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Golden Axe II (Genesis, 1991)

- The daily video game history fact - Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986) originally began development in 1984 as a licensed tie-in game based on the Dragon Ball manga series. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yasi...

The Cave of Time (Apple II, 1985)

Caveman Ninja: Joe & Mac (arcade, 1991)

- The daily video game history fact - Space Panic (1980) introduced the concept of navigating multiple walkable platforms connected by ladders. It is widely recognized as the first platform video game. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLd1...

Super Mario All-Stars (SNES, 1991)

Grand Monster Slam (Commodore 64, 1989)

- The daily video game history fact - Several game designers, such as Eiji Aonuma, Hideo Kojima, and Jordan Mechner, have cited Ico (2001) as having influenced the visual appearance of their games. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH6V...

Pac-Land (arcade, 1984)

Blades of Steel (NES, 1988)

- The daily video game history fact - An MDK (1997) animated TV series was announced in the late 1990s but was ultimately never aired. It was set to be produced by Mainframe Entertainment, famous for ReBoot (1994). Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzh3...

Prince of Persia (Genesis, 1994)

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- The daily video game history fact - 4-D Boxing (1991) is the first known 3D head-to-head fighting games. It features stylized boxers in polygon-based graphics, composed of triangles. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1f...

DragonStrike (NES, 1992)

Wardner no Mori (arcade, 1987)

- The daily video game history fact - Tempest (1981) was one of the first video games with a progressive level design where the levels themselves varied rather than giving the player the same layout with increasing difficulty. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIc...

Strider Hiryu (arcade, 1989)

Diablo II (PC, 2000)

- The daily video game history fact - TwinBee (1985) is credited as one of the earliest archetypes of the “cute 'em up” subgenre within shoot-’em-ups. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDn...

- Weird video game cover art - Superhero League of Hoboken (DOS, 1994)

- Classic video game ad - Chocobo Racing (PSX, 1999)

- The daily video game history fact - Greg Johnson, the creator of ToeJam & Earl (1991), has cited Rogue (1980) as a major influence on the game's design. The game features randomly generated levels and items. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rrg...

- Great video game cover art - Adventures of Lolo 3 (NES, 1990)

- Weird video game cover art - Sultan's Maze (Amstrad CPC, 1984)

- The daily video game history fact - Terranigma (1995) was not released in North America primarily because Enix had already closed its U.S. branch by the time localization was finished. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1m-...

Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA, 2002)

- Great video game cover art - Ancient Magic: Bazoe! Mahou Sekai (Super Famicom, 1993)

- The daily video game history fact - Rolling Thunder (1986) influenced later arcade action franchises such as Shinobi and Time Crisis, which borrowed mechanics such as taking cover behind crates. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sjB...

- Weird video game cover art - Ghost Lion (NES, 1989)

- Classic video game ad - Grim Fandango (PC, 1998)

- The daily video game history fact - Rare intentionally made Battletoads (1991) extremely difficult in order to increase its longevity. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxuc...

- Great video game cover art - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive, 1990)

- Weird video game cover art - Ghouls (Amstrad CPC, 1984)

- The daily video game history fact - Joust (1982) popularized the concept of two-player cooperative video games. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=btI-...

- Classic video game ad - Centipede (arcade, 1981)

- Iconic video game cover art - Silent Hill (PSX, 1999)

- The daily video game history fact - Censored versions of Duke Nukem 3D (1996) were released in certain countries in order to avoid it being banned altogether. A similar censored version was carried at Wal-Mart retail stores in the US. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2cn...

- Weird video game cover art - Bewarehouse (ZXS, 1984)

- Classic video game ad - Ghouls 'N Ghosts (arcade, 1988)

- The daily video game history fact - Mortal Kombat was one of 1993's top two highest-grossing arcade games in the US (along with NBA Jam), exceeding the $300 million domestic box office gross of the film Jurassic Park. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKTo...

- Great video game cover art - Gargoyles (GEN, 1995)

- Weird video game cover art - Ai Cho Aniki (Super CD-ROM², 1995)

- The daily video game history fact - Earth & Beyond (2002) was the last game developed by Westwood Studios before their closure in 2003. The compagny was listed in Guinness World Records in 2011 for selling 30M copies of Command & Conquer games worldwide. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5P...

- Classic video game ad - DOOM (SAT, 1997)

- Great video game cover art - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES, 1989)

- The daily video game history fact - Heavyweight Champ (1976) is the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting. It was a commercial success in Japan, where it was the third highest-grossing arcade video game of 1976. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szu4...

- Weird video game cover art - Toki (GEN, 1992)

- Classic video game ad - Monster Bash (arcade, 1982)