The Story of JRPG’s in the UK BEFORE FFVII: Super Play Magazine | Kim Justice

Did we really know nothing about JRPG’s in the UK and Europe before the PlayStation and Final Fantasy VII came along? Well, some folks did! Super Play was the SNES magazine that championed games like FF6 and Chrono Trigger and encouraged folks to go out and find them. Enjoy!

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0:00 Intro: Before Final Fantasy VII, There Was Nothing! (Except There Was)
1:49 MD and SNES JRPG’s We Got Officially
4:30 Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest – The Failed Attempt to Introduce JRPG’s to Europe
7:07 Why was Super Play Magazine So Important? JRPG and Import Champions
12:30 Final Fantasy III/VI: Super Play’s Most Covered Game
16:24 The Real Reason the Big JRPG’s Didn’t Come Out in Europe
21:09 How Super Play Helped Lay the Groundwork for FFVII’s Success

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