Top Games By Year: 1996 WIP
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT, 1996)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC, 1996)
Saturn Bomberman (SAT, 1996)
Mole Mania (GB, 1996)
Soul Blade/Soul Edge (PS1, 1996)
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (PC, 1996)(Expansion)
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES, 1996)
Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996)
Diablo (PC, 1996)
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (PC, 1996)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Battle Garegga (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1998)
NiGHTS Into Dreams... (SAT) & Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... (SAT)
Sid Meier's Civilization II (PC, 1996)?
Soukyugurentai (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997)
Tekken 2 (ARC, 1995/PS1, 1996)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Strife (PC, 1996)
Dragon Force (SAT)
Quake (PC)
Lords of the Realm II (PC)? - gog
Circle of Blood/Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (PC/PS1)?
PowerSlave/Exhumed (SAT)
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC)?
Metal Slug (ARC/NG)
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (ARC)?
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (ARC/PS1/SAT)
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu/Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (SNES)?
DoReMi Fantasy (SNES, 1996)
Hyper Duel (ARC, 1993/SAT, 1996)(includes a remastered mode)
Die Hard Arcade/Dynamite Deka (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997)
DonPachi (ARC, 1995/PS1/SAT, 1996)
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES, 1993/PS1, 1996)(Remake)?
Mega Man 8 (PS1, 1996/SAT, 1997)
Command & Conquer Gold (PC)(svga gfx, internet mp)
Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL (PS1)
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... (SNES)(Remake)
Resident Evil (PS1/PC)?
Guardian Heroes (SAT)?
Tomb Raider (PS1/SAT/PC, 1996)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997/PS1, 1998)?
Samurai Shodown IV/Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (ARC/NG)?
Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel (SNES)
Pokemon Red Version (GB) / Pokemon Blue Version (GB) / Pokemon Green (GB, JP)?
Chaos Seed (SNES)?
Osman/Cannon Dancer (ARC)?
SimCopter (PC)?
Marvelous: Mohitotsu no Takarajima (SNES)? - fan transl
Descent II (PC, 1996)?
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition (PC)(includes Plutonium PAK+patched to version 1.5)?, Rage Racer (PS1)?, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PS1/SAT)?, Super Bomberman 4 (SNES, 1996), Bahamut Lagoon (SNES)?, International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (MD, 1996), Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES), Twisted Metal 2 (PS1, 1996), Wonder Project J2 (N64)?, Policenauts (PC-98, 1994/3DO, 1995/PS1, 1996),
Jumping Flash! 2 (PS1)?, Return Fire (3DO, 1995/PC/PS1, 1996), Virtua Cop 2 (SAT), Stars! (PC)? 4.39 TBS, MP, Treasure Hunter G (SNES)?, Radical Dreamers (SNES)?, Wave Race 64 (N64)?, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES), Linkle Liver Story (SAT), The Legend of Oasis (SAT)?, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (PC, 1996/PS1, 1997)?
NHL 97 (MD/SNES, 1996), Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (SAT, 1996), Lunacy/Torico (SAT)?, Mega Man X3 (PS1), The Neverhood (PC), Vandal Hearts (PS1)?, Dark Half (SNES)?, Pilotwings 64 (N64)?, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (SAT), Arc the Lad II (PS1),
Shining the Holy Ark (SAT)?, Rudra no Hihou (SNES), Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (PS1), Pocahontas (MD)?, Star Ocean (SNES), Wild Arms (PS1)?, The King of Fighters '96 (ARC), Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers (SAT)?, Revelations: Persona (PS1)?, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (PC),
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PS1), Sexy Parodius (ARC/SAT/PS1, 1996)?, Crash Bandicoot (PS1), Energy Breaker (SNES), The King of Fighters '96 (NG)?, Oregon Trail II PC? 4.2, Killer Instinct 2 (ARC)?, Fighters Megamix (SAT)?, Dark Savior (SAT, 1996)?, Sonic CD (MCD, 1993/PC, 1996),
Riglord Saga 2 (SAT)?, Terra Phantastica (SAT)? tbs, Quest for Glory Anthology (PC), The Pandora Directive PC? Adv 4.2, Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT)?, Command & Conquer (SAT)?, Final DOOM (PC?), Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES), Total Mayhem (PC) 4.27 - Isometric Free-Roaming Shooter/Maze Action,
