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    1. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Having spent some time puzzling this together, I now believe this to be one long 14-page advertorial. There's a big focus on Advantage, my thinking is mid-1987. I'd have to check my previous research to see when this ran, I'm pretty sure I saw it in Playthings at @museumofplay

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    2. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      NOA pushed Howard into the spotlight early on as its public face, going as far as to include his life milestones. The idea of a man who "plays video games for a living" was one of their first big national PR push. The dates on this make me think the kit's from Summer CES 1987.pic.twitter.com/uy4Aeco0yP

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    3. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Yup, see what I mean? "Playing games for a living."pic.twitter.com/CCSKOKcJNR

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    4. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Is it sinking in yet? He plays GAMES. For his JOB. They pushed this story really hard. We know at least one local news station picked up the story, here's a news broadcast I'm really thankful someone taped and saved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qXxnSLJAY4 …pic.twitter.com/wEbrTvCaKb

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    5. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      In 1987, we still weren't sure yet if video games post-crash were going to become viable again, if they would "rise from the ashes" like "the fabled Phoenix." This kit has *8 PAGES* on why the crash happened and how Nintendo's licensing program will make sure it never does again.pic.twitter.com/CSSYehTcQF

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    6. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Moving on: I'm excited to dig into this red folder, this Squoon flyer tells me we're in extremely early third-party game territorypic.twitter.com/5nHM9bZSNq

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    7. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      This Sqoon flyer RULES. These really early pieces of ephemera are now crazy rare, I only know of one other copy of this one.pic.twitter.com/X0cApP3JbF

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    8. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Okay, the press releases in the red folder confirm Summer CES 1987, the E3 of its time. Nintendo's line-up that show was wild: Kid Icarus Metroid Zelda II Punch-Out!! Rad Racerpic.twitter.com/VM5zP8Uknh

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    9. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes Retweeted Michael John Dougherty (Mike -- once known as MJ)

      No, and it's not crazy to say this might be the last surviving copy of it. I can't stress how rare it is for something this early to surface.https://twitter.com/mdoerty/status/1230580609204072448?s=19 …

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      Michael John Dougherty (Mike -- once known as MJ) @mdoerty
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      Is that entire release available/posted somewhere?
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    10. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      NOA showed off what appears to be a US version of the Famicom 3D glasses, which never materialized. I thought this was also the show where they had the knitting machine, but maybe that was Winter CES in January...pic.twitter.com/2DIlA3zI5e

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      Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

      Very cool, a pristine example of the brochure you could have gotten at a shop during the 1986 launch. You don't see these too often (we didn't have one before now, and we focus a lot on Nintendo paper since so many people research the company)pic.twitter.com/9JwQaRtDuX

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        2. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Okay here's the fun stuff: UNRELEASED GAMES. The highlight here is Irem's 1987 version of Kung-Fu II, a home version of the arcade Kung-Fu Master II...which ALSO was never released. Don't confuse this with the also-unreleased 1991 version of Kung-Fu II, a totally different game!pic.twitter.com/HuhtfaqU2P

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        3. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Two VERY early Sunsoft flyers I've never seen before. The Sky Kid art is from the arcade game and I love it.pic.twitter.com/iAG5qQOnvT

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        4. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          This might be the first 3rd party directory for NES, which became a staple in every media kit at every show. Unreleased games: Makai Island (Capcom, dumped) Speed Rumbler (Capcom, lost) Side Arms (Capcom, lost) Kung-Fu II (Irem, lost) Psycho Soldier (SNK, lost)pic.twitter.com/A0PkdOrWwO

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        5. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          That's about it for 1987, other than corporate info and sales figures and stuff. Moving on to 1989, which looks to be mostly photos and fact sheets.pic.twitter.com/DWEBk5T92u

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        6. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Lots of product photos with fact sheets in here, mostly just for the NES and Game Boy systems. The one obscurity here is the Hands-Free Controller, a really cool early example of a game company taking accessibility seriously.pic.twitter.com/ocApCHON3Z

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        7. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          So this kit is also from Summer CES, this time 89. So what was Nintendo's line-up at "E3" 21 years ago? Kind of an odd year, as internal dev was moving on to Super Famicom: Dragon Warrior Tetris Short Order/Eggsplode Barker Bill Faxanadu Play Action Football To the Earthpic.twitter.com/lRBKQnQ0F9

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        8. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Corporate headshots, including rare appearances from Bruce Donaldson and Bill Whitepic.twitter.com/CSnsfO0KOY

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        9. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Two years later Nintendo was still pushing "plays games for a living!" in its PR, but was now spotlighting the newly formed Gameplay Counselor group instead of Phillips as a solo act.pic.twitter.com/lemWqtdejg

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        10. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          Okay! That's it from me, the rest is just pages and pages of corporate number-gloating. If you liked this thread and the idea of material like this being study-able by historians, maybe consider tossing a donation (or Patreon sub!) to @GameHistoryOrg, the non-profit I run.

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        11. Frank Cifaldi (Unlicensed).nes‏Verified account @frankcifaldi 20 Feb 2020

          For those asking if Kung-Fu II was actually based on Vigilante...maybe? Here's a comparison, I think his color scheme more closely matches the Kung-Fu Master II prototype in the centerpic.twitter.com/rF1TcvAI15

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