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July 17 in Gaming History

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

2003 — 23 years ago

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand launches in Japan

Hideo Kojima's Boktai debuted on Game Boy Advance in Japan with a real solar sensor in the cartridge, so players had to take their vampire hunt into actual sunlight.

Source: Wikipedia — Boktai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boktai
2020 — 6 years ago

Ghost of Tsushima released

Sucker Punch released Ghost of Tsushima for PlayStation 4, following samurai Jin Sakai during the Mongol invasion of 1274 in one of the PS4 era's defining open-world adventures.

Source: Wikipedia via English Wikipedia Top 100, July 17, 2020 — Ghost of Tsushima released July 17, 2020
Enjoying the tour? Step inside the full museum — rooms for Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and the Arcade, a playable arcade cabinet, the Museum Exam, and the Passport stamp collection.