Wednesday 1 January
34 releases
- Rama MacDinamix, Inc.
- Rebel Moon Rising PCFenris Wolf
- Trash It DOS, PlayStation, Sega SaturnRage Software
- VooDoo Kid PC
- Activision Game Vault: Volume 3 PCActivision
- Angst: Rahz's Revenge DOSManMachineGames
- Battleship PCNMS Software
- Beasts & Bumpkins DOS
- Breakout 2000 Atari Jaguar
- BS Zelda no Densetsu SatellaviewNintendo R&D2
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Dai-1-wa SatellaviewNintendo
- Chefrens Pyramid PC
- Comanche 3 PCNovaLogic
- Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians Mac, PC
- Disney's Hercules: Animated Storybook PC
- Immemory Mac, PC
- Jeopardy! Platinum Edition Game Boy
- Leyendas de Lhodrye: La Luz del Druida PC
- Macross Plus ArcadeMOSS Co., Ltd.
- Mars 3D DOSEngine Technology
- MDK DOSShiny Entertainment
- Off Road Challenge ArcadeMidway Games
- Realms of the Haunting DOSGremlin Interactive
- SCUD Race ArcadeSega AM2
- Simgirls Web browser
- Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race PlayStationMindscape, Inc.
- Sunes Sportlov PCSilverfish Studios
- Taisen Hot Gimmick ArcadePsikyo
- Terra Incognita PlayStationMitsuru Kamiyama
- The L.E.D. Wars PCLarian Studios
- The Need for Speed PCEA Canada
- Tobal No. 1 PlayStationDreamFactory
- Trucks DOSMicrofolie’s
- Xjump Linux
Thursday 2 January
1 release
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Dai-2-wa SatellaviewNintendo
Friday 3 January
2 releases
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Dai-3-wa SatellaviewNintendo
- Sega Ski Super G Arcade
Saturday 4 January
1 release
- BS Zelda no Densetsu: Dai-4-wa SatellaviewNintendo
Monday 6 January
3 releases
- BS Marvelous: Camp Arnold SatellaviewNintendo R&D2
- Nightmare Circus Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Pet Club: Inu Dai Suki! Sega Game Gear
Tuesday 7 January
2 releases
- Geometry Blaster Mac, PCDavidson & Associates
- Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft DOSTake-Two Interactive
Thursday 9 January
3 releases
- Cool Boarders PlayStationUEP Systems
- Intelligent Qube PlayStationG-Artists
- Tibia Linux, Mac, PCCipSoft
Friday 10 January
12 releases
- Aa! Megami-sama! PC
- Funky Head Boxers Sega Saturn
- Lode Runner Extra PlayStation, Sega SaturnPresage Software, Inc.
- Lupin III Sansei: Cagliostro no Shiro Saikai PlayStationAsmik Corporation
- NHL Powerplay '96 PlayStationRadical Entertainment
- Racingroovy VS PlayStation
- Rance: Hikari wo Motomete PCAlicesoft
- RayStorm PlayStationTaito
- Real Bout Fatal Fury PlayStationSNK
- Sampras Extreme Tennis PlayStationCodemasters
- Spot Goes to Hollywood PlayStation, Sega SaturnBurst Studios
- Street Racer PlayStationVivid Image
Saturday 11 January
2 releases
- The City of Lost Children DOSPsygnosis
- The Underworld PC
Monday 13 January
3 releases
- BS Marvelous: Camp Arnold - Course 2 SatellaviewNintendo R&D2
- Destruction Derby 2 PlayStationReflections Interactive
- Obsidian Mac, PCRocket Science Games
Tuesday 14 January
2 releases
- Disney's Pinocchio Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Tengai Makyou: Daiyon no Mokushiroku - The Apocalypse IV Sega SaturnHudson Soft
Wednesday 15 January
6 releases
- Arkanoid: Doh It Again Super FamicomTaito
- Cool Boarders PlayStationUEP Systems
- Jungle Park PCSaru Brunei
- Money Puzzle Exchanger Arcade, Neo Geo AESFACE
- Soul Blade PlayStationProject Soul
- Tunnel B1 Sega SaturnNEON Software
Friday 17 January
15 releases
- 2Tax Gold Sega Saturn
- Amok Sega SaturnScavenger, Inc.
