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In 1992, the highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the second year in a row, while also being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product. The year's best-selling home system was the Game Boy for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and the Super NES port of Street Fighter II, which were both also the year's highest-grossing home entertainment products.

Highest-grossing video games[]

The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II for the second time in a row, while also being the year's highest-grossing entertainment product.

Rank Title Platform Market Revenue Inflation Ref
1 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Arcade Worldwide $2,300,000,000 $5,000,000,000 [1]
2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Mega Drive Worldwide $450,000,000 $980,000,000 [2]
3 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Super Famicom Asia $300,000,000 $650,000,000 [3]

Highest-grossing arcade games[]

The year's highest-grossing game worldwide was Street Fighter II, which alone accounted for an estimated 60% of the global arcade game market, according to Coinslot magazine.[1][4] The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade games in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.

Market Title Coin drop revenue Inflation Ref Manufacturer Genre
Japan Street Fighter II: The World Warrior — — [5][6][7] Capcom Fighting
United States Street Fighter II / Champion Edition — — [8][9]
United Kingdom Street Fighter II: The World Warrior $456,000,000 $990,000,000 [1]
Germany Street Fighter II — — [10]
Australia Street Fighter II — — [10]
Hong Kong — — — [10] — —
Worldwide Street Fighter II: The World Warrior $2,300,000,000 $5,000,000,000 [1] Capcom Fighting

Japan[]

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1992 in Japan, according to Gamest, Game Machine and Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazines.

Rank Gamest[5] Game Machine[6] Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu)[7]
Title Type Points
1 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Street Fighter II / Dash Software kit 7795 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
2 Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition) Final Lap 2 Standard / Deluxe 3821 Final Lap 2
3 Captain Commando F1 Exhaust Note Dedicated 3464 Street Fighter II Dash
4 Garō Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai Tetris (Sega) Software kit 3402 F1 Exhaust Note
5 Final Lap 2 Columns Software kit 3218 Final Lap
6 Knights of the Round Super Volley '91 (Power Spikes) Software kit 3140 Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours
7 Sonic Wings (Aero Fighters) Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dedicated 2937 Super Monaco GP
8 F-1 Grand Prix Clutch Hitter Software kit 2748 Driver's Eyes
9 WWF WrestleFest Garō Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai Software kit 2401 Tetris (Sega)
10 Hacha Mecha Fighter Super Monaco GP Standard/deluxe 2347 Virtua Racing

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1992.

Rank RePlay[8] Play Meter Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA)[11][12][13] AMAA[14]
Dedicated arcade cabinet Arcade conversion kit
1 Street Fighter II / Champion Edition Street Fighter II[9] Street Fighter II: Champion Edition WWF WrestleFest Street Fighter II: Champion Edition,
Mortal Kombat,
Neo Geo MVS,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2 World Heroes,
Art of Fighting,
X-Men,
Lethal Enforcers,
Mortal Kombat,
Steel Talons,
Space Lords,
Final Lap 2 / Final Lap 3,
Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours,
Virtua Racing 		Unknown Street Fighter II: The World Warrior,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
Race Drivin',
X-Men 		Captain America and The Avengers,
Road Riot 4WD,
Sunset Riders,
Super High Impact
3
4
5 Suzuka 8 Hours
6 Unknown N/A N/A
7
8
9
10

Australia[]

On Australia's Timezone monthly arcade charts published in the June 1992 issue of Leisure Line magazine, Capcom's Street Fighter II: Champion Edition was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit and Konami's X-Men was the top-grossing dedicated arcade cabinet.[15] In October 1992, Champion Edition remained at the top of the charts.[10]

Best-selling home systems[]

