1992 in video games

none March 2016 1992 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, Streets of Rage 2, 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 Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System port of Street Fighter II, which were both also the year's highest-grossing home entertainment products. Legend main platform 3 AMI Arcade ATRST DOS GB GG GEN IBM LYNX MAC NEO NES PC88 PC98 PCD PCE SCD SMS SNES main genre none 3 Action Action-adventure Adventure Brawler Educational Fighting FPS Platformer Puzzle Racing RPG RTS Shoot 'em up Simulation Sports Hardware releases thumb|TurboDuo, the North American version of the PC Engine Duo. thumb|Sega CD, the North American version of the Mega-CD. thumb|Super Scope April 11 – The Super NES releases in Ireland and the United Kingdom. June - The Super NES releases in the rest of Europe. June 8 - The Super NES releases in Chile. July 3 - The Super NES releases in the Australasia region. October – Sega releases the Model 1, Sega's first arcade system board supporting 3D polygon graphics. October 10 - The PC Engine Duo releases in North America as the TurboDuo, an updated version of the TurboGrafx-16 with built-in CD-ROM drive and Super System Card for Super CD-ROM² support. October 15 - Sega releases the Mega-CD as Sega CD (an add-on for the Sega Genesis) in North America, almost a year after the equivalent Japanese launch. October 21 - The Amiga 1200 computer is released. It's the final lower-cost Amiga model before Commodore's bankruptcy. Namco releases the System 22, an arcade system board that introduces 3D texture mapping and Gouraud shading. JVC releases the Wondermega console in Japan, a combined Mega Drive and Mega CD. Nintendo releases the Super Scope for the Super NES. 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 Ref Reference(s)Chicago Tribune Street Fighter II Capcom Fighting SNES Electronic Gaming Awards The 1993 Electronic Gaming Awards: Here are Your Votes for the Year's Best Games Electronic Games March 16, 1993 1 7 (April 1993) 38–9 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-04/page/n37/mode/2up Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) 1993 Electronic Gaming Monthly's Buyer's Guide Electronic Gaming Monthly 13–24 European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) News: And the Winner is... Computer and Video Games 15 May 1993 139 (June 1993) 14 https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c8/CVG_UK_139.pdf#page=14GameFan Golden Megawards Game Informer https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards Game Informer 2 January 2017 29 December 2017 30 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060137/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 live Golden Joystick Awards http://www.gamesradar.com/12-hot-facts-about-the-golden-joystick-awards/ 12 hot facts about the Golden Joystick Awards GamesRadar Future plc 14 September 2009 26 August 201512 facts about the Golden Joysticks http://www.computerandvideogames.com/223211/features/12-facts-about-the-golden-joysticks/ Computer and Video Games ComputerAndVideoGames.com 3 February 2012 14 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071751/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/223211/features/12-facts-about-the-golden-joysticks/ 2012-05-13 Gamest Awards Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition) Capcom Fighting Arcade 第６回ゲーメスト大賞 6th Gamest Awards Gamest December 28, 1992 84 (February 1993) 8–28 ja alternate url Chicago Tribune The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Action-adventure SNES Carter Chip Carter Jonathan The Best of '92 That Kept You Playing and Playing... https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-12-25-9204270261-story.html 15 September 2021 Chicago Tribune Tribune Media Services December 25, 1992 Computer Gaming World Links 386 ProUntil 1994, Computer Gaming Worlds eligibility period followed the "commercial year" (June to June) instead of the calendar year. In this instance, the winner for the period June 1992 to June 1993 was released in the 1992 calendar year. Access Software Sports DOSOctober 1993 Computer Gaming Worlds Game of the Year Awards https://archive.org/details/cgw_museum_pdfs/cgw_111/page/74 Computer Gaming World 111 74 GameFan Golden Megawards Cybernator (Assault Suits Valken) Masaya Games Run and gun SNES Golden Megawards: GameFan's Best of 1992 GameFan January 1993 1 3 70–1 https://archive.org/details/GamefanVolume1Issue03January1993/page/n69/mode/2up Streets of Rage 2 Sega Brawler GEN Wonderdog JVC Musical Industries Platformer SCD PC Engine Fan Far East of Eden II: Manji Maru Hudson Soft RPG PCD Best 5 PC Engine Fan PC Engine All Catalog '92: PC Engine Fan Appendix August 1992 ja 146–7 https://archive.org/details/pc-engine-all-catalog-92-pc-engine-fan-appendix-august-1992/PC%20Engine%20All%20Catalog%20%2792%20-%20PC%20Engine%20Fan%20Appendix%20%28August%201992%29/page/146/mode/2up 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.