1997 in video gaming

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Events [edit]

  • October 4 — Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997) dies after a double car accident.
  • November – Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) launched.
  • 3rd annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
  • TSR, Inc., the owner of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, was acquired by Wizards of the Coast.
  • 3D Realms begins production of the infamous Duke Nukem Forever, winner of numerous vaporware awards.
  • A scene from the Pokémon anime show (based upon the highly successful games) from December 16, 1997 causes 685 Japanese children to have seizures, causing Nintendo to make a statement proclaiming the safety of the Pokémon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect, the episode to be permanently removed from circulation, and the featured Pokémon in the episode (Porygon) to also be removed from subsequent Pokémon games.

Notable releases [edit]

Video game platforms
Mac Mac OS / OS X
N64 Nintendo 64
PS1 PlayStation
Sat Sega Saturn
Win Microsoft Windows
Notable releases of the year 1997
Release Title Windows 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld Arcade
January 31 Final Fantasy VII 1998 PS1 N/A N/A
February 10 Mario Kart 64 N/A N64 N/A N/A
February 28 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter November 30 N64 N/A N/A
March 20 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night N/A PS1, SAT (June 25) N/A N/A
March 20 Tekken 3 N/A PS1 (1998) N/A N/A Arcade
March 26 Blast Corps N/A N64 N/A N/A
March 30 The Last Express Yes N/A N/A N/A
April 27 Dungeon Keeper Yes N/A N/A N/A
April 30 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Yes N/A N/A N/A
May 31 MDK Yes PS1 (1998) N/A N/A
June 20 Final Fantasy Tactics N/A PS1 N/A N/A
July 1 Star Fox 64 N/A N64 N/A N/A
July 30 Carmageddon Yes PS1 (1999); N64 (2000) N/A N/A
August 25 GoldenEye 007 N/A N64 N/A N/A
August 31 Hexen II Yes N/A N/A N/A
September PaRappa the Rapper N/A PS1 N/A N/A
September 19 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Yes PS1 N/A N/A
September 24 Ultima Online Yes N/A N/A N/A
September 29 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos N/A PS1 N/A N/A
September 30 Fallout Yes N/A N/A N/A
September 30 Total Annihilation Yes N/A N/A N/A
October Grand Theft Auto Yes N/A N/A N/A
October 9 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Yes N/A N/A N/A
October 15 Age of Empires Yes N/A N/A N/A
October 15 Mortal Kombat 4 1998 N64, PS1 (1998) DC (1999) N/A Arcade
October 29 Riven Yes PS1 (November 30); SAT N/A N/A
October 31 Colony Wars N/A PS1 N/A N/A
October 31 The Curse of Monkey Island Yes N/A N/A N/A
November 1 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back N/A PS1 N/A N/A
November 18 Tomb Raider II Yes PS1 N/A N/A
November 24 Diddy Kong Racing N/A N64 N/A N/A
November 25 Myth: The Fallen Lords Yes N/A N/A N/A
November 30 Wing Commander: Prophecy Yes N/A N/A N/A
December 6 Quake II Yes PS1, N64 (1999) N/A N/A
December 18 Mega Man Legends 2001 PS1; N64 (2000) N/A PSP (2005)
December 23 Gran Turismo N/A PS1 N/A N/A
December 31 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero N/A N64 N/A N/A

Hardware [edit]

Business [edit]

Lawsuits [edit]

Discontinual [edit]
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