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Review: Super Mario Bros. (Famicom/NES, 1985)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by frankeivind

Super Mario Bros. was one of the the first games I’ve played on the Nintendo NES. But when it was released in Europe in 1987, the game was already two years old. Super Mario Bros. was released on the Famincom in Japan … Continue reading →

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Pac-Man 35th anniversary!

Posted on May 22, 2015 by frankeivind

Namco released Pac-Man on May 22, 1980 in Japan. So this make the games 35th anniversary! Happy birthday!

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The Sims turns 15

Posted on February 4, 2015 by frankeivind

  I loved playing The Sims at the dawn of the new millennium. The games was released on February 4 in 2000, so that makes its 15th anniversary today. It was fun creating and decoration the house. I could spend … Continue reading →

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Playstation has turned 20

Posted on December 15, 2014 by frankeivind

Time goes by, and I don’t think that 1994 is that long ago. This means that the Sony Playstation (also known as PSOne has turned 20. Playstation was first released in Japan on December 3, 1994. US had to wait … Continue reading →

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Sega Saturn turns 20

Posted on November 26, 2014 by frankeivind

Sega Saturn was released in Japan on November 22, 1994. So this makes it the 20th anniversary for the Sega Saturn. Sega had a week’s head start on Sony, which released the Playstation (aka PS One) on December 3. But … Continue reading →

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Donkey Kong Country turns 20

Posted on November 25, 2014 by frankeivind

I played Donkey Kong Country a lot back in the days. At the end of this November, makes the 20th anniversary of Donkey Kong Country. The game was released in USA on 21 November. Europe followed on November 24 and … Continue reading →

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The Nintendo DS is 10 years old

Posted on November 22, 2014 by frankeivind

Nintendo DS was well received, when it was first shown on E3 in May 2004. But Nintendo had allready given a hint of the a new console as early as January the same year. Nintendo DS was released in USA on … Continue reading →

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Happy 25 to the Game Boy

Posted on April 21, 2014 by frankeivind

It was in 1989 on April 21 that the Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan. That makes this small wonder 25 years old. The handheld was released in the US on July 31 the same year, while the Europeans … Continue reading →

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Sega Mega Drive is 25!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by frankeivind

It was on October 29, 1988 that Sega released the Mega Drive in Japan. That’s two years before Nintendo released its 16-bit console. Mega Drive was launched in North-America in August 1989 under the name Genesis. European gamers had to wait to … Continue reading →

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