週刊ファミ通クロスレビュープラチナ殿堂入りソフト一覧 Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205828/http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php Geimin ja dead October 27, 2008 24 February 2021 Title Developer Publisher Score (out of 40) Genre Platform Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Chunsoft Enix 36 RPG SNES Shin Megami Tensei Atlus Atlus 36 I Love Mickey & Donald: Fushigi na Magic Box (World of Illusion) Sega AM7 Sega 36 Platformer SCD Street Fighter II Capcom Capcom 35 Fighting SNES 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.The making of Street Fighter 2 - a video game legend Mega 17 June 1993 10 (July 1993) 14-35 (18-21) https://retrocdn.net/images/0/07/Mega_UK_10.pdf#page=18Sheff David https://books.google.com/books?id=K8kDYRNreJ8C Video Games: A Guide for Savvy Parents 1994 Random House 978-0-679-75282-0 42 But "Street Fighter II" has none of the charm and whimsy of the "Turtle" games and none of the innocence of other martial-arts games such as the first "Double Dragon." This game, depicting only brutal street fighting, was the biggest hit of 1992 and 1993, selling a worldwide total of 8 million copies David Sheff 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 GenreRef Reference(s) Japan Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom Fighting United Kingdom Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 260 GBR 1992 yes million no US 456 1992 million no Capcom Fighting United States Street Fighter II / Champion Edition Capcom Fighting Worldwide Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom Fighting 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第６回ゲーメスト大賞 〜 インカム部門 6th Gamest Awards – Income Category Gamest December 28, 1992 84 (February 1993) 8–28 (27) ja alternate url Game MachineOverseas Readers Column: "SF II", "Exhaust Note" Top Videos '92 Game Machine 441 Amusement Press, Inc. 1-15 January 1993 36 ja https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19930101p.pdf#page=19 Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu)Count Down Hot 100: Hot 10! Famicom Tsūshin 16 April 1993 226 83 ja https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/83 Title Type Points 1 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Street Fighter II / Dash Software kit Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 2 Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition) Final Lap 2 Standard/deluxe Final Lap 2 3 Captain Commando F1 Exhaust Note Dedicated 3464Street 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 Virtua Racing United States In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1992. Rank RePlayThe Bottom Line RePlay January 1993 18 4 32, 34 https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-4-january-1993-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%204%20-%20January%201993/page/32 Play Meter Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA)Coin Machine: AMOA JB Award Nominees Announced Cash Box August 29, 1992 29 https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1992/CB-1992-08-29-OCR-Page-0027.pdfGame Awards RePlay October 1992 18 1 61 https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-1-october-1992-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%201%20-%20October%201992/page/61Banquet Hoedown! Game Awards RePlay November 1992 18 2 78–80 https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-2-november-1992-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%202%20-%20November%201992/page/78/mode/2up AMAAACME '93: Play Meter, AAMA present awards Play Meter April 1993 19 5 74–6 https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-19-number-5-april-1993/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201993/page/n137/mode/2up Dedicated arcade cabinet Arcade conversion kit 1 Street Fighter II / Champion Edition Street Fighter II1992 Play Meter December 1994 20 13 88 https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-13-december-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%2013%20-%20December%201994/page/88 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" 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" colspan="2" rowspan="5" rowspan="5" 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.Test Reports Leisure Line June 1992 34 Leisure & Allied Industries Australia https://archive.org/details/Leisure_Line_1992-06_Leisure_Allied_Industries_AU/page/n33 Best-selling home systems RankSystem(s)ManufacturerTypeSales Japan USA Europe Korea Worldwide1GBNintendoHandheld1,910,000小川 (Ogawa) 純生 (Sumio) 2010-12-14 テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで— Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii — http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf 経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) ja March 2011 77 1–17 (2) 0286-6439 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf 2015-07-25 2021-12-06 Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University)4,000,000McNary Dave Nintendo announces record 1992 sales https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/08/Nintendo-announces-record-1992-sales/8149726469200/ 15 December 2021 United Press International (UPI) January 8, 1993 