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1997: Dark Horse Comics announces a new 4-part series based upon the game Myst, 'Myst: The Book of the Black Ships'. Hmmm...Myst in comic form. Exciting panels of valves, levers and lighthouses...the whole idea reeks of a bad Thomas Kinkade prints. More »
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2002: Nintendo announces Game Boy Advance Latias/Latios editions. They are special versions released to commemorate (read: promote) the new Pokemon movie. Because nothing says commemorate like ugly purple and pink GBAs. More »
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1987: Konami releases Metal Gear for MSX2 in Japan. This is the first release in the famous/revolutionary/uberawesome Metal Gear series—so let's commemorate it right. What is your favorite Metal Gear moment in any of the titles? Then let's dream about how great the PS4 PS3 version will be when it finally comes out. More »
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1998: Prima Publishing releases Lara's Story: Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon. More than just a compendium of strategy guides, the paperback features a hefty collection of Lara Croft pictures and "facts". Though we're sure prepubescents everywhere bought this literature for the articles. More »
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1991: Hudson Soft releases Final Soldier for TG in the US. It looks like a great title, a space shooter allowing you to change weapons between levels. Of course, I remembered Bonk as pretty awesome until I recently loaded it up on VC. More »
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2003: KCET releases Silent Hill 3 for PS2 in Japan. You'd think by the third incarnation of the game, people would know to stay away from scary-looking places that are quite quiet. Horror movies rarely take place in the middle of a Starbucks during the morning rush hour, which is probably one reason they are so popular. Hmmm...grande mocha lattes attack...prices are too high for hungry patrons to eat so they eat one another...screw that, I'll take my scary old mansions and ghoul carnivals any day. More »
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1997: After Star Wing failed miserably (the European version of Star Fox), Nintendo decides to release Star Fox 64 under the name Lylat War. Because that sounds so MUCH better. Apparently, a company named Star Vox prevents a more normal/successful titling of the series in the area. Looking at the box is like being trapped in a bad episode of Sliders. More »
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1987: Capcom releases Section Z for NES in the US. It's a port of their arcade game by the same name, and I'm not sure how many Kotakuites have played it, but the game is trippy for impressionable youth. More »
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2000: Activision releases Dark Reign 2 for PC in the US. Why do some franchises feel forced to reinvent instead of simply improve? Here's hoping for a Dark Reign 3 the way we all wanted Dark Reign 2. More »
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2000: Blizzard releases Diablo II for PC/Mac in the US. If there was ever a sequel that was the epitome of good sequels, or a game that was an argument for the necessity of sequels in gaming (even if they are horribly overused), it's Diablo II. More »
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2001: Funcom releases Anarchy Online for PC in the US. After writing about Star Wars Galaxies yesterday, Anarchy Online makes me remember a time when I thought, "Can anyone ever beat EverCrack? MAYBE Anarchy can do it...but probably not." More »
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2003: SOE releases Star Wars: Galaxies for PC in the US. It's a controversial title, as making Jedi proved as difficult as becoming the real thing, and eventually "New Game Enhancements" were released that threw the game's basic setup out the window. But as for the original time it took to unlock Jedi powers, I think it cements the difficulty in designing an MMO. If achievements can be scored too easily, your audience complains about it...as in WoW's expansion. But if they are too difficult, gamers start claiming the unlocked content doesn't even exist, as with SWG. More »
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2002: Atlus releases Skygunner for PS2 in the US. It's a steampunk flight sim, which is a pretty cool concept. Any fans out there? More »
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1999: Eidos releases Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for PS in the US. Confession: I played this game for 10 minutes at a demo unit and could make absolutely no sense of the game. Since then, I've stubbornly assumed that hordes of people play the series only with the addiction to one day actually understanding how to play, let alone how to beat, the game. And no one can change my mind. More »
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1996: Nintendo releases the N64 console in Japan, along with Super Mario 64. The system goes to sell a little over 30 million units with this Mario launch title becoming the most successful software released for the console. More »
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1994: Playmates Interactive releases Earthworm Jim for SNES in the US. It's rare that a hugely publicized game can live up to its hype, but this title was so refreshing during an era inundated with sidescrollers...even if it came out for Genesis two weeks earlier and I missed it. More »
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2005: EA releases Battlefield 2 for PC in the US. Needless to say, there are many who take this game more seriously than real war. More »
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1997: GT Interactive releases Blood for PC in the US. At least they were upfront about it. Parents can't complain about the content on that one...though "Grand Theft Auto" is fairly upfront about its content as well. More »
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1999: Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe release a Half-Life mod known as Counter-Strike. Hmm...sounds like just another stupid fanboy mod. Nothing will ever come of it. More »
