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1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Quake II, Mega Man Legends, Riven, Tomb Raider II, Dark Rift, Tekken 3 and Virtua Striker 2, along with new titles such as Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Gran Turismo, Diablo, Grand Theft Auto and Fallout.^[1]

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1997 in video gaming

Action game

An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time.

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Action-adventure game

An action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.

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Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California.

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Age of Empires (video game)

Age of Empires (AoE) is a real-time strategy video game based on history, developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and the first game in the Age of Empires series.

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Agency for Cultural Affairs

The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

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Arcade cabinet

An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or a coin-op cabinet or coin-op machine, is the housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides.

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Arcade video game

An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display.

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Ascential

Ascential plc (formerly EMAP) is a British business-to-business media company specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services.

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ASCII Corporation

was a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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Atari, Inc. (1993–present)

Atari, Inc. is an American subsidiary and publishing arm of Atari SA.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Atlus

is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo.

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Bandai

is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo.

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Blade Runner (1997 video game)

Blade Runner is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive for Microsoft Windows, released in November 1997.

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Blast Corps

Blast Corps is an action game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

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Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California.

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Blood (video game)

Blood is a 3D first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by GT Interactive and developed using Ken Silverman’s Build engine.

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Bomberman 64 (1997 video game)

Bomberman 64 is a video game developed and published by Hudson Soft in Japan, and published by Nintendo in North America and Europe for the Nintendo 64.

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Breath of Fire III

Breath of Fire III is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of the Breath of Fire series.

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Bullet hell

, also known as manic shooter, is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video games featuring large amounts of projectiles the player character is required to dodge.

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Bungie

Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Camelot Software Planning

(doing business as Camelot Software Planning) is a Japanese video game developer established in 1994 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game company.

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Carmageddon

Carmageddon is a vehicular combat video game released for personal computers in 1997.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a 1997 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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Cavedog Entertainment

Cavedog Entertainment was a PC game developer and publisher based in Bothell, Washington.

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Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code

Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States.

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Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon

is a roguelike dungeon crawler video game developed and published by Square.

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Cincinnati

Cincinnati (nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

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Cincinnati metropolitan area

The Cincinnati metropolitan area (also known as the Cincinnati Tri-State area or Greater Cincinnati) is a metropolitan area with its core in Ohio and Kentucky.

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Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far

Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, or Close Combat II, is a World War II real-time computer wargame, developed by Atomic Games, and released on October 13, 1997.

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Colony Wars

Colony Wars is a space combat simulator video game for the PlayStation developed and released by Psygnosis in 1997.

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Combat Chess

Combat Chess is a video game version of chess developed by Minds Eye Productions and published by Empire Interactive for Windows in October 1997.

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Computer and Video Games

Computer and Video Games (also known as CVG, Computer & Video Games, C&VG, Computer + Video Games, or C+VG) was a UK-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.

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Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association

Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) is a Japanese organization that was established in 1996 to "promote the computer entertainment industry with the aim of contributing to the strengthening of Japanese industry as well as to the further enrichment of people's lifestyles." It organizes the annual Tokyo Game Show, Japan Game Awards and Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC).

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Computer wargame

A computer wargame is a wargame played on a digital device.

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Console game

A console game is a type of video game consisting of images and often sounds generated by a video game console, which are displayed on a television or similar audio-video system, and that can be manipulated by a player.

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Conspiracy Entertainment

Conspiracy Entertainment (formerly Conspiracy Games) is an American third-party developer and video game publisher, publishing games from smaller companies that would face difficulties distributing games themselves.

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Cool Boarders (video game)

Cool Boarders is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation.

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Cool Math Games

Cool Math Games (branded as Coolmath Games) is an online web portal that hosts HTML and Flash web browser games targeted at children and young adults.

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CP System II

The, also known as Capcom Play System 2 or CPS-2, is an arcade system board that Capcom first used in 1993 for Super Street Fighter II.