en6,000,000Sheff David Game Over Game Over (Sheff book) Random House 1993 0-679-40469-4 New York 416–7 Borders David Sheff https://archive.org/details/Game_Over_1999_Cyberactive_Publishing/page/416/mode/2up 11,910,000+2SNESNintendoConsole3,580,0005,600,000Kent Steven L. The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World Three Rivers Press 2001 0-7615-3643-4 Roseville, California 449 The War Steven L. Kent2,030,00020,000게임월드 1994 Game World ko11,230,000+3GENSegaConsole400,000March 1995 Finance & Business https://www.scribd.com/doc/208776076/Screen-Digest?secret_password=2ntzw5zfrtsy8kxequmg Screen Digest 56–62 May 23, 202176,0008,236,000+4NESNintendoConsole820,0002,700,000110,0006,660,000+5IBMIBMComputer 3,400,00015 February 1993 Compaq plan https://books.google.com/books?id=cS_QkhHqHwMC&pg=PA7 Computerworld IDG Enterprise 7 0010-48416MACApple Inc.Computer 2,500,000Reimer Jeremy 2005-12-15 Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures https://arstechnica.com/features/2005/12/total-share/ 2021-11-27 Ars Technica en-us Jeremy Reimer 2012-12-07 Total Share: Personal Computer Market Share 1975-2010 https://jeremyreimer.com/rockets-item.lsp?p=137 Jeremy Reimer7SMSSegaConsole < 50,000https://books.google.com/books?id=rYK1AAAAIAAJ Proceedings 1994 The Conference 125 SEGA - Hardware Estimates Master GameGear 1992 0.0 0.8180,0002,415,000+8Compaq (IBM)CompaqComputer 1,500,0009GGSegaHandheld250,000800,000320,000+ (UK)Video Games: A Report on the Supply of Video Games in the UK April 1995 Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC), H.M. Stationery Office 978-0-10-127812-6 United Kingdom 66 to 68 Market size and market shares 1,370,000+10PC88, PC98NECComputerDedrick Jason https://books.google.com/books?id=fNHhBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83 Asia's Computer Challenge: Threat or Opportunity for the United States and the World? Kraemer Kenneth L. 1998-08-20 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-028398-8 83U.S. Industrial Outlook 1994 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industrial Economics 26-19 Japan https://books.google.com/books?id=Z7W5Pc4L8r8C&pg=SA26-PA19 1,120,000+ Best-selling home video games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Street Fighter II each sold 5 million units worldwide in 1992, making them the year's highest-grossing entertainment products. 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 GEN 2,000,000Video Hits: 1992's top video-game sellers Business Week 1993 3335–3338 6 https://books.google.com/books?id=lXopAQAAIAAJ McGraw-Hill 1992's top video-game sellers Rank Company/Game Millions sold 1 Sega / Sonic The Hedgehog 2 2.0 2 Capcom / Street Fighter II 1.0 3 Nintendo / The Legend of Zelda 1.0 Data: Company Reports+5,000,000Williams Jeffrey Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy Through Economic Time Simon and Schuster 1998 978-0-684-83369-9 78 Chapter 4: The New Artisans Sega Enterprises' Sonic the Hedgehog 2, released in November, sold 5 million units in sixty days. https://books.google.com/books?id=ebKsbjM6h5AC&pg=PA78 450 million noLewis Peter H. 1 August 1993 Sound Bytes: A Man With Many Ideas for Addicting Americans The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/01/business/sound-bytes-a-man-with-many-ideas-for-addicting-americans.html live subscription 13 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20110214184128/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/01/business/sound-bytes-a-man-with-many-ideas-for-addicting-americans.html February 14, 2011 Last year we did 450 million no worldwide on one game, Sonic 2. That's more than any hit movie, more than any other entertainment property. US 450 1992 -1 million no Street Fighter II SNES 2,000,000+2,000,000 200,000+Can Mega Drive Street Fighter 2 Live Up To All The Hype? Mega 17 June 1993 10 (July 1993) 22 https://retrocdn.net/images/0/07/Mega_UK_10.pdf#page=225,000,000https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw20AAAAIAAJ Tokyo Business Today 1993 Toyo Keizai Shinposha (The Oriental Economist) 38 The most important new contributor to Sega is Capcom Co., producer of the phenomenally successful Street Fighter II (five million unit sales last year). Capcom is widely known as the single biggest outside contributor to the Nintendo legend, but will launch software designed for Sega this spring. 3Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no HanayomeSNES2,800,000 2,800,000+December 1993 International Outlook 100 Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Media, LLC 53 DQ5 (the only SFC game in the series) sold close to 3 million last year.200 million no+Sheff David Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World Vintage Books 1994 978-0-307-80074-9 81 Inside the Mother Brain The "Dragon Quest" sequels grossed several hundred million dollars apiece. 