Notable releases of the year 1995
| Release |
Title |
System |
Developer/Publisher |
Notes |
| January 1 |
Battle Arena Toshinden |
PlayStation |
Tamsoft\SCEA |
one of the first fully-3D fighting games |
| January 13 |
Bust-a-Move |
SNES |
Taito |
|
| February 15 |
Star Wars: Dark Forces |
MS-DOS |
LucasArts |
is the first in a successful series of Star Wars-based first-person shooters. |
| February 16 |
Ristar |
Genesis |
Sonic Team/Sega |
a platform game. |
| February 24 |
Front Mission |
SNES |
G-Craft\Squaresoft |
|
| March 10 |
Panzer Dragoon |
Sega Saturn |
Team Andromeda\Sega |
|
| March 11 |
Chrono Trigger |
SNES |
Square |
was their largest game for the system at 32 megabits, included multiple ways to finish the game. |
| March 14 |
Mario's Picross |
Game Boy |
Jupiter\Nintendo |
the first installment in a series of Mario-themed Picross titles released in the mid-90s. |
| March 17 |
Descent |
MS-DOS |
Parallax Software |
popularized the use of portal rendering technology and provided six full degrees of freedom. |
| March 21 |
Kirby's Dream Land 2 |
Game Boy |
HAL Laboratory\Nintendo |
second installment in the main Kirby series. |
| March 24 |
Mega Man 7 |
SNES |
Capcom |
|
| April 15 |
Mortal Kombat 3 |
Arcade |
|
|
| April 27 |
Jumping Flash! |
PlayStation |
Exact/SCEA |
The first PlayStation game to be released in America. |
| April 28 |
Super Bomberman 3 |
SNES |
Hudson Soft |
first game in the Super Bomberman series to not get an American release; final game in the series released outside of Japan. |
| April 30 |
Full Throttle |
|
LucasArts |
adventure game. |
| May 25 |
Light Crusader |
Genesis |
Treasure\Sega |
|
| May 25 |
Shadow Squadron |
Sega 32X |
Sega |
|
| June 5 |
EarthBound |
SNES |
Ape, Inc./Nintendo |
is localized for US audiences, garnering a cult following in the US. |
| June 5 |
Street Fighter Alpha |
Arcade |
Capcom |
|
| June 7 |
Flight Unlimited |
MS-DOS, Win95 |
Looking Glass Studios |
possibly the first home flight simulator to use fluid dynamic physics. |
| June 29 |
Aquanaut's Holiday |
PlayStation |
Artdink, SCEA |
A launch title for the PlayStation. |
| July |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy |
|
Softstar |
|
| July 21 |
Castlevania: Dracula X |
SNES |
Konami |
SNES port of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. |
| July 25 |
The King of Fighters '95 |
Arcade |
SNK |
second installment in the King of Fighters series. |
| July 28 |
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 |
PlayStation |
Bandai\Infogrames |
would not be released in America until 2003, 8 years after its original release. It received overwhelmingly negative reviews. |
| July 31 |
Phantasmagoria |
|
Sierra Online |
a controversial game that strays from Sierra's typically family-oriented adventures. |
| August 5 |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
SNES |
|
One of the last popular platformers for the SNES. |
| August 10 |
Bomberman GB 2 |
Game Boy |
Hudson Soft\Nintendo |
would not see release outside of Japan until 1998; renamed simply "Bomberman GB" in America & Europe, due to the first installment being released outside of Japan as Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! |
| August 31 |
Command & Conquer |
|
Westwood Studios |
one of the first popular real-time strategy games and spawns a franchise. |
| August 31 |
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest |
|
New World Computing |
the first game in the popular turn-based strategy game franchise |
| August 31 |
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
|
Origin |
ambitious computer game of the time, with a $12 million USD budget for its interactive-movie/space simulation content. |
| August |
Comix Zone |
Sega Genesis |
Sega |
A Beat 'em up game heavy inspired by comic books. |
| August |
Tekken 2 |
Arcade, PS1 |
Namco |
sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. |
| September 1 |
Rayman |
PlayStation, Saturn |
Ubisoft |
The first game in the popular series. |
| October 6 |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together |
SNES |
Quest Corporation |
|
| October 20 |
Terranigma |
SNES |
Quintet |
One of the last Action RPG on SNES. |
| October 27 |
Panel de Pon |
SNES |
Intelligent Systems\Nintendo |
released in America under the name "Tetris Attack", featuring a Yoshi's Island theme. |
| October 31 |
Destruction Derby |
PlayStation |
Reflections Interactive\Psygnosis |
|
| October 31 |
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream |
|
Cyberdreams |
an adaptation of writer Harlan Ellison's short story that won Computer Gaming World's award for "Best Graphic Adventure Game" of the year. |
| October 31 |
Star Wars TIE Fighter: Collector's CD-ROM |
PC |
LucasArts |
|
| October |
Time Crisis |
Arcade |
Namco |
|
| November 5 |
Twisted Metal |
PlayStation |
SingleTrac/Sony Computer Entertainment |
Longest running PlayStation franchise, popular vehicular combat series. |
| November 21 |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
SNES |
Rareware/Nintendo |
the sequel to the hugely popular Donkey Kong Country |
| November 24 |
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 |
Arcade |
Tamsoft\Capcom |
the only game in the Battle Arena Toshinden series to be released in arcades. |
| November 24 |
Marathon 2: Durandal |
|
Bungie |
|
| November 30 |
The Dig |
|
LucasArts |
adventure game. |
| December |
Worms |
Amiga |
Team 17 |
it is an artillery video game and the first game in the Worms series |
| December |
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium |
Genesis |
Sega |
localizes the 1993 Japanese game US, December 8 EU; marking the end of the original series. |
| December 1 |
Mega Man X3 |
SNES |
Capcom |
|
| December 9 |
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation |
SNES |
Heartbeat\Enix |
|
| December 9 |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness |
|
Blizzard |
sequel to their initial real-time strategy title, and a far more refined and popular title. |
| December 15 |
Tales of Phantasia |
|
Namco |
the first in the Tales series. |
| December 15 |
Suikoden |
|
Konami |
debut of the Suikoden series |
| December 15 |
Brain Dead 13 |
MS-DOS |
ReadySoft |
An "FMV adventure" game from the creators of Dragon's Lair. |
| December 22 |
Final Fight 3 |
SNES |
Capcom |
|
| December 29 |
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand |
SNES |
Nihon Falcom |
|
| December 31 |
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery |
|
Sierra On-Line |
Adventure game; sequel to Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. |
| December 31 |
King's Field II |
PlayStation |
From Software\ASCII Corporation\SCEE |
first game in the King's Field series to be released outside of Japan; renamed simply "King's Field" in NTSC and PAL regions. |
