1992 in video games

1992 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Quest V, Final Fantasy V, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, and Super Mario Kart, along with new titles such as Art of Fighting, Lethal Enforcers, Mortal Kombat and Virtua Racing.

The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the second year in a row, while also being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product. The year's best-selling home system was the Game Boy for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super NES port of Street Fighter II, which were both also the year's highest-grossing home entertainment products.

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1992.

Awards	Game of the Year	Publisher	Genre	Platform	Template:Abbr
Chicago Tribune	Street Fighter II	Capcom	Fighting	Super NES	<ref name=":6" />
Electronic Gaming Awards					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)					<ref name="egmbuyersguide1993">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
European Computer Trade Show (ECTS)					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
GameFan Golden Megawards					<ref name=":7" />
Game Informer					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Golden Joystick Awards					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="cvg_gj">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gamest Awards	Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition)	Capcom	Fighting	Arcade (CP System)	<ref>Template:Cite magazine alternate url</ref>
Chicago Tribune	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	Action-adventure	Super NES	<ref name=":6">Template:Cite news</ref>
GameFan Golden Megawards	Cybernator (Assault Suits Valken)	Masaya Games	Run and gun	Super NES	<ref name=":7">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Streets of Rage 2	Sega	Beat 'em up	Sega Genesis	<ref name=":7" />
	Wonderdog	JVC Musical Industries	Platform	Sega CD	<ref name=":7" />
PC Engine Fan	Far East of Eden II: Manji Maru	Hudson Soft	Role-playing	PC Engine CD-ROM²	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1992 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Title	Developer	Publisher	Score (out of 40)	Genre	Platform
Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome	Chunsoft	Enix	36	Role-playing	Super Famicom
Shin Megami Tensei	Atlus	Atlus	36
I Love Mickey & Donald: Fushigi na Magic Box (World of Illusion)	Sega AM7	Sega	36	Platformer	Sega Mega CD
Street Fighter II	Capcom	Capcom	35	Fighting	Super Famicom
Mario Paint	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	35	Art

Financial performance

Highest-grossing arcade games

The year's highest-grossing game worldwide was Street Fighter II, which alone accounted for an estimated 60% of the global arcade game market, according to Coinslot magazine.<ref name="Mega10">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade games in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.

Market	Title	Coin drop revenue	Inflation	Manufacturer	Genre	Template:Abbr
Japan	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Capcom	Fighting	<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/><ref name="Famitsu83"/>
United Kingdom	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Template:US$	Template:US$	Capcom	Fighting	<ref name="Mega10" />
United States	Street Fighter II / Champion Edition	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Capcom	Fighting	<ref name="RePlay"/><ref name="PM92"/>
Worldwide	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior			Capcom	Fighting	<ref name="Mega10"/>

Japan

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1992 in Japan, according to Gamest, Game Machine and Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazines.

Rank	Gamest<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine alternate url</ref>	Game Machine<ref name=":1">Template:Cite magazine</ref>			Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu)<ref name="Famitsu83">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		Title	Type	Points
1	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Street Fighter II / Dash	Software kit	{{#expr:4503+3292}}	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
2	Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition)	Final Lap 2	Standard/deluxe	{{#expr:2269+1552}}	Final Lap 2
3	Captain Commando	F1 Exhaust Note	Dedicated	3464	Street Fighter II Dash
4	Garō Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai (Fatal Fury)	Tetris (Sega)	Software kit	3402	F1 Exhaust Note
5	Final Lap 2	Columns	Software kit	3218	Final Lap
6	Knights of the Round	Super Volley '91 (Power Spikes)	Software kit	3140	Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours
7	Sonic Wings (Aero Fighters)	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Dedicated	2937	Super Monaco GP
8	F-1 Grand Prix	Clutch Hitter	Software kit	2748	Driver's Eyes
9	WWF WrestleFest	Garō Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai	Software kit	2401	Tetris (Sega)
10	Hacha Mecha Fighter	Super Monaco GP	Standard/deluxe	{{#expr:1264+1083}}	Virtua Racing

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1992.

