GDRI

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GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) researches the history of video games and their creators. Since 2006.

"Rich Moore and Steve Hanawa, heads of the [new US] R&D program [at Capcom]. Is the fate of Street Fighter III in their hands?"
Super Airwolf with different title screen and font (1990 Tokyo Toy Show report - EGM #14) "Look for this game to come out as Cross Fire here in the States."
Airwolf stars Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine as they might have appeared in Super Airwolf for the Mega Drive
From the back of the case for Performance's PS1 Memory Card: "Specially Designed To Store Your Memory Cards!" "Holds 3 Additional Memory Cards"
The Dino logo: a portrait of a dinosaur with the name "Dino" underneath it
High score table for SD Gundam: Psycho Salamander no Kyoui (arcade)
Screenshots of an early version of Might and Magic for the Famicom with more rudimentary graphics and black text in white windows (as opposed to the white text in black windows of the final game)
Someone playing Namco's Golf Grand Slam arcade game at the Amusement Machine Show
Profile of Aicom in Famicom Hisshoubon magazine
Ad for Rock On (PC Engine)
Someone playing the arcade game Charon at the Amusement Machine Show
HAL Laboratory recruitment ad
A feature on the Atari Lynx handheld system covering various games
Early title for the Famicom version, "Jackie Chan: Big China" (EGM August 1990)
CAT trackball
Get Lolo and Lala plushes if you buy Adventures of Lolo from Gamemania
"The crack staff at Absolute Entertainment"
Preview of Super Pinball for the Super Famicom
"Hey Gamedoggers!"
Quote from Hideaki Irie on Taxan getting the GI Joe license
Entry for Seismic, Inc. from "The 1990 International Summer Consumer Electronics Show, CES Official Directory"
A screenshot of an unreleased arcade American football game from Tecmo called "Football Fighter"
Excerpt from Weekly Report
"Final Fantasy II and Chrono Trigger on the way to USA"
Excerpt from Weekly Report
FOX NOT INTERESTED IN FOOTBALL GAME
Excerpt from Japan trip report
Excerpt from Japan trip report
Excerpt from Japan trip report
EA extends their Software for Life policy to Sega
"Latest reports from Japan indicate Nintendo is selling half as many games there as last year, with most sales going to the USA."
Japanese trademark registration for "Wixel"
"A Kaneko representative told us last year that PlayStation and Saturn versions of the game were in development—and a revised version of the coin-op made its way into a select few arcades—but that's the last we've heard."
New Intellivision games for 1986 from INTV
A profile of developer Mass Tael in MSX Magazine (May 1984)
Screenshot from Konami's Marine Wars for the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. At the bottom of the screen are a Konami copyright notice ((C)Konami 1983) and a life counter consisting of two squares.
Ninja Cop Saizou (Wrath of the Black Manta) (Famicom) title screen
A preview of an earlier version of Laplace no Ma for the Super Famicom from Weekly Famitsu No. 235/June 18, 1993. This was supposed to be a first-person dungeon crawler like other versions of the game.
The new Trimark Interactive plans on bringing White Men Can't Jump, based on the film, to the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, and PC.
Slide from Arcade Archives stream featuring Noboru Yasukawa's profile
SNK's director of marketing Kent Russell talks about the potential for licensed games on the Neo Geo.
Taxan "puts Game Manufacturing Division on Hold"
"Only one third party Genesis licensee offers this much!" like "Top Rated Games," "Public Relations," and "Store Displays," proclaims advertisement for Renovation Products
Article on UK console sales in 1991 (Electronic Gaming Retail News, February 1992)
Screenshot of a battle scene from Densetsu no Ogre Battle Gaiden: Zenobia no Ouji (Neo Geo Pocket). A group of five (bottom) take on a group of four enemies (top). (Image source: MobyGames)
Front cover of Taito Memorial: Chase H.Q. for Game Boy Color. A hand appears on a steering wheel as the person pursues a red automobile.
Two Puyoman (Puyo Puyo Manju)
Carbuncle welcomes you to the Compile homepage.
A preview of "Multi Racing Championship" in the magazine "Tips & Tricks" shows two screenshots from what appear to be an early version of the game. The images look significantly different from the final game.
"The 5200, Lynx, and Jaguar video game systems were released by what manufacturer?" ("Common Knowledge"; Season 3, Episode 35; 2021)