E3 1996

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E3 1996
Date: 1996-05-16 – 1996-05-18
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Attendance: 57,795[1]

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The Electronic Entertainment Expo 1996 (E3 1996) was the second E3 event to take place.

E3 1996 is considered to be one of the more notable E3s, as it took place right at the peak of a bitter rivalry between Sony and the PlayStation, and Sega with its Sega Saturn. It was also the event in which the Nintendo 64 was fully revealed and made playable to the public. A surprise price drop for the PlayStation on the first day prompted Sega to match it on the second, taking the Saturn to $199 USD.

Much of the event was dominated by the Nintendo 64, with the likes of Super Mario 64 being playable, and a number of key titles being demonstrated, including Super Mario Kart R (later Super Mario Kart 64), Kirby's Air Ride (which would be scrapped for the N64, arriving on the GameCube years later), Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, StarFox 64, Pilotwings 64, Wave Race 64 and GoldenEye 007 (Dixie Kong's Double Trouble taking the lead with the Super NES). Sony had a more muted presence, demonstrating Crash Bandicoot alongside Twisted Metal 2 and Tobal No.1.

Sega leaned heavily on the troubled Sonic X-treme and NiGHTS into Dreams, but also demonstrated its Sega NetLink peripheral for the Saturn. Virtua Fighter 3 also played a central role, with work-in-progress footage of the arcade version and promises it would come to the Saturn. The company also introduced its Sega Entertainment line for Windows PCs. The Sega 32X, a staple of E3 1995, was nowhere to be found.

LucasArts had an invite-only "closed stand"[2].

Products featured

Saturn

Sega

Acclaim Entertainment

Accolade

Activision

American Softworks

ASCII

Atlus

BMG Interactive

Capcom

Codemasters

Core Design

Crystal Dynamics

Data East

Eidos Interactive

Electronic Arts

Fox Interactive

GTE Interactive Media

GT Interactive

Interplay

Jaleco

JVC

Koei

Konami

LucasArts

Ocean Software

Philips Interactive Media

Playmates Interactive Entertainment

ReadySoft

Scavenger

Sunsoft

Tecmo

Telstar Electronic Studios

Time Warner Interactive

Titus

Ubi Soft

U.S. Gold

VIC Tokai

Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Williams Entertainment

Working Designs

Unsorted

Mega Drive

Sega

Acclaim Entertainment

Electronic Arts

Infogrames

Konami

THQ

Williams Entertainment

Game Gear

Sega

Infogrames

THQ

Arcade

PC

Floor Plan

Magazine articles

Main article: E3 1996/Magazine articles.

Photo gallery

  • Top-down view of Sega's booth

References

  1. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1997" (US; 1997-09-16), page 16
  2. ↑ Hyper, "August 1996" (AU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  3. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 11
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 59
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 9
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 Consoles +, "Spécial USA: La Guerre des Consoles supplement" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 2
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 13" (JP; 1996-06-07), page 186
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 89
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 60
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 49
  12. ↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 30
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 10
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 28
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 75
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 26
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 61
  18. ↑ GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 46
  19. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 90
  20. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 65
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 23
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  23. ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 27
  24. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 63
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 90
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 8
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 73
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 25
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 97
  30. ↑ 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 24
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 24
  32. ↑ 32.00 32.01 32.02 32.03 32.04 32.05 32.06 32.07 32.08 32.09 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 32.34 32.35 32.36 32.37 32.38 32.39 32.40 32.41 32.42 32.43 32.44 32.45 32.46 32.47 32.48 32.49 32.50 32.51 32.52 32.53 32.54 32.55 32.56 32.57 32.58 32.59 32.60 32.61 32.62 32.63 VideoGames, "August 1996" (US; 1996-07-xx), page 11
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
  34. ↑ 34.00 34.01 34.02 34.03 34.04 34.05 34.06 34.07 34.08 34.09 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 28
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 77
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 9
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 92
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 25
  41. ↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 78
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 51
  44. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 28
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 87
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 95
  48. ↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 23
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 50
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Mega Console, "Giugno 1996" (IT; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 29
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 27
  53. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 11
  54. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 14
  55. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 81
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 48
  57. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-16: Interplay releases console-hit Loaded tm on Sega Saturn
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
  59. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Broken Helix for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 80
  61. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Contra for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 12
  63. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Kumite for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
  64. ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 31
  65. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: NFL - Full Contact for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
  66. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 24
  67. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Policenauts for Saturn
  68. ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Project Overkill for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
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  70. ↑ 70.0 70.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 93
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  72. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
  73. ↑ Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 32
  74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 Hyper, "August 1996" (AU; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  75. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 96
  76. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 7
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  78. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 62
  79. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 10
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  81. ↑ 81.00 81.01 81.02 81.03 81.04 81.05 81.06 81.07 81.08 81.09 81.10 81.11 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 12
  82. ↑ 82.0 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 GamePro, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 54
  83. ↑ 83.0 83.1 Hyper, "August 1996" (AU; 1996-xx-xx), page 25
  84. ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79
  85. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 63
  86. ↑ 86.0 86.1 86.2 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 13
  87. ↑ 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 11
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  89. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 56
  90. ↑ Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 94


Trade events attended by Sega
"Arcade"
American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96
AMOA / Amusement Expo 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 ... 75 ... 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
Amusement Machine Show (JAA Show, JAMMA, AM Show) 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Amusement Trades Exhibition (ATE) 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66
Amusement Trades Exhibition International (ATEI) / European Amusement and Gaming Expo International (EAG) 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
AOU Show / Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18
Feria Española del Recreativo (FER) 84 ... 86 ... 88
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) 95 ... 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
South America Leisure Exhibition (SALEX) ... SALEX-PARKEX '95 ...
Others IMA 94 | IMA 95 | IFA Berlin 1995 | EAAPA 12 | IAAPI 12 | ENADA 12 | GameNet 12 | RAPPA 12 | DEAL 12 | GTI 12 | Kiev Show 12 | EAS 12 RAAPA 13 | DEAl 13 | EAS 13 | EAS 14 | ATRAX 14 | EAS 15 | Fun & Biz Africa 15 | RAAPA 15 | ATRAX 15 | DEAL 16
"Home"
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21
Eurogamer Expo / EGX 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rezzed 14 | 14 | Rezzed 15 | 15
European Consumer Trade Show (ECTS) 89 | 90 | 91 | Autumn 92 | Spring 93 | Autumn 93 | Spring 94 | Autumn 94 | Spring 95 | Autumn 95 | Spring 96 | Autumn 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04
Gamescom 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Summer 83 | Summer 86 | Winter 87 | Summer 87 | Winter 88 | Summer 88 | Winter 89 | Summer 89 | Winter 90 | Summer 90 | Winter 91 | Summer 91 | Winter 92 | Summer 92 | Winter 93 | Summer 93 | Winter 94 | Summer 94 | CES 1995 | 12
SIGGRAPH 93 | 94 | 95
Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 96 | 97 Spring | 97 Autumn | 98 Spring | 98 Autumn | 99 Spring | 99 Autumn | 00 Spring | 00 Autumn | 01 Spring | 01 Autumn | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22
Tokyo Toy Show 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97
Gambleriada Gambleriada I | Gambleriada II | Gambleriada III | Gambleriada V | Gambleriada VI
Play Box Play Box 95 | Play Box 96 | Play Box 97
Others The Future Entertainment Show | The Second Future Entertainment Show | COFAX 92 | Sejem Sodobna Elektronika 1993 | Ucila '94 | HIT 96 | Infosystem'97 | Comtek 2000 | Nintendo Conference 2008
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