What happened when…?

Localized Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island,... pretty good year, I guess.

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1989..the year of the Gameboy....woot.

I'm cheating for this 
 
1992 
 

• Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Super World Stadium '92, Super World Stadium '92 Gekitouban
• Origin Systems releases Ultima VII: The Black Gate for the PC.
• Midway Games releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game, which features bloody "fatalities", digitized characters, and started a franchise of games and movies.
• August — Sega releases the Virtua Racing arcade game, one of the first 3D polygonal racing games.
• October 15 — Sega releases the controversial Night Trap video game for the Mega-CD console.
• Blue Sky Productions releases Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the first ever first-person 3D CRPG.
• id Software releases Wolfenstein 3D, which arguably popularized the first-person shooter genre for the PC.
• Nintendo releases Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy, the first game featuring the character Kirby.
• Interplay publishes Alone in the Dark, widely considered the first survival horror.
• Sega publishes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear), which features the first appearance of Super Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower.
• Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, Super Famicom/SNES), the first in the Mario Kart series, spawned the mascot/go-kart subgenre of racing games
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released for the Game Boy, introducing Wario to the Mario series
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was released by LucasArts. It was considered one of the most advanced adventure games of the time and was a breakthrough for LucasArts' SCUMM games
• Dune II was released by Westwood Studios, creating the template for the modern real-time strategy genre.
• Virgin Games publishes The 7th Guest, which becomes a best seller.
• Accolade publishes Star Control 2.
• Varie releases Super F1 Hero on December 18 of this year. This game was made in collaboration with legendary Japanese Formula One star Satoru Nakajima.
• Domark releases Championship Manager for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• September 24, SNK releases Art Of Fighting for the arcade.

[edit] Hardware

• JVC releases the Wondermega console in Japan, a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD put into one console (later released as the X'eye in North America)
• Philips releases the CD-i multimedia home console
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System released in Europe and Australasia
• Sega releases the Sega CD (an add-on for the Sega Genesis) in North America, almost a year after the equivalent Japanese launch
• Taito Corporation creates the Wowow home console (unreleased)
• TTI (Turbo Technologies Inc.) releases the TurboDuo home console

[edit] Business

• Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• Activision (as Mediagenic) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
• New companies: Wow Entertainment Inc. (AM1), Humongous Entertainment    

 @habster3 said:

"

Localized Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island,... pretty good year, I guess.

"

Duke Nukem 3D
Super Mario 64
Mario kart 64
Resident Evil
Crash Bandicoot
Tomb Raider
Super Mario RPG: legend of the seven stars
 
1996 games in a nutshell.

Jebus I feel old. 

" Jebus I feel old. 

   Now get off my lawn "

" I'm cheating for this 
 
1992 
 

• Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Super World Stadium '92, Super World Stadium '92 Gekitouban
• Origin Systems releases Ultima VII: The Black Gate for the PC.
• Midway Games releases the Mortal Kombat arcade game, which features bloody "fatalities", digitized characters, and started a franchise of games and movies.
• August — Sega releases the Virtua Racing arcade game, one of the first 3D polygonal racing games.
• October 15 — Sega releases the controversial Night Trap video game for the Mega-CD console.
• Blue Sky Productions releases Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the first ever first-person 3D CRPG.
• id Software releases Wolfenstein 3D, which arguably popularized the first-person shooter genre for the PC.
• Nintendo releases Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy, the first game featuring the character Kirby.
• Interplay publishes Alone in the Dark, widely considered the first survival horror.
• Sega publishes Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear), which features the first appearance of Super Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower.
• Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, Super Famicom/SNES), the first in the Mario Kart series, spawned the mascot/go-kart subgenre of racing games
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released for the Game Boy, introducing Wario to the Mario series
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was released by LucasArts. It was considered one of the most advanced adventure games of the time and was a breakthrough for LucasArts' SCUMM games
• Dune II was released by Westwood Studios, creating the template for the modern real-time strategy genre.
• Virgin Games publishes The 7th Guest, which becomes a best seller.
• Accolade publishes Star Control 2.
• Varie releases Super F1 Hero on December 18 of this year. This game was made in collaboration with legendary Japanese Formula One star Satoru Nakajima.
• Domark releases Championship Manager for the Amiga and Atari ST.
• September 24, SNK releases Art Of Fighting for the arcade.

[edit] Hardware

• JVC releases the Wondermega console in Japan, a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD put into one console (later released as the X'eye in North America)
• Philips releases the CD-i multimedia home console
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System released in Europe and Australasia
• Sega releases the Sega CD (an add-on for the Sega Genesis) in North America, almost a year after the equivalent Japanese launch
• Taito Corporation creates the Wowow home console (unreleased)
• TTI (Turbo Technologies Inc.) releases the TurboDuo home console

[edit] Business

• Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• Activision (as Mediagenic) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
• New companies: Wow Entertainment Inc. (AM1), Humongous Entertainment    

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" Jebus I feel old."

Slot Racers mother f'ers.

Just posting the highlights. 
 
Alex Kidd in Miracle World 
Bubble Bobble 
Castlevania 
Dragon Quest 
Ikari Warriors 
Kid Icarus 
The Legend of Zelda 
Metroid

once again, '88 is whats up
 
Metal Gear
Zelda II
World Class Track Meet
Paperboy
Double Dragon
and who can forget... Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

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So it’s 1987 and I don’t exist yet. However, the games industry is about to receive one of the two best (arguably) franchise installments of all time. Yes, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda are to be released in the summer of 1987 on the NES. I hadn’t been born when two of the greatest franchises, or even most of the great franchises. I was nonexistent for their birth."