Hong Kong 97 was not created by a professional studio. Instead, it was conceived by , a Japanese journalist who, according to a 2018 South China Morning Post (SCMP) interview , wanted to produce the most "horrendously offensive" and, specifically, the "worst video game possible" as a mockery of the gaming industry.

The "Hong Kong 97" umbrella covers a few other notable mentions, which often confuse search results:

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For the longest time, the true identity and motives of the creator were shrouded in mystery. Updated features in prominent retro gaming publications successfully tracked down Kurosawa. Far from being a malicious political extremist, Kurosawa revealed he wanted to create the worst, most avant-garde game possible to mock the commercial gaming industry. 2. Debunking the Dead Body Myth

The sequel faced several delays and rejections from mainstream platforms like Steam , GOG , and DLsite (due to its use of digitized graphics) before finding its home on itch.io.

Originally released in 1995 by an underground label called HappySoft, the video game Hong Kong 97 was designed by Japanese underground journalist . Created in just a few days as a crude, offensive satire targeted at the commercial video game industry, the title was distributed via mail order on floppy disks. It required illegal copiers like the "Magiicom" to run on Super Famicom hardware.

This is the heart of the update. Each original prediction from 1997 is revisited. For example:

: Long thought to be "vaporware" only existing as digital ROMs, a verified physical cartridge was finally confirmed to exist in early 2018, with only about 30 units estimated to have been sold originally.

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