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Crash Bandicoot (video game)

Crash Bandicoot is a 1996 platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a 1997 platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

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Crave Entertainment

Crave Entertainment (aka Crave Games) was an American video game publisher founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi.

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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a 1997 platform game developed by Argonaut Software and published by Fox Interactive for the PlayStation.

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Cross-platform software

In computing, cross-platform software (also called multi-platform software, platform-agnostic software, or platform-independent software) is computer software that is designed to work in several computing platforms.

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Culdcept (video game)

is a turn-based strategy video game, and the first game in the Culdcept series.

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D.I.C.E. Awards

The D.I.C.E. Awards (formerly the Interactive Achievement Awards) is an annual awards show in the video game industry, and commonly referred to as the video game equivalent of the Academy Awards.

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Dark Rift

Dark Rift is a 3D fighting video game for the Nintendo 64, notable for being the first N64 game to use 60 frames per second.

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Darkstalkers 3

Darkstalkers 3 is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades in 1997.

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Densha de Go! (video game)

is a 1997 train simulator arcade game developed and published by Taito in Japan.

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Derby Stallion

- also known in Japan by the portmanteau abbreviation - is a series of genre-merging horse-racing and business simulation games originally created by ASCII.

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Diablo (video game)

Diablo is an action role-playing video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment in January 1997, and is the first installment in the video game series of the same name.

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Diddy Kong Racing

Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 kart racing game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64.

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Die Hard Trilogy

Die Hard Trilogy is an action video game developed by Probe Entertainment, published by Fox Interactive and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in North America and Electronic Arts in Europe for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows.

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Digitiser

Digitiser was a video games magazine that was broadcast on Teletext in the UK between 1993 and 2003.

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Doctor V64

The Doctor V64 (also referred to simply as the V64) is a development and backup device made by Bung Enterprises Ltd that is used in conjunction with the Nintendo 64.

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DoDonPachi

is a vertically-scrolling bullet hell shoot' em up developed by Cave and published by Atlus in 1997.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.

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Dream Factory (Japanese company)

Dream Factory Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer founded in 1995, based out of Tokyo.

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Dual Analog Controller

The Dual Analog Controller (SCPH-1150 in Japan, SCPH-1180 in the United States, and SCPH-1180e in Europe) is Sony's first handheld analog controller for the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the DualShock; the first analog controller was the PlayStation Analog Joystick (SCPH-1110).

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DualShock

The DualShock is a line of gamepads developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation family of video game consoles.

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Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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Dungeon Keeper

Dungeon Keeper is a strategy video game developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in June 1997 for MS-DOS and Windows 95.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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E3

E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) was an annual trade event for the video game industry organized and presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

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EA Orlando

EA Orlando is an American video game developer located in Orlando, Florida, founded in 1994.

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EA Sports

EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games.

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Ecstatica II

Ecstatica II is an action-adventure game developed by British team Andrew Spencer Studios and released for DOS/Windows by Psygnosis in 1997.

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Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive Limited (formerly Domark Limited) was a British video game publisher based in Wimbledon, London.

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Einhänder

Einhänder is a scrolling shooter developed by Square for the PlayStation console.

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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.

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Enterbrain

, formerly, is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on January 30, 1987 as.

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Everybody's Golf (1997 video game)

Everybody's Golf, known in North America as Hot Shots Golf and in Japan as is the first game in the Everybody's Golf series.

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Fallout (video game)

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Interplay Productions, set in a mid-22nd century post-apocalyptic and retro-futuristic world, decades after a nuclear war between the United States and China.

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Famitsu

, formerly, is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa.

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Famitsu scores

The Japanese video game magazine Famitsu reviews video games by having four critics each assign the game a score from 0 to 10, with 10 being the highest score.

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FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (commonly abbreviated to FIFA 98 or RTWC 98) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and released by Electronic Arts in 1997.

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Fifth generation of video game consoles

The fifth generation era (also known as the 32-bit era, the 64-bit era, or the 3D era) refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming consoles dating from approximately October 4, 1993, to March 23, 2006.

