| 1 | 1996 | Game titleX-Men Vs. Street Fighter (Europe 961004) | Game makerCapcom | 17 | 76,701 |
| 2 | 1996 | Game titleStreet Fighter Alpha 2 (Europe 960229) | Game makerCapcom | 12 | 58,634 |
| 3 | 1996 | Game titleMetal Slug - Super Vehicle-001 | Game makerNazca | 1 | 49,931 |
| 4 | 1996 | Game titleDungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (Europe 960619) | Game makerCapcom | 14 | 47,857 |
| 5 | 1996 | Game titleSuper Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Europe 960529) | Game makerCapcom | 7 | 37,557 |
| 6 | 1996 | Game titleRed Earth (Europe 961121) | Game makerCapcom | 6 | 29,876 |
| 7 | 1996 | Game titleWaku Waku 7 | Game makerSunsoft | 1 | 27,733 |
| 8 | 1996 | Game titleTwinkle Star Sprites | Game makerSNK | 1 | 27,107 |
| 9 | 1996 | Game titleNeo Turf Masters / Big Tournament Golf | Game makerNazca | 1 | 20,599 |
| 10 | 1996 | Game titleBreakers | Game makerVisco Corporation | 1 | 17,347 |
| 11 | 1996 | Game titleThe King of Fighters '96 (NGM-214) | Game makerSNK | 3 | 16,721 |
| 12 | 1996 | Game titleReal Bout Fatal Fury Special / Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special | Game makerSNK | 2 | 16,471 |
| 13 | 1996 | Game title19XX: The War Against Destiny (Europe 960104) | Game makerCapcom | 10 | 16,235 |
| 14 | 1996 | Game titleQuiz Nanairo Dreams: Nijiirochou no Kiseki (Japan 960826) | Game makerCapcom | 1 | 15,055 |
| 15 | 1996 | Game titleSamurai Shodown IV - Amakusa's Revenge / Samurai Spirits - Amakusa Kourin (NGM-222 ~ NGH-222) | Game makerSNK | 2 | 14,212 |
| 16 | 1996 | Game titleMega Man 2: The Power Fighters (USA 960708) | Game makerCapcom | 6 | 14,085 |
| 17 | 1996 | Game titleKizuna Encounter - Super Tag Battle / Fu'un Super Tag Battle | Game makerSNK | 2 | 13,141 |
| 18 | 1996 | Game titleCleopatra Fortune (Ver 2.1J 1996/09/05) | Game makerTaito | 2 | 11,238 |
| 19 | 1996 | Game titleMagical Drop II | Game makerData East | 1 | 7,381 |
| 20 | 1996 | Game titleRagnagard / Shin-Oh-Ken | Game makerSaurus | 1 | 6,750 |
| 21 | 1996 | Game titleNeo Drift Out - New Technology | Game makerVisco Corporation | 1 | 5,036 |
| 22 | 1996 | Game titleGhostlop (prototype) | Game makerData East | 1 | 2,346 |
| 23 | 1996 | Game titleArt of Fighting 3 - The Path of the Warrior / Art of Fighting - Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden | Game makerSNK | 2 | — |
| 24 | 1996 | Game titleChoutetsu Brikin'ger / Iron Clad (prototype) | Game makerSaurus | 2 | — |
| 25 | 1996 | Game titleMagical Pumpkin: Puroland de Daibouken (Japan 960712) | Game makerCapcom | 1 | — |
| 26 | 1996 | Game titleNeo Mr. Do! | Game makerVisco Corporation | 1 | — |
| 27 | 1996 | Game titleNinja Master's - Haoh-ninpo-cho | Game makerSNK | 1 | — |
| 28 | 1996 | Game titleOver Top | Game makerADK | 1 | — |
| 29 | 1996 | Game titlePleasure Goal / Futsal - 5 on 5 Mini Soccer (NGM-219) | Game makerSaurus | 1 | — |
| 30 | 1996 | Game titlePuzzle Bobble 3 (Ver 2.1O 1996/09/27) | Game makerTaito | 3 | — |
| 31 | 1996 | Game titleStakes Winner 2 | Game makerSaurus | 1 | — |
| 32 | 1996 | Game titleStreet Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (Asia 960826) | Game makerCapcom | 6 | — |
| 33 | 1996 | Game titleSuper Dodge Ball / Kunio no Nekketsu Toukyuu Densetsu | Game makerTechnos Japan | 1 | — |
| 34 | 1996 | Game titleTecmo World Soccer '96 | Game makerTecmo | 1 | — |
| 35 | 1996 | Game titleThe Ultimate 11 - The SNK Football Championship / Tokuten Ou - Honoo no Libero | Game makerSNK | 1 | — |
| 36 | 1996 | Game titleWaku Waku Ultraman Racing | Game makerSega | 1 | — |
| 37 | 1996 | Game titleWanpaku Fishing | Game makerSega | 1 | — |