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The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time - Official Perfect Guide (1998) Platform: N64 Donated by SSBSaiyanelite

This is the last monthly issue of Famimaga before switching to a semi-monthly (every two weeks) publishing schedule. Actually, the last monthly issue was probably the previous issue, since although this issue is simply "April 1986," the next issue will be the "April 18th 1986" issue. So you can tell things are really heating up on the Nintendo Famicom front in Japan. This same month, both Marukatsu Famicom and Famicom Hisshoubon would also launch, and a couple of months later, Famitsu's first issue will arrive late to the party as well. In addition to a complete strategy guide to Super Mario Bros., this issue also takes a look at the recently released The Legend of Zelda, as well as the Famicom port of Portopia, an important and extremely successful early Japanese menu-based graphic adventure game designed by Yuji Horii, someone who would soon blow up the Japanese gaming world with a little game appearing in a tiny preview at the back of this issue: Dragon Quest.

GamePro Issue 245 (February 2009)

Japan doesn't bother releasing most Western games. But when they do, it's interesting to see how they market them. Case in point, Spyro the Dragon. I like Spyro. I find it a very relaxing game to play. Just run around looking for hidden gems or whatever (forgive me, it's been 20 years since I played it) without too much danger or difficulty. Which is appropriate, as it's essentially a kids' game. So how does Japan market it? As seen in this issue's ad, Spyro zooms by, blowing up Japanese school girls' skirts. Because someone looked at the game and thought "what this childrens' game's ad campaign needs is a little bit of sex." Of course, the Japanese release of Spyro was a mess since they mucked with the camera while trying to cater to the common (at that time) Japanese complaint that 3D cameras made people get motion sickness (I call bullshit, but whatever. Japan eventually realized that 3D was here to stay, so this isn't a complaint heard anymore.) So, the Japanese version probably deserved to fail as it did. But you can also take a gander at the Japanese logo for Spyro if you want to see where the American developers got the idea to name Spyro 2's villain, since the stylized katakana for Spyro looks a lot like alphabet characters spelling "Ripto."

Computer Game Review Issue 018 (January 1993) *missing ad page*

GamePro Issue 247 (April 2009)

Rayman 2 - The Great Escape - Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2000)

The supplement is included at the end of the file. Seems pointless to release it separately, so I won't.

Computer Games Strategy Plus Issue 88 (March 1998)

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