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Fighters Megamix

is a 1996 fighting game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Saturn.

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Fighting game

A fighting game is a genre of video game that involves combat between two or more characters.

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Final Fantasy Tactics

is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console.

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Final Fantasy VII

is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation console and the seventh main installment in the Final Fantasy series.

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First-person shooter

A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through the eyes of the main character.

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Formula 1 97

Formula 1 97 (known as Formula 1 Championship Edition in North America) is a racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Psygnosis for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.

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Fourth generation of video game consoles

In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America).

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FuncoLand

FuncoLand was an American video game retailer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that specialized in selling new and used video game software.

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Gallop Racer

is a series of horse racing video games, created by Tecmo.

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Game Boy

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.

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Game Freak

is a Japanese video game developer, best known as the primary developer of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, and as one of the co-owners of the Pokémon series.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Game Informer

Game Informer (GI) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles.

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Game.com

The Game.com is a fifth-generation handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics on September 12, 1997.

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GamePro

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software.

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GameRankings

GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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Gamest

was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering arcade games.

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GameTek

GameTek was an American video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida known for publishing video game adaptations of game shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Golden Joystick Awards

The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via GamesRadar+.

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GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)

GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

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Gran Turismo (1997 video game)

is a 1997 racing simulation video game developed by Japan Studio's Polys Entertainment (later called Polyphony Digital for North American releases and sequels) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

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Grand Theft Auto (video game)

Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by BMG Interactive.

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Grandia (video game)

Grandia is a role-playing video game, developed by Game Arts and published by Entertainment Software Publishing for the Sega Saturn console as the first game in their Grandia series.

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Gunpei Yokoi

, sometimes transliterated as Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese toy maker and video game designer.

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Handheld game console

A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers.

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Harvest Moon (video game)

Harvest Moon, known in Japan as, is a farm simulation role-playing video game developed by Amccus for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Herc's Adventures

Herc's Adventures is a video game released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation by LucasArts in 1997.

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Hexen II

Hexen II is a dark fantasy first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Raven Software and published by id Software in 1997.

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Home video game console

A home video game console is a video game console that is designed to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power source as to play video games.

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Human Head Studios

Human Head Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer located in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Hyper (magazine)

Hyper was a multi-platform Australian video game magazine.

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I-War (1997 video game)

I-War (known as Independence War in North America) is a space combat simulator developed by Particle Systems and published by Infogrames.

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I.Q.: Intelligent Qube

, also known as Intelligent Qube in North America and Kurushi in Europe, is a 1997 puzzle video game developed by G-Artists and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

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IBM PC–compatible

IBM PC–compatible computers are technically similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion cards.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Imagine Publishing

Imagine Publishing was a UK-based magazine publisher, which published a number of video games, computing, creative and lifestyle magazines.

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Imperialism (video game)

Imperialism is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations in 1997.

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Independence Day (video game)

Independence Day is a combat flight simulator video game based on the 1996 film of the same name.

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Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association

The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) was a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the business interests of leading retailers that sell Interactive entertainment software (including video games, multimedia entertainment, peripherals and other software).

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International Superstar Soccer 64

International Superstar Soccer 64 (officially abbreviated as ISS 64, originally released in Japan as and then later adapted as) is a video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka in the International Superstar Soccer series by Konami.

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Interplay Entertainment

Interplay Entertainment Corp. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Los Angeles.

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Interstate '76

Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game for Microsoft Windows.

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Irem

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and formerly a developer and manufacturer of arcade games as well.

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Irrational Games

Irrational Games (known as 2K Boston between 2007 and 2009) was an American video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier.

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Japan Game Awards

The Japan Game Awards is the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's awards ceremony, which was created in 1996 as the CESA Awards.

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The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs.

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Kart racing game

A kart racing game, also known as cart racing game or go-kart racing game, is a subgenre of racing games.

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Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby's Dream Land 3 is a 1997 action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a platform game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation in 1997 and the first game in the Klonoa series.

