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Fist of the North Star – anime licensing struggles

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliJune 13, 2022Leave a comment

Post apocalyptic ultra violent 80s manga and anime series Fist of the North Star, created by Buronson (yes that is a Charles Bronson reference) and Tetsuo Hara became hugely successful in Japan short after its first volumes hit the shelves. Centered around the post apocalyptic adventures of seemingly unstoppable martial artist Kenshiro, it took a…

A Discussion on the European Gaming Market in the 80s

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliApril 30, 202211 Comments

The European gaming market in the 80s, or rather, the global market was very much different to that of today. While perhaps stating the obvious, it is important to keep mind considering this article will analyze an era which we could define, generally, as “pre-globalization”. Indeed, forty years ago, well before the digital revolution and…

The marketing of Sega in Italy (1984 – 2001)

History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliNovember 6, 20205 Comments

It is fascinating how the history of video games tends to be skewed towards a USA-centric narrative. Still, to this day, it is relatively easy to come across articles – written by Italians of all people – that keep on mentioning the “console wars” in the 90s or the “great video game crash of 1983”,…

The Illusions of gaming – looking back at Disney platformers

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliJuly 29, 2020Leave a comment

During the 80s and most of the 90s, console games were designed to appeal to a young audience, while home/personal computer titles were – usually – meant for an older public. Still, as most gamers know, this doesn’t imply in the slightest that console titles were simpler or, god forbid, kid-friendly. Ninja Gaiden or Contra…

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