1992

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A timeline of events that happened in 1992.

Contents 1 Corporate news 1.1 Treasure found 1.2 Silicon Knights arrive in shining armor 2 Notable software releases

[edit] Corporate news

[edit] Treasure found

Treasure Co. Ltd., a Japanese game developer consisting of ex-Konami employees, is founded on June 19, 1992. The company would come to be known for extremely difficult shmup (shoot 'em up) Ikaruga, originally released for Sega Dreamcast, and Silpheed: The Lost Planet, a PlayStation 2 remake of the Sega CD shmup classic Silpheed.

[edit] Silicon Knights arrive in shining armor

Canada-based Silicon Knights is founded by Denis Dyack in July 1992 with the release of Cyber Empire for PC. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem for Nintendo GameCube is one of the company's most famous titles. Long-in-development Too Human is expected to be released in 2008 for the Xbox 360.

[edit] Notable software releases

Unknown dates:

• Cyber Empire (PC, US)

Famed developer Silicon Knights' first release puts the company on the map.

January:

• January 21 - Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy, JP)

Samus Aran ventures to the Metroids home planet in this all-new adventure.

April:

• April 11 - Super Mario World (SNES, EU)

New to the classic Mario series were Yoshi and the Super Feather, a Raccoon Suit-like powerup giving Mario a cape and allowing him to fly.

• April 13 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, NA)

With a return to the classic style of The Legend of Zelda, Link to the Past became one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time.

August:

• August 27 - Super Mario Kart (Super Famicom, JP)

Race karts with one of eight characters from the Mario universe.

September:

• September 1 - Super Mario Kart (SNES, NA)

The first Mario racer comes to North America.

• September 24 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, EU)

Innovation in dungeon design — utilizing multiple floors and basements — is just one of the new features in the third Zelda game.

• September 27 - Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome (Super Famicom, JP)

Shortly before the fourth game is released in the US, the fifth game comes out in Japan.

October:

• Unknown day - Dragon Quest IV (as Dragon Warrior IV, NES, NA)

The fourth Dragon Quest role-playing game hits North America.

• October 10 - Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy, NA)

Boasting new skills like the Space Jump and items such as the Plasma Beam, Metroid II was initially thought to be a good game, but is now considered the weakest title in the series.

November:

• November - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (November 21 - Sega Genesis, US; November 21 - Sega Mega Drive, JP; November 24 - Sega Mega Drive, EU)

Along with Sonic CD, this was the first game to feature Sonic's famous spindash.

December:

• December 6 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom, JP)