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Konami

, commonly known as Konami,, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo.

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L'Express

(stylized in all caps) is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris.

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Lego Island

Lego Island is a Lego-themed open world action-adventure game developed and published by Mindscape.

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List of artificial pet games

A pet-raising simulation (sometimes called virtual pets or digital pets) is a video game that focuses on the care, raising, breeding or exhibition of simulated animals.

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List of best-selling PlayStation video games

This is a list of video games for the original PlayStation video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

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This is a list of discontinued magazines that were published by the Japanese publishing company MediaWorks.

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List of Game of the Year awards

Game of the Year (GotY) is an award given to a video game by various award events and media publications that they feel represented the pinnacle of gaming that year.

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List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games

The following is a list of video games published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment.

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List of video games featuring Mario

Mario, who serves as Nintendo's mascot, is a fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and was voiced by Charles Martinet until 2023.

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London Trocadero

The London Trocadero was an entertainment complex on Coventry Street, with a rear entrance in Shaftesbury Avenue, London.

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Lucasfilm Games

Lucasfilm Games (known as LucasArts between 1990 and 2021) is an American video game licensor and a subsidiary of Lucasfilm.

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Madden NFL 98

Madden NFL 98 is a 1997 football video game.

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Mario Kart 64

is a 1996 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64).

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Maxis

Maxis is an American video game developer and a division of Electronic Arts (EA).

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MDK

MDK is a 1997 third-person shooter video game developed by Shiny Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and subsequently ported to Mac OS by Shokwave, and to the PlayStation by Neversoft.

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was a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group known for their brand magazines and book labels.

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Mega Man 8

Mega Man 8 is a 1996 action-platform game developed and published by Capcom.

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Mega Man Legends is an action-adventure shooter game released by Capcom.

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Mega Man X4

Mega Man X4, originally released in Japan as, is a 1997 action-platform game developed and published by Capcom.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Micro Machines V3

Micro Machines V3 (Micro Machines 64 Turbo for the Nintendo 64 port) is a racing video game developed by Codemasters and Novalicious for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Mobile device

A mobile device or handheld computer is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand.

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Mortal Kombat 4

Mortal Kombat 4 is the fourth main installment in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games developed by Midway Games.

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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a 1997 action-adventure game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64.

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Myth: The Fallen Lords

Myth: The Fallen Lords is a 1997 real-time tactics video game developed by Bungie for Windows and Mac OS.

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Mythic Entertainment

Mythic Entertainment (formerly BioWare Mythic, EA Mythic, Inc., and Interworld Productions) was an American video game developer based in Fairfax, Virginia that was most widely recognized for developing the 2001 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dark Age of Camelot.

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Namco

was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo.

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NanaOn-Sha

is a Japanese video game developer founded by Masaya Matsuura in 1993.

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Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog, LLC (formerly JAM Software, Inc.) is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California.

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NEC

is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Need for Speed II

Need for Speed II is a 1997 racing video game released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.

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NFL GameDay 98

NFL GameDay 98 is the third video game in the NFL GameDay series.

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Nintendo

is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nintendo 64

The (N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD and formerly known as Nintendo Research & Development No.4 Department (abbreviated as Nintendo R&D4), was the largest software development division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo.

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Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo.

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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive.

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One (video game)

One is a video game released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997.

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Origins Awards

The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the gaming industry.

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Outlaws (1997 video game)

Outlaws is a first-person shooter developed and published by LucasArts on April 7, 1997.

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Overboard!

Overboard! (Shipwreckers! in North America) is a top-down adventure game, released by Psygnosis for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1997.

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Panzer General II

Panzer General II is a computer wargame by Strategic Simulations, Inc.

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PaRappa the Rapper

is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997.

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PC game

A personal computer game, also known as a computer game or abbreviated PC game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC).

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PC-FX

The is a 32-bit home video game console developed by NEC and Hudson Soft.

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Photo booth

A photo booth is a vending machine or modern kiosk that contains an automated, usually coin-operated, camera and film processor.

