The History of Awesome - IGN Presents

The History of Awesome - IGN Presents


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1992: Mortal Kombat, The Real World, and Mario Kart
November 04, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1992. The Real World changed TV...

1991: Super Nintendo, Terminator 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
November 02, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1991. The Super Nintendo finally...

1990: Final Fantasy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Home Alone
October 30, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1990. Games like Final Fantasy...

1989: The Simpsons, Batman, and the Game Boy
October 28, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1989. Mega Man 2, the Sega...

1988: Die Hard, Akira, and Mario 2
October 26, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1987. The The Nintendo...

1987: Zelda, RoboCop, Predator, and So Much More
October 23, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1986, a contender for the...

1986: Top Gun, Aliens, and Watchmen
October 21, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1986. Dragon Quest made its U.S....

1985: Nintendo, The Goonies, and Back to the Future
October 19, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1985. The Nintendo Entertainment...

1984: Terminator, Ghostbusters, and The Karate Kid
October 16, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1984. The Gremlins and...

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story
October 14, 2015

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. Up next is 1983. The Star Wars trilogy...