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (MD, 1996), Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside (PC), Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (SNES), NBA Hang Time (SNES), Doshin the Giant GC (64DD)?, Vigilance on Talos V (PC), Harvest Moon (SNES), Close Combat (PC)?, Gungriffon (SAT)?, F-22 Lightning II (PC) 4.34 - Flight Combat, Timelapse PC? Adv 4.25, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire?, King's Field II (PS1)?, The Tower SAT?, Kirby's Block Ball? GB?, Soviet Strike (SAT)?, Final DOOM (PS1), Death Rally (PC), Fighting Vipers (SAT)?, Road Rash (PC)
--1996 EU--
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC) 1995 U, 1996 E
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) 1996
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC) 1996
Secret of Evermore (SNES) 1995 U, 1996 E
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT) 1996
Darius Gaiden (ARC) 1994, (SAT) 1995 J, 1996 E/U
Terranigma (SNES), 1995 J, 1996 E, No U
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Soul Edge/Soul Blade, 1996 (ARC), 1997 PS1
Strife (PC), 1996
Wild Guns (SNES), 1995 J/U, 1996 E
Battle Garegga (ARC), 1996, 1998 SAT
Hyper Duel (SAT), 1996 J Only - includes sat & arc mode
Batsugun, 1993 (ARC), 1996 (SAT) JP Only
Soukyugurentai/Terra Diver (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
Tekken 2 (PS1/ARC), 1996
Metal Slug, 1996 (ARC), 1997 PS1/SAT
SimCopter? (PC), 1996
Settlers II, The: Veni, Vidi, Vici?, 1996 (PC)
Guardian Heroes? (SAT), 1996
Metal Slug (ARC) 1996, 1997 PS1/SAT
Star Ocean? (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Mega Man 8 (SAT), 1997, 1996 PS1 (somewhat worse)
Puyo Puyo Sun (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT - poorly balanced (saturn default mode)
Purikura Daisakusen (SAT/ARC), 1996 JP Only
Virtua Fighter 2 (SAT), 1995 J, 1996 U/E
Adventures of Lomax (PC/PS1), 1996
Tetris Attack (SNES), 1996 U, No E
X-Men: Children of the Atom, 1994 (ARC), 1995 J (SAT), 1996 U/E
Lords of the Realm II? (PC), 1996
NiGHTS into Dreams... (SAT), 1996
Mega Man X3 (SNES), 1995 J, 1996 U/E, 1996 (SAT) J/E
???
Bahamut Lagoon (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars/Circle of Blood (PC/PS1), 1996
Civilization II (PC), 1996
Curse of Monkey Island, The (PC), 1997
Death Rally (PC), 1996 E/U
Descent II (PC), 1996 E/U
Destruction Derby 2 (PC/PS1), 1996
DonPachi (PS1), 1996
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?/Mortality Bytes! (PC), 1996
Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB), 1996
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (ARC), 1996, 1999 SAT (D&D Collection)
Duke Nukem 3D (PC), 1996
Heroes of Might & Magic II (PC), 1996
In the Hunt (PS1), 1996
Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden II (SAT), 1996 JP Only
Kingdom Grand Prix (SAT), 1996 JP Only, 1994 ARC
King of Fighters '96, The (NG/SAT), 1996 JP Only
Langrisser III (SAT), 1996, JP Only
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC), 1996
Neverhood, The (PC), 1996
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (SAT), 1996 (port of Darkstalkers ARC 1994, on PS1 as Darkstalkers: Night Warriors (worse))
Parodius Forever With Me (PS1/SAT), 1996 JP Only
Policenauts (PS1/SAT), 1996
Puyo Puyo Sun (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
RayStorm (ARC), 1996, PS1 1997 E
Robo Pit (PS1/SAT), 1996
Quake (PC), 1996
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (ARC/NG), 1996, 1997 SAT JP Only
Sexy Parodius (ARC/SAT), 1996
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (PC), 1996
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (ARC/SAT), 1996
Strikers 1945 (SAT/PS1?), 1996
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64?), 1996, 1997 E, 1997 PC
Tomb Raider (PS1), 1996 - Anniversary
Treasure Hunter G (SNES), 1996 J Only
Virtual On: Cyber Troopers (SAT), 1996, ARC 1995
Virtua Fighter 3 (ARC), 1996
Waku Waku 7 (ARC/NG), 1996, 1997 SAT JP Only
Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL, 1996 (PS1)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
Z (PC), 1996
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC, 1996)
Saturn Bomberman (SAT, 1996)
Mole Mania (GB, 1996)
Soul Blade/Soul Edge (PS1, 1996)
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (PC, 1996)(Expansion)
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES, 1996)
Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996)
Diablo (PC, 1996)
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (PC, 1996)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Battle Garegga (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1998)
NiGHTS Into Dreams... (SAT) & Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... (SAT)
Sid Meier's Civilization II (PC, 1996)?