Rank	RePlay<ref name="RePlay">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Play Meter	Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>		AMAA<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
			Dedicated arcade cabinet	Arcade conversion kit
1	Street Fighter II / Champion Edition	Street Fighter II<ref name="PM92">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Street Fighter II: Champion Edition	WWF WrestleFest	Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Mortal Kombat, Neo Geo MVS, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2	World Heroes, Art of Fighting, X-Men, Lethal Enforcers, Mortal Kombat, Steel Talons, Space Lords, Final Lap 2 / Final Lap 3, Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours, Virtua Racing	rowspan="4" Template:Unknown	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Race Drivin', X-Men	Captain America and The Avengers, Road Riot 4WD, Sunset Riders, Super High Impact
3
4
5		Suzuka 8 Hours
6		rowspan="5" Template:Unknown	colspan="2" rowspan="5" Template:N/A	rowspan="5" Template:N/A
7
8
9
10

Australia

On Australia's Timezone monthly arcade charts published in the June 1992 issue of Leisure Line magazine, Capcom's Street Fighter II: Champion Edition was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit and Konami's X-Men was the top-grossing dedicated arcade cabinet.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Best-selling home systems

Rank	System(s)	Manufacturer	Type	Generation	Sales
					Japan	USA	Europe	Korea	Worldwide
1	Game Boy	Nintendo	Handheld	8-bit	1,910,000<ref name=":22">Template:Cite journal</ref>	4,000,000<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite news</ref>	6,000,000<ref name="Game Over">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Unknown	11,910,000+
2	Super NES / Super Famicom	Nintendo	Console	16-bit	3,580,000<ref name=":22" />	5,600,000<ref name="Kent449">Template:Cite book</ref>	2,030,000<ref name=":9" />	20,000<ref name="Korea">Template:Cite book</ref>	11,230,000+
3	Mega Drive / Genesis	Sega	Console	16-bit	400,000<ref name=":22" />	{{#expr:5,600/1.10 round −2}},000<ref name="Kent449" />	{{#expr:3,580−920}},000<ref name=":9">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	76,000<ref name="Korea" />	8,236,000+
4	Nintendo Entertainment System	Nintendo	Console	8-bit	820,000<ref name=":22" />	2,700,000<ref name="UPI" />	{{#expr:7,740−4,710}},000<ref name=":9" />	110,000<ref name="Korea"/>	6,660,000+
5	IBM PC	IBM	Computer	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	3,400,000<ref name=":10">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
6	Macintosh	Apple Inc.	Computer	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7	Master System	Sega	Console	8-bit	Template:N/A	< 50,000<ref name=":8">Template:Cite book</ref>	{{#expr:(5,625−3,840)+(600−150)}},000<ref name=":9" />	180,000<ref name="Korea" />	2,415,000+
8	Compaq Computer (PC)	Compaq	Computer	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	1,500,000<ref name=":10"/>
9	Game Gear	Sega	Handheld	8-bit	250,000<ref name=":22" />	800,000<ref name=":8" />	320,000+ (UK)<ref name="MMC">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Unknown	1,370,000+
10	NEC PC-88 / PC-98	NEC	Computer	Template:N/A	{{#expr:(2,300/1.07)*0.52 round −1}},000<ref name=":42">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":72">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	1,120,000+

Best-selling home video games

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Street Fighter II each sold Template:Nowrap units worldwide in 1992,<ref name=":4"/><ref name="Toyo"/> making them the year's highest-grossing entertainment products.<ref name=":3"/> The following home video games sold more than 1 million units worldwide in 1992.

