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Events concerning video games in 1995. The year saw the release of many new well-received titles, including the fighting game Battle Arena Toshinden; first person shooter Star Wars: Dark Forces; JRPG Chrono Trigger; platformers Jumping Flash! and Rayman; puzzle game Mario's Picross; racing game wipE′out″; and vehicular combat titles Destruction Derby and Twisted Metal. It also saw the release of a number of important sequel titles, including the fighting game Tekken 2; JRPG Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation; platformers Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Mega Man 7, and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
The year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Virtua Fighter 2, while in the United States they were Daytona USA (for the second year in a row) and Mortal Kombat 3. In the home market, the highest sales known was for Dragon Quest VI, despite it only releasing in Japan at this juncture. The best-selling console in Japan was the Super Famicom and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the best seller in North America.
Real World[]
- Date Unknown: The VFX1 Headgear is released by Forte Technologies, Inc for use with PC and MS-DOS compatible games.
- January:
- 1: Battle Arena Toshinden releases for the PlayStation in Japan.
- February:
- 17: Kashiwagi Shigetaka no Top Water Bassing releases for the Super Famicom in Japan.
- March:
- 8: Star Wars: Dark Forces releases for MS-DOS in North America.
- 10: Star Wars: Dark Forces releases for MS-DOS in Europe.
- 11: Chrono Trigger releases in Japan.
- 14: Mario's Picross releases in Japan.
- 16: Mario's Picross releases in North America.
- 24: Mega Man 7 releases in Japan.
- April:
- 15: Mortal Kombat 3 releases to arcade cabinets in North America.
- 23: The Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom releases in Japan. It remains exclusive to that region.
- 28: Jumping Flash! releases in Japan.
- May:
- 11: The Sega Saturn launches in North America.
- July:
- 21: The Virtual Boy launches in Japan.
- 25: Mario's Picross releases in Australia.
- 27: Mario's Picross releases in Europe.
- August:
- Tekken 2 releases for arcade cabinets in Japan & North America.
- 5: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island releases in Japan.
- 11: Chrono Trigger releases in North America.
- 14: The Nintendo Entertainment System is discontinued in North America.
- September:
- Mega Man 7 releases in North America.
- Rayman releases for the PlayStation in Europe.
- 1: Rayman releases for the Atari Jaguar in Europe.
- 7: Rayman releases for the PlayStation in North America.
- 9:
- The PlayStation launches in the United States.
- Battle Arena Toshinden releases for the PlayStation in North America as a system launch title.
- 19: Rayman releases for the Atari Jaguar in North America.
- 29:
- The PlayStation launches in Europe.
- Battle Arena Toshinden releases for the PlayStation in Europe as a system launch title.
- Jumping Flash! releases in PAL regions and serves as a PlayStation launch title in Europe.
- wipE′out″ releases for the PlayStation in Europe as a system launch title.
- October:
- Tekken 2 releases for arcade cabinets worldwide (sans Japan & North America, where it released in August).
- wipE′out″ releases for MS-DOS and Windows in Europe.
- 4: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island releases in North America.
- 5: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island releases in Europe.
- 13: Mortal Kombat 3 releases for the Game Boy, Sega Genesis, PC, PlayStation, & Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America.
- 20:
- Destruction Derby releases for the PlayStation in Europe.
- Mortal Kombat 3 releases for the Game Boy, Mega Drive, & Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe.
- 25: Funtech launches the obscure Super A'Can home console in Taiwan. The system would be deemed a commercial failure and would be discontinued by April of 1996, giving it a lifespan of 6 months. Only 12 known games are released for the system during this time, with a further 11 games going unreleased.
- 31: Destruction Derby releases for MS-DOS and Windows in North America.
- November:
- Destruction Derby releases for MS-DOS and Windows in Europe.
- Rayman releases for the Sega Saturn in Europe & North America.
- wipE′out″ releases for MS-DOS and Windows in North America.
- 2: Jumping Flash! releases in North America.
- 10: Twisted Metal releases in North America.
- 16: Destruction Derby releases for the PlayStation in North America.
- 20: Mega Man 7 releases in Europe.
- 21:
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest releases in Japan.
- wipE′out″ releases for the PlayStation in North America.
- 24: Battle Arena Toshinden releases as Toh Shin Den S/Battle Arena Toshinden Remix for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
- December:
- Rayman releases for MS-DOS in Europe.
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island releases in Australia.
- 4: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest releases in North America.
- 8:
- Godzilla: Giant Monster March releases for the Game Gear in Japan.
- Mortal Kombat 3 releases for the PlayStation in Europe.
- 9: Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation releases in Japan. It remains Japan-exclusive until its rerelease on the Nintendo DS in 2010.
- 14: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest releases in Europe.
- 22: The Virtual Boy is discontinued in Japan after less than six months on the market.
Game World[]
- Masuda Shirō Tokisada is resurrected as a vengeful akuma spirit after his executing during the Edo Period in 1638. (Samurai Shodown 1993)
- The spirit of Shizuka Gozen, having been trapped in the afterlife since her mysterious death in 1211, threatens to destroy the world. She is subsequently stopped by a hero. (Samurai Shodown 2019)