega Man X4	August 1, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation
Metroid	November 22, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection	July 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Mischief Makers	January 15, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Mischief Makers	October 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Mischief Makers	June 27, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Mortal Kombat 4	1997	Video Game	Europe	Arcade
Mortal Kombat 4	October 15, 1997	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero	December 2, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero	December 8, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Mortal Kombat Trilogy	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Moto Racer	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Moto Racer	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Motor Raid	October 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Multi Racing Championship	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Myth: The Fallen Lords	November 25, 1997	Video Game	North America	macOS, Microsoft Windows
NBA Live 98	November 11, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
NCAA Football 98	August 7, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Need for Speed II	April 12, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
NetStorm: Islands At War	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
NFL Blitz	1997	Video Game	North America	Arcade
NFL Quarterback Club 98	December, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
NFL Quarterback Club 98	October 24, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
NHL 98	1997	Video Game	Europe	Windows
NHL 98	1997	Video Game	North America	Genesis
NHL Breakaway 98	1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
NHL Breakaway 98	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
NHL Open Ice: 2 On 2 Challenge	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Nightmare Creatures	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Ninja Hayate	January 17, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Nocturnal Illusion	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Nuclear Strike	1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Nuclear Strike	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Nuclear Strike	1997	Video Game	Australia	PlayStation
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen	1997	Video Game	International	PlayStation
OnEscapee	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Outlaws	March, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Outpost 2	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Pandemonium 2	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Panzer General II	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
PaRappa the Rapper	September 26, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
PaRappa the Rapper	November 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Paro Wars	November 1, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－	September 30, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo Power
PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64	July 16, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Phantasmagoria	August 8, 1997	Video Game	Japan	SEGA Saturn
Pilotwings 64	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Point Blank	August 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Porsche Challenge	April, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Porsche Challenge	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Postal	November 14, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Power League 64	August 8, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Power Piggs of the Dark Age	September 29, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Prisoner of Ice	1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation
Pro Mahjong Kiwame 64	November 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Psychic Force	July, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Puchi Carat	October, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Puyo Puyo SUN	1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Puzzle Bobble 4	1997	Video Game	Europe	Arcade
Puzzle Bobble 4	1997	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Puzzle Bobble 4	1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Puzzle De Pon	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Quake	1997	Video Game	North America	Mac OS
Quake II	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon	February 28, 1997	Mission Pack	International	Microsoft Windows
Raiden	1997	Video Game	North America	Lynx
Raiden DX	April 11, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Raiden Fighters 2	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Raiden II	June 6, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Rally Cross	February, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Rally Cross	July, 1997	Video Game	United Kingdom	PlayStation
Rally Cross	July, 1997	Video Game	Germany	PlayStation
Rally Cross	July 17, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Rampage: World Tour	1997	Video Game	North America	Arcade
RayForce	1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten	1997	Video Game	North America
Reader Rabbit Toddler	1997	Video Game	North America
Reader Rabbit's Reading 2	1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special	January 28, 1997	Video Game	International	Neo Geo
Realm	February 27, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Realms of the Haunting	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Resident Evil	September 17, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Resident Evil	September 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Resident Evil	September 17, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Microsoft Windows
Riana Rouge	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Rising Lands	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Rival Schools: United By Fate	November, 1997	Video Game	International	Arcade
Rockett's New School	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Samurai Shodown 64	December 19, 1997	Video Game	International	Arcade
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing	November 8, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Saturn Bomberman	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Secret Paths in the Forest	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
SEGA Bass Fishing	December, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
SEGA Touring Car Championship	1997	Video Game	Japan	SEGA Saturn
SEGA Worldwide Soccer '97	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Sengeki Striker	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Shadow Warrior	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	DOS
Shining Force III	December 11, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Shock Troopers	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Shrak	January 30, 1997	Mod	International	Microsoft Windows
SimTown: The Town You Build Yourself!	May 16, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Snowboard Kids	December 12, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Solar Assault	July, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Sonic Blast	December, 1997	Video Game	Brazil	Master System
Sonic R	December 11, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Sonic R	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Sonic R	December 4, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Soul Edge	May 2, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Soul Edge	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Space Jam	March, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Space Jam	January 7, 1997	Video Game	North America	DOS
Space Jam	February 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn, PlayStation
