The Game Maker: Sunsoft Edition

Jan 29, 2010

1h 15m

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Overview

The Sunsoft games that excited our hearts in the 80's is coming back to life... One DVD and one 50-page book are included in one box. It includes game introductions, interviews with developers, a chronology of the history of each manufacturer, AD challenges to popular software, and complete coverage of all game data for each manufacturer.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Gascoin Company

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Cast

Self

Shinya Arino

Self

Yoshiyuki Hirai

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