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Platformer

A platformer (also called a platform game, and sometimes a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment.

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Playmates Toys

Playmates Toys Limited is a Hong Kong toy company.

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PlayStation

is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines.

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PlayStation (console)

The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Pokémon (TV series)

abbreviated from the Japanese title of and currently branded in English as is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company's ''Pokémon'' media franchise, which premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1997.

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Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version are 1996 role-playing video games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy.

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Polyphony Digital

Polyphony Digital is an internal Japanese first-party video game development studio for PlayStation Studios.

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Postal (video game)

Postal is a 1997 isometric top-down shooter video game developed by Running with Scissors and published by Ripcord Games.

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Poy Poy

is a 1997 party video game by Konami for the PlayStation.

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Prima Games

Prima Games is a publishing company of video game strategy guides in the United States.

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Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board (PCB), also called printed wiring board (PWB), is a medium used to connect or "wire" components to one another in a circuit.

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Psygnosis

Psygnosis Limited (/sɪɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/; known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool.

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Puzzle Bobble 3

Puzzle Bobble 3 (also known as Bust-A-Move 3) is an action puzzle video game developed by Taito.

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Puzzle Bobble 4

Puzzle Bobble 4 (also known as Bust-A-Move 4 for the North American and European console versions) is the third sequel to the video game Puzzle Bobble and is the final appearance of the series on the PlayStation and the only appearance of the series on the Dreamcast.

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Puzzle video game

Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving.

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Quake II

Quake II is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision.

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Rail shooter

Rail shooter, also known as on-rails shooter, is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video game.

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Rare (company)

Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Twycross, Leicestershire.

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Rave Racer

is an arcade racing game that was released by Namco in 1995.

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Raven Software

Raven Software Corporation (trade name: Raven; formerly Raven Software, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Middleton, Wisconsin and part of Activision.

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Real Bout Fatal Fury Special

Real Bout Fatal Fury Special is a 1997 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo platform.

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Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy (RTS) is a subgenre of strategy video games that does not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time".

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Realms of the Haunting

Realms of the Haunting is a first-person adventure shooter game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Interplay Productions.

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Redneck Rampage

Redneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game developed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay.

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Resident Evil (1996 video game)

Resident Evil is a 1996 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation.

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Rhythm game

Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm.

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Riven

Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a puzzle adventure video game, the second in the ''Myst'' series of games.

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Roguelike

Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a style of role-playing game traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player character.

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Role-playing video game

A role-playing video game, a role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG), is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world, usually involving some form of character development by way of recording statistics.

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SaGa Frontier

is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation.

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Samurai Shodown IV

Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge is the fourth in SNK's flagship Samurai Shodown series of fighting games.

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SCi Games

SCi Entertainment Group plc (formerly The Sales Curve Limited and SCi (Sales Curve Interactive) Limited) was a British video game publisher based in London.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sega Saturn

The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe.

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Sega World

Sega World (Japanese: セガワールド, Hepburn: Segawārudo), sometimes stylized as SegaWorld, is a formerly international chain of amusement arcades and entertainment centers created by Sega.

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Sega World Sydney

Sega World Sydney was an indoor high-tech amusement park that operated for almost four years, in Sydney.

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SegaWorld London

SegaWorld London was an indoor theme park located inside the London Trocadero in London, England.

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Shadow Warrior (1997 video game)

Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive.

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Shock Troopers

is a run and gun arcade game developed by Saurus and published by SNK in 1997 for the Neo-Geo arcade MVS platform.

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Shooter game

Shooter video games or shooters are a subgenre of action video games where the focus is on the defeat of the character's enemies using ranged weapons given to the player.

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Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

Sid Meier's Gettysburg! is a 1997 real-time wargame developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts.

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Silhouette Mirage

Silhouette Mirage is a 2D action side-scrolling video game developed by Treasure and released in 1997.

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Sim racing

Simulated racing or racing simulation, commonly known as simply sim racing, are the collective terms for racing game software that attempts to accurately simulate auto racing, complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings.

