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 shows, comics, and more.

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Recent Episodes
  • 2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Spider-Man, and Firefly
    Dec 4, 2015 – 42:00
  • 2001: Grand Theft Auto 3, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter
    Dec 2, 2015 – 43:28
  • 2000: PlayStation 2, X-Men, and The Sims
    Nov 30, 2015 – 38:26
  • 1999: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix , and the Dreamcast
    Nov 27, 2015 – 49:58
  • 1998: The Greatest Video Game Year Ever?
    Nov 25, 2015 – 01:03:14
  • 1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII
    Nov 23, 2015 – 46:05
  • 1996: Nintendo 64, Tomb Raider, and Independence Day
    Nov 20, 2015 – 47:20
  • 1995: PlayStation, Toy Story, and Windows 95
    Nov 18, 2015 – 42:20
  • 1994: Friends, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Metroid
    Nov 9, 2015 – 37:29
  • 1993: Doom, Myst, and Jurassic Park
    Nov 6, 2015 – 49:31
  • 1992: Mortal Kombat, The Real World, and Mario Kart
    Nov 4, 2015 – 38:29
  • 1991: Super Nintendo, Terminator 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
    Nov 2, 2015 – 32:49
  • 1990: Final Fantasy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Home Alone
    Oct 30, 2015 – 51:20
  • 1989: The Simpsons, Batman, and the Game Boy
    Oct 28, 2015 – 42:17
  • 1988: Die Hard, Akira, and Mario 2
    Oct 26, 2015 – 44:56
  • 1987: Zelda, RoboCop, Predator, and So Much More
    Oct 23, 2015 – 01:00:38
  • 1986: Top Gun, Aliens, and Watchmen
    Oct 21, 2015 – 37:44
  • 1985: Nintendo, The Goonies, and Back to the Future
    Oct 19, 2015 – 43:00
  • 1984: Terminator, Ghostbusters, and The Karate Kid
    Oct 16, 2015 – 44:24
  • 1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story
    Oct 14, 2015 – 42:40
  • 1982: Ms. Pac-Man, E.T., and The Wrath of Khan
    Oct 12, 2015 – 41:08
  • 1981: Donkey Kong, Indiana Jones, and MTV
    Oct 9, 2015 – 39:59
  • 1980: Empire Strikes Back, Pac-Man, ad Superman II
    Oct 7, 2015 – 40:24
  • 1979: Alien, Asteroids, and Adventure
    Oct 5, 2015 – 38:52
  • 1978: Superman, Space Invaders, and Halloween
    Oct 2, 2015 – 37:37
  • 1977: Star Wars, Atari, and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
    Sep 30, 2015 – 36:26
Recent Reviews
  • tocgpzypsptwgpspgpy
    ADD THE REST
    Please you have more recorded and put on YouTube. JUST PUT IT ALL HERE AS WELL.
  • Kheinze
    Amazing and perfect, but where’s the rest?
    I enjoyed this more than any other podcast ever. Thank you! But the show description says it’s a 38 part series, but there are only 25 episodes up. Where is the rest of the History of Awesome? What will the next awesome things be? I have to know!
  • then verse now
    More!
    This is a great podcast that I wish came back PLEASE MAKE MORE
  • ReviewDude007
    A fun ride!
    Really cool journey into the evolution of entertainment and its relationship to pop culture. I learned a lot of new random fun facts through revisiting all this nostalgia of my upbringing!
  • Monolithic98755
    “38 part trip” but only 26 parts. 😢😢😢
    What happened to the rest of it?
  • MREHUSTLER
    More Please.
    Would listen to another 20 episodes at least.
  • The Rubles
    Please come back!!
    I love this show and want more of it please. You are all awesome.
  • Danielvat
    Very well done.
    Great podcast only thing is I wish they would update to the New Years. They have them on YouTube just need converted to podcasts.
  • luispantoja
    Amazing show!
    Full of nostalgia and background information regarding pop-culture events like movies, tv shows, video games and toys from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. It is a great show! Please make more ;)
  • NappyCGC
    Great show
    Thanks for the trip down memory lane
  • Hawkins1999
    Why stop at 2002???
    Where's the rest of the awesomeness?
  • Artsen Doom
    Nostalgia
    Please post the new shows that you've recorded on the website! I love this show.
  • Ron Cheadle
    Great Podcast!
    I think you guys did a great job of picking who should cover which year. I love the joy I can hear from the editors while they remember the things they enjoy about gaming. Keep these rolling out!
  • clashdudes
    Fantastic podcast
    First thing I've truly enjoyed listening to from IGN after Miller's departure. Absolutely awesome and very informative.
  • Forced/\Attrition
    Impressive!
    History of Awesome is such a great way to experience the best of our past! Love this!
  • Auron Darkrend
    So glad its in podcast form
    So glad History of Awesome is now in audio form!!
  • Benv138
    Fantastic!
    Such a terrific series. The podcast offers a fun look back through the years with a rotating set of contributors. All the personalities here are knowledgable enough to speak competently about the source material, in a personal way. Every episode is a blast!
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