This week we remember one of the most ridiculous moments E3 history: Tecmo boasting about the convention center shutting down their booth.

May 15

2003: Atari and Warner Bros. Interactive release Enter the Matrix the same day The Matrix: Reloaded opens in theaters.

2006: Nintendo releases New Super Mario Bros. in North America.

May 16

1969: David Boreanaz is born. You might know him best as Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but he's another unlikely video-game voice actor. He was Leon in the first Kingdom Hearts.

2003: Raunchy behavior shuts down Tecmo's E3 booth after a dangerously large crowd forms. Tecmo had a team of booth babes strutting on a catwalk, promoting Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. First, fire marshals threatened to shut down the entire West Hall. Then the convention center turned off  the booth's power after receiving  several complaints about the content. 

See? Booth babes are unnecessary and potentially dangerous distractions.  This is the first time any company had its power cut while the E3 show floor was still open.

May 18

1973: Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. sets up shop as a PC accessories developer. They started making games in 1978 and became Nintendo's first third-party developer in 1984.

May 20

1992: Sega of America and Sony announce that Imagesoft will start making games for the Genesis and Game Gear. Their most notable contribution to the hobby is Sewer Shark, a dreadful full-motion video game for the Sega CD.