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I recently read that the Japanese term "Kusoge" (クソゲー) had been coined by writer Jun Miura in 2002, and that factoid didn't sit right with me, despite online gaming sites seeming to confirm this. Well, I spotted the infamous term in a 1990 Famitsu. Lore refuted, hopefully.
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Final Oct '89 scans: the Final Fantasy III dev team created the game in the USA, operating out of what must be a motel room or apartment.
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Hyper Zone on the SNES has a hidden 3-D mode, and I've discovered that it also has a hidden interface to the Famicom 3-D glasses 😎
ファミコン３Dシステム対応ソフトをスーファミに一本発見！🕶️
#スーパーファミコン #SNES
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Michael Jackson visits JP Sega 12/16/88, dev room w Mark Cerny, rides Power Drift, gets Galaxy Force 2 as a present!
(HQ pic Insert Credit)
Chris M. Covell
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I'll be posting tech & retro dev stuff here, so watch out.