1991 in video games

1991 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Street Fighter II, Final Fantasy IV, Super Castlevania IV, Mega Man 4, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, along with new titles such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Battletoads, Lemmings, Sunset Riders, Duke Nukem, Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, and Streets of Rage.

In Hong Kong and Australia, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games on the monthly charts in 1991.

Sonic the Hedgehog was the best-selling home video game of 1991,[44] with 2 million copies sold worldwide during the year.

[45] In Japan, according to Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine, the following titles were the top ten best-selling 1991 releases, including later sales in 1992.

In the United States, the following titles were the top three best-selling home video game releases of 1991.