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... Although the Vectrex I would have offered the most faithful translation of Asteroids thanks to the vector graphics , that game was not available . Instead , GCE produced a game called Mine Storm that was basically the same thing ...
... Although the Vectrex I would have offered the most faithful translation of Asteroids thanks to the vector graphics , that game was not available . Instead , GCE produced a game called Mine Storm that was basically the same thing ...
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... Although NEC managed to release its FX CD console in Japan at the end of 1994 , sales during 1995 had been relatively poor . While NEC hadn't anticipated the FX to be a major seller in Japan , it never expected the console to behave as ...
... Although NEC managed to release its FX CD console in Japan at the end of 1994 , sales during 1995 had been relatively poor . While NEC hadn't anticipated the FX to be a major seller in Japan , it never expected the console to behave as ...
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... Although new companies entering the arcade foray were always welcome , the truth was that the arcade industry was going through a very unstable time . Taito , the company that had produced Space Invaders , announced early in the year ...
... Although new companies entering the arcade foray were always welcome , the truth was that the arcade industry was going through a very unstable time . Taito , the company that had produced Space Invaders , announced early in the year ...
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