trading card from a 2002 Hi-C Fruit Drink campaign (USA). There's a few game tips on the back.

"Popping Pink Lemonade pops Peach into the air and lets her float over danger!"

Maybe almost lost to history, info online is rare: https://t.co/SIdYWSNJvg

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"YES, we are finally on the world wide web. This is THE official site of SQUARE SOFT, INC." - September 1st, 1997

"At this site, we are going to provide you with exciting information and incredible graphics from upcoming and current games."

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Inspired from original photo by Tamara Tamtam from Moscow - Painting by Tim Tompkins from https://t.co/XtknSQmeyS

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The original 1991 Japanese game manual was packed with really delightful color illustrations that were totally absent from the manuals in other regions.

Here's a few pages introducing some of Eggman's robots.

👁‍🗨

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Unique magazine review art for the European release of Super Mario Bros. 3 in August 1991 (almost 3 years after it came out in Japan, and 18 months after NA). Some look based on Mario 2/USA.

Scored an overall rating of 98%.

Source: Mean Machines

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Let's never forget that in 2005 and Co. were playable in a couple of great EA Sports games on the - NBA Street V3 and SSX On Tour.

In Japan, EA leaned into this heavily and renamed the games "NBA Street V3: Dunk with Mario" & "SSX On Tour with Mario"

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Awesome 800 (and little sibling 400) poster art.

I'm glad to see Grandma in the first image into gaming. Let's assume she was 67 at the time this was printed. That would make her 107! I hope she's still out there wrecking all dem noobs to this day.

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Writing my upcoming thesis chapter will be interesting in the current context. The two contests between Tom Cribb and Tom Molineaux in 1810 and 1811, were racially loaded encounters, with the laurels of the championship, and racial pride at stake.

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, the queer laughist.... 😂😂😂

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Poster Project commissioned 10 Wis. artists to re-imagine historic public information posters for pandemic. This week: We Stand United | Cat Parra / Learn more & purchase print: https://t.co/v7C7AuCfZq

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in 2006 released XII for the in Japan 🇯🇵

It takes place in Ivalice (like FFT&Vagrant Story) with all the races introduced in FFTA. It features a MMO-like combat system&Star Wars-inspired characters.

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in 1995 released in Japan 🇯🇵

Designed by a Dream Team with H. Sakaguchi (#FinalFantasy) teaming up with Y. Horii (#DragonQuest) and A. Toriyama (#DragonBall)

Square and Enix before Square Enix


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When Bernard Murray began his comedic career in 1947 there were 8 local amateur wrestling clubs. 5’4” & a plumber by trade, he was landlord of the Leventhorpe Inn rubble in the 1960s. https://t.co/sgTxqtQKt5

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Who said Pugilists can't be romantic! Buckhorse (active between 1720 and 1750) was a formidable opponent in the ring, and it seems he was an equally formidable romantic.

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Deadly Premonition was released 10 years ago on the Crowning achievement for and his team in my opinion. Loved the vibes and mystery.

Can’t wait for the next one!


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Lovely Sunday with remembering our collective mining heritage - fab exhibition of the works of Pitman Painter Norman Cornish

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