1996

Timeline

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(Based on dates given in the games)

00s	20s	60s
1609	1625	1664
80s	90s	00s
1781	1798	1809
20s	30s	40s
1823	1835	1842
60s	70s	80s
1869	1872 1874 1875	1886 1888
00s
1900 1903 1908
10s	20s	30s
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
40s	50s	60s
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
70s	80s	90s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
New Millennium
00s	10s	24th c.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009	2010 2011 2012 2013	2308

Events concerning video games in 1996.

Real World

• March:
  • Let's Attack Crazy Cross is released.
• April:
  • The Taiwanese-exclusive Super A'Can console is discontinued after only 6 months on the market.
• May:
  • 10: Zelda's Adventure is released in Europe for the Philips CD-i.
• September:
  • 9: Crash Bandicoot is released in North America for the PlayStation.
  • 20: The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is released in North America for MS-DOS.
• October:
  • 31: Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game is released for PC.
• November:
  • 1: The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is released in the UK for MS-DOS.
  • 8: Crash Bandicoot is released in Europe for the PlayStation.

Game World

• The events of Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game occur.