Games released on January 29
Four games that still hold up, from Duke Nukem 3D in 1996 to Pokémon LeafGreen Version in 2004
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Duke Nukem 3D 1996
Duke Nukem sets out to stop an alien invasion of Los Angeles, where the police have been mutated into Pig Cops. With Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake, it is credited with popularizing first person shooters.
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Panzer Dragoon Saga 1998
Turned 28 this year Saturn
A young mercenary and his dragon explore a world they can fly across freely, in a role playing game that replaced the rail shooting of the earlier Panzer Dragoon games and used full 3D and voice acting, rare in RPGs then.
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Worms Armageddon 1999
Turned 27 this year
Teams of worms take turns on a destructible 2D board, armed with an arsenal that runs from melee to airstrikes, in Team17's turn based strategy with cartoon humour.
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Pokémon LeafGreen Version 2004
Turned 22 this year Game Boy Advance
A Game Boy Advance remake of Pokémon Red and Green, from Pallet Town past eight Gym Leaders and Team Rocket to the Elite Four, with the Sevii Islands waiting after.
