PLAY RETRO 215: Tobal No. 1

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1996 game Tobal No. 1 and its impact on the 3D fighting game genre.

Tobal No. 1 (1996) brought Square into the 3D fighting game arena with fast 60 FPS combat, full arena movement, and character designs by Akira Toriyama. Known both for its innovative Quest Mode and for including the famous Final Fantasy VII demo disc, it became one of PlayStation’s most memorable cult fighters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Johnson

Topics covered

• 3D fighting games
• video game history
• cult classic games
• Square Enix
• game design
• character design

Keywords

• Tobal No. 1
• Square
• 3D fighting game
• Final Fantasy VII
• Akira Toriyama
• Quest Mode
• PlayStation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Square

Books & works: Tobal No. 1, Final Fantasy VII

Places: PlayStation

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