| Tobal No. 1 | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | DreamFactory |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Seiichi Ishii |
| Producer(s) | Koji Yamashita |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Composer(s) | |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tobal No. 1[b] is a 1996 fighting video game developed by DreamFactory and published by Square for the PlayStation. The game was DreamFactory's first release, as well as Square's first release on the CD-based console.[2] Tobal No. 1 marks Square's first incursion into the fighting game genre,[3] although an adventure-like quest mode is also part of the game.
The game's mechanics were designed with the aid of fighter game designer Seiichi Ishii, who previously contributed to Virtua Fighter and Tekken, while all the characters were designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame.[4] Packaged with both the North American and Japanese version of the game was a sampler disc featuring a pre-release playable demo of Final Fantasy VII and video previews of Final Fantasy Tactics, Bushido Blade, and SaGa Frontier.[5]
Tobal No. 1 received a mainly positive reception and was commercially popular in Japan, but was a cult hit in North America. The 1997 sequel, Tobal 2, was never released in North America and Europe.
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... Square's Tobal No. 1, which - despite matching the 60 fps speed of Tekken II - seemed a tad dull, despite Akira Toriyama's strong character designs.
- ^ John S. (March 2006). "Final Fantasy VII Demo Versions". FF7Citadel ]. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2006.
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