1993 https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=81 November 4, 2021 January 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210102104823/https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=81 deadUS 200 1992 -1 million no+4Super Mario KartSNES2,000,000+< 1,000,000 2,000,000+ colspan="2" rowspan="3" Final Fantasy VSNES2,000,000+ 2,000,000+6The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastSNES 1,000,000 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 Ref Reference(s) Europe Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GEN + Japan Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome SNES 2,800,000 South Korea Street Fighter II SNES United States Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GEN 2,000,000 Street Fighter II SNES 2,000,000 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 JapanFamicom Journal Weekly Top 30 and Others: Count Down Hot 100 Famicom Tsūshin 16 April 1993 226 77–92 ja https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/77 South KoreaCount Down Hot 100: Worldwide! Famicom Tsūshin 16 April 1993 226 89 ja https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/89 Title Platform Sales Title Platform 1 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no HanayomeDragon Quest V: Inside Japan's Favourite Game Super Play 3 December 1992 3 (January 1993) 60–1 https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_03_1993-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n59/mode/1up SNES 2,800,000International Outlook Electronic Gaming Monthly 53 EGM Media, LLC December 1993 100 DQ5 (the only SFC game in the series) sold close to 3 million last year.ドラクエ9、シリーズ最高415万本出荷 https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/71808/full/ 13 February 2021 Oricon News Oricon 2009-12-21 ja Street Fighter IISNES 2 Final Fantasy V SNES 2,000,000+Super Savings! N-Force March 1993 10 (April 1993) Europress 12 https://archive.org/details/NForce07Jan93/NForce10-Apr93/page/n11Haul Monty Overseas ProSpects – Final Fantasy V GamePro 45 April 1993 139–140 GamePro Publishing San Mateo, CA 1042-8658 19231826Final Fantasy V 3 Super Mario Kart SNES 2,000,000+Dragon Quest V 4 Street Fighter II SNES 2,000,000+Big in Japan! Sega grab Capcom licenses Sega Force 10 December 1992 13 (January 1993) 10–11 (11) https://retrocdn.net/images/b/ba/SegaForce_UK_13.pdf#page=11 Arang Jeonseol (Fatal Fury) 5 Romancing SaGa SNES < 1,170,000February 2, 2004 – February 4, 2004 http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 Square Enix 2008-12-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120213144948/http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 February 13, 2012 Ranma ½: Hard Battle 6 Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka GB rowspan="2" colspan="2" rowspan="5" 7 Mario Paint SNES 8 Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu SNES < 730,000Dragon Ball Video Game Data Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary: Super History Book 2016 Shueisha 978-4-08-792505-0 216 9 Hoshi no Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land) GB rowspan="2" 10 Super Famista (Super Batter Up) SNES Europe The following titles were the top three best-selling home video game releases of 1992 in Europe and the United Kingdom. Rank Europe United Kingdom Title Platform Sales Title Platform Sales 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GEN +Video game sales scale greater heights Screen Digest 1992 271 https://books.google.com/books?id=zFjvAAAAMAAJ Screen Digest Limited Initial orders for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 game from Sega suggest it will become best-selling European title to date. First orders from UK, France, Germany, Spain and Austria totalled 1.5m units—0.75m in UK alone, worth £25m at retail. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GEN 1,000,000+Sonic: A brief history MegaTech 20 January 1994 26 (February 1994) Maverick Magazines United Kingdom 24 https://archive.org/details/mega-tech-26/page/24Whitfield Martin Dearest Santa: video games, not records – Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends have ousted pop music https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/special-report-on-electronic-gifts-dearest-santa-video-games-not-records-sonic-the-hedgehog-and-his-friends-have-ousted-pop-music-writes-martin-whitfield-1562921.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/special-report-on-electronic-gifts-dearest-santa-video-games-not-records-sonic-the-hedgehog-and-his-friends-have-ousted-pop-music-writes-martin-whitfield-1562921.html May 1, 2022 subscription live 15 September 2021 The Independent 11 December 1992 2 Road Rash II GEN Street Fighter II SNES 200,000 3 Mario Paint SNES AMI In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1992. Month Game consoles Home computers Ref Reference(s) Genesis Super NES Master System NES Game Boy Amiga ZX Spectrum January WWF WrestleMania (home computers) CVG Charts Computer and Video Games 15 February 1992 124 (March 1992) 73–5 https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-124/page/n72 February Robocod Sonic the Hedgehog Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Land Grand Prix 1 Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 28 March 1992 19 (April 1992) 94–5 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-19/page/n93/mode/2upAmiga