The AGDB 1985-1995 Timeline: The first eleven years

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     Greenpeace ship Rainbow
Warrior sunk by the French
 80386 processor
released by Intel
 Mind Walker
released by Commodore
 Chernobyl reactor
disaster
   Marble Madness
released by E.Arts
   Commodore launches
the A500
   The Untouchables film
premieres
 Robocop film
premieres
   Buggy Boy
released by Elite
 Starglider 2
released by Rainbird
 Elite
released by Firebird
 Ayahtollah Khomeni
dies
   Berlin Wall is
opened
   Hubble Space Telescope
launched
 Infestation
released by Psygnosis
 Mrs Thatcher "resigns"
as UK Prime Minister
 Battle Command
released by Ocean
Commodore launches
CDTV in the UK
 Monkey Island
released by Lucas Arts
 Utopia
released by Gremlin
 Another World
released by Delphine
   Space Crusade
released by Gremlin
 Lost Patrol, The
released by Ocean
   AV8B Harrier Assault
released by Domark
  Flashback
released by US Gold
 Syndicate
released by E.Arts
   Simon the Sorceror
released by Adventuresoft
 Heimdall 2
released by Core
 Theme Park released
by E.Arts
 AB: Tower Assault
released by Team 17
   Judge Dredd film
premieres
 O.J.Simpson
acquitted
    Live Aid Concert  Rock Hudson dies of
AIDS
 Shuttle Challenger
tragedy
   Archon released
by E.Arts
   The Pawn released
by Magnetic Scrolls
Commodore launches
the A2000
         Gunship released
by Microprose
 Carrier Command
released by Rainbird
 Falcon released
by Spectrum Holobyte
 Populous
released by E.Arts
   F16 Combat Pilot
released by Digital Int.
     Their Finest Hour
released by LucasArts
   Powermonger
released by E.Arts
 Lemmings
released by Psygnosis
 Warsaw Pact disbanded Commodore launches
A500 Plus
 SNES console
prevalent
  Commodore launches the
A570 CD drive
 Lotus III
released by Gremlin
 No Second Prize
released by Thalion
 The Chaos Engine
released by Renegade
 Gunship 2000
released by Microprose
 Hired Guns
released by Psygnosis
 Mortal Kombat
released by Virgin
 750,000 plus massacred
in Rwanda
 Benefactor
released by Psygnosis
       Colonization
released by Microprose
 Israeli PM Yitzhak
Rabin assassinated
     Commodore launches the
Amiga 1000 in New York
 Back to the future
film premieres
 Russia launch Mir
Space station
     Defender of the Crown
released by Cinemaware
   Balance of Power
released by Mindscape
         F18 Interceptor
released by E.Arts
 George Bush elected
President of USA
 Sword of Sodan
released by Gainstar
 Zak McCracken
released by U.S.Gold
   Soundblaster sound
card released
  Commodore launches the
A3000, first 32bit Amiga
   Sega Megadrive
console prevalent
   Eye of the Beholder
released by SSI
 Hunter
released by Activision
 Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
released by Gremlin
   Realms
released by Virgin
 Black Crypt
released by E.Arts
Commodore launches
the A4000
 Reach For The Skies
released by Virgin
 Wing Commander
released by Mindscape
 Dune II
released by Virgin
 Frontier Elite 2
released by Gametek
 Liberation released
by Mindscape
 Beneath A Steel Sky
released by Virgin
 Banshee
released by Core
  Aladdin released
by Virgin
     Alien Breed 3D
released by Team 17
 Citadel released
by Black Legend
     Atari launches
the Atari ST computer
   Highlander film
premieres
     Faery Tale released
by Microillusions
                 Super HangOn released
by Electric Dreams
 Chinese massacre
1500 at Beijing
 New Zealand Story
released by Ocean
 Shadow of the Beast
released by Psygnosis
 Sim City released
by Infogrames
 Windows 3 released
by Microsoft
     Team Yankee
released by Empire
   Cybercon III
released by US Gold
 Terminator 2 film
premieres
 Moonstone
released by Mindscape
 Vroom
released by Lankhor
  Monkey Island II
released by Lucas Arts
Commodore launches
the A1200
   Lionheart
released by Thalion
   The Settlers
released by Blue Byte
 Star Trek 25th Anniv.
released by Interplay
 Darkmere
released by Core
 Elf Mania
released by Renegade
 Zeewolf released
by Binary Asylum
     Gloom released
by Acid Software
 
             Aliens film premieres                    Emperor Hirohito
dies
 Millenium 2.2
released by Activision
 Powerdrome
released by E.Arts
         Iraq invades Kuwait  James Pond
released by Millennium
   Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves film premieres
 Heimdall
released by Core
 Robocop 3
released by Ocean
Commodore launches
the A600
 Fire and Ice
released by Renegade
 Archer Maclean's Pool
released by Virgin
 KGB
released by Virgin
 Body Blows
released by Team 17
Commodore launches the
CD32; first 32bit console
 Combat Air Patrol
released by Psygnosis
 Jurassic Park
released by Ocean
 Nelson Mandela
becomes SA President
 IRA announce
ceacefire
       Windows 95 released
by Microsoft
 
             Arctic Fox
released by E.Arts
       Maniac Mansion
released by Lucasfilm
 Silent Service
released by Microprose
       Virus
released by Firebird
   Dungeon Master
released by FTL
   Xenon 2 Megablast
released by Mirrorsoft
       Paradroid 90
released by Hewson
 Prince of Persia
released by Broderbund
     President Gorbachev
"resigns"
 Populous 2
released by E.Arts
Commodore scraps
A500 Plus after 7 months
 Civilization
released by Microprose
 Ashes of Empire
released by Mirage
   Desert Strike
released by E.Arts
   Uridium 2
released by Renegade
 Tornado released
by Digital Int.
 Commodore ceases
production
   Guardian released
by Acid Software
       
             Top Gun film
premieres
   Commodore loses Amiga
original design team
   Ad-lib sound card
released
 Starglider
released by Rainbird
       Rocket Ranger
released by Mirrorsoft
   80486 processor
released by Intel
 Batman film
premieres
                 Alien Breed
released by Team 17
 Knights of the Sky
released by Microprose
 Wolfenstein 3D
released by ID
     Pentium processor
released by Intel
  History Line 1914-1918
released by Blue Byte
   Cannon Fodder
released by Sensible
  CD32 tops CD
based software sales
 Jay Miner passes
away
 Ruff 'n' Tumble
released by Renegade
 UFO released
by Microprose
   Virocop
released by Renegade
 Sony Playstation
console prevalent
 Bosnia peace treaty
signed in Paris
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