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1985: Nintendo releases Wrecking Crew for NES in Japan. It's an arcade/strategy game where Mario and Luigi make an appearance, along with a bad guy named "Blackey" (Spike in the US). Good change? Probably. More »
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1994: EA releases Ultima Gaiden (or Ultima: Runes of Virtue II) for SNES in Japan. As usual, the American version of the title is SO much lamer than Japan's. More »
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1999: Eidos releases Official Formula 1 Racing for PC. Today is an admittedly light day for gaming history, so let me ask this question: More »
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1999: Hasbro announces Hasbro Sports—a label that will focus on sports games. The funny thing is, their sports games are titles like Trivia Pursuit: NASCAR Edition. And last I knew, Trivia Pursuit was a board game, at least until I tried to cheat and my sister older brother twisted my arm back and made me scream "uncle". More »
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2000: Capcom releases Tech Romancer for DC in the US. Let's see: two giant robots battle to the death in 3D. Why are people still making games? Things may have peaked. More »
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2000: EA releases Shogun: Total War for PC in the US. It's a combination of RTS and turn-based strategy...otherwise known as Total war. Not just partial war like the other games. More »
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1998: Capcom, Konami, Namco, Sony, and Square file a lawsuit against a Tokyo game shop for selling used games. Having failed a campaign to make resale of games illegal, they now prefer to supervise the resale of games. More »
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1998: THQ releases Quest 64 for N64 in the US. The game uses an unconventional level-up system. For instance, if your character gets beat up, they gain hit points. Little do they know, these hit points are really just scar tissue that will one day require surgical removal and skin grafting. More »
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1961: Yoshiki Okamoto is born into the the world/videogame design. His footprint is on a slew of huge titles, from Gyruss and Timepilot, to Street Fighter, Resident Evil, SNK vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom, Zelda Oracle & Seasons, and the Genjis (ok...Days of the Blade might not be the biggest game on this list). A Capcom vetertan, Okamoto eventually left the company to start his own company, Game Republic. More »
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2005: Capcom releases Killer7 for GC and PS2 in Japan. It's a highly stylized, cel-shaded rail shooter. But responses to it are extremely mixed. It seems to be a love or hate experience, with reviewers like GameSpy rating the game at less than half of IGN's score. What did you think? More »
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1990: Capcom releases Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers for NES in Japan. Great, now I'll have that cartoon's theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. It wasn't even a show I watched, yet 17 years later I can't get the thing out of my head. And by the way, you're welcome. More »
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1999: It's reported that a 5-year-old boy Inuit boy shot his 7-year-old brother while fighting over the use of their Nintendo. No positive spin on that one. Ed note: and that was not a challenge. More »
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1993: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for GB in Japan. One day, when the asteroids hit the earth and it's me, some cockroaches and a half-melted GB, I'm gonna do some catching up on missed titles. More »
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1994: Philips Media releases Zelda's Adventure for CD-i in the US. The game was born from compromise between Nintendo and Philips, after the SNES CD add-on failed to come to fruition. Unlike other CD-i Zelda titles, Zelda's Adventure uses an overhead camera just like in the original. I wouldn't mind trying it out. Any fans out there play the game? More »
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2003: Bethesda Softworks releases The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon for PC in the US. Add-ons including werewolves worked for Bethesda, but the concept would do just fine for almost any game. Think of it like Game Shark, but instead of infinite lives you get to play the game Altered Beast style. And zombies would work just as well, if not better. No need to thank me, world. I'm here for your service. More »
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1986: Nintendo releases Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Super Mario Bros. 2 to them) for NES in Japan. As a child, playing the US version of SMB2 was utterly confusing. Why did they take this approach? What's with the birds in the bricks? What's with everything? More »
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2000: Eidos releases Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour for GBC in the US. So why is the racing tour "magical"? Because it's Disney, duh! Magic didn't even exist before their polished animation and happy Grimm tales. More »
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1998: Nintendo releases Dr. Mario for the SNES in Japan. The subsequent malpractice suits were unfortunate. I wish someone had told Mario that Mike and Ikes didn't cure colds sooner. More »
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1997: Interplay releases MDK for PC in the US. I was always too confused by the box to pick up the game—stupid me. More »
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1979: Japan Capsule Computers is founded in Osaka, Japan. Abbreviated, the name works out to something you may know a bit better: Capcom. Their focus was to be the manufacture and distribution of game machines - games like Street Fighter II and Final Fight. More »
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2001: Interplay announces they are up for sale. In other words, te D&D and post-nuclear genres are for sale. More »
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