Power Gallup Charts: Amiga Top 100 Amiga Power 26 March 1992 12 (April 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_12_1992-04_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1up March QuackShot Asterix 1st Division Manager Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 28 April 1992 20 (May 1992) 64–5 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-20Feature: When did you get yours? Mega December 1992 3 16-20 (19-20) https://retrocdn.net/images/1/14/Mega_UK_03.pdf#page=19Amiga Power Gallup Charts: Amiga Top 100 Amiga Power May 1992 13 53 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_13_1992-05_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n52/mode/1up April Desert Strike Project-X Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 28 May 1992 21 (June 1992) 60–1 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-21Penguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 28 May 1992 14 (June 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_14_1992-06_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1up May Super Kick Off John MaddenPenguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 25 June 1992 15 (July 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_15_1992-07_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n13/mode/1up Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 27 June 1992 22 (July 1992) 60–1 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-22 June Champions of Europe Rescue Rangers Sensible Soccer Italia '90 Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 22 July 1992 23 (August 1992) 112–3 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-23Penguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 25 July 1992 16 (August 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_16_1992-08_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1upCharts Your Sinclair August 1992 80 11 https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-80/page/n10 July Taz-Mania Wimbledon Top 10 Charts Mean Machines 27 August 1992 24 (September 1992) 60–1 https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-24Penguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 27 August 1992 17 (September 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_17_1992-09_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1upCharts Your Sinclair September 1992 81 11 https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-81/page/n10/mode/1up August Olympic Gold Rainbow Islands Penguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 17 September 1992 18 (October 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_18_1992-10_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1upCharts Your Sinclair October 1992 82 10 https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-82/page/n9/mode/1up September Alien 3 WWF Super WrestleMania Charts Would Be a Fine Thing! Super Play 1 October 1992 1 (November 1992) 17 https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_01_1992-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n16/mode/1upPenguin Gallup Charts: Amiga Power Top 100 Amiga Power 22 October 1992 19 (November 1992) 16 https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_19_1992-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n15/mode/1upCharts Your Sinclair November 1992 83 11 https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-83/page/n10/mode/1up October Street Fighter II (SNES) Charts Across the World Super Play November 1992 2 (December 1992) 25 https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_02_1992-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n24/mode/1up NovemberSonic the Hedgehog 2 (GEN) 18 February 1993 Official Gallup UK Mega Drive Sales Chart Mega 6 (March 1993) 12 https://retrocdn.net/images/f/fb/Mega_UK_06.pdf#page=12 December Charts: All Formats Top Ten (Data supplied by Virgin Game Centre) Digitiser 10 January 1993 http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1993-01-09.htm 10 March 2021 2018-01-11 Not seen for 25 years: Classic Digitiser unearthed! https://www.digitiser2000.com/main-page/not-seen-for-25-years-classic-digitiser-unearthed Digitiser 2000 March 10, 2021 October 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221011164909/https://www.digitiser2000.com/main-page/not-seen-for-25-years-classic-digitiser-unearthed deadCundy Matt Every Christmas Top 10 from the last 20 years https://www.gamesradar.com/every-christmas-top-10-from-the-last-20-years/10/ GamesRadar 10 9 March 2021 25 December 2007Gregory Mark Christmas Top Ten https://archive.org/details/MEGA-guide/The%20Sun%20MEGA%20Guide%20%281992-12-18%29/page/n1/mode/1up Mega Guide 18 December 1992 2–3 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 Ref Reference 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Platformer 2,000,000 GEN Street Fighter II Capcom Fighting 2,000,000 SNES News Digest: People on the Move RePlay January 1994 19 4 22 https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-4-january-1994/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Issue%20No.