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Episode 121:

Fighting Fantasy

Runtime: 55 Minutes

Today, we celebrate 35 years of Final Fantasy by looking back at the story of its creation. Along the way, we'll learn all about the early histories of Square, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobou Uematsu, and others involved in the creation of the first title in this series. We'll also talk about what Final Fantasy means to us, and its legacy which stands to this day. Join us for today's epic adventure on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Final Fantasy

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Final Fantasy

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Final Fantasy Fandom Wiki

Additional Sources:

Square (video game company) Article:

  Wikipedia

Hironobu Sakaguchi Article:

  Wikipedia

Nobou Uematsu Article:

  Wikipedia

Cruise Chaser Blassty Article:

  Wikipedia

Hiromichi Tanaka Article:

  Wikipedia

A Day in the Life of Nobou Uematsu:

  1up.com

Hironobu Sakaguchi on Final Fantasy I's Roller-Coaster Development:

  1up.com

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Schoolbell Sound:

School bell.wav by 13FPanska_Stranska_Michaela

Link: https://freesound.org/s/378394/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/