1993 in video gaming
Categories: 1993 computer and video games
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Notable events of 1993 in computer and video games. See also history of computer and video games.
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Events
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Secret of Mana could be played by three players at the same time
- March - In Sweden, the Swedish video game magazine Super PLAY (SP) starts. The original name is Super Power.
- Midway Games embroiled in controversy for its game Mortal Kombat.
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Notable releases
- August - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy), which becomes the best-selling handheld game in the series.
- September 24 - Broderbund releases the Myst computer game, which goes on to become one of the bestselling games of all time.
- December 10 - id Software releases Doom, a seminal first-person shooter that advanced 3D graphics for computer games.
- Nintendo releases the game Star Fox for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the first game to use the Super FX Chip.
- Sega releases the Virtua Fighter (by AM2) arcade game, which is later displayed at the Smithsonian Institution.
- Squaresoft releases Secret of Mana for the SNES, the first in a series of role-playing games.
- Nintendo releases Kirby's Adventure, the second Kirby game and the only one for the NES.
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Hardware
- Atari Corp. releases the Jaguar home console, the first 64-bit video game system
- Commodore Business Machines releases the Amiga CD32 multimedia home console
- Fujitsu releases the FM Towns Marty home console
- Goldstar, Panasonic, and Sanyo release their versions of the 3DO, the first 32-bit home console
- Nintendo releases a redesigned NES, which is smaller and cartridges are now inserted at the top of the console, instead of the front.
- Pioneer releases the Laseractive multimedia home console
- Sega's Mega CD released in Europe and Australia.
- Tandy releases the Video Information System (VIS) multimedia home console
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Business
- Magnavox is acquired by the Carlyle Group
- Microprose Inc. is acquired by Spectrum Holobyte
- New companies: nVidia Corporation, Take Two Interactive Software Inc., Croteam Ltd.