In this Episode:

- Pac-Man

- Punch-Out!!!

- EverQuest

- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

- Animal Crossing: New Horizions

- The Founding of Konami

- The Sims Dethrones Myst

Video Credits

Atari 2600 Longplay Pac-Man: @worldoflongplays

Arcade Long Play Punch-Out: @worldoflongplays

Everquest Original Trailer: @everquest

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Trailer: @bethesda

Animal Crossing: New Horizions - Nintendo Switch Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019: @NintendoAmerica

Frogger Arcade: @oldclassicgame

Scramble Arcade: @oldclassicgame

Castlevania - Intro: @ElectroDuck123

Contra - Intro: @ElectroDuck123

Gradius Opening Nintendo Entertainment System: @nesjp5573

Myst 1993 Intro: @ElwynGlitchwood

The Sims 1: Vanilla Gameplay: @BarakaPlay

Metal Gear NES Intro: @NoxHardigan

Silent Hill Intro: @xasthured7074

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This Week in Video Game History March 2 - 8

In this episode:

0:00 - Flash back to PS2/Switch launches

1:11 - Intro

2:30 - Timeline Start

2:49 - Ninja Gaiden

3:40 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

4:19 - Donkey Kong II

4:47 - Dragon Age 2

5:35 - Mass Effect 3

6:41 - PS2 and Switch Launch Looks

6:56 - PS2 Release

8:05 - Switch Release

9:10 - Outro

#gaming #retrogaming #videogames #nintendo #videogamehistory #xbox #ninjagaiden #dragonage #donkeykong #ps2 #playstation #switch #zelda

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This Week in Video Game History February February 23 - March 1In this episode:- Pokemon Day (February 27, 1996)- Brief History of Sports games--- Ralph Baer Demos Brown Box (February 24, 1968)--- Intellivision Major League Baseball (February 28, 1980)--- Intellivision NFL Football (February 28, 1980)--- EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005 (March 1, 2005)- Space Invaders port comes to Atari (February 28, 1980)- Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages (February 27, 2001- Super Street Fighter II Turbo (February 23, 1994)- Contra III: The Alien Wars (as Contra Spirits in Japan February 28, 1992)- Stardew Valley (February 26, 2016)Happy Birthdays- Sid Meier (February 24)- Ron Gilbert (February 27)- Make Rodkin (February 29)- Steve Jobs (February 24)Youtube Video Sources:Pokemon Red for Game Boy Full Playthrough:  @NintendoUtopia  Evolution of Pokémon Games Graphics (1996 - 2022):  @aWiibo  Tennis for Two:  @doteaters  Ralph Baer and Bill Harrison testing the brown box:  @videogamesfoundation  Intellivision Major League Baseball:  @doteaters  Intellivision NFL Football:  @RetroSlayerGaming  John Madden Football:  @Squakenet  MVP Baseball 2005 Gameplay:  @GamePlayStation12345  MLB The Show 26 Trailer:  @SonySanDiego  NFL Challenge © 1985 XOR Corporation - PC DOS - Gameplay: @Darkleon_TVGMRBI Baseball - NES - Full Game AL vs NL (Bunt HR!):  @deiradinn  Space Invaders Atari 2600:  @NML32  Zelda Oracle of Seasons:  @TanderXS  Super Street Fighter II Turbo Arcade Gameplay:  @longnplay  Contra III: The Alien Wars:  @NintendoComplete  Sid Meier Retrospective:  @Verac_VG  Ron Gilbert: short interview:  @tivi-leonis  Playing Dead Episode 4:  @Trendkillervideos  Breakout:  @doteaters  Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007:  @JohnSchroter #gaming #retrogaming #videogames #nintendo #gameboy #atari #arcade #snes #videogamehistory ​

This Week in Video Game History February 16 - 22

In this episode:

- Nintendo Releases the Famicom Disk System

- The Legend of Zelda

- The Legend of Zelda II

- Starfox (SNES)

- PlayStation Vita launches in the US

- Horizion Forbidden West

- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

- The New 3DS XL hits North America

- PS4 Unveiling

- EA Aquires Criterion

- The Xbox Multiplatform Pivot

Special thanks to The Gaming Historian for the FDS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9PuSrn_H1c

Other YouTube Sources:

Famicom Disk System Japanese Ad: @NeoGoemon

Star Fox: @errantmind

Playstion Vita: @playstation

Horizion Forbidden West: @Playstation

Destiny 2: The Witcher Queen: @GameSpot

Nintendo 3DS Reveal: @IGN

Playsation 4 Reveal: @IGN

Criterion Logo: @DG1000

Halo/The Multiplayer Pivot: @Xbox

#gaming #retrogaming #videogames #nintendo #n64 #arcade #gameboy3ds #snes #nes #famicom #videogamehistory

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This Week in Video Game History February 2 - February 8In this episode:- Release Timeline - Dragon Warrior III (February 10, 1988) - X-Men Arcade (February 12, 1992) - Super Mario 3 (February 12, 1990) - Metroid: Zero Mission (February 9, 2004) - World of Warcraft Launches in Europe (February 11, 2005) - R.C. Pro Am (February 1988) - Mario Kart 64 (February 10, 1997)- Ralph Baer demonstrates TV Game Unit 2Special thanks to Motherboard for the interview with Ralph Baer in 2014 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ThW_HjtBg&t=209sOther YouTube Sources:Dragon Warrior III:  @now-loading  X-Men Arcade:  @NintendoComplete  Super Mario 3: @marioandsonicnotsuck  Metroid: Zero Mission @naswinger  Warcraft Cinematic Trailer:  @Warcraft  RC Pro-Am:  @perfectgame191  Mario Kart 64:  @piplupwater  #gaming #retrogaming #videogames #nintendo #n64 #arcade #gameboyadvance #nes #videogamehistory Find me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/therobustone

This Week in Video Game History February 2 - February 8

In this episode:

- Quick Hits:

- Paper Mario (Feb 5, 2001)

- Valheim (Feb 2, 2021)

- Helldivers 2 (Feb 8, 2024)

- Defender (Feb 1981)

- Contra on NES (~Feb 2, 1981)

- The Death of Flappy Bird (Feb 8, 2014)

- Sony sells Sony Online Entertainment (Feb 2, 2015)

- The Sims is released (Feb 4, 2000)

This Week in Video Game History January 26 - February 1In this episode:- Quick Hits: - Silent Hill (Jan 31, 1999) - Mass Effect 2 (Jan 26, 2010 - Dying Light (Jan 27, 2015) - Kingdom Hearts III (Jan 29, 2019)- The Fall of Hardware Sega- The Great Betrayal - Final Fantasy VII's Japanese Launch

The first episode of This Week in Video Game History! In this episode:- Capcom Coincidence- Indie Class of 2018- The Shadow Drop Hear 'round the World- The Viral Anomoly