Ep. 78: Fan Culture Through Final Fantasy V

Published: April 6, 2022, 7 a.m.

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). \u201cYoung Chris\u201d 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. \u201cNow Chris\u201d manifests Frank into existence with his thoughts and will always have his back.

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