1981 — 45 years ago
Donkey Kong hits Japanese arcades
Nintendo released Donkey Kong in Japanese arcades, Shigeru Miyamoto's first game and the debut of both Donkey Kong and Jumpman — the hero soon renamed Mario.
Source: Wikipedia — Donkey Kong (1981 video game): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1981_video_game)
2003 — 23 years ago
Knights of the Old Republic goes gold
LucasArts announced that BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic had gone gold for Xbox, one week before the landmark RPG reached stores.
Source: GameSpot — Knights of the Old Republic goes gold: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/knights-of-the-old-republic-goes-gold/1100-6071224/
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