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Sometimes doing these historical articles we come across a tidbit of information that is not widely known. Sure, the hardcore of the hardcore know it but for the most part, the average fan will learn something new. One such tidbit is that this game was originally planned as the sequel to RPM Racing. I knew […]
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RPM Racing II Becomes Rock n Roll Racing on Super Nintendo – June 4th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
June 3rd, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy Advance, Genesis, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Super Nintendo 
Tags: blizzard, interplay, racing, RC Pro-AM, Red Asphalt, Rock n Roll Racing, silicon & synapse 
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Great Circus Mystery Gets Magical on Sega Genesis – June 2nd 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 1st, 2016 Carl Williams When you think back to the 16-Bit era, what is it that stands out to you the most? Is it the plethora of original titles that fans got? Is it the many quality licensed games that were released? For me, on days like this, I have to go with the second one. The Great Circus […]
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Mega Man Battle Network Lets You Play a Robot in a Computer – Today in History – March 21st, 2001
March 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams Okay, here is a premise that is somewhat unique in description if not in execution. You are tasked as playing Mega Man in a tactical role playing game. Fine so far, we have seen this many times in gaming. Here you are playing Mega Man inside of a computer though. Matrix maybe? Not really. This […]
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Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace Sees Nintendo Game Boy Advance Release – February 7th, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
February 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace continued a long line of good licensed games. Anyone that has been playing games for any length of time has probably tried out a licensed game or two. The reasons for this being many and varied. It usually boils down to seeing a familiar character/license amidst a sea of titles that are […]
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Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Brings More Disney Magic to Super Nintendo – December 23rd, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
December 22nd, 2014 Carl Williams Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse tells the tale of Mickey Mouse versus big bad Pete. This is a story that is pretty timeless, one that has gone on for decades. Longer than Mario and Bowser by a long shot. Disney are a protective lot, not just anyone with the dough can make a Disney game. […]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Arrives on PlayStation Xbox GameCube – November 15th, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
November 15th, 2013 Carl Williams Yesterday, we took a look at the second game in the Harry Potter series, Chamber of Secrets, and discussed the various ports and their strengths/differences. The original game, Sorcerer’s Stone, hit consoles, PC and portables across many release dates. Though this time, we have a much more limited release schedule. PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo […]
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hits Consoles – November 14th, 2002 – Today in Video Game History
November 14th, 2013 Carl Williams To say the Harry Potter books were a success would be quite an understatement, to say the least. Based on the second book in that children’s series, Chamber of Secrets was quite different on portables than it was on consoles. Rather then recanting the storyline, let’s focus on the different versions of this game.
