Clockwork Knight is a side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released in Japan on December 9, 1994, and as a launch title in North America and Europe, on May 11 and July 8, 1995, respectively. It was followed by Clockwork Knight 2.
Sonic Drift 2, released in Europe as Sonic Drift Racing, is a kart racing video game by Sega for the Game Gear. The sequel to Sonic Drift, it was released in Japan and Europe in April 1995 and in North America in November 1995. It added three characters: Knuckles, Fang the Sniper, and Metal Sonic, and marked the first time the last two were playable characters. Sonic Drift 2 was later released worldwide as part of Sonic Adventure DX in 2003 and the compilation game Sonic Gems Collection in 2005. It was released again in 2023 as part of Sonic Origins Plus.
1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario Bros. 2, along with new titles such as Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Dragon Quest, Ikari Warriors, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Out Run and R.B.I. Baseball. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were Hang-On in Japan, Hang-On and Gauntlet in the United States, and Nemesis (Gradius) in London. The year's best‑selling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were Super Mario Bros. in the United States and Yie Ar Kung-Fu in the United Kingdom.
Famicom Wars is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer. It was released on August 12, 1988, in Japan. It was later re-released on Virtual Console. It is the first game in the Wars series.
Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing is a stock car racing video game for the Super NES that was released in 1995.
All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Originally titled as the Zen Nihon GT Senshuken (全日本GT選手権), the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It was the top level of sports car racing in Japan.
GT 64: Championship Edition, known as City Tour GrandPrix: Zen Nihon GT Senshuken in Japan, is a racing video game developed by Imagineer and released for the Nintendo 64 console in 1998. It is an official licensed game to All-Japan GT Championship, featuring cars and drivers of the 1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship.
Super Drift Out: World Rally Championships (スーパードリフトアウト) is a 1995 rallying video game developed by Dragnet and published by Visco Corporation for the Super Famicom. It is the third game in the Drift Out series, and was followed by Neo Drift Out: New Technology; unlike the previous Drift Out '94: The Hard Order, it resembles the first Drift Out and is sometimes referred to as a port or remake for that reason.
Japanese Formula 3 Championship was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis.
Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past is an action role-playing game developed by Climax Entertainment and published by Taito for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is a spinoff of Landstalker and was designed with female gamers in mind. Challenge from the Past is the only game related to Landstalker that was never released outside Japan, though the main character appeared in the Dreamcast title Time Stalkers.
The Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Soccer Championship Tournament, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" or The JFA Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to the men's Emperor's Cup in Japan. The name "Empress's Cup" has been used since the 2012 season as the Empress's Cup trophy was founded in that year.
The All Japan Road Race Championship is the premiere motorcycle road racing championship in Japan. It is run by the Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ) (日本モーターサイクルスポーツ協会) – the Japanese affiliate of the FIM.
The All-Japan judo championships is a judo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held in Nippon Budokan on 29 April and the women's tournament is held in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in April. The Kodokan and All Japan Judo Federation sponsor the championship.
Top Gear GT Championship, known in Japan as Zen Nihon GT Senshuken, is a racing game developed and published by Kemco for the Game Boy Advance and released in 2001. The game was a launch title in Japan and Europe for the Game Boy Advance, and was the first Game Boy Advance game in the Top Gear series.
Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship is a Japanese volleyball competition that was established in 2007. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association.
All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship is an annual nationwide intercollegiate volleyball tournament. It is the largest scale amateur sport event in Japan.
The Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts founded as the All Japan Indoors in 1964. It is currently part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. From 1997 to 2018, it was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Kyoto, Japan, since 1997.
Zenkoku Kōkō Soccer 2 is a soccer simulation game, developed by Nihon Syscom and published by Yojigen, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1995. It features teams from the Japanese high schools from the islands in addition to the mainland.
Natsume Championship Wrestling is a 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game that was released in North America.
Snoopy Concert (スヌーピーコンサート) is a Japan-exclusive point-and-click adventure game based on the Peanuts comic strip which was released for the Super Famicom in 1995. The game never received an official release in English-speaking territories, though unofficial fan translations have been released online.
