Secret of Mana is a 1993 action role-playing game in the Mana series,
developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment
System. The sequel to the 1991 game Final Fantasy Adventure (Mystic
Quest in Europe), the game follows three heroes as they attempt to
prevent an empire from conquering the world from an ancient flying
warship. Unlike other role-playing games of the time, it features
pausable real-time battles. A cooperative multiplayer system allows a
second or third player to drop in and out of the game at any time.
Secret of Mana was directed and designed by Koichi Ishii, programmed
primarily by Nasir Gebelli (pictured), and produced by veteran Square
designer Hiromichi Tanaka. The game received considerable acclaim for
its brightly colored graphics, expansive plot, innovative menus, and
real-time battle system. Critics also praised the soundtrack by Hiroki
Kikuta and the customizable artificial intelligence settings for
computer-controlled allies. The original version was re-released for the
Wii's Virtual Console in 2008, an additional release for mobile phones
in Japan was produced in 2009, and an enhanced port of the game was
released for iOS in 2010 and Android in 2014.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_of_Mana>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1493:
Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter caetera,
establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain
and Portugal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_caetera>
1886:
An unknown assailant threw a bomb into a crowd of police,
turning a peaceful labor rally in Chicago into the Haymarket massacre,
which resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and many
bystanders.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair>
1942:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy engaged Allied naval
forces at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first fleet action in which
aircraft carriers engaged each other.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea>
1970:
The Ohio National Guard opened fire at Kent State University
students protesting the United States invasion of Cambodia, killing four
and injuring nine.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings>
1990:
The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR declared the restoration
of independence of Latvia, stating that the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
and the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 were illegal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Restoration_of_Independence_of_the_Republic_of_Latvia>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
effrontery:
1. (uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
2. (countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effrontery>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Virtually all ideologues, of any variety, are fearful and
insecure, which is why they are drawn to ideologies that promise
prefabricated answers for all circumstances.
--Jane Jacobs
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs>