Swashbucklers, airships, treasures, discoveries, and an evil empire await in Skies of Arcadia. Yet, this tale of a mysterious girl and a couple of teenage pirates (read heroes) saving the world was not unique. The abundance of games released during that era featuring a similar premise was overwhelming. So, what made Skies of Arcadia special? […]
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Viewtiful Joe 2 Snubs Xbox and Lands on Sony Hardware – December 8th, 2004 – Today in Video Game History
December 8th, 2013
Carl Williams Back in the day, Microsoft had it kind of tough getting original titles on their Xbox system. Some companies showed support while hold certain games back for whatever reason. Viewtiful Joe 2 is one of those titles that snubbed the console from Seattle. Previously released on the Nintendo Gamecube, Viewtiful Joe 2 made his debut […]
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Arrives on the Nintendo Wii – November 19th, 2006 – Today in Video Game History
November 19th, 2013
Carl Williams The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess marks the first time that a Zelda game launched with a Nintendo console. This is also the thirteenth game in the series to be released. This is also the first Zelda game to earn a rating of “T” from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Quite a few milestones […]
The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition Gamecube is Released – November 17th, 2003 – Today in Video Game History
November 17th, 2013
Carl Williams The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition featured The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask both from the Nintendo 64 PLUS a 20 minute, or so, playable demo of the next title in the series – The Wind Waker. There was also a retrospective on The Legend […]
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