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales				Revenue
			Japan	United States	Europe	Worldwide	Nominal	Inflation
1	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Mega Drive/Genesis	Template:Unknown	2,000,000<ref name="BW">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	{{#expr:1,000,000+750,000}}+<ref name="Mega26" /><ref name="Digest" />	5,000,000<ref name=":4">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:US$<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:US$
	Street Fighter II	Super NES	2,000,000+<ref name="Sega-Force" /><ref name="N-Force" />	2,000,000<ref name="RePlay22" />	200,000+<ref name="Mega22">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	5,000,000<ref name="Toyo">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown
3	Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome	Super Famicom	2,800,000<ref name="EGM53" /><ref name="Oricon" />	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	2,800,000+<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Template:US$+<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:US$+
4	Super Mario Kart	Super NES	2,000,000+	< 1,000,000<ref name="BW"/>	Template:N/A	2,000,000+	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:Unknown
	Final Fantasy V	Super Famicom	2,000,000+	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	2,000,000+
6	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Super NES	Template:Unknown	1,000,000<ref name="BW"/>	Template:Unknown	1,000,000+

The following table lists the year's top-selling home video game releases in several markets, including Europe, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

Market	Title	Platform	Sales	Template:Abbr
Europe	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega Mega Drive	{{#expr:1,000,000+750,000}}+<ref name="Mega26"/><ref name="Digest" />	<ref name="Famitsu89" />
Japan	Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome	Super Famicom	2,800,000<ref name="EGM53"/><ref name="Oricon"/>	<ref name=":5"/><ref name="DQV"/>
South Korea	Street Fighter II	Super Comboy	Template:Unknown	<ref name="Famitsu89" />
United States	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega Genesis	2,000,000	<ref name="BW"/>
	Street Fighter II	Super NES	2,000,000	<ref name="RePlay22"/>

Asia

In Japan and South Korea, according to Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video game releases of 1992.

Rank	Japan<ref name=":5">Template:Cite magazine</ref>			South Korea<ref name="Famitsu89">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Title	Platform	Sales	Title	Platform
1	Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome<ref name="DQV">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Super Famicom	2,800,000<ref name="EGM53">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Oricon">Template:Cite news</ref>	Street Fighter II	Super Comboy
2	Final Fantasy V	Super Famicom	2,000,000+<ref name="N-Force">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Final Fantasy V
3	Super Mario Kart	Super Famicom	2,000,000+<ref name="N-Force" />	Dragon Quest V
4	Street Fighter II	Super Famicom	2,000,000+<ref name="Sega-Force">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="N-Force" />	Arang Jeonseol (Fatal Fury)
5	Romancing SaGa	Super Famicom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>		Ranma ½: Hard Battle
6	Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka	Game Boy	rowspan="2" Template:Unknown	colspan="2" rowspan="5" Template:N/A
7	Mario Paint	Super Famicom
8	Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu	Super Famicom	< 730,000<ref name="shueisha">Template:Cite book</ref>
9	Hoshi no Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land)	Game Boy	rowspan="2" Template:Unknown
10	Super Famista (Super Batter Up)	Super Famicom

Europe

The following titles were the top three best-selling home video game releases of 1992 in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Rank	Europe<ref name="Famitsu89"/>			United Kingdom<ref name="Mega22"/>
	Title	Platform	Sales	Title	Platform	Sales
1	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Mega Drive	{{#expr:1,000,000+750,000}}+<ref name="Mega26"/><ref name="Digest">Template:Cite journal</ref>	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Mega Drive	1,000,000+<ref name="Mega26">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
2	Road Rash II	Mega Drive	Template:Unknown	Street Fighter II	Super NES	200,000
3	Mario Paint	Super NES	Template:Unknown		Amiga	Template:Unknown

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1992.