Star Fox 64	October 20, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Star Fox 64	June 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Star Fox 64	April 27, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Star Trek Generations	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Star Trek Generations	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Star Trek: Captain's Chair	December, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy	September 12, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II	October 9, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Star Wars: Dark Forces	January 31, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi	October 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	August 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	June 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Steep Slope Sliders	December 16, 1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
Steep Slope Sliders	October 23, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Streets of SimCity	1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Su-27 Flanker: Squadron Commander's Edition	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Super Bomberman 5	February 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Super Famicom
Super Mario 64	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Australia	Nintendo 64
Suzumegou Simulation Mahjong Michi 64	July 25, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Swing	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	September 25, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Take No Prisoners	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Tanarus	November 30, 1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Temüjin	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Terra Diver	February 7, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
TetriNET	1997	Video Game	International	Windows
Tetrisphere	August 11, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
The 11th Hour	August 9, 1997	Video Game	North America	Mac OS
The Crow: City of Angels	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
The Crow: City of Angels	April 25, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation, Saturn
The Curse of Monkey Island	October 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
The Depths of Doom Trilogy	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
The Great Battle VI	April 11, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
The Horde	June 1, 1997	Video Game	North America	SEGA Saturn
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga	1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga	1997	Video Game	North America	Saturn
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	March 2, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Satellaview
The Lost World: Jurassic Park	November 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
The Space Bar	June 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	macOS, Microsoft Windows
Theme Hospital	March 31, 1997	Video Game	International	PC
Theme Park	April 1, 1997	Video Game	International	PlayStation, Saturn
Tibia	January 7, 1997	Video Game	International	PC
Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games	1997	Video Game	North America	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
TOCA Touring Car Championship	November 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes	December 11, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Tom Clancy's Politika	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Tomb Raider II	November, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Tomba!	December 18, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Tonka Search & Rescue	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Top Gear Rally	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Top Gear Rally	December 5, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Total Drivin'	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	May 30, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Twisted Metal 2: World Tour	February, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Twisted Metal 2: World Tour	August 28, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Undefined
Uchhannanchan no Honoo no Challenger: Denryuu IraIra Bou	December 19, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Ultima Online	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss	March 14, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Undefined
Uprising: Join or Die	October 17, 1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
V-Rally	July, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
V-Rally	September 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Versailles 1685	1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Virtua Cop 2	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Virtua Cop 2	December 5, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Virtua Cop 2	January 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Saturn
Virtua Fighter 2	1997	Video Game	Europe	Microsoft Windows
Virtua Fighter 2	September 17, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Virtua Fighter 2	September 5, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Virtual Pro Wrestling 64	December 19, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics	July 29, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
War Gods	1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga	August 27, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga	January 6, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga	December, 1997	Video Game	Brazil	Saturn
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga	November 27, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation, Saturn
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey	March 1, 1997	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo 64
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98	December 3, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64, PlayStation
WCW Nitro	1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
WCW vs The World	December, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
WCW vs The World	February 28, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Nintendo 64
Wetrix	December 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom	June, 1997	Video Game	Europe	PlayStation
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom	May 14, 1997	Video Game	North America	PlayStation
Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
World Tour Racing	May, 1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
X-Change	October 24, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
X-COM: Apocalypse	June 30, 1997	Video Game	International	Undefined
X-Men vs. Street Fighter	October 31, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Saturn
X-Men: Children of the Atom	1997	Video Game	Europe	DOS
X-Men: Children of the Atom	May 31, 1997	Video Game	North America	DOS
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse	November 30, 1997	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Xevious 3D/G+	November 17, 1997	Video Game	Japan	PlayStation
Yoshi's Story	December 21, 1997	Video Game	Japan	Nintendo 64
You Don't Know Jack Lite	June 6, 1997	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ys I & II	1997	Video Game	Japan	Microsoft Windows
Zapitalism	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Zero 5	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Zero Gunner	1997	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined

Hardware releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)
Nintendo 64	March 1, 1997	Home Console	Europe
Nintendo 64 Controller	March 1, 1997	Controller	Europe
Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak	October 20, 1997	Peripheral	Europe
Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak	June 1, 1997	Peripheral	North America
Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak	April 27, 1997	Peripheral	Japan