GameFan Volume 4, Issue 5 - Lufia II [S1E6]

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GameFan Volume 4, Issue 5 - Lufia II [S1E6]

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1 hour 31 minutes

5 months ago

GameFan Volume 4, Issue 5 - Lufia II [S1E6]

TODAY'S ISSUE: GameFan Volume 4, Issue 5 - May 1996

This one's special -- we recorded it right before the Mollie Patterson bonus episode (which you should join the FunFactor ULTRA Review Crew to hear!), wherein she gave the amazing backstory behind some of the unique production and culture wrinkles that were evident in the final product of this unique mag.

We talk about our connections to the seedy underbelly of order-by-phone import stores--one of which GameFan actually started its life as a catalog for (!).

For the review, we go back to our JRPG roots with an underrated-at-the-time classic of the late 16-bit era, Lufia II!

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