%204%20-%20January%201994/page/22 3 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Action-adventure 1,000,000 SNES 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 Nintendo Sega Genesis TurboDuo Game Boy Atari Lynx Ref Reference(s) June Final Fantasy II June 12, 1992 U.S.A. Top 10 https://i.imgur.com/YvGQoEk.png Famitsu ja 17 August Yoshi Street Fighter II Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing Super Mario Land Batman Returns https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_Issue_039_October_1992/page/n43/mode/2up EGM Top Ten Electronic Gaming Monthly 39 October 1992 44–45 September Turtles in Time https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20040%20%28November%201992%29/page/n39/mode/2up EGM Top Ten Electronic Gaming Monthly 40 November 1992 40–41 October Tecmo Super Bowl Street Fighter II NHLPA Hockey '93 Cosmic Fantasy 2 Kirby's Dream Land NFL Football https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20041%20%28December%201992%29/page/n47 EGM Top Ten Electronic Gaming Monthly 41 December 1992 48 November John Madden Football '93 Air Zonk Super Mario Land 2 Charts Across the World Super Play 3 December 1992 3 (January 1993) 27 https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_03_1993-01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n26/mode/1uphttps://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20042%20%28January%201993%29/page/n45 EGM Top Ten Electronic Gaming Monthly 42 January 1993 46 December Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Batman Returns https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20043%20%28February%201993%29/page/n37 EGM Top Ten Electronic Gaming Monthly 43 February 1993 38 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 DOS games DOS educational games Amiga Macintosh CD-ROM Ref Reference May Hardball III Top Selling PC Games for May 1992 Electronic Games September 1992 1 1 (October 1992) 14 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1992-10/page/n13 June Aces of the Pacific Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Top Selling PC Games, June 1992 Electronic Games 13 October 1992 1 2 (November 1992) 14 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1992-11/page/n13 July Top Selling PC Games for July, 1992 Electronic Games 10 November 1992 1 3 (December 1992) 18 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1992-12/page/n17 August Links Top PC Games: Aug. '92 Electronic Games 10 December 1992 1 4 (January 1993) 17 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-01/page/n16 September Falcon 3.0: Operation Fighting Tiger Top Selling PC Games: Sept. 1992 Electronic Games 12 January 1993 1 5 (February 1993) 18 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-02/page/n17 October King's Quest VI Civilization Prince of Persia Battle Chess Top-Selling PC Games Electronic Games 9 February 1993 1 6 (March 1993) 16 https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n15 Events January 1 – Atari Corporation drops support for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 7800, and software for those systems. May 25 – FuncoLand founder David Pomije is named "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year" by the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce.May 25, 1992 Honors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59910773/star-tribune/ Star Tribune Newspapers.com Minneapolis 32 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.July 2, 1992 Public offerings https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59911944/star-tribune/ Star Tribune Newspapers.com Minneapolis 32 July 13 – The first Chicago-area FuncoLand location opens in Bloomingdale.Ronald William October 22, 1992 Video chain zaps into market https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59928795/southtown-star/ Southtown Star Newspapers.com Tinley Park, Illinois 31 August 12 – Funco's initial public offering, underwritten by Miller, Johnson & Kuehn Inc., is announced.August 17, 1992 Business forum https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59913205/star-tribune/ Star Tribune Newspapers.com Minneapolis 31 September 22 – The first south suburban Chicago-area FuncoLand location opens in Orland Park. December – the Apple IIGS is discontinued. 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 Games released in 1992 Release date Title Platform Genre Ref Reference(s) January The Addams Family GB, NES Action https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/dmg_games.pdf Nintendo All Game Boy Games dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111407/https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/dmg_games.pdf March 4, 2016https://retrocdn.net/images/2/25/EGM_US_030.pdf January 1992 Software Calendar January 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly 32–33https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf Nintendo August 9, 2015 All NES Games dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf June 11, 2014 January Art Alive! GEN Educational January Back to the Future Part III GEN Adventure January