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April 11 in Gaming History

2 moments from the museum's collection happened on this date.

1976 — 50 years ago

Apple I computer released

The Apple I, designed by Steve Wozniak, went on sale as a build-it-yourself kit — the machine that started Apple and helped kick off the personal-computer era games would grow up on.

Source: Vintrospektiv — 'In April': https://www.vintrospektiv.de/index.php/2021/04/in-april/
2017 — 9 years ago

Yooka-Laylee released

Yooka-Laylee, the Kickstarter-funded spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie from ex-Rare staff at Playtonic, launched and revived the 3D collectathon platformer.

Source: MobyGames — This Day in Game History (April 11): https://www.mobygames.com/this-day-in-gaming/4/11/
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