Posts Tagged ‘January 1st’

Earth Defense Force SNES

Earth Defense Force Invigorates the Super Nintendo Shoot-’em-up Genre – Today in Retro Gaming – January 1, 1992

Although the Sega Genesis is well known for its arcade conversions and shoot-’em-ups, the Super Nintendo (SNES) did get a fair share of its own, and on this day in 1992, SNES gamers were blessed with Earth Defense Force (also known by Super Earth Defense Force). Converted from the arcade original, Earth Defense Force game […]

Atari 7800 console

Atari 7800 Discontinued – January 1st, 1992 – Today in Video Game History

A good six year run is what the Atari 7800 had in North America. It could have been longer had Atari played their cards right in licensing the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). They didn’t and it cost them dearly. Interestingly, the Atari 7800 was announced a good two years BEFORE it was released. They announced […]

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