Beetlejuice GB Action January Big Nose the Caveman NES Action January Bucky O'Hare NES Action January Cowboy Kid NES Action January Darkwing Duck PCE Action January Die Hard NES Action January Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop LYNX Action January Heavy Nova GEN Action January Hydra LYNX Action January Lynx Casino LYNX Simulation January Mario Lemieux Hockey GEN Sports January Monster in My Pocket NES Action January Nightshade NES Action January Pinball Jam LYNX Simulation January Pit-Fighter LYNX Action January Prince of Persia GB Action January Rampart NES Adventure January Rings of Power GEN RPG January Sword Master NES Action-adventure January Trouble Shooter GEN Action January Wheel of Fortune Featuring Vanna White NES Game show January The Games: Winter Challenge GEN Sports January 11 Super Adventure Island SNES Action http://www.hudson.co.jp/gamenavi/gamedb/index.cgi?mode=info&f=DaiBoukenjima https://web.archive.org/web/20040505162807/http://www.hudson.co.jp/gamenavi/gamedb/index.cgi?mode=info&f=DaiBoukenjima Hudson Game Navi: 高橋名人の大冒険島 May 5, 2004 August 28, 2020 live January 14 Super Fantasy Zone GEN Shoot 'em up https://vc.sega.jp/vc_sfz/ スーパーファンタジーゾーン バーチャルコンソール September 16, 2020 January 25 Dragon Ball Z: Legend of the Super Saiyan SNES RPG http://bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/dragonball/lineup/ ja:ラインナップ ドラゴンボール ゲームポータルサイト バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト Bandai Namco Entertainment ja February 13, 2017 January 28 Romancing SaGa SNES RPG https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/romancingsaga1/ ja:ロマンシング サ・ガ ja Square Enix 2020-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200106040708/https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/romancingsaga1/ 2020-01-06 live January 31 Football Frenzy Arcade Sports http://neogeomuseum.snk-corp.co.jp/english/catalogue/ Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM SNK Playmore July 22, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035857/http://neogeomuseum.snk-corp.co.jp/english/catalogue/ August 28, 2018 live January 31 Soul Blazer SNES RPG https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/soulblader/ ソウルブレイダー Square Enix August 28, 2020 February Adventure Island GB Action https://retrocdn.net/images/6/6c/EGM_US_031.pdf February 1992 Software Calendar February 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly 32–33 February Alisia Dragoon GEN Action https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:GamePro_US_031.pdf&page=38 GamePro #31 pg. 38 February 1994 Sega Retro 14 February 2016 February Asteroids GB Action February Boggle Plus GB Puzzle February California Games GEN Sports February F-15 Strike Eagle NES Simulation February Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters NES Action February Hudson Hawk NES Action February InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz German Translator GB Educational February M.C. Kids NES Action February Paperboy GEN Action February Q*bert GB Puzzle February Sesame Street: Countdown NES Educational February Super Smash TV SNES Action February Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (NES) NES Action February Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (GB) GB Action February Super Spy Hunter NES Action February Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break GB Action February Xenon 2: Megablast GEN Shoot 'em up https://archive.org/details/Mean_Machines_Issue_17_1992-02_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n49/mode/2up Mega Drive Review: Xenon II: Megablast Rignall Julian Leadbetter Richard Mean Machines February 1992 48–50 February 14 Soccer Brawl Arcade Sports February 21 Football Frenzy NEO Sports February 21 Fortified Zone 2 GB Action Famicom Tsūshin New Games Cross Review Famibo Tofuya Mizuno Tenchō Morishita Moriko Chuji Giorgio February 28, 1992 ASCII Corporation 167 Japanese February 28 Contra III: The Alien Wars SNES Action The History of Contra Tatsuya Saijyou Yasufumi Sakuma Noboru Honda Takeshi Matsumoto Daisuke Yoshihara Daisuke Kihara Konami 2019 14 (Digital book included with Contra Anniversary Collection) March The Addams Family SNES Action https://retrocdn.net/images/3/35/EGM_US_032.pdf March 1992 Software Calendar March 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly 34–35 March Baseball Heroes LYNX Sports March Desert Strike GEN Action March Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue NES Educational March G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor NES Action March Ghoul School NES Action March InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz German & Japanese Translator GB Educational March Kid Chameleon GEN Action March Missile Command GB Action March PGA Tour Golf SNES Sports March Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back NES Action March The Terminator GEN Action March Toki LYNX Action March Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss DOS RPG http://www.ttlg.com/articles/UW2int2.