1991 in computing, games and technology
119 milestones from 1991: 22 computers and hardware, 14 peripherals, 10 software, 7 games, 48 games, 1 games, 4 movies, 8 events, 5 world events.
Open 1991 in the interactive timeline The 1990s
Computers and hardware
- Pro AudioSpectrum
- Pegasus
- Dycam Model 1
- Atari Mega STE
- Acorn Archimedes A5000
- AMD Am386
- Commodore CDTV
- HP 95LX
- Sega Game Gear (North America)
- S3 911
- Atari Lynx II
- Super NES (North America)
- Intel 486SX
- NEC PC Engine Duo
- PowerBook 140
- Apple PowerBook 100
- Macintosh Classic II
- Macintosh Quadra 700
- Macintosh Quadra 900
- PowerBook 170
- Philips CD-i
- Sega Mega-CD (Japan)
Peripherals
- Microsoft BallPoint Mouse
- Logitech Cordless MouseMan
- Gravis Analog Pro Joystick
- Roland CM-300
- Intel i487SX
- Seagate Barracuda
- Psion Series 3
- Global Village TelePort
- Roland SC-55
- Apple StyleWriter
- Sound Blaster Pro
- Kodak DCS 100
- Radius Pivot Display
- Sound Blaster 2.0
Software
- Python 0.9.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0
- Macintosh System 7
- MS-DOS 5.0
- PGP 1.0
- QBasic
- Linux announced
- Linux 0.01
- Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions
- Microsoft Publisher 1.0
Games
- Street Fighter II
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Final Fantasy IV
- Civilization
- Another World (Out of This World)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Games
- Castle of Dr. Brain
- Commander Keen in Keen Dreams
- EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
- Eye of the Beholder
- Police Quest III: The Kindred
- Scorched Earth
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish
- Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
- Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
- Castles
- Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
- Formula One Grand Prix
- Heart of China
- Mario Teaches Typing
- Gobliiins
- Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter
- Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
- Falcon 3.0
- SimAnt
- Super ZZT
- Discworld MUD
- Crystal Caves
- ZZT
- LambdaMOO
- Lemmings
- Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
- Neverwinter Nights (1991 video game)
- Hovertank One
- Duke Nukem
- Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
- Streets of Rage
- Road Rash
- Starblade
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
- Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
- SkiFree
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- RPM Racing
- Catacomb 3-D
- Star Wars (1991 video game)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
- Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
- Super Castlevania IV
- Mega Man 4
- Tecmo Super Bowl
- Commander Keen: Goodbye, Galaxy
- Alien Breed
Games
Movies
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Super Mario World (TV series)
- Beauty and the Beast
Events
- The 3DO Company founded
- Bungie founded
- Silicon & Synapse founded (later Blizzard Entertainment)
- id Software founded
- The Sierra Network launches
- Novell acquires Digital Research
- Game Informer magazine first published
- Unicode 1.0 published
World events
- Gulf War air campaign begins
- Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web publicly
- Soviet coup attempt
- Nirvana releases Nevermind
- Soviet Union dissolves