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On This Day: June 25, 1980 – The Sony Walkman Goes on Sale in the United States

On This Day: June 25, 1980 – The Sony Walkman Goes on Sale in the United States

On this day June 25, 1980, the Sony Walkman went on sale in the United States for 200 dollars, changing the way people listened to music forever. Originally released in Japan the year before, the compact cassette player allowed users to take their favorite songs on the go, complete with...
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On This Day: April 21, 1984 – Nintendo Released Duck Hunt in Japan

On This Day: April 21, 1984 – Nintendo Released Duck Hunt in Japan

On this day April 21, 1984, Nintendo released Duck Hunt in Japan for the Famicom using the original light gun accessory. The game quickly became one of the most recognized and loved titles of the 80s, later becoming a bundled classic with the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. Duck...
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On This Day: April 19, 1982 – Dig Dug Was Released in Japanese Arcades

On This Day: April 19, 1982 – Dig Dug Was Released in Japanese Arcades

On this day April 19, 1982, the arcade game Dig Dug was released in Japan by Namco. It quickly became one of the most popular and recognizable games of the early 80s, later finding success worldwide including a strong run in American arcades. In Dig Dug, players control a character who digs...
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On This Day: April 18, 1987 – Majou Densetsu II Daimashikyou Galious Released in Japan

On This Day: April 18, 1987 – Majou Densetsu II Daimashikyou Galious Released in Japan

On this day April 18, 1987, Konami released Majou Densetsu II Daimashikyou Galious for the MSX in Japan. The game, also known as The Maze of Galious, was the sequel to Knightmare and pushed the action adventure genre forward with its sprawling interconnected world and clever puzzle based...
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On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Rygar Released on Famicom in Japan

On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Rygar Released on Famicom in Japan

April 17, 1987 marked the Japanese release of Rygar on the Famicom. Originally an arcade title from 1986, this version was a total reimagining. Instead of a straightforward side-scrolling action game, the Famicom version mixed platforming, top-down exploration, RPG elements, and permanent...
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On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Ninja Kid Released for the Famicom

On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Ninja Kid Released for the Famicom

On April 17, 1986, Ninja Kid was released for the Famicom in Japan. Developed by TOSE and published by Bandai, the game is based loosely on the Japanese manga series GeGeGe no Kitarō, though all visual references were removed for the Western release. In Ninja Kid, players take on the role of a...
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On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Atlantis no Nazo Released for the Famicom

On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Atlantis no Nazo Released for the Famicom

On this day April 17, 1986, Atlantis no Nazo (The Mystery of Atlantis) was released for the Famicom in Japan. This challenging side-scrolling platformer was developed and published by Sunsoft and stood out for its non-linear level design and cryptic gameplay style. The player controls an...
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On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Argus (Rygar) Released in Japan

On This Day: April 17, 1987 – Argus (Rygar) Released in Japan

On this day April 17, 1987, Argus was released in Japan for Nintendo NES. Western audiences know it better as Rygar, a cult classic action-adventure game that quickly earned a fanbase for its unique gameplay blend and mythical storyline. Developed and published by Tecmo, the game offered a...
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On This Day: April 15, 1988 – Racket Attack Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System

On This Day: April 15, 1988 – Racket Attack Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System

On this day April 15, 1988, Racket Attack was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. Developed by TOSE and published by Jaleco, the tennis game gave players a chance to compete in intense singles and doubles matches with a mix of arcade fun and light strategy. The game...
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On This Day: April 15, 1988 – Kamen Rider Black Released on the Famicom

On This Day: April 15, 1988 – Kamen Rider Black Released on the Famicom

On this day April 15, 1988, Kamen Rider Black was released for the Famicom in Japan. Based on the popular tokusatsu series of the same name, the game let players step into the role of Kotaro Minami, also known as Kamen Rider Black, in a side scrolling action adventure filled with battles against...
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On This Day: April 14, 1986 – The Mysterious Murasame Castle Was Released in Japan

