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Game & Watch
Nintendo's first line of handheld devices
Game & Watch was a series of handheld video game systems designed and manufactured by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Conceived and created by Gunpei Yokoi, each Game & Watch handheld featured a single dedicated built in game. The series of handhelds were Nintendo’s first entry into the handheld video game market and was Nintendo’s first home consumer product to gain mainstream success.
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Shinobi
Developed by Sega R&D1
Shinobi is a side-scrolling action video game developed by Sega R&D1 and published by Sega for arcades. The game was developed using the Sega System 16 arcade board, a 16-bit successor to the Sega System 1 and Sega System 2 arcade boards.
The game places players in control of a modern-day Ninja named Joe Musashi who has to stop a terrorist organization named Zeed who are kidnapping the students of his clan. As Musashi players battle their way through each level in search of hostages that need rescuing while facing a boss battle at the end of each stage.
This Week In Gaming
| Events That Took Place On April 11th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Years Ago |  | Super Nintendo (Europe) | Console Launch | 1992 |
| 29 Years Ago |  | Super Mario World (Europe) | Super Nintendo | 1992 |
| 15 Years Ago |  | Tomb Raider: Legend | PlayStation 2 Xbox Xbox 360 PC | 2006 |
| Events That Took Place On April 12th | ||||
| 20 Years Ago |  | Banjo-Tooie (Europe) | Nintendo 64 | 2001 |
| 5 Years Ago |  | Dark Souls III | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | 2016 |
| Events That Took Place On April 13th | ||||
| 31 Years Ago |  | Crystalis (Japan) | Famicom | 1990 |
| 29 Years Ago |  | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Super Nintendo | 1992 |
| 20 Years Ago |  | Conker’s Bad Fur Day (Europe) | Nintendo 64 | 2001 |
| Events That Took Place On April 14th | ||||
| 20 Years Ago |  | Metal Slug X | PlayStation | 2001 |
| 18 Years Ago |  | Golden Sun: The Lost Age | Game Boy Advance | 2003 |
| 6 Years Ago |  | Grand Theft Auto V | PC | 2015 |
| Events That Took Place On April 15th | ||||
| 62 Years Ago |  | Birth of Tadashi Sugiyama | Video Game Designer and Producer | 1959 |
| 33 Years Ago |  | R.C. Pro-Am (Europe) | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 |
| Events That Took Place On April 16th | ||||
| 43 Years Ago |  | Bally Professional Arcade | Console Launch | 1978 |
| 20 Years Ago |  | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | PC | 2001 |
| 19 Years Ago |  | Spider-Man | GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox | 2002 |
| Events That Took Place On April 17th | ||||
| 34 Years Ago |  | Rygar (Japan) | Famicom | 1987 |
| 9 Years Ago |  | The House of the Dead 4 | PlayStation 3 | 2012 |