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PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:22 pm 
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1st
1995 - Sega releases the Knuckles' Chaotix video game for the Sega 32X in the US.
2000 - Nintendo releases Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR in the US.


4th
1994 - Acclaim Entertainment releases NBA Jam for the SNES in the USA.
1997 - Sony drops the price of the PlayStation in the United States to $149, sets the standard software price at $49.95, and introduces a series of Greatest Hits titles at $24.99.
2000 - Sony releases the PlayStation 2 video game system in Japan. One million units are sold on the first weekend. Release titles include Fantavision, Ridge Racer V, Street Fighter EX3 and Eternal Ring.


5th
2001 - Nintendo releases Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR in the USA.


7th
1990 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit makes a ruling in favor of Nintendo, allowing Nintendo to sue retailers who buy unauthorized video game cartridges.


8th
1996 - Acclaim Entertainment releases Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Genesis in the US.


9th
2008 - Nintendo releases Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii in the USA and Canada. Unit sales in the first week: 2.7 million.


10th
2000 - At the Game Developers' Conference in San Jose, California, Bill Gates announces plans for Microsoft's X-Box video game console.


14th
1994 - Sega of America announces the Sega Genesis Super 32X cartridge for the Genesis/MegaDrive.
2002 - Microsoft releases the Xbox video game system in Europe.


17th
2003 - Nintendo releases Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire for the Game Boy Advance in the US.


19th
1999 - SNK releases the NeoGeo Pocket Color handheld video game system in Japan.


21st
2001 - In Japan, Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance handheld video game system.


22nd
1996 - Capcom releases Resident Evil for the PlayStation in the US. The game single-handedly creates the survival-horror genre.
2005 - Sony releases God of War for the PlayStation 2 in the US.


23rd
2004 - One year after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP in North America, over 6.5 million units have been sold: a record for any game system in history.
2007 - Sony launches the PlayStation 3 in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia.


24th
2005 - Sony releases the PlayStation Portable in North America. It includes a 32 MB Memory Stick Duo card, battery pack, and the film Spider-Man 2 on UMD.


26th
1997 - Nintendo releases Blast Corps for the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR in the USA.


29th
2000 - Capcom releases Resident Evil Code: Veronica for the Dreamcast.
2003 - An anonymous hacker reveals a method to run Linux on an unmodified Xbox video game system, by exploiting a buffer overflow flaw in the "save/load game" function of the 007: Agent Under Fire video game. The flaw exists in several games, and can be used to load and run other software on the Xbox. The hacker is now eligible to win a $100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson.

30th
2000 - Namco releases Tekken Tag Tournament for PlayStation 2 in Japan.

31st
2001 - Sega halts production of the Dreamcast system. Possibly the saddest day in gaming history.

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2000 - Nintendo releases Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR in the US.

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Missed one. :V

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Missed one. :V

Wha?

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Blokeymon wrote:
Terradude wrote:
Missed one. :V

Wha?

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5865
also yes it is a huge image sorry

Edit: >March

i am a fucking idiot excuse me while i hang myself

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That was February.

This is March.

Also, large image is nonetheless frigging epic.

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Blokeymon wrote:
That was February.

This is March.

Also, large image is nonetheless frigging epic.


Noticed a split second ago.
SORRY IT'S A RAINY DREARY DAY SO I'M STILL IN MY JUST-WOKE-UP DAZE.

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