VIDEO GAMES 1993
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Video Games of 1993 were revolutionary in many ways. First of all, infamous Doom was released and it set standard for all first person 3D shooters to come. Racing got 3D on the Arcades (Ridge Racer) as well on the home consoles (Crash ‘n Burn on 3DO console). Also, the first 3D fighting game called Virtua Fighter was born.
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Video Games 1993
Back in 1993, arcades were still a pretty big deal, Jurassic Park confirmed that dinosaurs were real, and some of the most memorable franchises in video gaming were born. Console makers were racing to try and bring the arcade experience home with machines like the 3DO, the Atari Jaguar, and the Amiga CD32, but in the end, it was the experiences that mattered most.
Some of the most important Video Games released in 1993
We all know Doom, so let’s leave it aside. What else came out in 1993?
One of the most memorable video games of the year is NBA JAM. It became a cult classic. At one point, it was the highest-earning arcade game of all time.
Mortal Kombat franchise reached to the new heights with Mortal Kombat II. It’s notable for improving the gameplay and introducing more varied finishing moves (including several Fatalities per character and new finishers, such as Babality and Friendship) and several iconic characters, such as Kitana, Mileena, Kung Lao, Noob Saibot, and the series’ recurring villain, Shao Kahn.
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Hardware of 1993
Sega releases the Model 2, an arcade system board that introduces 3D texture filtering. It becomes their most popular arcade system board. Fujitsu releases the FM Towns Marty in Japan, as the first 32-bit home console, starting the fifth console generation. Panasonic, GoldStar and Sanyo release the first versions of the 3DO 32-bit console Atari Corporation releases the Jaguar home console, calling it the first 64-bit video game system. Commodore Business Machines releases the Amiga CD32 multimedia home console.
Other notable Video Games of 1993
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Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade
Released: 1993
Genre: Beat ’em up
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DUNE II
Developer: Westwood Studios
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Platform: Sega Genesis
Released: 1993
Genre: Real-time strategy
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SPACE QUEST V
Developer: Dynamix
Publisher: Sierra On-Line
Platform: MS-DOS
Released(NA): February 5, 1993
Released(EU): 1993
Genre: Adventure
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POLICE QUEST 4
Developer: Sierra On-Line
Publisher: Sierra On-Line
Platform: MS-DOS
Released: November, 1993
Genre: Adventure
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Video Games 1993: Facts!
In 1993, Atari released it’s last home console: Atari Jaguar. Atari marketed it as the world’s first 64-bit game system.
PUNISHER
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade
Released: 1993
Genre: Beat ’em up
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SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Super Nintendo
Released(NA): August 11, 1993
Released(EU): December 16, 1993
Released(JP): July 14, 1993
Genre: Compilation
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DOOM
Developer: id Software
Publisher: id Software
Platform: MS-DOS
Released(NA): December 10, 1993
Released(EU): December, 1993
Genre: First-person shooter
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SHINING FORCE
Developer: Climax, Sonic!
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Sega Genesis
Released(NA): July, 1993
Released(EU): July, 1993
Released(JP): March 20, 1992
Genre: Tactical RPG
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HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES: BOOKS
Books “History of Video Games: Games You Should Try, Volume 1, 1971-1976” and “History of Video Games: Games You Should Try, Volume 2, 1977-1979” were composed for all the current and future retrogamers.
And will be followed with Volumes of the 80s. If interested, you can find them here: Kindle Store
Books were composed as guides to help retrogamers. The main purpose is to give information about the games you should try if possible. They were composed to save your time searching for information. Instead wasting your time, you can get all the information from one source, from these books.
In these books you can find the – most important, most innovative, most playable video games as of today, listed in chronological order.
Every video game has a picture and short description on the side.
However, these books were not meant to give you in-depth reviews about the games, these books were composed to provide overview – about what games were released back then and which are still playable, worth to check out today, if possible.
Please leave your comment! If you have some great memories with any game from this year, please share it with others! Some less known facts, personal observations, or even tips and tricks! Or maybe you recommend any of these games, or even something I was missing…