There are plenty of Pokemon who were designed, but didn't make the cut. I mean, just look at these cuties!

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Though the original Pokémon Red and Green launched in 1996, development of the games began all the way back in 1990.

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Sparkster features an opossum knight as the main character. It was published by Konami in 1994 for the SNES. The game was different from the Genesis title which bore the same name.

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The Memory Card podcast is back with a new episode! You're gonna flip when you hear describe four of the weirdest arcade games ever created.

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The internet's favorite chunker, Big Yoshi, comes from the SNES classic Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996). Players can encounter a Big Yoshi on Yo'ster Isle by feeding a baby Yoshi enough Yoshi Cookies.

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Frogger for the Game Boy Color was released on December 31st, 1997.

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Tokyo Mirage Sessions was released on this day, 4 years ago, for the Wii U.

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Sonic Adventure was released on this day 21 years ago for the Sega Dreamcast.

It introduced the Chao Garden for the first time, which became the best feature of any modern Sonic game, ever.

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To promote the original Rampage (Arcade, 1986), Bally/Midway sent out press releases to cities and towns featured in the game. The release stated that each location was "slated for destruction."

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Cult hit Space Station Silicon Valley (N64, 1998) was inspired both in looks and humor by the antics of Wallace and Gromit. The game's distinctive British humor helped set it apart from other titles.

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The very first Fire Emblem title, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (FC, 1990), was conceived by designer and writer Shouzou Kaga in 1987. He wanted to combine the strategic elements of Famicom Wars with the characters and story of an RPG.

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TwinBee was originally released in 1985 by Konami. It was one of the first "cute 'em up" games.

Have you ever played through this classic arcade game?

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The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap was released on this day in Japan in 2004.

This pocket-size adventure had players navigate Link as he tries to restore the Picori Sword and stop Vaati.

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Three spooky figures loom far in the background of Mario Galaxy 2's Shiverburn Galaxy.

The filename for these figures is "HellValleySkyTree," most likely referencing a real world Japanese location and spirits known as kodama, who are said to inhabit trees.

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Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is a horror game that was originally released on Playstation 2.

It's touted as one of the scariest games of all time.

What do you think?

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Please add Dry Bones Bowser to Sakurai. Come on. Do the right thing!

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When developers at Namco were designing the character Klonoa, they decided to give the Dream Traveler a hat emblazoned with the ghoul-gobbling Pac-Man (also created by Namco).

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Sly Cooper's devilishly handsome demeanor wasn't always so smooth. The thieving raccoon originally spoke with a stereotypical Brooklyn accent.

Hey! I'm stealin' here!

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Today's picture is a not as scary as yesterday's. It's from Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland for the GBA!

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The game Vectorman (1995) used a new Sega Genesis programming technique known as Vector Piece Animation. Vectorman's body actually consisted of 23 individual sprites programmed to move in unison.

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