Rank System Company Type Sales
Japan USA Europe Korea Worldwide
1 Game Boy Nintendo Handheld 1,910,000[16] 4,000,000[17] 6,000,000[18] Unknown 11,910,000+
2 Super NES / Super Famicom Nintendo Console 3,580,000[16] 5,600,000[19] 2,030,000[20] 20,000[21] 11,230,000+
3 Mega Drive / Genesis Sega Console 400,000[16] 5,100,000[19] 2,660,000[20] 76,000[21] 8,236,000+
4 Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Console 820,000[16] 2,700,000[17] 3,030,000[20] 110,000[21] 6,660,000+
5 IBM PC IBM Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,400,000[22]
6 Macintosh Apple Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,500,000[23]
7 Master System Sega Console N/A < 50,000[24] 2,235,000[20] 180,000[21] 2,415,000+
8 Compaq Computer (PC) Compaq Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,500,000[22]
9 Game Gear Sega Handheld 250,000[16] 800,000[24] 320,000+ (UK)[25] Unknown 1,370,000+
10 NEC PC-88 / PC-98 NEC Computer 1,120,000[26][27] Unknown Unknown Unknown 1,120,000+

Best-selling home video games[]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Street Fighter II each sold 5 million units worldwide in 1992,[28][29] making them the year's highest-grossing entertainment products.[2] The following home video games sold more than 1 million units worldwide in 1992.

Rank Title Platform Sales
Japan USA Europe Korea
[30][31][32] 		Worldwide
1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive 400,000[33] 2,000,000
[34] 		1,750,000+
[35][36] 		Unknown 5,000,000
[28]
Street Fighter II Super NES 2,000,000
[37][38] 		2,000,000
[39] 		200,000+
[40] 		200,000+ 5,000,000
[29]
2 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome SFC 2,800,000
[31][32] 		N/A N/A 200,000 3,000,000
[31]
4 Final Fantasy V SFC 2,000,000
[38] 		N/A N/A 200,000+ 2,200,000+
3 Super Mario Kart Super NES 2,000,000
[38] 		< 1,000,000
[34] 		N/A N/A 2,000,000+
6 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super NES 232,476[41] 1,000,000
[34] 		Unknown Unknown 1,000,000+
7 Romancing SaGa SFC 818,346[41] N/A N/A N/A 818,346
8 Super Mario World SFC 569,621 Unknown Unknown Unknown 569,621+
9 Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Game Boy 537,285 Unknown Unknown Unknown 537,285+
10 Mario Paint SFC 363,855 Unknown Unknown Unknown 363,855+

The following table lists the year's top-selling home video game releases in several markets, including Europe, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

Market Title Platform Sales Ref
Europe Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Mega Drive 1,750,000+[35][36] [30]
Japan Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Super Famicom 2,800,000[31][32] [42][43]
South Korea Street Fighter II Super Comboy Unknown [30]
United States Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Genesis 2,000,000 [34]
Street Fighter II Super NES 2,000,000 [39]

Asia[]

In Japan and South Korea, according to Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video game releases of 1992.

Rank Japan South Korea[30][31][32]
Title Platform Sales Ref Title Platform Sales
1 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome SFC 2,800,000 [31][32] Street Fighter II Super Comboy 200,000+
2 Final Fantasy V SFC 2,000,000 [42][38][44] Final Fantasy V Super Comboy 200,000+
3 Super Mario Kart SFC 2,000,000 [42][38] Dragon Quest V Super Comboy 200,000
4 Street Fighter II SFC 2,000,000 [42][37][38] Arang Jeonseol (Fatal Fury) Super Comboy Unknown
5 Romancing SaGa SFC 818,346 [41] Ranma ½: Hard Battle
6 Super Mario World SFC 569,621 [41] Unknown
7 Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Game Boy 537,285
8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive 400,000 [33]
9 Mario Paint SFC 363,855 [41]
10 Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu SFC 347,548

The following table lists the year's best-selling game for each platform in Japan.

