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The gaming world is dominated by Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and GoldenEye 007, and the movie world is dominated by Titanic. The "Special" Editions of the Star Wars trilogy films also release...
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Sony releases the Net Yaroze, a slick black-colored PlayStation allowing hobbyist development for the console and disabling the region locking, allowing people to play games from any region. Emulation takes off on PCs around the world with the release of NESticle, Genecyst, and MAME, with ROMs spreading around fast. Nintendo finally releases the Nintendo 64 in Europe. Also, Gran Turismo, the game that can easily be considered the father of sim-racing, releases in Japan. The first GTA game is also released, which becomes controversial at the time, though it also marks the beginning of an evolving franchise.
Gunpei Yokoi, known for leading development of the Game & Watch, the Game Boy, the WonderSwan and various other systems, sadly passes away in October. May he rest in peace.