On January 18, 1999, the Falcons upset the top-seeded 15 – 1 Vikings at Minnesota in the NFC Championship Game, 30 – 27 in an epic overtime victory.

On January 1, 1992, Atari Corp. formally announced that production of the Atari 7800, the Atari 2600, the Atari 8-bit computer line, and the Atari XE Game System would cease.

* Friedrich Saemisch vs Aron Nimzowitsch, Copenhagen 1923, Queen's Indian Defence ( E18 ), 0 – 1 The " Immortal Zugzwang Game " sees Saemisch get tied up in knots.

* 1 BC – 8 AD: The Roman Game of kings is a game of which little is known, and which is more or less contemporary with the Latrunculi.

Jackie Robinson was also renowned for the thrilling feat of stealing home, which he famously accomplished in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series.

The most commonly used grading systems are the Fontainebleau system which ranges from 1 to 8c +, and the John Sherman V-grade system, beginning at V0 and increasing by integers to a current top grade of proposed V16 ( The Wheel of Life by Dai Koyamada in the Grampians, Australia ; The Game, by Daniel Woods, Boulder Canyon, CO ; Lucid Dreaming, by Paul Robinson.

The 2003 All-Star Game had the same U. S. viewership as 2002 ( 9. 5 rating ; 17 share ) and the ratings declined in 2004 ( 8. 8 rating ; 15 share ) and 2005 ( 8. 1 rating ; 14 share ).

The series was notable for Willie Mays ' over-the-shoulder catch off the bat of Vic Wertz in Game 1.

With the series tied after game six, the Indians went into the ninth inning of Game 7 with a 2 – 1 lead, but closer Jose Mesa allowed the Marlins to tie the game.

After being beaten in Game 3 7 – 1, the Cubs lost Game 4 when Smith, with the game tied 5 – 5, allowed a game-winning home run to Garvey in the bottom of the ninth inning.

After losing an extra-inning game in Game 1, the Cubs rallied and took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Wild Card Florida Marlins in the NLCS.

The heavily favored Cubs took an early lead in Game 1, but James Loney's grand slam off Ryan Dempster changed the series ' momentum.

Sega also made video games based on Garfield for the Genesis ( Garfield Caught in the Act ) and Windows 3. 1 computers, as well as other companies made games, such as A Tale of Two Kitties for the DS, published by Game Factory, Garfield's Nightmare for DS, Garfield's Funfest for DS, and Garfield Labyrinth for Game Boy.

Greenberg hit the only two homers by the Tigers — one in Game Two, where he batted in three runs in a 4 – 1 win ; the other — a two-run job — tied the game in the eighth inning of Game Six, making the score 8 – 8, but the Cubs won that game with a run in the bottom of the 12th.

Facing the Columbus Crew who captured the MLS Supporter's Shield for the best record in the MLS, the Wizards had a strong showing, earning a 1 – 1 tie in Game 1 of the first round series.

However, with a 2 – 0 loss in Game 2 the Wizards lost the aggregate series 3 – 1.

The Senators trailed the Giants 3 to 1 in the eighth inning of Game 7, when Bucky Harris hit a routine ground ball to third which hit a pebble and took a bad hop over Giants third baseman Freddie Lindstrom.

Bob Costas filled in those games, and Albert returned to call Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings.

During Game 1 of the World Series, Soriano agreed to sell the Pilots to Selig for $ 10. 8 million.

Released on the XE Game System, an Atari 7800 version was started but not completed beyond a simple demo.

Young, who started Game One against the visiting Pirates, thus threw the first pitch in modern World Series history.

In 1985 CompuNet started a project named Multi-User Galaxy Game as a Science Fiction alternative to MUD1 which ran on their system at the time.

Nuon originally started off as " Project X ," and was featured in Electronic Gaming Monthlys 1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide.

When St. Louis was trailing 3 – 1 with one out in the sixth inning of Game 7, Smith started a rally with a base hit to left field, eventually scoring the first of the team's three runs that inning.

Smith started Game 1 and subsequently registered three putouts and one assist in the field, but went hitless in four at-bats in the Cardinals ' 4 – 2 loss.

Clemens started for the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he dueled Curt Schilling to a standstill after 6 innings, yielding only one run.

However, Griese started the second half of the AFC Championship Game to help rally the Dolphins to a 21 – 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, largely due to a fake punt by Dolphin Larry Seiple.

In 1955 Jack Scruby started producing miniatures using RTV rubber molds, which greatly reduced their expense, and he turned this into a business ( Scruby Miniatures ) in 1957 and started publishing War Game Digest.

In 1968, Rose started the season with a 22-game hit streak, missed three weeks ( including the All-Star Game ) with a broken thumb, then had a 19-game hit streak late in the season.

Things started well for the Shock, who had three all-stars in the 2003 All-Star Game ( Swin Cash, Cheryl Ford, and Deanna Nolan ).

He started Game 1 of the ALCS and threw seven innings against the Orioles ' Jim Palmer, but neither man was involved in the decision as Baltimore won in the 10th inning.

In the playoffs the Hawks started to show improvement, pushing the eventual NBA Champions, Boston Celtics, to a Game 7 before losing in a blowout in Boston.

In the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Detroit started out poorly with a Game 1 loss to the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and found themselves in a 2-games-to-1 deficit.

In November 2006, GSN started a series of eight documentaries about game shows, beginning with a program on Match Game titled Behind The Blank.

The records of Aristoteles present an overview about the festivities: the Games lasted for six to eight days and were started by a Holy Game, which showcased the victory of Apollo over Python.

* Dennis Leonard, member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame, started Game 5 of the 1976 and 1977 ALCS vs. the New York Yankees, won Game 4 of the 1980 World Series vs. the Philadelphia Phillies

* September 8 – Match Game started airing weekly episodes in syndicated primetime as Match Game PM

During that season, the Cubs sent their entire starting infield, including Santo, to the All-Star Game in Washington, D. C .; he and Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger started for the National League team.

The series started in 1989 with the Japan-only release of Mother ( planned to be released in North America as " Earth Bound ") for the Famicom, and was then followed up by a sequel, released in North America as EarthBound for the Super NES in 1995, and followed up again 12 years later with the Japan only release of Mother 3 for the Game Boy Advance in 2006.

During 1923, the first large groups of tourists started visiting the Sabie Game Reserve, but only as part of the South African Railways ' popular " Round in Nine " tours.

With 28 home runs by mid-season, he started the first 1959 All-Star Game and was a reserve in the second.