The meeting continued as the focus shifted toward discussing the sales performance of arcade games and PC games. Sayuri took the lead and addressed the room, "Alright, let's begin. As of now, we have successfully launched and distributed a ...
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AN: In this story 1994 1 USD = 200 Yen
Tuesday, 6 January 1995
After a long weekend and with the close of 1994, Zaboru promptly made his way to the highly anticipated yearly revenue meeting of Z...
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After an electrifying performance from Michael Jackson, Zaboru returned to the stage with renewed enthusiasm. "All righty! Thank you, Michael—your performance was absolutely insane as always! Now, let's keep the energy going as we move on...
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After the GOTY events are announced, everyone on ZEB eagerly rushes to take their seats atop the main buildings of the complex. There's a palpable buzz in the air, with people chatting excitedly, grinning, and waving commemorative ZAGE flag...
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So... I've just researched some stuff about Disney struggling in 1984, before Eisner & Wells took over... so I might need to give you a little spoiler—I might alter some stuff so that ZAGE will acquire Disney in 1995. Let's Hope it's proper ...
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Friday 28 December 1994. ZAGE EVENT BUILDING (ZEB)
Seth Vincent and his friend Edward Lorenza went to the GOTY Events. Although the event itself was scheduled to start at 11:00 AM, the ZAGE Event Building (ZEB) had already opene...
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Tuesday, 25 December 1994
After the release of Super Metroid, which went really well and sold very, very well, Metroid remained one of ZAGE’s most popular franchises.
Now, Zaboru ha...
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Saturday, 22 December 1994
Raku Ichijou stood eagerly in line at the bustling ZAGE U Store, awaiting the highly anticipated release of Super Metroid, the newest title from ZAGE. The excitement in the air was ...
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On Friday, 7 December 1994, ZAGE and TOEI finalized a historic and transformative deal: ZAGE now holds complete ownership of all rights associated with Super Sentai, having purchased the franchise for a staggering 4 billion yen —...
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Thursday, 6 December 1994
Following Tuesday's meeting and Yumi’s swift coordination of a session with TOEI representatives to discuss the future of Super Sentai, the parties agreed to convene at one o...
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On the same day as the meetings, Zaboru was tucked away in his personal workshop, fully immersed in his latest project and working steadily until evening. But unexpectedly, he received a message from Zanichi, asking him to come home that ni...
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Tuesday, 4 December 1994
Following yesterday’s intense discussion with Keisuke Adachihara, Zaboru now leads ZAGE’s monthly executive meeting, with special attention on the Japan division. Joining the table today i...
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Monday, 3 December 1994
Zaboru sat in the lounge of one of Tokyo’s most prestigious hotels, the kind where government officials, international CEOs, and movie stars crossed paths. Today’s agenda was serious: a pri...
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Saturday, 1 December 1994 – ZAGE Offices, Tokyo
Although it was a Saturday and technically the weekend, a surprising number of employees had gathered at the ZAGE Tokyo office — not for work, but out of sheer excit...
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While the Fallout controversies and brilliance were still buzzing in the air, ZAGE showed no signs of slowing down. This time, Zaboru unleashed two titles from ZAGE Japan onto the global stage — the wildly anticipated Battlet...
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A few days after Fallout’s release, the game sent shockwaves through multiple spheres — from everyday gamers to pop culture icons, and even within the halls of the Japanese government.
For gamers, especially PC players, <...
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Saturday, 18 November 1994 – Los Angeles
Today marked a brand new game release, and no one could have been more excited than Tim Cain to experience ZAGE’s latest computer game firsthand. A lifelong fan of games, T...
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Friday, 10 November 1994
In the days following the concert, Zaboru and the Zankoku Band shifted their focus to producing video clips for each of the 11 tracks on their Guitar Hero album. The clips featured th...
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Friday, 3 November 1993, Night
Zaboru and the Zankoku Band are right now in the Zankoku Band studio, and the band members have just finished training for today. All the personnel are tired.
The drummer, Kingo Hashi, is covered i...
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Wednesday 1 November 1994
Hikaru Kurata sat in the development room alongside other engineers and Sonaya’s head of video game development, Junpei Hoshida. Though Kurata didn’t fully grasp the technical detai...
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After Zaboru assigned tasks to ZAGE USA, he left and went back to Japan. Once he arrived, he quickly rehearsed the 10 songs of the Guitar Hero album prepared for the game, pouring energy into each session alongside the Zankoku band. He fine...
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Monday, 22 October 1994 — Morning
After arriving in the USA from London, Zaboru took a brief rest but was already back to work by Sunday. That day, he also began preparing the ZAGE Event Building for the 1994 ZAGE Game of the Year (...
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Friday, 12 October — Night
Lately, Zaboru was rarely at home, and now he was preparing to leave for Europe — part holiday, part business scouting for potential partners. He planned to invite his mother, sister, and girlfriend to j...
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Wednesday, 10 October 1994
After the interview with Shinji Mikami last night, Zaboru quickly informed his HR team and secretary that he had a new recruit, whom he had personally interviewed. It didn’t take long before Shinji Mikami ...
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Still at the ramen shop, Zaboru approached Shinji Mikami. “Oh, hello! What’s wrong with your head?” Zaboru asked, smiling gently as he glanced at the bandage on Shinji Mikami’s head, his eyes briefly flickering with concern. Shinji ...
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Sunday, 7 October 1994
In one of Tokyo’s electronics stores, many customers were queueing — but not because they wanted to buy something. Instead, they were there demanding full refunds for the newest console they had just bought:...
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Saturday, October 6, 1994
Zaboru was sitting at his desk, eyeing the new yellow and black console in front of him with a mix of curiosity and skepticism. This console was none other than the ZUSUGA Gen 1 — another system entering th...
2025-07-22 02:07:41 +0000 UTC
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After the visit from Bill Gates, ZAGE and Zaboru were on a roll as always.
First of all, the ZAGE USA team — after creating Diablo — was tasked by Zaboru to create another PC game that would be released in October, and th...
2025-07-21 02:14:06 +0000 UTC
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Zaboru and Bill Gates began talking, and Zaboru asked with a small smile, “You promoted my game for free, Bill? Is that the favor you used to get me into your Windows 94 showcase?” Bill chuckled and replied, “Well, not really — I ju...
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Sunday, 10 September 1994
Just a day after the Microsoft Windows 94 showcase, it took the gaming community by storm. Gamers who normally didn’t care about Windows or tech news were surprised that Zabo...
2025-07-20 03:32:32 +0000 UTC
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