A Look Back at the Year 1985
Everything 80s
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The Great Video Game Crash of 1983
The Nintendo Entertainment System came out on October 6, 1985 to select test markets before being released nationwide. By 1988, the market for Nintendo cartridges was bigger than for all home computer software. G.I. Joe may be the spokesperson for the era of deregulation and the advertising to children. Small wonder is significant because it was one of the very first shows that was produced as a syndicated series meaning it never had original broadcast dates.
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