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Notable events of 1992 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.
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Mortal Kombat featured digitized characters rather than typical hand-drawn ones.
[edit] Notable releases
- Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Super World Stadium '92, Super World Stadium '92 Gekitouban, Final Lap 3, F/A, Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, Exvania, Super World Court, Knuckle Heads, Lucky and Wild and Air Combat.
- Origin Systems releases Ultima VII: The Black Gate for the PC.
- Midway Games releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game, which features bloody "fatalities", digitized characters, and started a franchise of games and movies.
- August — Sega releases the Virtua Racing arcade game, one of the first 3D polygonal racing games.
- October 15 — Sega releases the controversial Night Trap video game for the Mega-CD console.
- Blue Sky Productions releases Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the first ever first-person 3D CRPG.
- id Software releases Wolfenstein 3D, credited with putting the first-person shooter genre for the PC on the map.
- Nintendo releases Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy, the first game featuring the character Kirby.
- Interplay publishes Alone in the Dark, widely considered the first survival horror.
- Sega publishes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear), which features the first appearance of Super Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower.
- Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, Super Famicom/SNES), the first in the Mario Kart series, spawned the mascot/go-kart subgenre of racing games
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released for the Game Boy, introducing Wario to the Mario series
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was released by LucasArts. It was considered one of the most advanced adventure games of the time and was a breakthrough for LucasArts' SCUMM games
- Dune II was released by Westwood Studios, creating the template for the modern real-time strategy genre.
- Virgin Games publishes The 7th Guest, which becomes a best seller.
- Accolade publishes Star Control 2.
- Varie releases Super F1 Hero on December 18 of this year. This game was made in collaboration with legendary Japanese Formula One star Satoru Nakajima.
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