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History of Awesome
History of Awesome
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History of Awesome on IMDB
First Aired: May 6th, 2015
Status: Ended
Genre: Talk Show, Documentary
Network: YouTube
Summary: Welcome to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation.
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# of Episodes: 30
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 30
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Season 1
Episode 1: 1977
Air Date: May 6th, 2015
Summary: Star Wars, the Atari VCS, and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and more all debuted in 1977, changing the pop culture landscape forever.
Episode 2: 1978
Air Date: May 13rd, 2015
Summary: History of Awesome continues with1978. Watch Sam, Jim, Marty, and Brian discuss what makes 1978 a year to remember.
Episode 3: 1979
Air Date: May 20th, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1979 awesome - the Atari 2600's Adventure, Alien, huge changes for Iron Man, and more.
Episode 4: 1980
Air Date: May 27th, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1980 awesome - Pac-Man, The Shining, the Rubix Cube, and more.
Episode 5: 1981
Air Date: June 3rd, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1981 awesome - Indiana Jones, Donkey Kong, MTV, and more.
Episode 6: 1982
Air Date: June 25th, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1982 awesome - Ms. Pac-Man, Star Trek II - The Wrath of Kahn, Blade Runner, and more.
Episode 7: 1983
Air Date: June 24th, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1983 awesome - Return of the Jedi, He-Man, Dragon's Lair, and more.
Episode 8: 1984
Air Date: July 1st, 2015
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 1984 awesome - The Terminator, Ghostbusters, King's Quest, Gremlins, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, and more.
Episode 9: 1985
Air Date: July 15th, 2015
Summary: Join IGN as we take a look back at everything that made 1985 awesome. The Goonies, Back to the Future, and... the launch of the NES!
Episode 10: 1986
Air Date: July 22nd, 2015
Summary: Join IGN as we take a look back at everything that made 1986 awesome. Super Mario Bros., Top Gun, Aliens, and plenty more.
Episode 11: 1987
Air Date: July 29th, 2015
Summary: Is 1987 the greatest year for video games of all time? Metroid, Zelda, Kid Icarus, Punch-Out, Mega Man, and more.
Episode 12: 1988
Air Date: August 5th, 2015
Summary: 1988 brought us fantastic games like Zelda II, classic movies like Die Hard, and key graphic novels like The Killing Joke. What's not to love?
Episode 13: 1989
Air Date: August 12nd, 2015
Summary: 1989 ushered Batman onto the big screen, Seinfeld and The Simpsons onto television, and two key video game systems - the Sega Genesis and the Nintendo Game Boy.
Episode 14: 1990
Air Date: August 19th, 2015
Summary: In 1990 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hit the big screen, Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. 3 made thier U.S. debut, and this little thing called the World Wide Web was created.
Episode 15: 1991
Air Date: August 27th, 2015
Summary: Inside the year that brought us the Super Nintendo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Terminator 2, and plenty more awesomeness.
Episode 16: 1992
Air Date: September 2nd, 2015
Summary: Inside the year that brought us Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Kart, and perhaps the greatest Zelda game ever made.
Episode 17: 1993
Air Date: September 9th, 2015
Summary: Inside the year that brought us The X-Files, Myst, and the first person shooter that changed everything.
Episode 18: 1994
Air Date: September 23rd, 2015
Summary: Inside the year that brought us Super Metroid, Final Fantasy VI, Pulp Fiction, and so much more.
Episode 19: 1995
Air Date: September 23rd, 2015
Summary: A closer look at the year PlayStation was unleashed on the world, one of the greatest RPGs ever made its debut, and Toy Story hit theaters.
Episode 20: 1996
Air Date: September 30th, 2015
Summary: Take a closer look at the year the Nintendo 64 charmed us all, Lara Croft made her debut, and action movies like Independence Day, The Rock, and Mission - Impossible kept us glued to our seats.
Episode 21: 1997
Air Date: October 7th, 2015
Summary: Take a closer look at the year Final Fantasy VII introduced a new generation to RPGs, GoldenEye took over basements and bedrooms, and we all went down to South Park.
Episode 22: 1998
Air Date: October 14th, 2015
Summary: Is 1998 the greatest year for video games of all time? Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, StarCraft, Pokemon, Metal Gear Solid and so much more. It's just silly!
Episode 23: 1999
Air Date: October 21st, 2015
Summary: The century ended with Star Wars' return, The Sopranos changing TV forever, and Sega's doomed Dreamcast making its debut.
Episode 24: 2000
Air Date: October 28th, 2015
Summary: Relive the launch of the PlayStation 2, Majora's Mask, Perfect Dark, Diablo II and so much more in IGN's History of Awesome.
Episode 25: 2001
Air Date: September 4th, 2015
Summary: Relive the launch of the Halo - Combat Evolved, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto 3, Nintendo's Gamecube, Game Boy Advance, and so much more in IGN's History of Awesome.
Episode 26: 2002
Air Date: September 11st, 2015
Summary: Metroid made an epic comeback, Spider-Man changed superhero movies forever, and Firefly entered our hearts. All this and more in IGN's look back at 2002.
Episode 27: 2003
Air Date: November 18th, 2015
Summary: Legend of Zelda made its GameCube debut, Bioware unleashed Star Wars - Knights of the Old Repubic, and Call of Duty changed first person shooters forever. All this and more in IGN's look back at 2003.
Episode 28: 2004
Air Date: November 25th, 2015
Summary: Inside the year the Nintendo DS changes handheld gaming, World of Warcraft changed PC gaming, and Halo 2 & Half-Life 2 blew us all away.
Episode 29: 2005
Air Date: December 2nd, 2015
Summary: An inside look at the year Resident Evil 4 changed horror, the Xbox 360 began its takeover, and Guitar Hero brought back music games.
Episode 30: 2006
Air Date: April 20th, 2016
Summary: Take a look back at everything that made 2006 awesome. The PS3 and Wii changed gaming forever, James Bond made his triumphant return, and so much more.
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