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The Game Maker: Sunsoft Edition

The Game Maker: Sunsoft Edition

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Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 January 2010

Country

Japan

Cast

Shinya Arino

Shinya Arino

Self

Yoshiyuki Hirai

Yoshiyuki Hirai

Self

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