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20130419201423/http://www.ttlg.com/articles/UW2int2.asp An Interview With Looking Glass Technologies Game Bytes April 19, 2013 1992 February 15, 2009 March Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? GEN Educational March Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power NES Action March 13 Soccer Brawl NEO Sports March 16 Mutation Nation Arcade Action March 20 Shining Force GEN RPG https://sega.jp/mdmini/soft/shining-force-1.html シャイニング・フォース ～神々の遺産～ Sega August 28, 2020 March 23 Last Resort Arcade Shoot 'em up March 27 Arcana SNES RPG https://www.hallab.co.jp/works/detail/000754/ カードマスター リムサリアの封印／ARCANA HAL Laboratory August 31, 2020 March 27 Rival Turf! SNES Action http://www.jalecogames.co.jp/detail.php?gid=122 https://archive.today/20130218173234/http://www.jalecogames.co.jp/detail.php?gid=122 February 18, 2013 ラッシング・ビート Jaleco September 1, 2020 live April Crystal Mines II LYNX Action https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9a/EGM_US_033.pdf April 1992 Software Calendar April 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly 34–35 April Devilish: The Next Possession GEN Action April Double Dragon GEN Brawler April Earnest Evans GEN Action April George Foreman's KO Boxing GG Sports April Hatris NES Puzzle April Hook NES Action April The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World NES Action April Paperboy 2 GB, NES Action April Square Deal GB Simulation April Super Skweek LYNX Action April Toxic Crusaders NES Action April Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds NES RPG April 5 Aerobiz SNES Simulation October 2025 April 15 Baseball Stars 2 Arcade Sports April 17 Mutation Nation NEO Action April 24 Last Resort NEO Shoot 'em up April 27 Kirby's Dream Land GB Action https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/kyj/ 星のカービィ Nintendo August 31, 2020 April 28 Baseball Stars 2 NEO Sports April 30 Ninja Commando Arcade Shoot 'em up May Ballistix PCE Sports https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cb/EGM_US_034.pdf May 1992 Software Calendar May 1992 Electronic Gaming Monthly 34–35 May NBA All-Star Challenge 2 GB Sports May Night Creatures PCE Action May Rampart LYNX Action May Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge NES Sports May Super Battletank SNES Simulation May Turn and Burn: The F-14 Dogfight Simulator GB Action May 5 Wolfenstein 3D DOS FPS Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture Kushner David 2004 Random House 978-0-8129-7215-3 113–117 May 25 King of the Monsters 2 Arcade Fighting May 29 Ninja Commando NEO Shoot 'em up June Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge NES Sports June High Stakes Gambling GB Simulation June Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis DOS Adventure https://web.archive.org/web/20060623025112/http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_2.htm 20th Anniversary LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC June 23, 2006 http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_2.htm June 15 Andro Dunos Arcade Shoot 'em up June 19 King of the Monsters 2 NEO Fighting July 10 Soldier Blade PCE Famicom Tsūshin New Games Cross Review Hirokazu Hamamura Hamamura Tsūshin Giorgio Chuji Watnabe Miki Taco X 187 ASCII Corporation July 17, 1992 38 July 29 Ecco the Dolphin October 2025 August 27 Super Mario Kart Racing (kart) October 2025 September 1 Championship Manager AMI, ATRST October 2025 September 24 Art of Fighting Arcade October 2025 September 27 (JP) Dragon Quest V October 2025 October Virtua Racing Arcade Racing October 2025 October Zool AMI Platformer October 2025 October 8 (NA) Mortal Kombat Arcade Fighting October 2025 October 15 Night Trap SCD October 2025 October 21 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins GB October 2025 October 23 Galaxy Fraulein Yuna PCE Adventure Famicom Tsūshin October 30, 1992 Japanese ASCII Corporation New Games Cross Review Hirokazu Hamamura Hamamura Tsūshin Giorgio Chuji Miki Watanabe Taco X Japan 202PC Engine Fan Tokuma Shoten Shinagawa, Tokyo Japanese November 1992 PC Engine Fan 1992 銀河お嬢様伝説ユナ Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna 20 November Star Control II October 2025 November Prince of Persia SNES October 2025November 4Stunt IslandDOSFlight simulationStunt Island Review https://armknechted.com/sicentral/sidocs/sireview1.html 2026-03-31 armknechted.com November 21 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GEN October 2025 December Dune II RTS October 2025 December 4 (JP) Mega Man 5 October 2025 December 10 Fatal Fury 2 Arcade, NEO http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=24383 餓狼伝説 〜新たなる闘い〜 まとめ [アーケード] / ファミ通.com Famitsu.com 2014-02-22 2016-03-11http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3841 The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game Flyers: Fatal Fury 2 - "The Sultans of Slugs" Battle Royale, SNK / SNK Playmore Corp Flyers.arcade-museum.com 2004-01-05 2016-03-11 December 15 (US) Mega Man 5 October 2025 Unknown Alone in the Dark survival horror October 2025 Unknown Flashback AMI October 2025 See also 1992 in games References Category:Video games by year