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Date
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Dev. / Pub.
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Game Title
|
Console
|
Notes
|
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February
|
LucasArts
|
X-Wing
|
PC
|
|
|
February
|
Nintendo
|
Star Fox
|
SNES
|
The first game to use the new Super FX chip
|
|
March
|
Nintendo
|
Kirby's Adventure
|
NES
|
Introduced Kirby's ability to take on the powers of enemies he has eaten, which would go on to become a staple of the franchise
|
|
April
|
Virgin Interactive
|
The 7th Guest
|
PC
|
Sold over two million copies and was widely regarded as one of three "killer apps" that accelerated the sales of CD-ROM drives (other two being Myst & Doom[7] [page 129]). Bill Gates also called The 7th Guest "the new standard in interactive entertainment"
|
|
June
|
LucasArts
|
Maniac Mansion II: Day of the tentacle
|
PC
|
-
|
|
June
|
Nintendo
|
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
|
Game Boy
|
The best-selling handheld game in the series
|
|
June
|
Electronic Arts
|
Syndicate
|
PC
|
-
|
|
July
|
Nintendo
|
Super Mario All-Stars
|
SNES
|
-
|
|
August
|
Square
|
Secret of Mana
|
SNES
|
Second "Action Role-Playing Game" after Final Fantasy Adventure
|
|
August
|
Activision
|
Return to Zork
|
PC
|
-
|
|
September
|
MicroProse
|
Master of Orion
|
PC
|
-
|
|
September
|
Sega
|
Sonic CD
|
PC
|
|
|
September
|
Broderbund
|
Myst
|
PC
|
One of '93's key games, with lots of interesting facts[8] including that (until The Sims took the top spot with 6.3 million games sold in 2002) Myst was the best-selling PC title on record, with 6 million units sold since its launch. To date, the franchise has sold over 12 million units.
|
|
November
|
LucasArts
|
Sam & Max Hit the Road
|
PC
|
-
|
|
November
|
Capcom
|
Mega Man 6
|
NES
|
-
|
|
November
|
Virgin
|
Disney's Aladdin
|
Genesis
|
Crowned "Genesis Game of The Year" at the Electronic Gaming Awards (aka the Arcade Awards aka the Arkies) voted on by the public[9]
|
|
November
|
Nintendo
|
Clay fighter
|
SNES
|
Thought of as a parody of Street Fighter & Mortal Kombat, but actually wasn't, and was re-released to the Wii.
|
|
November
|
Sega
|
Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
|
Genesis
|
-
|
|
December
|
Sierra
|
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
|
PC
|
-
|
|
December
|
Id Software
|
Doom
|
PC
|
One of the greatest - and most influential - games of all time.
|
|
December
|
Capcom
|
Mega Man X
|
SNES
|
-
|