1994 in video games
1994 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as "Super Metroid", "Donkey Kong Country", "Final Fantasy VI", "Sonic 3 & Knuckles", "Super Street Fighter II Turbo" and "Virtua Fighter 2", along with new titles such as "Daytona USA", "Ace Driver", "Alpine Racer" and "Tekken". The year's video game console was the Game Boy, while the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis remained the home console. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were "Super Street Fighter II X" ("Super Street Fighter II Turbo") and "Virtua Fighter" in Japan, and "Daytona USA" and "Mortal Kombat II  in the United States, while the year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Donkey Kong Country". Top-rated games. Game of the Year awards. The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1994. Section::::"Famitsu" Platinum Hall of Fame. The following video game releases in 1994 entered "Famitsu" magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40. Financial performance. Highest-grossing arcade games. The best-selling arcade printed circuit board (PCB) worldwide in 1994 was SNK's Neo Geo MVS system. Japan. The following titles were the top ten  highest-grossing arcade games of 1994 in Japan. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, "Virtua Fighter" by Sega AM2 was one of the most popular coin-ops of the year. In early 1994, "Ridge Racer" was the top-grossing arcade game in London. United States. In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1994. Best-selling home video games. The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) worldwide in 1994. Japan. In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video  games of 1994. United States. In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1994. United Kingdom. HMV, a British entertainment retailer, released a monthly list of the chain's highest-selling home video game titles. The following titles topped the monthly all-formats charts, as reported by "Computer and Video Games". Top game rentals in the United States. Blockbuster Video, an American chain of video rental shops, released a monthly list of the chain's highest-renting console titles. The following titles topped the monthly charts, as reported by "GamePro". 1994