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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS – 1997)
August 24, 2025
Super Mario 64 (N64 – 1996)
August 23, 2025
Super Mario Land 2 (GB – 1992)
August 23, 2025
Kirby’s Dreamland (GB – 1992)
August 22, 2025
Super Mario World (SNES – 1990)
August 22, 2025
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES – 1988)
August 22, 2025
The Sumerian Game (PC – 1964)
August 22, 2025
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS – 1997)
August 22, 2025
Shining Force (GEN – 1992)
August 22, 2025
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES – 1992)
August 22, 2025
Crystalis (NES – 1990)
August 22, 2025
Planescape: Torment (PC – 1999)
August 22, 2025
Final Fantasy VII (PS – 1997)
August 21, 2025
Pokemon Red/Blue (GB – 1996)
August 21, 2025
Harvest Moon (SNES – 1996)
August 21, 2025
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (SNES – 1993)
August 21, 2025
Final Fantasy VI (SNES – 1994)
August 21, 2025
Bomberman (Arcade – 1983)
August 21, 2025
Dig Dug (Arcade – 1982)
August 21, 2025
Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade – 1982)
August 21, 2025
Pac-Man (Arcade – 1980)
August 21, 2025
Karate Champ (Arcade – 1984)
August 21, 2025
OutRun (Arcade – 1986)
August 21, 2025
R.C. Pro-Am (NES – 1988)
August 21, 2025
Pole Position (Arcade – 1984)
August 21, 2025
Spy Hunter (Arcade – 1983)
August 21, 2025
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES – 1987)
August 21, 2025
Excitebike (NES – 1984)
August 21, 2025
Duck Hunt (NES – 1984)
August 21, 2025
Buster Bros. (Arcade – 1989)
August 21, 2025
Metal Gear (NES – 1987)
August 21, 2025
Robotron: 2084 (Arcade – 1982)
August 21, 2025
Castlevania (NES – 1987)
August 21, 2025
Contra (NES – 1988)
August 20, 2025
Super Mario Land (GB – 1989)
August 20, 2025
Super Mario Bros. (NES – 1985)
August 20, 2025
Pitfall! (Atari – 1982)
August 20, 2025
Commando (Arcade – 1985)
August 20, 2025
Chrono Trigger (SNES – 1995)
August 11, 2025
Warcraft (PC – 1994)
August 11, 2025
SimCity (PC – 1989)
August 10, 2025
Creating a Text Adventure In Adventuron!
August 3, 2025
Final Fantasy (NES – 1987)
August 2, 2025
Scratch Games: The Maze Game Complete
August 2, 2025
Yuji Horii
August 1, 2025
Shigeru Miyamoto
August 1, 2025
Tetris (NES – 1989)
August 1, 2025
Metroid (NES – 1987)
August 1, 2025
The Legend of Zelda (NES – 1987)
August 1, 2025
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase (7/31/25)
August 1, 2025
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS – 1997)

Toru Hagihara and Koji Igarashi developed this entry in the Castlevania series while at Konami originally for the 32X, but part way through decided to refocus on the Playstation. Igarashi…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 24, 2025
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Super Mario 64 (N64 – 1996)

The first 3D Super Mario title was developed by Nintendo EAD and Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo 64. Working with designers Yoichi Yamada and Yasuhisa Yamamura and programmers Yasunari Nishida…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 23, 2025
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Super Mario Land 2 (GB – 1992)

Developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Gunpei Yokoi and Hiroji Kiyotake as leads, the sequel to the original Super Mario Land took everything from the original game and expanded on it.…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 23, 2025
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Kirby’s Dreamland (GB – 1992)

Masahiro Sakurai's Game Boy title Kirby's Dreamland was not only Sakurai's first title, but the first in a long series of Kirby titles. Sakurai was at HAL Laboratory at the…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025
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Super Mario World (SNES – 1990)

For the Super Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo EAD developed a much more complex Mario game with beautiful new artwork by Shigefumi Hino, new characters like Yoshi, and a brand…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025
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Super Mario Bros 3 (NES – 1988)

Shigeru Miyamoto led Nintendo R&D4 to develop one of the best games on the NES and an amazing entry into the mainline Mario series, together with the Koji Kondo soundtrack…
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Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS – 1997)
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS – 1997)

Toru Hagihara and Koji Igarashi developed this entry in the Castlevania series while at Konami originally for the 32X, but part way through decided to refocus on the Playstation. Igarashi…
Posted by goldskullgames August 24, 2025Tags: 1990s
Super Mario 64 (N64 – 1996)
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Super Mario 64 (N64 – 1996)

The first 3D Super Mario title was developed by Nintendo EAD and Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo 64. Working with designers Yoichi Yamada and Yasuhisa Yamamura and programmers Yasunari Nishida…
Posted by goldskullgames August 23, 2025Tags: 1990s
Super Mario Land 2 (GB – 1992)
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Super Mario Land 2 (GB – 1992)

Developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Gunpei Yokoi and Hiroji Kiyotake as leads, the sequel to the original Super Mario Land took everything from the original game and expanded on it.…
Posted by goldskullgames August 23, 2025Tags: 1990s
Kirby’s Dreamland (GB – 1992)
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Kirby’s Dreamland (GB – 1992)

Masahiro Sakurai's Game Boy title Kirby's Dreamland was not only Sakurai's first title, but the first in a long series of Kirby titles. Sakurai was at HAL Laboratory at the…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1990s
Super Mario World (SNES – 1990)
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Super Mario World (SNES – 1990)

For the Super Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo EAD developed a much more complex Mario game with beautiful new artwork by Shigefumi Hino, new characters like Yoshi, and a brand…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1990s
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES – 1988)
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Super Mario Bros 3 (NES – 1988)

Shigeru Miyamoto led Nintendo R&D4 to develop one of the best games on the NES and an amazing entry into the mainline Mario series, together with the Koji Kondo soundtrack…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1980s
The Sumerian Game (PC – 1964)
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The Sumerian Game (PC – 1964)

Designed by Mabel Addis and William McKay as part of a joint project between the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Westchester County New York and IBM for study into…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS – 1997)
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Final Fantasy Tactics (PS – 1997)

Yasumi Matsuno and Hironobu Sakaguchi teamed up for Square's first Final Fantasy sub-series game Final Fantasy Tactics. Similar to Shining Force it is a tactics, grid based, RPG, but features…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1990s
Shining Force (GEN – 1992)
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Shining Force (GEN – 1992)

Developed by Climax Entertainment and designed by Hiroyuki Takahashi and Yasuhiro Taguchi, Sega's Shining Force is acutally the second game in the Shning series with the first being a more…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1990s
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES – 1992)
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Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES – 1992)

With the first sequel to Zelda a founding member of the Bizzare Retro Sequels club, Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka's A Link to the Past brings back the top down…
Posted by goldskullgames August 22, 2025Tags: 1990s

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