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Dan || Old School Gaming History

@danvghistory.bsky.social

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Everything from retro to indie games, lover of all things fun and creative! 3 posts each day: one video game history fact, and two of the best and/or weirdest video game artwork and ads.

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 3h

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Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 6h

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Jelly Boy (SNES, 1995)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 9h

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Populous (1989) is credited with popularizing the god game genre.

It was one of the best-selling computer games at the time, with over 4 million copies sold.

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kAE...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 1d

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Miner 2049er (Atari 2600, 1983)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 1d

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Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (DOS, 1992)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 1d

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982) was the first licensed Star Wars console video game.

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjP4...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 2d

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Freedom: Rebels in the Darkness (Amstrad CPC, 1988)

Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 2d

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Henry Explorers (SAT/PSX, 1997)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 2d

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The main theme of the original Metal Gear Solid (1998) was discontinued from Metal Gear Solid 4 onward due to allegations of plagiarism from a piece by Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.

Original theme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzzJ...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 3d

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Pac-Mania (GEN, 1991)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 3d

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BMX Kidz (C64, 1987)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 3d

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The character Zero was initially meant to be the primary playable protagonist in Mega Man X (1993).

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dg...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 4d

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Frogger (Atari 2600, 1982)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 4d

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Castlevania (NES, 1987)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 4d

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Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984) was among the first games to include a checkpoint system.

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABl9...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 5d

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Karnaaj Rally (GBA, 2002)

Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 5d

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Wipeout 3 (PSX, 1999)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 5d

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In a controversial decision, Soldier of Fortune (2000) was labeled an "adult motion picture" by the British Columbia Film Classification Office and was rated as a pornographic film.

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ28...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 6d

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The Adventures of Batman & Robin (GEN, 1995)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 6d

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Power Instinct (SNES, 1993)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 6d

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River City Ransom (1989) is the third installment of the japanese Kunio-kun series, preceded by Super Dodge Ball (1987) and Renegade (1986).

The series has over twenty titles released in Japan.

Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7xe...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 7d

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (GEN/Game Gear/SEGA CD, 1994)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 7d

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Resident Evil 2 (PSX, 1998)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 7d

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Island of Kesmai (1985) is considered a major forerunner of modern massively multiplayer online role-playing games.

The game included some of the first online questing systems.

Presentation video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFks...

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 8d

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Gorbaf (Amstrad CPC, 1987)