Ep. 78: Fan Culture Through Final Fantasy V

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Author Chris Kohler explores the evolution of niche fan culture from analog to digital through stories from his book Final Fantasy V (Boss Fight Books Book 18). “Young Chris” learns uploading to America Online makes it live forever, all the cool games stay in Japan, you can use Mario Paint as a Rosetta Stone for Japanese, and searching the internet for information about Final Fantasy has no results. “Now Chris” manifests Frank into existence with his thoughts and will always have his back. See more from Chris Kohler: Twitter: @kobunheat Website: www.chriskohler.biz Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Kohler/e/B001IOFJPI%3F Video Game History Foundation: Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg Website: gamehistory.org Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

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