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1993 in video games

1993 in video games

Overview of the events of 1993 in video games

1993 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, Mortal Kombat II, Secret of Mana, and Super Street Fighter II, alongside new titles such as Star Fox, FIFA International Soccer, Doom, Gunstar Heroes, Myst, Samurai Shodown, Ridge Racer, NBA Jam, Disney's Aladdin, and Virtua Fighter.

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This year's highest grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the third year in a row, while again being the year's highest grossing entertainment product. The best selling home system around the globe was the Nintendo Super Famicom/SNES video game console.[1]

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1993.

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Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1993 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[9]

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Financial performance

Highest-grossing arcade games

Street Fighter II was the highest-grossing entertainment product of 1993, earning more than the film Jurassic Park.[10][11] The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade games in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.

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Japan

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1993 in Japan.

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United States

In the United States, NBA Jam was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1993,[16] followed by Mortal Kombat; both games exceeded the $300,000,000 (equivalent to $630,000,000 in 2023) domestic box office gross of Jurassic Park that year.[14][15]

The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of the year, according to the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) and American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA).

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Best-selling home systems

Consoles

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Computers

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Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1993 with known sales figures.

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Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.

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Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top two best-selling 1993 releases during the first quarter of the year.[43]

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In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.[35]

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United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top two highest-grossing home video game franchises in 1993.[44]

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The following titles were the best-selling home video games of each month for video game consoles (home consoles and handheld consoles) in 1993, according to Babbage's (reported by Electronic Gaming Monthly and Electronic Games), Mega (for the Sega Genesis in January), and The NPD Group (for the Super NES and Genesis in July).

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The following titles were the year's top six best-selling PC games on CD-ROM format in the United States.[61]

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Events

Business

Notable releases

Arcade

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Home

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Hardware

Atari Jaguar

See also

References

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