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The Game Maker

A strategy/simulation game for the Playstation that tasks you with managing your own video game company. It was developed by Kuusou Kagaku in 1998 and was only released in Japan.

23 September 1998

The Game Maker is a simulator developed by Kuusoukagaku, released 23 September 1998 on PlayStation.

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What The Game Maker is

The Game Maker is a simulator game developed by Kuusoukagaku and released in 1998. It was published by Axela. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A strategy/simulation game for the Playstation that tasks you with managing your own video game company. It was developed by Kuusou Kagaku in 1998 and was only released in Japan.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Game Maker launched on 23 September 1998, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I and Dance Dance Revolution.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution.

Official trailer

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When did The Game Maker come out?
The Game Maker was released on 23 September 1998 for PlayStation.

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