Was it September or October for Crash Team Racing? | Saturday, 10.19.24

Be honest: was the original Crash Team Racing available at retailers either in September or in October for its North American release? And don't worry. The European release date did occur around mid-October. 🤔

Remember Pac-Man World? | Thursday, 10.17.24

Remember the original Pac-Man World 25 years ago? Originally, developed and published by Namco (now "Bandai Namco") it was released on October 15, 1999 in North America as a way to celebrate Pac-Man's 20th anniversary since the original arcade game (included in the game as a unlockable bonus) was released in 1980.

And, as of 2022, Now Production remastered the iconic 3D platformer from the ground up as "Pac-Man World Re-Pac", except it also includes post-launch DLC and a few tweaks to adjust any gameplay difficulty ranging from playing the game either on "easy", "normal", or on "hard". However, just like with Pac-Man Museum Plus, Ms. Pac-Man and several other established characters have either been removed or replaced entirely due to Bandai Namco's ongoing dispute with AtGames over the rights to Ms. Pac-Man herself. Plus, despite some belief, Pac-Man World Re-Pac isn't part of Bandai Namco's Encore series of remasters unlike a few games like Mr. Driller Drill Land ("Mr. Driller Encore" in Japan) and Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series ("Kaze no Klonoa 1+2 Encore" in Japan) for example.

Bomberman Fantasy Race | Tuesday, 04.16.24

On this day, the underrated racing game, Bomberman Fantasy Race, was released exclusively on the original PlayStation console in North America 25 years ago!

The End of Universal Interactive... | Thursday, 01.04.24

On this day, 30 years ago, former video game publisher, Universal Interactive Studios was founded, though they ended up consolidating into Vivendi Universal Games before they dissolved around 2008 (15 years ago), in which they merged with Activision.

Video games developed and published (down below):

Jurassic Park Interactive (3DO, 05/10/94)

Way of the Warrior (3DO Interactive, 08/30/94)

Crash Bandicoot (PlayStation, 09/09/96)

Disruptor (PlayStation, 11/20/96)

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PlayStation, 11/5/97)

Spyro the Dragon (PlayStation, 9/9/98)

Running Wild (PlayStation, 10/7/98)

Crash Bandicoot: Warped (PlayStation, 11/3/98)

Xena: Warrior Princess (PlayStation, 10/05/99)

Crash Team Racing (PlayStation, 10/19/99)

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PlayStation, 11/02/99)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PlayStation, 10/10/00)

Crash Bash (PlayStation, 11/07/00)

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (PS2, 10/30/01)

Spyro: Season of Ice (GBA, 11/07/01)

Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (GBA, 02/26/02)

Spyro 2: Season of Flame (GBA, 09/25/02)

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (multi-platform, 11/05/02)

Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced (GBA, 01/07/03)

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs (GBA, 10/28/03)

Crash Nitro Kart (multi-platform, 11/11/03)

I couldn't add every game on the list unfortunately since the majority of these releases goes to both Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon.

Comment below on what's your favorite (and least favorite) published by Universal Interactive Studios.