1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII

The History of Awesome - IGN Presents

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-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.

Up next is 1997. Final Fantasy VII took RPGs mainstream, Goldeneye on N64 forged (and ruined) friendships, and South Park made its auspicious debut.

Other discussion topics Tamagotchi, Austin Powers, The Fifth Element, and Ultima Online.

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