2,061
edits
Game Freak: Difference between revisions
→Print media before Pokémon
Chickasaurus (talk | contribs) |
Chickasaurus (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
In 1989, Tajiri published his first video game, Quinty, which was localized as {{wp|Mendel Palace}} for its North American release. In the same year, Game Freak was officially incorporated, and began work on several video games for the two largest players in the industry at the time, Nintendo and {{wp|Sega}}. Among these games were licensed titles such as {{smw|Yoshi (game)|Yoshi}} and {{smw|Mario & Wario}}, as well as original games such as {{wp|Pulseman}} and {{wp|Smart Ball}}. | In 1989, Tajiri published his first video game, Quinty, which was localized as {{wp|Mendel Palace}} for its North American release. In the same year, Game Freak was officially incorporated, and began work on several video games for the two largest players in the industry at the time, Nintendo and {{wp|Sega}}. Among these games were licensed titles such as {{smw|Yoshi (game)|Yoshi}} and {{smw|Mario & Wario}}, as well as original games such as {{wp|Pulseman}} and {{wp|Smart Ball}}. | ||
====Print media before Pokémon==== | ====Print media before Pokémon==== | ||
Other than Game Freak magazine, Satoshi Tajiri was also the author of the 1990 book "A Catcher in Pac-Land" and the 1995 book [[Satoshi Tajiri: New Game Design|New Game Design]]. There was also a (possibly internal) 1993 Game Freak New Year postcard by Ken Sugimori thanking someone for their help the previous year (also revealing prerelease art of {{p| | Other than Game Freak magazine, Satoshi Tajiri was also the author of the 1990 book "A Catcher in Pac-Land" and the 1995 book [[Satoshi Tajiri: New Game Design|New Game Design]]. There was also a (possibly internal) 1993 Game Freak New Year postcard by Ken Sugimori thanking someone for their help the previous year (also revealing prerelease art of {{p|Kangaskhan}} and {{p|Exeggutor}}). This was later revealed to the public in a special 1999 edition of Game Freak magazine, though the official scan may only be in black and white.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Torchickens/status/1537139119490490368 Tweet by Torchickens] based on the [https://www.instagram.com/p/CPUF27ulvV1/ Instagram post by hapycakeoven] containing the scan of the postcard from the 1999 Game Freak magazine.</ref> | ||
===Pokémon=== | ===Pokémon=== | ||