Month	Game consoles					Home computers		Template:Abbr
	Mega Drive	Super NES	Master System	NES	Game Boy	Amiga	Spectrum
Template:Dts	WWF WrestleMania (home computers)							<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Robocod	Template:N/A	Sonic the Hedgehog	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario Land	Grand Prix 1	Template:Unknown	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	QuackShot	Template:N/A	Asterix			1st Division Manager	Template:Unknown	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Mega3">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Desert Strike	Template:Unknown				Project-X	Template:Unknown	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Mega3"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts		Template:Unknown	Super Kick Off			John Madden<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Template:Unknown	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts		Template:Unknown	Champions of Europe	Rescue Rangers		Sensible Soccer	Italia '90	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Taz-Mania	Template:Unknown	Wimbledon					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Olympic Gold<ref name="Mega3"/>	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown		Rainbow Islands	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Alien 3<ref name="Mega3"/>	WWF Super WrestleMania	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown			<ref name="Super-Play">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Street Fighter II (Super NES)							<ref name="Mega22"/><ref name="Super-Play-2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)							<ref name="Mega22"/><ref name="Mega3"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts								<ref>Template:Cite magazine {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top three best-selling home video games of 1992.

Rank	Title	Publisher	Genre	Sales	Platform	Template:Abbr
1	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega	Platformer	2,000,000	Sega Genesis	<ref name="BW"/>
	Street Fighter II	Capcom	Fighting	2,000,000	Super NES	<ref name="RePlay22">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
3	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	Action-adventure	1,000,000	Super NES	<ref name="BW"/>

The following titles were the best-selling home video games of each month for video game consoles (home consoles and handheld consoles) in 1992.

Month	NES	Super NES	Sega Genesis	TurboDuo	Game Boy	Atari Lynx	Template:Abbr
June	Template:Unknown	Final Fantasy II	Template:Unknown	Template:N/A	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
August	Yoshi	Street Fighter II	Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing	Template:N/A	Super Mario Land	Batman Returns	<ref name="EGMOct1992">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
September		Turtles in Time		Template:N/A			<ref name="EGMNov1992">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October	Tecmo Super Bowl	Street Fighter II	NHLPA Hockey '93	Cosmic Fantasy 2	Kirby's Dream Land	NFL Football	<ref name="Super-Play-2"/><ref name="EGMDec1992">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
November			John Madden Football '93	Air Zonk	Super Mario Land 2		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="EGMJan1993">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December			Sonic the Hedgehog 2			Batman Returns	<ref name="EGMFeb1993">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The following titles were the top-selling personal computer games on the monthly PC Research charts in 1992, as reported by Electronic Games magazine.

Month	MS-DOS games	MS-DOS educational games	Amiga	Macintosh	CD-ROM	Template:Abbr
May	Hardball III	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
June	Aces of the Pacific	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
July			Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
August	Links		Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
September	Falcon 3.0: Operation Fighting Tiger		Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October	King's Quest VI		Civilization	Prince of Persia	Battle Chess	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Events

• May 25 – FuncoLand founder David Pomije is named "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year" by the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• July 2 – FuncoLand's parent company Funco Inc. files a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of one million shares of its common stock at $5 a share, with plans to use the proceeds from the sold shares to repay short-term debt and finance the opening of other FuncoLand locations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• July 13 – The first Chicago-area FuncoLand location opens in Bloomingdale.<ref name="Ronald1992One">Template:Cite news</ref>
• August 12 – Funco's initial public offering, underwritten by Miller, Johnson & Kuehn Inc., is announced.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• September 22 – The first south suburban Chicago-area FuncoLand location opens in Orland Park.<ref name="Ronald1992One"/>
• Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
• Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• Sega v. Accolade
• Activision (as Mediagenic) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
• New companies: Wow Entertainment Inc. (Sega AM1), Humongous Entertainment, Halestorm

Hardware releases

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Philips CD-i

• January 1 – Atari Corporation drops support for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 7800, and software for those systems.
• April 11 – European launch of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
• October – Sega releases the Model 1, Sega's first arcade system board supporting 3D polygon graphics.
• December – the Apple IIGS is discontinued.
• Namco releases the System 22, an arcade system board that introduces 3D texture mapping and Gouraud shading.
• Philips releases the CD-i multimedia home console
• Super NES released in Europe and Australasia
• Sega releases the Mega CD as Sega CD (an add-on for the Genesis) in North America, almost a year after the equivalent Japanese launch
• JVC releases the Wondermega console in Japan, a combined Mega Drive and Mega CD.
• Turbo Technologies Incorporated releases the TurboDuo, an updated version of the TurboGrafx-16 with built-in CD-ROM drive and Super System Card for Super CD-ROM² support.
• The Amiga 1200 computer is released. It's the final lower-cost Amiga model before Commodore's bankruptcy.
• Nintendo releases the Super Scope for the Super NES.

