Games Released in June 1996

92 new games debuted in June 1996, with PlayStation being the most active platform. June 28 was the busiest day, with 28 releases. Super Mario 64 was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

June 28 saw the most activity with 28 releases.

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28 releases

June 28

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20 releases

June 1

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11 releases

June 21

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8 releases

June 14

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Jun 1

20 releases

Sun, Jun 2

3 releases

Mon, Jun 3

No releases

Tue, Jun 4

4 releases

Wed, Jun 5

2 releases

Thu, Jun 6

4 releases

Fri, Jun 7

7 releases

Sat, Jun 8

1 release

Sun, Jun 9

No releases

Mon, Jun 10

3 releases

Tue, Jun 11

No releases

Wed, Jun 12

1 release

Thu, Jun 13

1 release

Fri, Jun 14

8 releases

Sat, Jun 15

1 release

Sun, Jun 16

No releases

Mon, Jun 17

No releases

Tue, Jun 18

2 releases

Wed, Jun 19

4 releases

Thu, Jun 20

3 releases

Fri, Jun 21

11 releases

Sat, Jun 22

2 releases

Sun, Jun 23

4 releases

Mon, Jun 24

2 releases

Tue, Jun 25

No releases

Wed, Jun 26

3 releases

Thu, Jun 27

4 releases

Fri, Jun 28

28 releases

Sat, Jun 29

No releases

Sun, Jun 30

4 releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of June was the busiest with 43 releases.

Week 1 (June 1–7)

40 releases
Adidas Power Soccer

Most popular release in Week 1

Adidas Power Soccer

Adidas Power Soccer kicks its way onto the PlayStation. You are given a wide variety of gameplay options to choose from, such as season and tournament modes, single games, and multiplayer. When going through the season mode, you can play either a shortened season or an official full-length season. Your team, as well as your opponents, are taken from all over Europe and other countries. If you're interested in reaching supreme glory at a quicker pace, there is an option for cup battle. Like it implies, you'll have to beat a certain number of teams in tournament fashion to claim your prize. The game can be played two different ways, arcade or simulation. By choosing the arcade mode, you won't have to worry about soccer physics or penalties whereas the simulation goes by actual soccer rules. If you lay into someone's shin, you'll probably get called for a penalty. Depending on the severity of the penalty, the game will switch to a penalty shot mode, just like real soccer.

Week 2 (June 8–14)

14 releases
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run

Most popular release in Week 2

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run is a licensed arcade baseball game featuring MLB's own Ken Griffey Jr. Released in 1996, it contains all 28 MLB teams and logos from that time, with rosters containing fictitious names for the players (Ken Griffey Jr being the only real player in the game). Next to exhibition games, there are different game modes to compete in. In the MLB Challenge, players start with a weak team and go against every major MLB club to go up the rankings. There is also a complete World Series, All-Star games and the MLB League. In the league modes up to eight players can choose a team and play a season of 26, 52 or 162 games. Between matches players can change the line-up and rotation, and trade away players.

Week 4 (June 22–28)

43 releases
Super Mario 64

Most popular release in Week 4

Super Mario 64

Mario is super in a whole new way! Combining the finest 3-D graphics ever developed for a video game and an explosive soundtrack, Super Mario 64 becomes a new standard for video games. It's packed with bruising battles, daunting obstacle courses, and underwater adventures. Retrieve the Power Stars from their hidden locations and confront your arch-nemesis— Bowser, King of the Koopas! • Run freely in a grassy meadow, tip-toe through a gloomy dungeon, climb to the top of a mountain, or take a swim in the moat! • Leap headfirst into a watery painting and soon you'll be searching for the surface in an underwater realm! • On-the-fly, 3-D rendered gameplay delivers the action of ruthless enemy attacks from every angle! • Find the Caps that give Mario super powers and ponder the mysteries of the pyramid; you can even race Koopas for fabulous prizes! • With the Nintendo 64 Controller and its analog Control Stick, Mario can crawl, kick down obstacles, swim, do reverse flips, and even stick the landing on his backwards somersault! • Saved game information is stored for up to four players in memory.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 28 new titles in June 1996. The runner up was Sega Saturn with 24 new titles.

PlayStation28 releases
Sega Saturn24 releases
PC15 releases
Arcade14 releases
Super Famicom13 releases
DOS5 releases
PC-9800 Series5 releases
Mac4 releases
Super Nintendo Entertainment System4 releases
Nintendo 643 releases

What genres were most popular?

Fighting was the dominant genre in June 1996 with 20 titles. Sport followed closely with 19.

Fighting20
Sport19
Arcade18
Simulator18
Shooter17
Puzzle16
Adventure14
Role-playing9
Strategy8
Point-and-click6
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