Developer: Square
As the first game I play on this journey (due to it's place in the alphabetical order), 3-D Battles of World Runner is an interesting starting point. Developed by Square, who would later become famous for their Final Fantasy series (in fact, the game was designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi and composed by Nobuo Uematsu - both famed developers associated with Final Fantasy games), BoWR is a game that came into existence around the same time I did. It is a very colorful game, full of strange ball-shaped enemies and an infinite landscape for you to endlessly run towards. I assume the goal is to reach the bizarre, pink, rolled-up food(?) in the distance, but I did not play it long enough to find out.
I have to say though, I do appreciate the animation of the player character when you pause the game. While his back is turned towards you as he runs into the distance, when paused, he turns to face you, tired from his endless journey and beckoning you to continue. One of those nice little touches that many games did not have back then.
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