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== Box Art == | == Box Art == | ||
Frontier: First Encounters was first released in the UK and other countries in April 1995. It shipped with in a quite minimalist box design. However, in the USA the publisher Gametek released the game with a much more interesting design. It had detailed full color graphics which improved the product's in-store appeal. For the USA release, the game was only called "First Encounters"; the "Frontier" element was removed for unknown reasons.<ref>[http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Frontier/FFE_US/intro.html Frontier | Frontier: First Encounters was first released in the UK and other countries in April 1995. It shipped with in a quite minimalist box design. However, in the USA the publisher Gametek released the game with a much more interesting design. It had detailed full color graphics which improved the product's in-store appeal. For the USA release, the game was only called "First Encounters"; the "Frontier" element was removed for unknown reasons.<ref>[http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Frontier/FFE_US/intro.html FrontierAstro: Frontier First Encounters - US] | ||
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== World Record == | == World Record == | ||
According to Guinness World Records, ''"Frontier: First Encounters was the first game to contain procedurally generated terrain and textures."<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-use-of-procedural-generation-in-a-video-game/ First use of procedural generation in a videogame | According to Guinness World Records, ''"Frontier: First Encounters was the first game to contain procedurally generated terrain and textures."<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-use-of-procedural-generation-in-a-video-game/ Guinness World Records: First use of procedural generation in a videogame]</ref>'' | ||
== Short Stories == | == Short Stories == | ||