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Simulation video game

Simulation video games are a diverse super-category of video games, generally designed to closely simulate real world activities.

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SNK

is a Japanese video game hardware and software company.

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Sonic Jam

Sonic Jam is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

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Sonic R

is a 1997 racing game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn.

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Sony

, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is a Japanese-American multinational video game and digital entertainment company of Sony.

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Soul Edge

is a fighting game developed and published by Namco as the first installment in the Soulcalibur series of 3D fighting games.

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Sports video game

A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports.

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Square (video game company)

, also known under its international brand name SquareSoft, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher.

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Star Fox 64

known as Lylat Wars in the PAL regions, is a 1997 rail shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Windows.

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (video game)

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a third-person shooter video game developed by LucasArts and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 in 1996 and published by LucasArts for Windows in 1997.

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Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter

Star Wars: X-Wing vs.

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Steep Slope Sliders

is a game that was made for the Sega Saturn and Sega Titan ST-V arcade system, published in 1997.

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Street Fighter Collection

Street Fighter Collection is a 1997 fighting game compilation developed and published by Capcom for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation.

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Street Fighter III

is a fighting game in Capcom's Street Fighter series, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1997.

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Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

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Tabletop role-playing game

A tabletop role-playing game (typically abbreviated as TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a classification for a role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech, and sometimes movements.

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Tactical role-playing game

Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-based or real-time) strategy video games.

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Taito

is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets, and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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Tamagotchi

is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai.

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Tecmo

, was a Japanese video game corporation founded in 1967.

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Tekken 3

is a fighting game, the third entry in the Tekken series.

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Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku

, is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Hudson Soft and Red Company for the Sega Saturn.

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Tetrisphere

Tetrisphere is a puzzle video game developed by H2O Entertainment and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Cincinnati Enquirer is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

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The Curse of Monkey Island

The Curse of Monkey Island is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts in 1997.

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The King of Fighters '97

(KOF '97) is a fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console in 1997.

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The Last Express

The Last Express is an adventure video game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund in 1997 for PC.

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The Lost Vikings 2

Lost Vikings 2 is a 1997 puzzle-platform game developed by Beam Software and published by Interplay.

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The World Almanac

The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US-published reference work, an almanac conveying information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, and sports feats.

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Third generation of video game consoles

In the history of video games, the third generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese release of two systems: Nintendo's Family Computer (commonly abbreviated to Famicom) and Sega's SG-1000.

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THQ

THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California.

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Time Crisis (video game)

Time Crisis is a light gun shooter arcade game, developed and released by Namco in 1995, and the first title to be released in the series of the same name.

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Tobal 2

is a 3D fighting video game developed by DreamFactory and released by Square in Japan in 1997.

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Tomb Raider (1996 video game)

Tomb Raider is a 1996 action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive as the debut entry in the Tomb Raider media franchise.

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Tomb Raider II

Tomb Raider II (also known as Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft) is a 1997 action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive.

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Total Annihilation

Total Annihilation is a science fiction real-time strategy video game released in September 1997 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS by Cavedog Entertainment and distributed internationally by GT Interactive. Two expansion packs were released in 1998, The Core Contingency on April 29 and Battle Tactics on July 20, while a medieval-themed spin-off called Total Annihilation: Kingdoms was released on June 25, 1999.

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Toyo Keizai

is a book and magazine publisher specializing in politics, economics and business, based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Toyo University

is a private university with the main Hakusan campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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TSR, Inc.

TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64 console and Microsoft Windows.

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Twitter

X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.

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Ultima Online

Ultima Online (UO) is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on September 24, 1997 by Origin Systems.

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University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh or UWO) is a public university in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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V-Rally (video game)

V-Rally is a racing video game developed by Infogrames Multimedia and released for the PlayStation console in 1997.

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Vandal Hearts

Vandal Hearts, known in Japan as is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo for the PlayStation and later ported to the Sega Saturn by Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya.

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Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

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