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Farewell to the Virtual Console, the boldest part of Nintendo's mid-00s revolution

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Farewell
Genres · adventure
Release · May 5, 2012
Developer · Amata
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
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Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
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