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Skyblazer

A game by Ukiyotei for SNES, originally released in 1994.


CONTEXT
Skyblazer was released in the U.S., Europe, and Japan (as Karuraou) at roughly the same time. The game was published in all regions by Sony, who would go on to debut the Playstation in Japan later that year. Interestingly, the password input screen in Skyblazer is a ring surrounded by 4 icons: X, circle, square, and triangle. This is the same set of icons that Sony would use on its Playstation controller, although the configuration is upside-down.