1996 PS1 Final Fantasy VII Sample Demo Square Preview Extra JPN VGA 90 Archival

Description: 1996 PS1 Final Fantasy VII Sample Demo Square Preview Extra JPN VGA 90 Archival! Final Fantasy lovers...you need to check this out! This is the very rare FFVII Square Preview Extra (FFVII Sample & Siggraph '95 Works) by Squaresoft. The item was not even for sale and a few was only given out to the press almost 30 years ago. Here is the backstory of this very rare gem and the game that would change the course of gaming: "In 1996, some members of the press had the opportunity to snag a copy of an interesting disc called “Square’s Preview Extra: Final Fantasy VII & Siggraph ’95 Works.” The disc was only for the Japanese PlayStation, yet it featured what would later become a very interesting piece of gaming history. The most noteworthy items on the disc were a sample of “Final Fantasy VII” from early-1996 and the famed CGI demo of a once-planned “Final Fantasy VI” remake. “Final Fantasy VII” did not see a release until January of 1997, so the demo from “Square’s Preview Extra” disc contains some content that is not found in the final game. The demo consists of the party’s first major adventure in Midgar. One of the most interesting things about the demo though is the fact that Aerith is in your starting party. There are several possibilities for why this may be the case, though some argue that it was just an Easter Egg for the demo in order to complete the party. However, at the time the demo was most likely prepared, the character of Tifa did not yet exist. Instead, Aerith was supposed to double as “Cloud’s childhood friend from Nibelheim” and as a descendent of the Ancients. Later, though, Tifa was developed in order to break this role among two separate characters. Of course, this early sample of “Final Fantasy VII” is not all this disc contains. Rather, the disc also contains a sample from the 1995 SIGGRAPH Show (August 6-11, 1995) of a planned project to remake “Final Fantasy VI” into a 3D title on the PlayStation. The remake never saw it beyond a very basic demonstration stage, but videos of it have survived and appeared online. For the true collector, this disc provides them with a chance to own an actual copy of the video." Truly a must-have piece of gaming history for FF gamers and collectors! FREE INSURED SHIPPING

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