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Famicom Tsushin, no. 51 (17 June 1988)

Famicom Tsushin editors. 1988. “Famicom Tsushin, no. 51 (17 June 1988).” Famicom Tsushin (ファミコン通信), 17 June 1988 issue (no. 51 in the run). ASCII Corporation.

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Famicom Tsushin 51
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https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0051
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https://archive.org/download/famitsu-0051/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E9%80%9A%200051%201988-06-17.pdf
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2026-11-06
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© ASCII Corporation; scan hosted by the Internet Archive
Credit
Famicom Tsushin editorial staff. Scan in the Internet Archive item "famitsu-0051".
Notes
Whole-issue scan with the Internet Archive's text layer (poor Japanese OCR): read quotes on the page images. Read for its Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight coverage (see scratch/quotes-blaster-master.md).

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Sun Electronics released the Famicom original, 超惑星戦記メタファイト (Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight), in Japan on 17 June 1988, at 5,300 yen, by Famicom Tsushin's issue of the same day.printed p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介, data stripprinted p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介Magazine
The Famicom manual tells a different story: in the year 2052 of the space calendar the Invem Dark Star Cluster, led by GOEZ, invades the planet Sophia, and the science academy of its satellite NORA builds the all-purpose combat vehicle Metal Attacker, piloted by the boy genius Kane Gardner. Famicom Tsushin gives Kane's age as 15.printed p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介, captionprinted p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介, captionManual
Famicom Tsushin describes two views: in the side view Kane is small, in the top view he is big. IGN describes the game as side-scrolling platforming, shooting, and overhead dungeon exploration, in and outside of the cockpit.printed p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介, captionMagazine
Introducing it on release, Famicom Tsushin called the animation amazing and the game great too.printed p. 30, 最新ゲーム大紹介Magazine