Today in #gameshistory: It was March 30, 2000 when Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) left Origin - the company he founded back in 1983.
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Today in #gameshistory: One of the first truly 3D games, and a foundational title both for CRPGs and immersive sims Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss was released on March 27, 1992.
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Today in #gameshistory: Bethesda's genre-defining saga began on the 25th of March 1994 with the launch of The Elder Scrolls: Arena for MS-DOS computers. The game took place in the infinite, procedurally generated world of Tamriel.
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Today in #gameshistory: Thief II - The Metal Age was released on March 23, 2000. It came in a lovely trapezoid box, further evolved the immersive sim genre, and finally realized the importance of dumb-waiters.
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Today in #gameshistory: D6 favourite Star Command was released for MS-DOS on March 18, 1988. It remains a brilliant sci-fi RPG with well designed tactical, squad-level combat.
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Today in #gameshistory: EverQuest was launched on March 16, 1999 and helped evolve the traditional MUD format into the modern MMORPG. It was developed by Verant Interactive and published by Ubisoft & Sony.
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Die Bodenseeperlen zitieren mich:
#Schach @chess group @archivistodon group #chessHistory #Sammlung #gamesHistory
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Today in #gameshistory: Ogre Battle (not the song by Queen) was released for the Japanese SNES 33 years ago on the 12th of March 1993. It still looks wonderful.
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Today in #gameshistory: Chrono Trigger, the time-travelling JRPG classic by Square that kickstarted the Chrono series, was released in Japan on March 11, 1991. It remains one of the finest SNES games ever created.
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The most precious objects of the GM Lothar Schmid #chess collection will be sold at Sotheby's in April. Among the lots are the only complete #Lucena copy in private hands and the scoresheets of the Fischer–Spassky match.
#chesshistory #Cessolis #gameshistory #auction
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Today in #gameshistory: 'Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan', the CRPG based on the tabletop Tunnels & Trolls game, was released for the PC98 on March 9, 1990.
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Today in #gameshistory: Murder mystery FMV adventure 'Ripper' was released on March 5, 1996. It starred Christopher Walken and John Rhys-Davies.
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Today in #gameshistory: On March 3, 2009 SEGA published Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War. The ship battles were, admittedly, interesting.
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Today in #gameshistory: Origin Systems, the legendary studio that gave us Ultima, Wing Commander, and Ultima Online was closed (by Electronic Arts) on February 25, 2004.
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Today in #gameshistory: Shadowrun was released for the Japanese Sega CD on February 23, 1996. Blending visual novel storytelling with JRPG gameplay, this visually striking title has become a highly sought-after collector’s item.
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Today in #gameshistory: Clive Barker's criminally underappreciated Undying was released on the 19th of February 2001.
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Today in #gameshistory: epic real-time strategy Star Wars: Empire at War was released for Windows and Mac OS X on February 16, 2006. The Galactic Civil War never got a better RTS.
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Today in #gameshistory: Final Fantasy VIII was released for the PlayStation on the 11th of February 1999. It was the first game in the series to use realistically proportioned characters.
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Today in #gameshistory: critically acclaimed Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was released on February 9, 1999. It was a sci-fi spiritual sequel to Civilization II, and a rare 4X game with a strong plot.
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Today in #gameshistory: The Sunless Sea, a rare game that lets you cannibalize your crew, was released worldwide for PCs on February 6, 2015. It was glorious.
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Today in #gameshistory: Ms. Pac-Man, arcade gaming's first (brilliant) sequel was released on February 3, 1982. It was designed by Steve Golson.
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Today in #gameshistory: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, a masterclass in game feel design & implementation, was released for browsers on January 30, 2008.
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Today in #gameshistory: Onimusha - Dawn of Dreams was released on the PS2 by Capcom in Japan on the 26th of January, 2006. Exactly 20 years ago.
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Today in #gameshistory: innovative detective game Hotel Dusk: Room 215 was released in the US for the Nintendo DS. Players had to hold the DS like a book to play.
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Today in #gameshistory: Capcom released Resident Evil: Deadly Silence on the 19th of January 2006 in Japan. It showcased how existing games could be updated for the unique interface of the Nintendo DS.
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Today in #gameshistory: Legend Entertainment officially shut down on January 16, 2004. Somewhere, Eric the Unready mourned.
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Today in #gameshistory: Indie tactical RPG The Banner Saga (developed by Stoic) was released by Versus Evil on January 14 2014.
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Today in #gameshistory: Side scrolling beat-'em-up Alien vs Predator for the Nintendo Super Famicom was released in Japan on January 8 1993.
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#Spiele über #Utopie und #Widerstand aus dem #Archiv des in Auflösung befindlichen Hamburger Instituts für Sozialforschung: Provopoli, „Kommunist ärgere dich nicht“ etc.
#Brettspiel #Kartenspiel #GamesHistory #HistoryOfGames @archivistodon group @Historikerinnen group #histodons
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This turned out really well. I love that there are super committed gamers out there who put together these kinds of deep dives in their spare time.
This project was quite a ride btw. Many stories that I can't share in public haha.
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