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- Bungie releases Marathon 2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is released, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Mario series. November 11; Mindscape releases ', the first game of the real-time tactics genre and the first fully 3D real-time strategy/wargame. September — Westwood Studios releases Command & Conquer, which becomes one of the first popular real-time strategy games and spawns a franchise. SquareSoft releases Chrono Trigger for SNES on March 11 in Japan and August 22 in North America, which was their largest game for the system at 32 megabits, and included multiple ways to finish the game. Sega releases Phantasy Star IV in February in North America, and December in Europe, marking the end of the original series. Jagged Alliance, the first in a series of turn-based strategy games Star Wars: Dark Forces, the first in a series of Star Wars-based first-person shooters that would take off with Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Descent, popularized the use of portal rendering technology and provided the player with six full degrees of freedom. Flight Unlimited, possibly the first home flight simulator to use fluid dynamic physics. EarthBound is released for the SNES in the US, garnering a cult following. Powerhouse is published by Impressions Games, now part of Vivendi SA. New World Computing releases Heroes of Might and Magic, which becomes the first game in the popular Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy game franchise. Destruction Derby Softstar releases The Legend of Sword and Fairy (仙劍奇俠傳) in July. Sierra Online releases Phantasmagoria, a controversial game that strays from Sierra's typically family-oriented adventures to engross the player in a dramatic horror-themed interactive movie. Origin Systems launches Crusader: No Remorse, an innovative action title featuring an isometric 3rd-person view of a futuristic soldier out for revenge. Origin also releases Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, likely to be the most ambitious computer game of the time, with a $12 million USD budget for its interactive-movie/space simulation content. Blizzard releases Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, sequel to their initial real-time strategy title, and a far more refined and popular title. Cyberdreams release I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, an adaptation of writer Harlan Ellison's short story that won Computer Gaming World's award for "Best Graphic Adventure Game" of the year. On December 5th, Rareware and Nintendo releases Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest the sequel to the hugely popular Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. LucasArts releases the adventure game Full Throttle. Eidos Interactive release Championship Manager 2. CM2 was quite a leap forward, in terms of graphics, from its previous versions. Namco releases Time Crisis
- Eventi rilevanti avvenuti nell'industria dei videogiochi nel 1995.
- Июль — The Legend of Sword and Fairy (仙劍奇俠傳) от Softstar для PC, NES; октябрь — Destruction Derby от Psygnosis для PC, PS; ноябрь - MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy, выпущена Activision для PC; 15 февраля — Star Wars: Dark Forces от LucasArts, PC; 28 февраля — Descent от Parallax Software, PC; 11 марта — Chrono Trigger от Squaresoft, SNES; 1 июня — Flight Unlimited от Looking Glass Studios, PC; 1 июня — Mother 2, выпущенная в США для SNES как EarthBound; 24 июля - MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, выпущена Activision для PC; 31 июля — Phantasmagoria от Sierra Online, PC/Windows 95); 31 августа — Command & Conquer от Westwood Studios, ставшая законодателем жанра RTS, PC; 31 августа — Первая игра знаменитой серии, носящая одноимённое название Need for Speed от EA Canada вышла для PC; 31 августа — New World Computing выпустила Heroes of Might and Magic, которая стала первой в популярной серии Heroes of Might and Magic, PC; 11 ноября — ' от Mindscape, первая стратегия с полностью трёхмерной графикой, PC; 5 декабря — Donkey Kong Country 2 от Rareware и Nintendo, продолжение популярной Donkey Kong Country для SNES; 9 декабря — Warcraft II от Blizzard Entertainment для PC, Macintosh; 31 декабря — Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom от Origin Systems, PC. Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games от Sir-Tech, PC); ' от Origin Systems для PC, PS; I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream от The Dreamers Guild для PC, Macintosh;
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