On This Day: April 14, 1986 – The Mysterious Murasame Castle Was Released in Japan

On this day April 14, 1986, Nintendo released The Mysterious Murasame Castle exclusively in Japan for the Famicom Disk System. This fast paced action adventure game placed players in the role of Takamaru, a samurai apprentice sent to investigate demonic forces overtaking ancient Japanese...
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On This Day: April 8, 1989 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Released for NES

On This Day: April 8, 1989 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Released for NES

On this day April 8, 1989, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Loosely based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the game followed the dual lives of the mild mannered Dr. Jekyll and his violent alter ego, Mr. Hyde, as players...
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On this day: April 7, 1989 - Garfield no Isshukan: A Week of Garfield

On this day: April 7, 1989 - Garfield no Isshukan: A Week of Garfield

On this day April 7, 1989, Garfield no Isshukan, also known as A Week of Garfield, was released in Japan for the Famicom. Based on Jim Davis’s iconic comic strip character, the game followed everyone’s favorite lazy orange cat as he searched for his missing owner, Jon Arbuckle, over the course...
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On This Day: April 3 1981 The First Successful Portable Computer the Osborne Was Unveiled

On This Day: April 3 1981 The First Successful Portable Computer the Osborne Was Unveiled

On this day April 3 1981 the Osborne 1 was unveiled in San Francisco becoming the first commercially successful portable computer. Priced at 1,795 dollars the Osborne 1 came with a five inch screen a full sized keyboard and dual floppy disk drives all built into a compact briefcase sized case...
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On This Day: April 2, 1987 - Apple Town Monogatari Released in Japan

On This Day: April 2, 1987 - Apple Town Monogatari Released in Japan

On this day April 2, 1987, SquareSoft released Apple Town Monogatari in Japan, a lesser known title in the company’s early catalog long before it became a global RPG powerhouse. Released exclusively for Japanese platforms, the game was a unique mix of simulation and storytelling that reflected...
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On This Day: March 29 1983 Erno Rubik Received a Patent for the Rubik’s Cube

On This Day: March 29 1983 Erno Rubik Received a Patent for the Rubik’s Cube

On this day March 29 1983 Erno Rubik was officially granted a patent for the Rubik’s Cube in the United States. Although the colorful 3D puzzle was invented in 1974 and originally called the Magic Cube it wouldn’t take long after the patent for it to become a full-blown international craze. The...
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On This Day: March 21 1989 Phantasy Star II Was Released in Japan

On This Day: March 21 1989 Phantasy Star II Was Released in Japan

On this day March 21 1989 Phantasy Star II was released for the Sega Genesis in Japan. As the highly anticipated sequel to the original Phantasy Star the game expanded the series with a deep sci-fi storyline turn-based combat and an expansive world filled with challenging dungeons. Set in the...
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On This Day: March 10 1987 Goonies II Was Released

On This Day: March 10 1987 Goonies II Was Released

On this day March 10 1987 the video game Goonies II was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). A sequel to the hit 1985 film The Goonies the game expanded on the movie’s story introducing new locations and enemies while maintaining the adventurous spirit of the film. Developed...
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On This Day: March 6 1987 Mickey Mousecapade Was Released in Japan

On This Day: March 6 1987 Mickey Mousecapade Was Released in Japan

On this day March 6 1987 the classic NES game Mickey Mousecapade was released in Japan under the title Mickey Mouse Adventures in Wonderland. The platformer followed Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a quest through various themed levels to rescue Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Developed by Hudson...
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On This Day: March 5 1981 Sinclair Research Released the ZX81 Home Computer

On This Day: March 5 1981 Sinclair Research Released the ZX81 Home Computer

On this day March 5 1981, Sinclair Research released the first British home computer, the ZX81. The ZX81 was designed to be an affordable and accessible personal computer, aimed at the growing home computing market. The computer was priced at 50 Euros for the uninstalled version and 70 Euros...
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