Game releases

Video game platforms

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January–March

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
J A N U A R Y	Template:N/a	The Addams Family	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="JanuaryCalendar">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Template:N/a	The Addams Family	NES	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:N/a	Art Alive!	SMD	Edutainment	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Back to the Future Part III	SMD	Adventure	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Beetlejuice	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Big Nose the Caveman	NES	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Bucky O'Hare	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Cowboy Kid	NES	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Darkwing Duck	PCE	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Die Hard	NES	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop	Lynx	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Heavy Nova	SMD	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Hydra	Lynx	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Lynx Casino	Lynx	Simulation	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Mario Lemieux Hockey	SMD	Sports	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Monster in My Pocket	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Nightshade	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Pinball Jam	Lynx	Simulation	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Pit-Fighter	Lynx	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Prince of Persia	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Rampart	NES	Adventure	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Rings of Power	SMD	Role-playing	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Sword Master	NES	Action-adventure	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Trouble Shooter	SMD	Action	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Wheel of Fortune Featuring Vanna White	NES	Game show	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/><ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	The Games: Winter Challenge	SMD	Sports	<ref name="JanuaryCalendar"/>
	11	Super Adventure Island	SNES	Action	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	14	Super Fantasy Zone	SMD	Shoot 'em up	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	25	Dragon Ball Z: Legend of the Super SaiyanTemplate:Broken anchor	SNES	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	28	Romancing SaGa	SNES	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	31	Football Frenzy	Arcade	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Soul Blazer	SNES	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
F E B R U A R Y	Template:N/a	Adventure Island	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Template:N/a	Alisia Dragoon	SMD	Action	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:N/a	Asteroids	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Boggle Plus	GB	Puzzle	<ref name="GameBoyList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	California Games	SMD	Sports	<ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	F-15 Strike Eagle	NES	Simulation	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Hudson Hawk	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz German Translator	GB	Educational	<ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	M.C. Kids	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Paperboy	SMD	Action	<ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Q*bert	GB	Puzzle	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Sesame Street: Countdown	NES	Edutainment	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Super Smash TV	SNES	Action	<ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Star Trek: 25th Anniversary	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Star Trek: 25th Anniversary	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Super Spy Hunter	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="FebruaryCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Xenon 2: Megablast	SMD	Shoot 'em up	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	14	Soccer Brawl	Arcade	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	21	Football Frenzy	Neo	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	28	Contra III: The Alien Wars	SNES	Action	<ref>Template:Cite book (Digital book included with Contra Anniversary Collection)</ref>
M A R C H	Template:N/a	The Addams Family	SNES	Action	<ref name="MarchCalendar">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Template:N/a	Baseball Heroes	Lynx	Sports	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Desert Strike	SMD	Action	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue	NES	Edutainment	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Ghoul School	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz German & Japanese Translator	GB	Educational	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Kid Chameleon	SMD	Action	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Missile Command	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/><ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	PGA Tour Golf	SNES	Sports	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	The Terminator	SMD	Action	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Toki	Lynx	Action	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss	DOS	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:N/a	Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?	SMD	Educational	<ref name="MarchCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	13	Soccer Brawl	Neo	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	16	Mutation Nation	Arcade	Action	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	20	Shining Force	SMD	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	23	Last Resort	Arcade	Shoot 'em up	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	27	Arcana	SNES	Role-playing	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Rival Turf!	SNES	Action	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

