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Final Fantasy 14 boss Naoki Yoshida might not have become a Square Enix dev if it weren't for a "jerk" childhood friend that accidentally taught him PvP by tricking him into being bad at 1983 Mario Bros.

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Final Fantasy XIV Online
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Final Fantasy XIV Online
Genres · rpg
Release · Aug 27, 2013
Developer · Square Enix
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Active · 1987–2026
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Active · 1983–2017
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