The Collector’s Curio

The Collector’s Curio VI: “BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets”

The Collector’s Curio VI: “BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets”

TITLE: “The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets” DEVELOPER: Nintendo R&D2 PUBLISHER: St. GIGA GENRE: Action/Adventure PLATFORM: Super Famicom (via Broadcast Satellaview) BROADCAST WINDOW: March 30, 1997 to April...

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The Collector’s Curio V: “BS Zelda”

The Collector’s Curio V: “BS Zelda”

TITLE: “BS Zelda no Densetsu” DEVELOPER: Nintendo R&D2 PUBLISHER: St. GIGA GENRE: Action/Adventure PLATFORM: Super Famicom (via Broadcast Satellaview) BROADCAST WINDOW: August 6, 1995 to January 6, 1996 In...

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The Collector’s Curio IV: “Hotel Mario”

The Collector’s Curio IV: “Hotel Mario”

TITLE: “Hotel Mario” DEVELOPER: Fantasy Factory PUBLISHER: Philips Interactive Media GENRE: Puzzle/Platformer PLATFORM: Philips CD-i RATING: Everyone RELEASE YEAR: 1994 Since we discussed the Philips CD-i in last week’s...

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The Collector’s Curio III: Philips CD-i

The Collector’s Curio III: Philips CD-i

CONSOLE: Philips CD-i DEVELOPER: Philips Electronics FIRST AVAILABLE: 1991 (North America); 1992 (Europe). PRODUCTION DISCONTINUED: 1998 (Editor’s Note: This week I decided to do something a bit different for...

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Curio Collectibles I: Acme’s Large “Super Mario” Plushes

Curio Collectibles I: Acme’s Large “Super Mario” Plushes

For this week’s article in our Anjel Syndicate theme of The Collector’s Curio, Warren suggested that we do something a little bit different.  So, instead of writing about a...

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The World of (Un)Licensed Games IV: “Super Mario World”

The World of (Un)Licensed Games IV: “Super Mario World”

TITLE: “Super Mario World” DEVELOPER: JY Company PUBLISHER: JY Company GENRE: Platformer RATING: Not Rated. PLATFORM: Famicom RELEASE YEAR: 1995 Originally, “Super Mario World” was planned to be released...

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The World of (Un)Licensed Games III: “The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods”

The World of (Un)Licensed Games III: “The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods”

TITLE: “The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods” LICENSOR: NONE. DEVELOPER: Waixing Computer Science & Technology PUBLISHER: Waixing Computer Science & Technology GENRE: Action/Adventure/RPG PLATFORM: Famicom For many...

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The Collector’s Curio II: “Sonic X-treme”

The Collector’s Curio II: “Sonic X-treme”

Many people have wondered in the past why it took so long for Sega to finally bring a fully-3D Sonic the Hedgehog game to consoles.  Sure, there was “Sonic...

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The Collector’s Curio I: “Square’s Preview Extra: Final Fantasy VII & Siggraph ’95 Works”

The Collector’s Curio I: “Square’s Preview Extra: Final Fantasy VII & Siggraph ’95 Works”

In 1996, some members of the press had the opportunity to snag a copy of an interesting disc called “Square’s Preview Extra: Final Fantasy VII & Siggraph ’95 Works.” ...

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The World of (Un)Licensed Games II: “Final Fantasy IV”

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TITLE: “Final Fantasy IV” LICENSOR: NONE. DEVELOPER: Shenzhen Nanjin PUBLISHER: Shenzhen Nanjin GENRE: RPG PLATFORM: Famicom RELEASE YEAR: 2010 As mentioned in last week’s article, independent Chinese software developers...

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