April–June

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
A P R I L	Template:N/a	Crystal Mines II	Lynx	Action	<ref name="AprilCalendar">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Template:N/a	Devilish: The Next Possession	SMD	Action	<ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Double Dragon	SMD	Beat 'em up	<ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Earnest Evans	SMD	Action	<ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	George Foreman's KO Boxing	GG	Sports	<ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Hatris	NES	Puzzle	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Hook	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Paperboy 2	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Paperboy 2	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/><ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Square Deal	GB	Simulation	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Super Skweek	Lynx	Action	<ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Toxic Crusaders	NES	Action	<ref name="NintendoList"/><ref name="AprilCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds	NES	Role-playing	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	5	Aerobiz	SNES	Simulation
	15	Baseball Stars 2	Arcade	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	17	Mutation Nation	Neo	Action	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	24	Last Resort	Neo	Shoot 'em up	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	27	Kirby's Dream Land	GB	Action	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	28	Baseball Stars 2	Neo	Sports	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	30	Ninja Commando	Arcade	Shoot 'em up	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
M A Y	Template:N/a	Ballistix	PCE	Sports	<ref name="MayCalendar">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Template:N/a	NBA All-Star Challenge 2	GB	Sports	<ref name="GameBoyList"/><ref name="MayCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Night Creatures	PCE	Action	<ref name="MayCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Rampart	Lynx	Action	<ref name="MayCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge	NES	Sports	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	Super Battletank	SNES	Simulation	<ref name="MayCalendar"/>
	Template:N/a	Turn and Burn: The F-14 Dogfight Simulator	GB	Action	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	5	Wolfenstein 3D	DOS	First-person shooter	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
	25	King of the Monsters 2	Arcade	Fighting	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	29	Ninja Commando	Neo	Shoot 'em up	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
J U N E	Template:N/a	Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge	NES	Sports	<ref name="NintendoList"/>
	Template:N/a	High Stakes Gambling	GB	Simulation	<ref name="GameBoyList"/>
	Template:N/a	Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis	DOS	Graphic adventure	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	15	Andro Dunos	Arcade	Shoot 'em up	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>
	19	King of the Monsters 2	Neo	Fighting	<ref name="NEOGEOsnk"/>

July–September

• July 29 – Ecco the Dolphin is released, the first in the series.
• August 27 – Nintendo releases Super Mario Kart, the first in the Mario Kart series, creating the mascot/go-kart subgenre of racing games.
• September 1 – Domark releases Championship Manager for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• September 24 – SNK releases Art of Fighting for the arcades.
• September 27 – Enix releases Dragon Quest V in Japan.

October–December

• October – Sega releases Virtua Racing by Yu Suzuki and AM2 in the arcades, laying the foundations for subsequent 3D racing games and popularizing 3D polygon graphics among a wider audience.
• October – Gremlin Graphics releases Zool for the Amiga, a character-based platformer following in the footsteps of Mario and Sonic.
• October 8 – Midway Games releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game in North America, which features bloody "fatalities," digitized characters, and started a franchise of games and movies.
• October 15 – Sega releases the controversial Night Trap video game for the Sega CD console.
• October 21 – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is released for the Game Boy. The first appearance of Wario.
• November – Accolade releases Star Control II.
• November – Konami releases a console port of Prince of Persia for the Super NES.
• November 21 – Sega publishes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive/Genesis). The game introduced Sonic's sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower and Sonic's Super Sonic transformation.
• Interplay publishes Alone in the Dark, widely considered the first survival horror game and one of the first games with fully 3D polygonal characters.
• Flashback is released by Delphine Software on the Amiga. The game is praised for its rotoscoped animation, giving movements fluidity unusual for the time. It is listed in the Guinness World Records as the best-selling French game of all time.
• December – Dune II is released by Westwood Studios, creating the template for the modern real-time strategy genre.
• December 4 – Mega Man 5 is released in Japan. On December 15, Mega Man 5 is released in the US.
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See also

• 1992 in games