1996: Activision and id Software release the full version of Quake for PC. Unlike its predecessors, Quake had true 3D enemies and environments and dynamic lighting, plus, it was among the first to support 3D hardware. These features are all staples in FPS games today. But most significantly: it's the first/only game to get it own QuakeCon.

1997: Capcom releases Capcom Sports Club to arcades. The game includes basketball, tennis and soccer with cartoon graphics. The Video Game Preservation Society rates the game a 3 out of 100 in rareness: 100=most common, 1=least. This means it's either a very rare game, or it's just rare that any self-respecting gamer will admit they own a kiddy sports game that takes up half their apartment.

1999: Capcom releases The Misadventures of Tron Bonne in Japan on PS. It's a prequel to the Mega Man Legends series, from the evil-doer's point of view. But they're not evil, evil. No one named Tron Bonne can be evil, evil. This is more like, steal a kid's lollipop but slip another into his backpack when he's not looking, evil.

2004: Nintendo releases Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in Japan for GC. What were developers thinking giving Paper Mario fireballs? Do they want to kill him?? Conspiracy!

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