Quick Answer: On August 22, 1987, The Legend of Zelda went on sale in North America — the first time the game’s iconic gold cartridge reached American store shelves. The game introduced battery-save technology that let console players save progress for the first time, sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide, and launched a franchise still…
On June 6, 1984, Soviet engineer Alexey Pajitnov finished Tetris on an Elektronika 60. The story of how it leaked out of Moscow and became gaming’s most-played game ever.
The Nintendo Entertainment System rescued the video game industry from the 1983 crash and created a cultural phenomenon. Here’s the full story of how the NES saved gaming forever.
Picture this: It’s October 18, 1985, and you’re walking through the toy aisles of a New York City store. Among the Transformers and Care Bears sits something completely different – a sleek gray box with a futuristic robot companion. The Nintendo Entertainment System had just landed in America, and none of us knew we were…
In November 2024, somebody handed over $1.34 million for a 3.75-inch action figure that came free in the mail to Star Wars kids in 1979. It was a Boba Fett prototype — one of about 100 ever made before Kenner pulled the spring-loaded rocket for safety reasons. The buyer is anonymous, the seller had owned…