- Blast Wind Sega SaturnTechnosoft
- Bushi Seiryuu-den: Futari no Yuusha Super FamicomGame Freak
- Doukyuusei Mahjong PlayStationAroma
- F-1 Grand Prix 1996: Team Unei Simulation PlayStationTomcat System
- Mega Man 8: Anniversary Collector's Edition Sega SaturnCapcom
- NBA Hangtime Nintendo 64, PlayStationMidway
- Pro Yakyuu Star Super FamicomCulture Brain
- Ray Tracers PlayStationTaito
- Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru Sega SaturnTime Warner Interactive
- Tenchi Muyo! Toko Muyo: Aniraji Collection Sega SaturnXing Entertainment
- The Note PlayStationNK System
- Time Gal & Ninja Hayate Sega SaturnTaito
- Triple Play 97 PlayStation
Saturday 18 January
1 release
- Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! MacSierra On-Line
Sunday 19 January
2 releases
- Get Lost! PC
- Tomb Raider DOSCore Design
Monday 20 January
4 releases
- Airs Adventure Sega SaturnGame Studio
- BS Marvelous: Camp Arnold - Course 3 SatellaviewNintendo R&D2
- Chou Kuukan Nighter: King of Pro Baseball Nintendo 64Genki
- Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R Sega Saturn
Wednesday 22 January
2 releases
- Carnage Heart PlayStationArtdink
- Spot Goes to Hollywood Sega SaturnBurst Studios
Thursday 23 January
10 releases
- Dyna Blade Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Gourmet Race Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Kirby Super Star Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Megaton Punch Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Milky Way Wishes Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Revenge of Meta Knight Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Samurai Kirby Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- Spring Breeze Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- The Arena Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
- The Great Cave Offensive Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHAL Laboratory
Friday 24 January
10 releases
- Boundary Gate: Daughter of Kingdom PC-FXPolestar
- Dynamite Deka Sega SaturnSega Technical Institute
- EVE burst error Sega SaturnC's ware
- GeGeGe no Kitaro PlayStationBEC
- Kyoufu Shinbun PlayStationAtelier Double
- Peak Performance PlayStationCAVE Interactive CO
- Princess Maker 3: Fairy Tales Come True PC, PlayStationNinelives
- The Legend of Heroes IV: Akai Shizuku DOSNihon Falcom
- Tomb Raider Sega SaturnCore Design
- Vegas Casino Sega SaturnCoconuts Japan
Saturday 25 January
2 releases
- Kirby's Star Stacker Game BoyHAL Laboratory
- Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt Arcade
Sunday 26 January
2 releases
- BS Nichibutsu Mahjong SatellaviewNichibutsu
- I-0: Jailbait on Interstate Zero DOS
Monday 27 January
1 release
- BS Marvelous: Camp Arnold - Course 4 SatellaviewNintendo R&D2
Tuesday 28 January
2 releases
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special ArcadeSNK
- Yuurou: Transient Sands PCHervest
Wednesday 29 January
1 release
- Private Idol Disc: Data-hen Race Queen G Sega SaturnGenki
Thursday 30 January
1 release
- Shrak for Quake DOS, PCQuantum Axcess
Friday 31 January
19 releases
- 3D Baseball Sega SaturnCrystal Dynamics
- Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 PlayStationDigital Eclipse
- Boom MacFactor Software
- Bug Too! Sega SaturnRealtime Associates
- Die Hard Trilogy PC, Sega SaturnProbe Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII PlayStationSquare Product Development Division 1
- Gals Panic 4 Arcade
- Gunple: Gunman's Proof Super FamicomLenar
- Intelligent Qube PlayStationG-Artists
- Magical Girl Pretty Samy Part 1: In the Earth PCAIC Spirits
- Meta-Ph-List: Gamma X 2097 PlayStationADM
- Milandra Super FamicomTomcat System
- Princess Maker Sharp X68000Gainax
- Pro-Logic Mah-Jong Hai-Shin PlayStationWarashi
- RacerMate Challenge II Nintendo Entertainment System
- Star Wars: Dark Forces PlayStationLucasArts
- The Raven Project PlayStationCryo Interactive Entertainment
- Twinkle Star Sprites Neo Geo AESADK Corporation
- Zoop Game BoyHookstone
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