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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 · 11h

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Miner 2049er (Atari 2600, 1983)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 14h

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

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 17h

- The daily video game history fact -

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 · 1d

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

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Henry Explorers (SAT/PSX, 1997)

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

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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 · 2d

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Pac-Mania (GEN, 1991)

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

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BMX Kidz (C64, 1987)

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

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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 · 3d

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Frogger (Atari 2600, 1982)

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

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Castlevania (NES, 1987)

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

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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 · 4d

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Karnaaj Rally (GBA, 2002)

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

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Wipeout 3 (PSX, 1999)

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

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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 · 5d

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The Adventures of Batman & Robin (GEN, 1995)

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

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Power Instinct (SNES, 1993)

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

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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 · 6d

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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 · 6d

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Resident Evil 2 (PSX, 1998)

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

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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 · 7d

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Gorbaf (Amstrad CPC, 1987)

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

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Gradius III (arcade, 1989)

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

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The original English localization of Final Fantasy IV (1991, released as Final Fantasy II in North America) greatly reduced the difficulty of the game compared to the original Japanese version.

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

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

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Maniac Mansion (Amiga, 1987)

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