Underplayed Gems

A.IV Evolution: Hatsubai Kinen Gentei Set (1994)

A.IV Evolution: Hatsubai Kinen Gentei Set cover
Developer
Artdink
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Simulator

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How it feels

A quiet, open-ended sim experience best remembered as an early PS1 curiosity bundled with novel mouse controls.

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About

This is a special edition of A.IV Evolution for the PS1 that came with a mouse, mousepad & memory card. This most likely came as a result of A.IV Evolution being at the PS1's launch, and may have been the first game with these accessories.

Screenshots

A.IV Evolution: Hatsubai Kinen Gentei Set screenshot 1A.IV Evolution: Hatsubai Kinen Gentei Set screenshot 2

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