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June 18 in Gaming History

1 moment from the museum's collection happened on this date.

1985 — 41 years ago

Wrecking Crew swings onto the Famicom

Nintendo released Wrecking Crew for the Family Computer in Japan on June 18, 1985, putting Mario and Luigi to work with hammers in a demolition-puzzle spin-off designed by Yoshio Sakamoto.

Source: Wikipedia — Wrecking Crew: 'NES JP: June 18, 1985'; Super Mario Wiki — Family Computer: June 18, 1985
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