1992 in video gaming
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[edit] Events
[edit] Notable releases
- Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Super World Stadium '92, Super World Stadium '92 Gekitouban
SNK releases Samurai Shodown.er World Court]], Knuckle Heads, Lucky and Wild and Air Combat.
- Origin Systems releases Ultima VII: The Black Gate for the PC.
- Midway Games releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game, which features bloody "fatalities", digitized characters, and started a franchise of games and movies.
- August — Sega releases the Virtua Racing arcade game, one of the first 3D polygonal racing games.
- October 15 — Sega releases the controversial Night Trap video game for the Mega-CD console.
- Blue Sky Productions releases Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the first ever first-person 3D CRPG.
- id Software releases Wolfenstein 3D, which arguably popularized the first-person shooter genre for the PC.
- Nintendo releases Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy, the first game featuring the character Kirby.
- Interplay publishes Alone in the Dark, widely considered the first survival horror.
- Sega publishes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear), which features the first appearance of Super Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower.
- Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, Super Famicom/SNES), the first in the Mario Kart series, spawned the mascot/go-kart subgenre of racing games
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released for the Game Boy, introducing Wario to the Mario series
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was released by LucasArts. It was considered one of the most advanced adventure games of the time and was a breakthrough for LucasArts' SCUMM games
- Dune II was released by Westwood Studios, creating the template for the modern real-time strategy genre.
- Virgin Games publishes The 7th Guest, which becomes a best seller.
- Accolade publishes Star Control 2.
- Varie releases Super F1 Hero on December 18 of this year. This game was made in collaboration with legendary Japanese Formula One star Satoru Nakajima.
- Domark releases Championship Manager for the Amiga and Atari ST.
- September 24, SNK releases Art Of Fighting for the arcade.
[edit] Hardware
- JVC releases the Wondermega console in Japan, a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD put into one console (later released as the X'eye in North America)
- Philips releases the CD-i multimedia home console
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System released in Europe and Australasia
- Sega releases the Sega CD (an add-on for the Sega Genesis) in North America, almost a year after the equivalent Japanese launch
- Taito Corporation creates the Wowow home console (unreleased)
- TTI (Turbo Technologies Inc.) releases the TurboDuo home console
[edit] Business
- Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Activision (as Mediagenic) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- New companies: Wow Entertainment Inc. (AM1), Humongous Entertainment
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