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06-11-2012, 04:40 AM
Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/stiq-figures-may-28-june-3-captain-tsubasa-edition/#continued) and the posts don't matter. Every week, we take a look at, uh, something - meanwhile, the previous week's Japanese hardware sales figures are posted after the jump, and a discussion of said figures takes place in our comments. It may not be conventional, but it's a time-honored Joystiq tradition.
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This week's Stiq Figures is courtesy of Joystiq reader MartinLalia, who reminded us about one of the first true sports RPGs (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/madden-13-aims-to-be-the-first-true-sports-rpg/), the Famicom version of Captain Tsubasa (sorry, Madden 13 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/madden-nfl-13)). Based on the Japanese manga and anime of the same name from the early 80's, the Captain Tsubasa games spanned multiple generations, each featuring strange turn-based soccer action.
The first game was localized for North American audiences in 1992, released by Tecmo as Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, and underwent a series of sweeping modifications, including changes to the main character. Originally a spiky-black-haired footballer named Captain Tsubasa, the "hero" of the American version of the game was changed to a parted-blond-haired fellow named Robin Field. This NES sports gaming gem did retain the RPG-like gameplay style, as seen in the video of the Japanese version above.Continue reading Stiq Figures, May 28 - June 3: Captain Tsubasa edition (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/stiq-figures-may-28-june-3-captain-tsubasa-edition/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Stiq Figures, May 28 - June 3: Captain Tsubasa edition (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/stiq-figures-may-28-june-3-captain-tsubasa-edition/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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This week's Stiq Figures is courtesy of Joystiq reader MartinLalia, who reminded us about one of the first true sports RPGs (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/madden-13-aims-to-be-the-first-true-sports-rpg/), the Famicom version of Captain Tsubasa (sorry, Madden 13 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/madden-nfl-13)). Based on the Japanese manga and anime of the same name from the early 80's, the Captain Tsubasa games spanned multiple generations, each featuring strange turn-based soccer action.
The first game was localized for North American audiences in 1992, released by Tecmo as Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, and underwent a series of sweeping modifications, including changes to the main character. Originally a spiky-black-haired footballer named Captain Tsubasa, the "hero" of the American version of the game was changed to a parted-blond-haired fellow named Robin Field. This NES sports gaming gem did retain the RPG-like gameplay style, as seen in the video of the Japanese version above.Continue reading Stiq Figures, May 28 - June 3: Captain Tsubasa edition (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/stiq-figures-may-28-june-3-captain-tsubasa-edition/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Stiq Figures, May 28 - June 3: Captain Tsubasa edition (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/10/stiq-figures-may-28-june-3-captain-tsubasa-edition/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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