Platform Best-selling game Publisher Genre Sales Ref
Super Famicom Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Enix RPG 2,800,000 [31][32]
Game Boy Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Nintendo Platformer 537,285 [41]
Famicom Derby Stallion: National Edition ASCII Simulation 232,443
PC Engine CD-ROM² Tengai Makyō II: Manji Maru Hudson Soft RPG 71,534
Sega Mega Drive Shining Force Sega SRPG 69,447
PC Engine Super Momotarō Dentetsu II Hudson Soft Tabletop 43,163
Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Platformer 15,049

Europe[]

The following titles were the top three best-selling home video game releases of 1992 in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Rank Europe[30] United Kingdom[40]
Title Platform Sales Title Platform Sales
1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive 1,750,000+[35][36] Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive 1,000,000+[35][45]
2 Road Rash II Mega Drive Unknown Street Fighter II Super NES 200,000
3 Mario Paint Super NES Unknown Amiga Unknown

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1992.

Month Game consoles Home computers Ref
Mega Drive Super NES Master System NES Game Boy Amiga Spectrum
January WWF WrestleMania (home computers) [46]
February Robocod N/A Sonic the Hedgehog Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Land Grand Prix 1 Unknown [47][48]
March QuackShot N/A Asterix 1st Division Manager Unknown [49][50][51]
April Desert Strike Unknown Project-X Unknown [52][50][53]
May Unknown Super Kick Off John Madden[54] Unknown [55]
June Unknown Champions of Europe Rescue Rangers Sensible Soccer Italia '90 [56][57][58]
July Taz-Mania Unknown Wimbledon [59][60][61]
August Olympic Gold[50] Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Rainbow Islands [62][63]
September Alien 3[50] WWF Super WrestleMania Unknown Unknown Unknown [64][65][66]
October Street Fighter II (Super NES) [40][67]
November Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive) [40][50][68]
December [69][70][71]

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the top three best-selling home video games of 1992.

Rank Title Publisher Genre Sales Platform Ref
1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Platformer 2,000,000 Sega Genesis [34]
Street Fighter II Capcom Fighting 2,000,000 Super NES [39]
3 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Action adventure 1,000,000 Super NES [34]

The following titles were the best-selling home video games of each month for video game consoles (home consoles and handheld consoles) in 1992.

Month NES Super NES Sega Genesis TurboDuo Game Boy Atari Lynx Ref
June Unknown Final Fantasy II Unknown N/A Unknown Unknown [72]
August Yoshi Street Fighter II Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing N/A Super Mario Land Batman Returns [73]
September Turtles in Time N/A [74]
October Tecmo Super Bowl Street Fighter II NHLPA Hockey '93 Cosmic Fantasy 2 Kirby's Dream Land NFL Football [67][75]
November John Madden Football '93 Air Zonk Super Mario Land 2 [76][77]
December Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Batman Returns [78]

The following titles were the top-selling personal computer games on the monthly PC Research charts in 1992, as reported by Electronic Games magazine.

Month MS-DOS games MS-DOS educational games Amiga Macintosh CD-ROM Ref
May Hardball III N/A N/A N/A N/A [79]
June Aces of the Pacific Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? N/A N/A N/A [80]
July N/A N/A N/A [81]
August Links N/A N/A N/A [82]
September Falcon 3.0: Operation Fighting Tiger N/A N/A N/A [83]
October King's Quest VI Civilization Prince of Persia Battle Chess [84]

Game of the Year awards[]

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1992.

Awards Game of the Year Publisher Genre Platform Ref
Bangor Daily News Street Fighter II Capcom Fighting Super NES [85]
Chicago Tribune [86]
Electronic Gaming Awards [87]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) [88]
European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) [89]
GameFan Golden Megawards [90]
Game Informer [91]
Golden Joystick Awards [92][93]
The News [94]
Gamest Awards Street Fighter II Dash (Champion Edition) Capcom Fighting Arcade (CP System) [95]
Bangor Daily News The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Action adventure Super NES [85]
Chicago Tribune [86]
The News [94]
GameFan Golden Megawards Cybernator (Assault Suits Valken) Masaya Games Run and gun Super NES [90]
Streets of Rage 2 Sega Beat 'em up Sega Genesis [90]
Wonderdog JVC Musical Industries Platform Sega CD [90]
PC Engine Fan Far East of Eden II: Manji Maru Hudson Soft Role-playing PC Engine CD-ROM² [96]

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    3   Nintendo / The Legend of Zelda   1.0
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