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Fri 09/03/01 at 21:33
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My brother gets Nintendo Official Magazine through the post on it's date of publishing and when I read it I thought, "Yay-more N64 games previewed and even a Pokémon Gold Review!"

I got reading all the reviews and previews and took a look at the "Club Mario" section, laughed at Cardiff boy thinking that Links Ocarina in Majora's Mask is the one Saria gives him in Ocarina of time....

Then I saw something which I thought I'd never ever see in Nintendo's own Magazine:

Sonic and other Sega games printed on a whole page with an article about them!

Even though I already knew about Sega working on Gamecube and Gameboy Advance titles I was still amazed to see it in writing in Nintendo's own magazine!

It's a piece of gaming history! One of the most important pieces of history since Shiguru Miyamoto made the first ever platform game!

That issue of Nintendo Official Magazine is one to keep in a very safe place cos I can guarantee you wont see official gaming news like that for a long, long time!
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:53
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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Even though the Apple PC, Atari consoles, had been released a few years before?

Even the humble speccy was on its second model?
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:38
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DK was definately the first platformer ever to hit the games market.....
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:17
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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Edgy wrote:
> Whoops, I'm posting my messages twice quite frequently!

Phew!... I thought I must have had WAY to much to drink tonight :)
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:16
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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First platformer by Nintendo?
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:09
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Whoops, I'm posting my messages twice quite frequently!
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:08
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I'm just going by what the officials say.

Maybe it was just made before any other platformer but not released til Nintendo were sure that platformers were gonna be successful.
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:08
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I'm just going by what the officials say.

Maybe it was just made before any other platformer but not released til Nintendo were sure that platformers were gonna be successful.
Sat 10/03/01 at 00:03
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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released... 1981

There were a few platformers doing the rounds before then though huh?
Fri 09/03/01 at 23:54
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The first platform game was an arcade hit called....


Donkey Kong



Dunno when it was made though, however it's official (Ninty have said it in NOM and I think on NOA's site which are both official)
Fri 09/03/01 at 23:48
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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Edgy wrote:
It's a piece of gaming history! One of the most
> important pieces of history since Shiguru Miyamoto made the first
> ever platform game!

What was the first platform game?... And when was it written?

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