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対戦格闘ゲームはナムコのファミコンソフト、ケルナグールから始まった
たいせんかくとうげーむはなむこのふぁみこんそふと、けるなぐーるからはじまったFighting games began with Namco's Famicom software Kerunaguru.
ハードの限界まで引き出したソフト
はーどのげんかいまでひきだしたそふとSoftware that pushed the hardware to its limits.
そのソフトは半年前にリリースされたよ
そのそふとははんとしまえにりりーすされたよThat software was released half a year ago.