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1993 in video games
Summary
1993 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, Mortal Kombat II, Secret of Mana, and Super Street Fighter II, along with new titles such as Disney's Aladdin, Doom, FIFA International Soccer, Gunstar Heroes, NBA Jam, Ridge Racer, Samurai Shodown, Star Fox and Virtua Fighter.
The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the third year in a row, while again being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product. The best-selling home system worldwide was the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console.
The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1993.
The following video game releases in 1993 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.
Street Fighter II was the highest-grossing entertainment product of 1993, earning more than the film Jurassic Park. The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade games in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.
The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1993 in Japan.
In the United States, NBA Jam was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1993, followed by Mortal Kombat; both games exceeded the domestic box office gross of Jurassic Park that year.
The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of the year, according to the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) and American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA).
The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1993 with known sales figures.
In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.
In Europe, the following titles were the top two best-selling 1993 releases during the first quarter of the year.
In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1993.
In the United States, the following titles were the top two highest-grossing home video game franchises in 1993.
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