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Chapter 499: Tournament Reactions, The Helmetless Reveal, and a Surprise Visitor

Sunday, 8 June 1994

Zaboru sits quietly at the USA branch of ZAGE, focused on designing a custom card for Sevin W—the winner of yesterday’s Mortal Kombat ...

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Chapter 498: Mortal Kombat Tournament in USA

Saturday, 7 June 1994

Now, in a bustling all-purpose venue owned by ZAGE—officially named ZEB [ZAGE Event Building] America—the space is packed with excited video game fans. For Am...

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Chapter 497: Rest of May 2

ZEPS 2 games are making waves this month. Two games—Kirby Super Star and Super Ghouls and Ghosts—are really great additions to the ZEPS 2 library. Next, ZAGE also creat...

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Chapter 496: Rest of the May 1

The rest of the May kicked off with a bang—Joe & Mac Arcade—and it quickly became a sensation among players and spectators alike. Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja View Post

Chapter 495: Plan for First Tournament in USA and Stuff

Saturday, 3 May 1994 – Japan

After the meeting with Masami Kurumada yesterday, Zaboru wasted no time and jumped straight back into work. Today, his full attention is on planning one ...

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Chapter 494: Saint Seiya


Friday, 2 May 1994

While Sonaya is having a rough time, Zaboru is extremely busy—this time reviewing non–video game sectors of ZAGE...

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Chapter 493: Sonaya Alert


Friday, 2 May 1994

It’s the verge of the weekend, but it couldn’t be more hectic for Sonaya. The development floor is buzzing with tension and urgen...

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Chapter 492: Rest of April

After the meeting with Mitsu Tadano, Zaboru continued working as usual.

First, over at the Tokyo branch, development on Joe & Mac Arcade was progressing smoothly and stead...

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Chapter 491: Zemitsu


Wednesday, 23 April 1994

Zaboru is currently in Japan, stationed at the Tokyo branch, and tomorrow he will head to Osaka to personally oversee the devel...

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Chapter 490: Zaboru – April 1994 USA Venture

After finalizing the deal with Flocks and Risa Miller, Zaboru spent a few more days in the United States wrapping up additional business before heading back to Japan.

One major stop on...

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Chapter 489: Europe Expansion Meetings

Monday, April 7, 1994 – Morning

Zaboru was currently at the Emerald Wings office. Just yesterday, ZEPS 2 officially launched in the U.S., and just like in Japan, i...

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Chapter 488: Zaboru Meeting with Bill Gates

A short while after the meeting with Ryan and James from Emerald Wings, Zaboru made his way to the ZAGE USA developer space—where Tekken was actively being built. The room buzzed ...

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Chapter 487: Zaboru Arrive at USA

Zaboru leaned back in the plane seat and talked with Ayumi.
“So Ayumi, I might be really busy when we arrive in America, so I can’t accompany you at all times. It’s okay, right?”&...

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Chapter 486: America ZEPS 2 Release Prep

Thursday, 3 April 1994 – Japan

Zaboru sat in his office, reviewing his itinerary and packing notes. He was preparing for his upcoming trip to America this Friday, wh...

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Chapter 485: Player Reactions for ZEPS 2 Part 3

Chapter 485: Player Reactions for ZEPS 2 Part 3

The last 3 games of ZEPS 2 release titles are Final Fantasy 3, Legend of Zelda: Link Through the Past, and <...

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Chapter 484: Player Reactions for ZEPS 2 Part 2

The next game is Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and players absolutely loved it. The smoother frame rate and enhanced graphics over Sonic 1 on ZEPS 1 made a powerful first impressio...

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Chapter 483 ZEPS 2 Officially Released and Players Reactions

 
Sunday, 30 March 1994 – Evening

On the evening following the official release of ZEPS 2, the event was widely regarded as a major success. Excitement was high, an...

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Chapter 482: ZEPS 2 Release Date Frenzy

Sunday, 30 March 1994

Today marks a historic moment—not just for ZAGE, but for gamers all across Japan. Why? Because this is the official release day of ZEPS...

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Chapter 481: ZAGE Worth

*Disclaimer : This is based on my fantasy calculative and i’m not good at finance stuff so don’t take this too deep!

Saturday, 29 March 199...

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Chapter 480: ZEPS 2 Hype and Zaboru's Casual Break

Friday, 28 March 1994

With just two days remaining until the official release of ZEPS 2, excitement among gamers has reached a fever pitch. Ever since the trailer drop...

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Chapter 479: Negotiate With AKAI

26 March Wednesday Morning

After concluding negotiations with Philips the previous day, Zaboru received an update from Akechi. He informed Zaboru that the CEO of AKAI ...

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Chapter 478: Meet Philips


Monday, 24 March 1994

Zaboru was working diligently in his office, eyes scanning over paperwork, when he suddenly called his secretary over. “Yumi-san, please contact t...

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Chapter 477 Visit from Akechi


23 March 1994 Sunday Night

Zaboru is still in his office, the day slowly shifting into night. After the whirlwind of excitement surrounding the ZEPS 2 ad campaign that la...

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Chapter 476 Official Ads of ZEPS 2

Sunday 23 March 1994 Morning

Many gamers across Japan were holding their breath, eyes locked on the clock, waiting for it to strike 10:00—the exact moment when the l...

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Chapter 475 ZEPS 2 Teasers

Friday 21 March 1994

On Friday night, anticipation surged across Japan. People everywhere—especially gamers—were glued to their TVs, counting down to 19:00, the long-awaited release of ZA...

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Chapter 474 ZEPS 2 100% 

Thursday 20 March 1994

Zaboru now held a very important meeting that all ZAGE higher-ups in Japan were attending. Even Nando Michio, the co-owner of Nanco along with Z...

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Chapter 473: 8 Games

Zaboru examined the lineup of eight games that would accompany the launch of the new console. Interestingly, these games had required even more effort than the console itself. While the hard...

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Chapter 472 Project Blue

Wednesday, March 19, 1994 – ZAGE Offices

Zaboru smiled as he looked over the document in his hand. Beside him sat a compact gray-and-white box with distinct purple lines, immediately...

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Chapter 471 Project Blue progress March

May 5, 1994, Monday.

Zaboru is now in his office at ZAGE's Tokyo headquarters, where the team is actively testing the prototype that will soon become the ZAGE 16-bit game console. He c...

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Chapter 470: Time Skips to March Part 4 [February 1994]

In February, several significant developments unfolded. First and foremost, the 16-bit ZAGE project—also known as Project Blue—is progressing at a critical pace. By this month, both the ...

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