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Sharing unique, cool, and obscure gaming tales from around the world. Based in Japan. ๐ŸŽฎ #retrogaming #gamehistory | ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž๏ผฏ๏ผซ ๐ŸŽฎ
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Here's a collage I put together using the original #SuperMario Land (1989) character art. #gamehistory
Here's an old Japanese ad for Epoch's 1982 Dracula House handheld game. "Pull back the mysterious veil now!"

The gameplay actually looks really awesome for it's time: youtube.com/watch?v=Iwp3g9โ€ฆ.
And there is apparently a version that's playable on MAME#gamehistoryry ๐Ÿ‘โ€๐Ÿ—จ
Here's a few snippets from a 1992 Japanese article covering US game news. What an fascinating time!

* #Nintendo's huge booth at the `91 CES
* A real-time video conversation with #Mario
* The more colorful game mags in the States
* NOA to purchase Seattle Mariners

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Did you know that #DKC is know as SUPER DONKEY KONG in Japan?

There are different translations for the sequels too:
๐ŸŒDiddy's Kong Quest = "Dixie & Diddy"
๐ŸŒDixie Kong's Double Trouble! = "The Mysterious Kremis Island"

They dropped the SUPER for "DK Tropical Freeze"

#gamehistory
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MmmMm...I know what I want for dinner! Kraft's #SuperMario Bros. Macaroni & Cheese (from 1994)!

An adventure in every bowl!

#gamehistory
What store is this?? I'm always on the lookout for gaming cups that aren't the size of a thimble.
I subbed too โœ”๏ธ

Will check some of the back catalog next.
Just lost a few more lotteries this week. This system really feels bad, especially when you keep hearing about the availability in other countries.
Whoa, super interesting topic that I've never seen covered! Just watched the whole thing. ๐Ÿ‘
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Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu confirmed he worked on the music for Fantasy Life i.

That's a big surprise!
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Here's some official artwork from #SuperMario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) that I put together in one image. Besides #Wario, not many of these other enemies have survived the test of time...

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I could really go for some of this right now. #SuperMario Coffee, released alongside the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 (aka The Lost Levels) around 1986. Mild blend.

#mario #RetroGaming #gamehistory #japan
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Before it was changed to #StarFox Adventures for the #Gamecube, Rare's epic 3D-adventure was called Dinosaur Planet and was originally planned for the #N64.

This was the last game Rare would develop for Nintendo as they were bought my Microsoft in 2002.

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The #Xbox Games Showcase is starting soon and I'm as excited as Bill Gates was in this 2001 Japanese Xbox ad.
A few pages from the 1990 Super Contra game manual for the Japanese Famicom.

Almost all Famicom manuals had at least one extra color to make them pop a little bit (such as turquoise here). The NES manual for Super C is only black and white with much less art.

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The Japanese #N64 box art for #BanjoKazooie ("Banjo & Kazooie's Great Adventure").

Banjo doesn't hold the same nostalgic place in JPN hearts that he does for many Westerners, but the game was well-enough received.

The commercial is top-notch: youtube.com/watch?v=kg0m_fโ€ฆ#gamehistoryry ๐Ÿ‘๏ธโ€๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ
Here's #DonkeyKong "Rub-Off Cards" from the bygone days of yesteryear (1982). These kind of scratch cards were sold in the US throughout the 80's and featured various characters (for about 25 cents).

This pack included some stickers and a tasteless stick of bubble gum
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Instructions on how to get unlimited free credits in Donkey Kong using a drinking straw (1983)๐Ÿฅค
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Yeah yeah I know Sega published it, but I still never thought I'd ever see a Japanese manga for Two Point Museum. But here we are.
Still listening to the SNES mix and it's really great. Gonna add this and probably a bunch of your other stuff to my work-day rotation
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"SHIT!"
-Mario

The soundtrack album notes for the Japanese 1986 #SuperMario Bros. anime movie - The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach - includes hilarious images of Mario shouting "SHIT!" and other interesting scenarios (see the 2nd pic)!

Gettcha hurry now!

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And I'm a bit curious about these new Dragon Quest goods coming later this year (31 pieces total).
Though I suppose this Genshin Impact cookbook ad could be considered interesting to someone out there
Unfortunately the most interesting thing about this week's Famitsu is the cover art. The Switch 2 coverage inside felt very sterile.
Wow, you're a real DJ. This is great! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค