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The History of Awesome - IGN Presents

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IGN's History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane. Beginning in 1977, each week covers a new year's most important, influential, and just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV show...

Episodes

20 of 26 episodes

2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Spider-Man, and Firefly

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

42:00Dec 4, 2015

2001: Grand Theft Auto 3, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

43:28Dec 2, 2015

2000: PlayStation 2, X-Men, and The Sims

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

38:26Nov 30, 2015

1999: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix , and the Dreamcast

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

49:58Nov 27, 2015

1998: The Greatest Video Game Year Ever?

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

01:03:14Nov 25, 2015

1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

46:05Nov 23, 2015

1996: Nintendo 64, Tomb Raider, and Independence Day

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

47:20Nov 20, 2015

1995: PlayStation, Toy Story, and Windows 95

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

42:20Nov 18, 2015

1994: Friends, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Metroid

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

37:29Nov 9, 2015

1993: Doom, Myst, and Jurassic Park

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

49:31Nov 6, 2015

1992: Mortal Kombat, The Real World, and Mario Kart

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

38:29Nov 4, 2015

1991: Super Nintendo, Terminator 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

32:49Nov 2, 2015

1990: Final Fantasy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Home Alone

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

51:20Oct 30, 2015

1989: The Simpsons, Batman, and the Game Boy

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

42:17Oct 28, 2015

1988: Die Hard, Akira, and Mario 2

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

44:56Oct 26, 2015

1987: Zelda, RoboCop, Predator, and So Much More

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

01:00:38Oct 23, 2015

1986: Top Gun, Aliens, and Watchmen

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

37:44Oct 21, 2015

1985: Nintendo, The Goonies, and Back to the Future

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

43:00Oct 19, 2015

1984: Terminator, Ghostbusters, and The Karate Kid

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

44:24Oct 16, 2015

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-...

42:40Oct 14, 2015