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This Week in Video Game History #3 [Jan 29-Feb 4]

January 29, 1996: GT Interactive Software releases "Duke Nukem 3D" for MS-DOS. "Prepare Yourself for Total Meltdown!"

February 01, 1990: Nintendo ships "Super Mario Bros. 3" for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. As of 2011, SMB3 remains the highest-grossing non-bundled home video game to date, having grossed $1.7 billion (inflation adjusted).

February 01, 1991: Four members of the computer company Softdisk form id Software. One year later the company would breakout with "Wolfenstein 3D" & go on to create games like "Doom" & "Quake".

February 02, 1994: "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is released. (Happy Birthday Mom!....lol)

February 04, 2000: "The Sims" is released in the US. In 2002, "The Sims" became the top-selling PC game in history, displacing the game "Myst", by selling more than 6.3 million copies worldwide.

Asked 4 months ago in Game History Tags: game history, duke nukem, super mario bros 3, sonic, the sims
goldengamer goldengamer
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man we have come a long way in games... from super mario bros.3 to mass effect 3 from doom to rage. we gamers have done good for our selfs. oh and happy birth day to your mom.

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  1. 1 of the early FPS's of the time released today. And how ironic that it'd be the last 1 to be critically accepted.

    Now that's a game that should be commended! I believe that Super Mario Bros. and Wii Sports had too big of an advantage over any regularly released game. That's why I'll always consider Super Mario Bros. 3 to be the best-selling game of all time.

    This is the primary example of how anyone with talent can accomplish anything. The story of id is a legacy considering they made a successful title on almost nothing and no big team of people. So cutos to them.

    Good old Sonic 3. I own that game in a collection on the GameCube called Sonic Mega Collection. Great game. Oh, and tell your mom I said happy biorthday!

    Can't say much about the Sims, but cutos to them for breaking a record in PC gaming.

    SBox180SBox180
    Level: Bronze

  2. Wow, that's a hefty of list of awesome info Rob!

    I remember when I first got Sims. The integrated graphics on my PC was amazing. I had every single expansion pack for the game (still in closet). And my computer was incredibly slow. Oh, the good days.

    Gotta love dem olden days :D

    SergeantPopeSergeantPope
    Level: Gold

  3. I have super mario bros. 3 for the NES. I like playing that, duck hunt and super mario bros. when I wanna I want to prove I have skills. 3 was my fav out of the super mario bros.
    The sims was in my opinion the best game invented. I used to have all of the sims expantion packs for it. I lent it to a cuz and never got it back. We don't talk anymore.

    pikminloverpikminlover
    Level: Bronze

  4. Oh Id Software... you give me fond memories of me playing doom on the DOS computer back in the day... now to think of it... those things were sh!tty...lol

    bajeetbajeet
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