At this point, the developers behind Game Freak are pretty widely known. Pokemon franchise and worked for print magazines before starting to develop video games.
what No Very well known is exactly what these magazines consist of. Well, thanks to a Twitter user, I have a slightly more powerful idea. picto Who uploaded an entire Game Freak magazine internet archive.
The magazine itself is a complete walkthrough guide to The Fairyland Story, a platform arcade game released by Taito in 1985. The game features Ptolemy, a witch who must complete a single-screen stage with all enemies before proceeding to the next stage. Ptolemy can use projectile magic to attack enemies and turn them into cakes – goodFairyland Tales was later re-released on Nintendo Switch. arcade archives range.
The guide itself is, as expected, entirely in Japanese, but how Satoshi Tajiri (founder and president of Game Freak) and Ken Sugimori (Pokémon character designer) spent their days before creating one of their biggest franchises. It’s fascinating to see what has been spent in the history of entertainment. Big things come from small beginnings!
Have you seen any other magazines from the early days of Game Freak? What do you think about The Fairyland Story guide? Let us know!