1990 in video gaming
Events
is the best selling standalone video game ever made.
Notable releases February 12 - Nintendo releases the Super Mario Bros. 3 video game in North America. It sells 17.28 million copies, making it the bestselling, standalone video game of all time. November 21 - Nintendo releases Super Mario World in Japan as a launch titles for the Super Famicom (released for the SNES in North America in August 1991). It introduced the Yoshi character. Nintendo of America introduces Squaresoft's Final Fantasy video game series to North America. Sega releases the R-360 arcade game, featuring the first 3D - 360° gameplay. Origin releases the first Wing Commander game. It pioneers cinematic storytelling in computer games and eventually led to a movie, TV show, and a series of books. Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, the first of the "Tycoon" games, is released by MicroProse. December 14 - Commander Keen is released as shareware. John Carmack's smooth-scrolling graphics engine helps it become the first major platformer on a PC. Capcom releases Mega Man III for NES, introducing the Rush and Proto Man characters, Mega Man's slide, and Capcom's character cameos.
Hardware Camerica releases the Game Genie adapter in Canada (In the USA, it was released by Galoob) NEC releases the TurboExpress handheld console Nintendo releases the Super Famicom 16-bit console in Japan SNK releases the Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES) home console October 6 - Sega Game Gear released in Japan, launched in North America in 1991 and Europe and Australia in 1992 Sega's Megadrive released in Europe
Business Nintendo v. Color Dreams lawsuit: Nintendo sues Color Dreams over unlicensed production of Nintendo video games THQ Inc.: Toy Head-Quarters merges with Trinity Acquisition Corporation New companies: Eidos Interactive, Team17 Software Limited, Natsume Inc.
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