2003: Data East bids farewell BurgerTime, RoboCop, Karate Champ…these are just a few of the incredibly popular arcade games that were created by Data East, a Japanese electronics company founded by Tetsuo Fukuda in 1976. (Fukuda would go on to help create titles in the Metal Max series, as well as a few Guilty Gear…
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Today in Gaming History: 10/10/2013
1988: DMA Design (later Rockstar North) established Twenty-five years ago, under the shadow of the vast, expanding video games industry of the late 1990s, a small studio called DMA Design was created in Scotland. With a couple praised though not well-known games, Menace and Blood Money, of its belt, the company dove off the development…
Today in Gaming History: 10/9/2013
October 1981: Tempest released Few games bring to mind the true setting of the old-school arcade like Tempest. This well-known, vector graphics shooter was brought to the market 32 years ago this month, and it’s still cited as a very influential game. Tempest was the first game with difficulty selections (novice to expert), the first…
Today in Gaming HIstory: 10/8/2013
October 8, 1970: Happy birthday Tetsuya Nomura! Where do we even begin with Mr. Nomura? How about Square, the first studio for which he worked. Founded in 1983 by Masashi Miyamoto, Square would become (and still is under the name Square Enix) an RPG powerhouse. The first game Nomura worked on for Square was the…
Today in Gaming History: 10/7/2013
1983: Origin Systems founded 30 years ago, the developer of the famed Ultima and Wing Commander series, Origin Systems, was founded in Austin, Texas. Over the course of its 20 year career, a number of notable industry heavies pass through its doors, including John Romero (id Software), Raph Koster (Sony Online Entertainment), and Tom Chilton…
Today in Gaming History: 10/6/2013
October 6, 2000: American McGee’s Alice released Game designer American McGee spent plenty of time on the front lines of game design, particularly with id Software, before he achieved his first major solo hit: Alice. This horror-based retelling of the classic Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, captured plenty of attention some 13 years ago,…
Today in Gaming History: 10/5/2013
October 1978: Namco’s Gee Bee released Today we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Namco’s very first game, Gee Bee! Never heard of it? Well, you’re probably not alone, unless you’re a diehard arcade fan. Part Pong, part, Breakout, and part pinball, this coin-operated arcade game first saw the light of day in Japan in October…
Today in Gaming History: 10/4/2013
October 4, 1993: Panasonic 3DO released I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear this string of one number and two letters, I become just a little sad. The oft-maligned 3DO was released into what would become a very successful console market that would soon see the likes of the PlayStation and the Nintendo…
Today in Gaming History: 10/3/2013
October 3, 1989: Brøderbund releases Prince of Persia The popular Prince of Persia who is today seen in action-adventure games such as Warrior Within and The Forgotten Sands, got his start as the cliff jumping, ledge swinging, platforming hero in a very 2D way. Originally produced for the Apple II, Brøderbund, an educational firm, produced…
Today in Gaming History: 10/2/2013
October 2, 1955: Happy birthday Warren Spector! Have you recently fired up Dues Ex? Or maybe you’ve recently taken a romp through Epic Mickey? Or perhaps you’ve taken to the skies in Wing Commander? If you’ve ventured into any of these games, you have Warren Spector to thank. His storied career as a video game…
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