E3 1996
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E3 1996 |
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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 Sega NetLink peripheral for the Saturn, alongside games such as the troubled Sonic X-treme and NiGHTS into Dreams. Much of Sega's booth was devoted to arcade and PC games as well as the Saturn, with Virtua Fighter 3 playing a central role.
Contents
- 1 Products featured
- 1.1 Saturn
- 1.2 =Data East
- 1.2.1 Eidos Interactive
- 1.2.2 Electronic Arts
- 1.2.3 Fox Interactive
- 1.2.4 GTE Interactive Media
- 1.2.5 GT Interactive
- 1.2.6 Interplay
- 1.2.7 Koei
- 1.2.8 Konami
- 1.2.9 LucasArts
- 1.2.10 Philips Interactive Media
- 1.2.11 Playmates Interactive Entertainment
- 1.2.12 Scavenger
- 1.2.13 Tecmo
- 1.2.14 Telstar Electronic Studios
- 1.2.15 Titus
- 1.2.16 Ubi Soft
- 1.2.17 U.S. Gold
- 1.2.18 VIC Tokai
- 1.2.19 Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- 1.3 =Working Designs
- 1.4 Mega Drive
- 1.5 Game Gear
- 1.6 Arcade
- 1.7 PC
- 2 Games announced
- 3 Floor Plan
- 4 Magazine articles
- 5 Photo gallery
- 6 References
Products featured
Saturn
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Sega
- 3D Control Pad[2]
- Sega NetLink[3][4]
- Baku Baku Animal (playable)
- Bug Too[5][4] (playable)
- Dark Savior[6][7]
- Manx TT Super Bike[8]
- Mr. Bones[5][4]
- NFL 97[9]
- NiGHTS into Dreams[5][10] (playable)
- Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
- Sonic the Fighters[11]
- Sonic X-treme[11][4] (playable)
- Three Dirty Dwarves[4]
- The Sacred Pools[4]
- Victory Goal '96[9]
- Virtua Cop 2[11][4]
- Virtua Fighter 3[12] (announced[13])
- Virtua Fighter Kids[11][4] ("60% complete"[13])
- World Series Baseball '97[9]
Acclaim Entertainment
- [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Iron & Blood - Warriors of Ravenloft][14]
- Alien Trilogy[15][16]
- Battle Monsters[15][17]
- The Crow: City of Angels[15][18]
- Dragonheart[15]
- Magic: The Gathering[19]
- NBA Jam Extreme[9]
- NFL Quarterback Club 97[9]
- Space Jam[15][9]
- Striker '96[9]
- WWF In Your House[14]
BMG Interactive
Capcom
Core Design
Crystal Dynamics
=Data East
Eidos Interactive
Electronic Arts
- Andretti Racing[8]
- FIFA Soccer 97[9]
- Madden NFL 97[9]
- NHL 97[8]
- PGA Tour 97[9]
- Soviet Strike[24][4]
- Space Hulk[21]
Fox Interactive
GTE Interactive Media
GT Interactive
Interplay
Koei
Konami
- Broken Helix[29][20]
- Bottom of the 9th[9]
- Contra: Legacy of War[30][31]
- International Superstar Soccer Deluxe[23]
- Kumite[32][14]
- NBA Hangtime[33]
- NFL Full Contact[34]
- Pinky and the Brain[7]
- Policenauts[35][21]
- Project Overkill[36]
LucasArts
Philips Interactive Media
Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Scavenger
- Amok[37][16]
- Aqua[37]
- Into the Shadows[37]
- Scorcher[16]
- Tarantula[37]
- Terminus[37] (20% complete[16])
Tecmo
Telstar Electronic Studios
Titus
Ubi Soft
U.S. Gold
VIC Tokai
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
=Working Designs
Unsorted
- Area 51[16]
- Blam: Machinehead[16]
- Bubsy 3D[37]
- Destruction Derby[8]
- Die Hard Trilogy[16]
- Dungeon Keeper[6]
- [[F1][8]
- Gotha 2[6]
- Heart of Darkness[38][39]
- Heretic[4]
- Hexen[4][16]
- Micro Machines V3[40]
- Quake[4][16]
- Robo-Pit[14]
- Syndicate Wars[6]
- Tunnel B1[16]
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (playable)
- Varuna's Forces[6]
- Wild 9's[39]
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Mega Drive
Sega
Acclaim Entertainment
Electronic Arts
Infogrames
Konami
THQ
Unsorted
Game Gear
Sega
Infogrames
THQ
Arcade
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
- Daytona USA (playable)
- Fighting Vipers (playable)
- Sonic the Fighters
- Virtua Fighter 3[12] (rolling demo[46])
- Virtua Fighter Kids[47]
PC
Games announced
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Saturn)
- Daytona USA (PC)
- Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn, PC)
- Virtua Fighter on Mega Drive, probably meaning Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive)
- Virtua Fighter Animation[41] (Game Gear)
Floor Plan
Magazine articles
- Main article: E3 1996/Magazine articles.
Photo gallery
References
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1997" (US; 1997-09-16), page 16
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 11
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 9
- ↑ 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 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 Consoles +, "Spécial USA: La Guerre des Consoles supplement" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 89
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 28
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 75
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 26
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 27
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 63
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 90
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 8
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 73
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 25
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 97
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 24
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 77
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 80
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 87
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 95
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 11
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 14
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 81
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-16: Interplay releases console-hit Loaded tm on Sega Saturn
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Broken Helix for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Contra for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 12
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Kumite for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 96
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: NFL - Full Contact for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Policenauts for Saturn
- ↑ Press release: 1996-05-10: Project Overkill for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 9
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 65
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 23
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 10
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 91
- ↑ 42.00 42.01 42.02 42.03 42.04 42.05 42.06 42.07 42.08 42.09 42.10 42.11 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 12
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 13
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 Sega Magazin, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 11
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 7
- ↑ Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 94