This Week in Gaming History: Doom Strikes Gold, Tekken Hits, and Tecmo Takes Over
Monday, 10th December 2012Posted in Week In Gaming News
Tags: gaming news, history of gaming, week in history
Written by: Patrick Scott Patterson
A mixed bag of gaming history as the biggest holiday of the year draws near.
On December 9, 1994 Namco’s Tekken first hit arcades, adding yet another fighting title to arcades of the era, yet breaking tradition by actually numbering later sequels with a new number each time.
The controversial Doom first struck gold on December 10, 1993, helping kick off video gaming’s “But who will save the chiiiilllldren?” campaign of the day. Continue reading “This Week in Gaming History: Doom Strikes Gold, Tekken Hits, and Tecmo Takes Over” »
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