1986 — 40 years ago
Metroid launches in Japan
Nintendo released Metroid for the Famicom Disk System in Japan, pioneering atmospheric non-linear exploration — and hiding the reveal that its armored hero, Samus Aran, was a woman.
Source: Wikipedia, 1986 in video gaming (August 6: Nintendo releases Metroid); Metroid Wiki
2008 — 18 years ago
Braid launches on Xbox Live Arcade
Jonathan Blow's Braid arrived on Xbox 360 and helped ignite the indie-games boom, wrapping time-manipulation puzzles in a painterly, storybook world.
Source: GameSpot, Xbox Live Arcade release schedule / Shippin' Out, August 2008
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