Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis, 1995)

Rampage (ZX Spectrum, 1988)

- The daily video game history fact - The arcade game Air Combat (1993) inspired several later Namco games, including the arcade sequel Air Combat 22, the PlayStation game Air Combat, and the Ace Combat series. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJgt...

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Battletoads & Double Dragon (NES, 1993)

- The daily video game history fact - Mystery House (1980) is the first graphical adventure game and one of the earliest horror video games. It was the first game designed by Roberta Williams, who later went on to create the King’s Quest series. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8U...

Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i, 1993)

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- The daily video game history fact - GuitarFreaks (1999) helped lay the foundations for guitar-based rhythm games by introducing the guitar controller and timing-based gameplay, directly influencing the development of the Guitar Hero series. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awt1...

Ballistix (TurboGrafx-16, 1991)

Berzerk (Atari 2600, 1982)

- The daily video game history fact - Less than one month after its release, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001) had sold over 1 million copies and shipped more than 2 million worldwide, making it the fastest-selling PC expansion pack at the time. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7g...

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Sonic Spinball (Genesis, 1993)

- The daily video game history fact - Saboteur! (1985) helped lay early groundwork for the stealth-action genre by blending platforming, infiltration mechanics, and martial arts combat. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzB8...

Fishing (arcade, 1982)

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- The daily video game history fact - Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993) is one of the oldest titles to make use of extensive full-motion video on the PC. Video was used to display pre-rendered 3D graphics of various environments and battles. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyrd...

Super Adventure Rockman (Saturn, 1998)

Shadow of the Beast (Amiga, 1989)

- The daily video game history fact - Pilotwings (1990) was one of the first games to extensively showcase the SNES’s Mode 7 capability, which simulates 3D graphics by rotating and scaling flat objects. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A1h...

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Bomber King (Famicom, 1987)

- The daily video game history fact - The first Sega arcade video game was Pong-Tron (1973). Since then, the company has become one of the world’s most prolific arcade game producers, having developed more than 500 games, 70 franchises, and 20 arcade system boards.

Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC, 1993)

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- The daily video game history fact - Ghosts ’n Goblins (1985) is one of the earliest and most influential video game to fully combine platforming and combat in a scrolling format. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SugL...

Breath of Fire (Super Famicom, 1993)

Galaxian (Atari 2600, 1983)

- The daily video game history fact - Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992) pioneered the modern real-time strategy genre by combining resource gathering, base building, tech trees, unit production, fog of war, and a mouse-driven interface. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsc...

Raiden (arcade, 1990)

Defender of the Crown (PC, 1986)

- The daily video game history fact - Pac-In-Time (1995) is a reskinned and lightly modified version of the 1993 computer game Fury of the Furries. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6U...

Qwak! (arcade, 1974)

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- The daily video game history fact - System Shock 2 (1999) helped define the modern immersive sim by combining first-person gameplay, RPG systems, environmental storytelling, and psychological horror. It directly influenced Deus Ex, BioShock, Dishonored, and Prey. Gameplay: youtu.be/1HhPuDT4NKY

Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis, 1993)

Alley Cat (Atari 800, 1983)

- The daily video game history fact - Super Mario Bros. (1985) is widely regarded as one of the most important reasons for the revival of the video game industry after the 1983 North American crash. It's quality and commercial success restored consumer and retailer confidence in video games.

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Kirby no Pinball (Game Boy, 1993)

- The daily video game history fact - Bushido Blade (1997) is considered the first realistic 3D fighting game, focusing on one-hit kills, strategic movement, and weapon-based combat rather than traditional health bars and combo attacks. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB3A...

Out Run (Commodore 64, 1987)

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- The daily video game history fact - Gee Bee (1978) was the first video game to be designed in-house by Namco. It was developed by Toru Iwatani, known as the creator of Pac-Man and Pole Position. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-P...

Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo, 2000)

Slot Racers (Atari 2600, 1978)

- The daily video game history fact - Doom II (1994) was the top-selling PC software product in the U.S. in 1994 and sold over 1.2 million retail copies within its first year. Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhmR...

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Radiant Silvergun (Saturn, 1998)