Happy National Dinosaur Day! One of the best ways to celebrate? Watch people get ripped apart by some CG dinos.

We're playing through classic games to see if they're worth revisiting, so you don't have to. Today we're looking at the original Ninja Gaiden for the NES. But first, the day in nerd history.

This is The Reset Button from Classic Nerd, resetting your day.

June 1 in Nerd History

Here are 5 things that happened on June 1 that matter to those of us who remember when video game consoles had wood paneling.

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Birthdays of honor: Marilyn Monroe (1926), Tom Holland (1996), Morgan Freeman (1937), Heidi Klum (1973), Andy Griffith (1926), Alanis Morisette (1974), Pat Boone (1934).

II.

in 1990, we got our asses to Mars when Total Recall was released in theaters.