Soukyugurentai (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997)
Tekken 2 (ARC, 1995/PS1, 1996)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Strife (PC, 1996)
Dragon Force (SAT)
Quake (PC)
Lords of the Realm II (PC)? - gog
Circle of Blood/Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (PC/PS1)?
PowerSlave/Exhumed (SAT)
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC)?
Metal Slug (ARC/NG)
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (ARC)?
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (ARC/PS1/SAT)
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu/Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (SNES)?
DoReMi Fantasy (SNES, 1996)
Hyper Duel (ARC, 1993/SAT, 1996)(includes a remastered mode)
Die Hard Arcade/Dynamite Deka (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997)
DonPachi (ARC, 1995/PS1/SAT, 1996)
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES, 1993/PS1, 1996)(Remake)?
Mega Man 8 (PS1, 1996/SAT, 1997)
Command & Conquer Gold (PC)(svga gfx, internet mp)
Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL (PS1)
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... (SNES)(Remake)
Resident Evil (PS1/PC)?
Guardian Heroes (SAT)?
Tomb Raider (PS1/SAT/PC, 1996)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (ARC, 1996/SAT, 1997/PS1, 1998)?
Samurai Shodown IV/Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (ARC/NG)?
Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel (SNES)
Pokemon Red Version (GB) / Pokemon Blue Version (GB) / Pokemon Green (GB, JP)?
Chaos Seed (SNES)?
Osman/Cannon Dancer (ARC)?
SimCopter (PC)?
Marvelous: Mohitotsu no Takarajima (SNES)? - fan transl
Descent II (PC, 1996)?
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition (PC)(includes Plutonium PAK+patched to version 1.5)?, Rage Racer (PS1)?, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PS1/SAT)?, Super Bomberman 4 (SNES, 1996), Bahamut Lagoon (SNES)?, International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (MD, 1996), Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES), Twisted Metal 2 (PS1, 1996), Wonder Project J2 (N64)?, Policenauts (PC-98, 1994/3DO, 1995/PS1, 1996),
Jumping Flash! 2 (PS1)?, Return Fire (3DO, 1995/PC/PS1, 1996), Virtua Cop 2 (SAT), Stars! (PC)? 4.39 TBS, MP, Treasure Hunter G (SNES)?, Radical Dreamers (SNES)?, Wave Race 64 (N64)?, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES), Linkle Liver Story (SAT), The Legend of Oasis (SAT)?, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (PC, 1996/PS1, 1997)?
NHL 97 (MD/SNES, 1996), Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (SAT, 1996), Lunacy/Torico (SAT)?, Mega Man X3 (PS1), The Neverhood (PC), Vandal Hearts (PS1)?, Dark Half (SNES)?, Pilotwings 64 (N64)?, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (SAT), Arc the Lad II (PS1),
Shining the Holy Ark (SAT)?, Rudra no Hihou (SNES), Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (PS1), Pocahontas (MD)?, Star Ocean (SNES), Wild Arms (PS1)?, The King of Fighters '96 (ARC), Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers (SAT)?, Revelations: Persona (PS1)?, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (PC),
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PS1), Sexy Parodius (ARC/SAT/PS1, 1996)?, Crash Bandicoot (PS1), Energy Breaker (SNES), The King of Fighters '96 (NG)?, Oregon Trail II PC? 4.2, Killer Instinct 2 (ARC)?, Fighters Megamix (SAT)?, Dark Savior (SAT, 1996)?, Sonic CD (MCD, 1993/PC, 1996),
Riglord Saga 2 (SAT)?, Terra Phantastica (SAT)? tbs, Quest for Glory Anthology (PC), The Pandora Directive PC? Adv 4.2, Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT)?, Command & Conquer (SAT)?, Final DOOM (PC?), Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES), Total Mayhem (PC) 4.27 - Isometric Free-Roaming Shooter/Maze Action,
