Games Released in May 1996

109 new games released in May 1996, with PlayStation being the most active platform. May 31 was the busiest day, with 21 new releases.

Top Platform

PlayStation

New Releases

109

Busiest Day

May 31

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

What was the most popular game of May 1996?

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. It is the fourth title in the Fire Emblem series, the second Fire Emblem title for the Super Famicom, and the last game produced by the late Gunpei Yokoi. It was released on the Japanese Virtual Console service on January 30, 2007. The game was originally to be titled as Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors.

Which days had the most releases?

May 31 saw the most activity with 21 releases.

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21 releases

May 31

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17 releases

May 24

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10 releases

May 1

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10 releases

May 17

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Wed, May 1

10 releases

Thu, May 2

No releases

Fri, May 3

9 releases

Sat, May 4

2 releases

Sun, May 5

4 releases

Mon, May 6

4 releases

Tue, May 7

No releases

Wed, May 8

2 releases

Thu, May 9

1 release

Fri, May 10

4 releases

Sat, May 11

No releases

Sun, May 12

2 releases

Mon, May 13

2 releases

Tue, May 14

1 release

Wed, May 15

2 releases

Thu, May 16

1 release

Fri, May 17

10 releases

Sat, May 18

No releases

Sun, May 19

2 releases

Mon, May 20

3 releases

Tue, May 21

1 release

Wed, May 22

No releases

Thu, May 23

2 releases

Fri, May 24

17 releases

Sat, May 25

2 releases

Sun, May 26

5 releases

Mon, May 27

2 releases

Tue, May 28

No releases

Wed, May 29

No releases

Thu, May 30

No releases

Fri, May 31

21 releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of May was the busiest with 29 releases.

Week 4 (May 22–28)

28 releases
Treasure Hunter G

Most popular release in Week 4

Treasure Hunter G

Brothers Red and Blue G. decide to leave their idyllic village in search of their long lost father, who left the kids years ago to go treasure hunting. Unfortunately, as soon as they begin their quest, they become entangled with a mysterious girl on the run from evil monsters who holds the key to the resurrection of a great demon. Now its up to the brothers to save the world if they ever want to find their father. Treasure Hunter G is a top-down RPG in which you control your party of four characters as they explore the fantasy/sci-fi game world in search for quests and grinding their stats while the plot advances. The game is divided in a world-map screen, a top-down "town" mode and a turn-based fight mode in which the characters are taken to generic tiled top-down arenas in which they select each character and move or attack depending on their action points. Enemies can be seen on the map instead of jumping at you at random intervals, and you can freely decide whether to engage them or simply circle them around. The game uses a combination of hand-drawn sprites and CGI pre-rendered one (mostly for the main characters) with a distinct cute or Super Deformed design (as usual for most console RPGs).

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 26 new titles in May 1996. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 16 new titles.

PlayStation26 releases
PC (Microsoft Windows)16 releases
Sega Saturn14 releases
Satellaview9 releases
DOS8 releases
Super Famicom6 releases
Super Nintendo Entertainment System4 releases
Neo Geo CD4 releases
PC-9800 Series4 releases
3DO Interactive Multiplayer3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Shooter was the dominant genre in May 1996 with 24 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 18.

Shooter24
Role-playing18
Adventure17
Simulator11
Arcade11
Puzzle11
Sport10
Strategy9
Fighting8
Racing7
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