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The One Day THREE Consoles Got a Blockbuster | This Week in Video Game History Ep. 31

The One Day THREE Consoles Got a Blockbuster | This Week in Video Game History Ep. 3122 Aug14 min

<p>August 17th–23rd might be the most stacked seven days on the gaming calendar. This week: the most controversial Metroid ever made, a Sonic collection hiding a secret 3D playground, and Black Myth: Wukong breaking records worldwide. Then the single Tuesday in 2001 that dropped three heavy hitters at once — Arcanum from the creators of Fallout, Armored Core 2 from a pre-Souls FromSoftware, and a fishing game on the already-dead Dreamcast. Plus Deus Ex: Human Revolution&#39;s cyberpunk comeback, the day EA bought Command &amp; Conquer, and the two days that handed Nintendo the birth of Zelda, the Super Nintendo, and the Nintendo 64.</p><p>Grab your controller, and press start to continue.</p><p>⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Cold Open 01:18 — Theme01:35 — Intro 02:59 — Timeline Intro03:11 — Metroid Prime: Federation Force (3DS, 2016) 04:02 — Sonic Jam (Sega Saturn, 1997) 04:54 — Black Myth: Wukong (PS5/PC, 2024) 05:41 — Arcanum: Of Steamworks &amp; Magick Obscura (PC, 2001) 06:30 — Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Dreamcast, 2001) 07:12 — Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2, 2001) 07:57 — Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC/PS3/360, 2011) 08:45 — Deep Dive: The Day EA Bought Command &amp; Conquer 10:05 — Deep Dive: A Very Big Week for Nintendo 11:49 — Outro🎨 Artwork by MizTink Find MizTink at Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/miztink🎵 Music by Shane Mandani Find Shane Mandani on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/grandewarlockOn Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Jy9J5vNVFB3BuPUV0yYis🎙️ Written, produced &amp; hosted by Doug ColemanFind Doug on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/therobustone</p>