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (MD, 1996), Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside (PC), Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (SNES), NBA Hang Time (SNES), Doshin the Giant GC (64DD)?, Vigilance on Talos V (PC), Harvest Moon (SNES), Close Combat (PC)?, Gungriffon (SAT)?, F-22 Lightning II (PC) 4.34 - Flight Combat, Timelapse PC? Adv 4.25, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire?, King's Field II (PS1)?, The Tower SAT?, Kirby's Block Ball? GB?, Soviet Strike (SAT)?, Final DOOM (PS1), Death Rally (PC), Fighting Vipers (SAT)?, Road Rash (PC)
--1996 EU--
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC) 1995 U, 1996 E
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) 1996
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC) 1996
Secret of Evermore (SNES) 1995 U, 1996 E
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT) 1996
Darius Gaiden (ARC) 1994, (SAT) 1995 J, 1996 E/U
Terranigma (SNES), 1995 J, 1996 E, No U
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Soul Edge/Soul Blade, 1996 (ARC), 1997 PS1
Strife (PC), 1996
Wild Guns (SNES), 1995 J/U, 1996 E
Battle Garegga (ARC), 1996, 1998 SAT
Hyper Duel (SAT), 1996 J Only - includes sat & arc mode
Batsugun, 1993 (ARC), 1996 (SAT) JP Only
Soukyugurentai/Terra Diver (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
Tekken 2 (PS1/ARC), 1996
Metal Slug, 1996 (ARC), 1997 PS1/SAT
SimCopter? (PC), 1996
Settlers II, The: Veni, Vidi, Vici?, 1996 (PC)
Guardian Heroes? (SAT), 1996
Metal Slug (ARC) 1996, 1997 PS1/SAT
Star Ocean? (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Mega Man 8 (SAT), 1997, 1996 PS1 (somewhat worse)
Puyo Puyo Sun (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT - poorly balanced (saturn default mode)
Purikura Daisakusen (SAT/ARC), 1996 JP Only
Virtua Fighter 2 (SAT), 1995 J, 1996 U/E
Adventures of Lomax (PC/PS1), 1996
Tetris Attack (SNES), 1996 U, No E
X-Men: Children of the Atom, 1994 (ARC), 1995 J (SAT), 1996 U/E
Lords of the Realm II? (PC), 1996
NiGHTS into Dreams... (SAT), 1996
Mega Man X3 (SNES), 1995 J, 1996 U/E, 1996 (SAT) J/E
???
Bahamut Lagoon (SNES), 1996 JP Only
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars/Circle of Blood (PC/PS1), 1996
Civilization II (PC), 1996
Curse of Monkey Island, The (PC), 1997
Death Rally (PC), 1996 E/U
Descent II (PC), 1996 E/U
Destruction Derby 2 (PC/PS1), 1996
DonPachi (PS1), 1996
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?/Mortality Bytes! (PC), 1996
Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB), 1996
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (ARC), 1996, 1999 SAT (D&D Collection)
Duke Nukem 3D (PC), 1996
Heroes of Might & Magic II (PC), 1996
In the Hunt (PS1), 1996
Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden II (SAT), 1996 JP Only
Kingdom Grand Prix (SAT), 1996 JP Only, 1994 ARC
King of Fighters '96, The (NG/SAT), 1996 JP Only
Langrisser III (SAT), 1996, JP Only
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC), 1996
Neverhood, The (PC), 1996
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (SAT), 1996 (port of Darkstalkers ARC 1994, on PS1 as Darkstalkers: Night Warriors (worse))
Parodius Forever With Me (PS1/SAT), 1996 JP Only
Policenauts (PS1/SAT), 1996
Puyo Puyo Sun (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
RayStorm (ARC), 1996, PS1 1997 E
Robo Pit (PS1/SAT), 1996
Quake (PC), 1996
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (ARC/NG), 1996, 1997 SAT JP Only
Sexy Parodius (ARC/SAT), 1996
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (PC), 1996
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (ARC/SAT), 1996
Strikers 1945 (SAT/PS1?), 1996
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64?), 1996, 1997 E, 1997 PC
Tomb Raider (PS1), 1996 - Anniversary
Treasure Hunter G (SNES), 1996 J Only
Virtual On: Cyber Troopers (SAT), 1996, ARC 1995
Virtua Fighter 3 (ARC), 1996
Waku Waku 7 (ARC/NG), 1996, 1997 SAT JP Only
Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL, 1996 (PS1)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (ARC), 1996, 1997 SAT
Z (PC), 1996