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Nintendo pantone — Pantone and Nintendo collide in these delightful manual pages

Videogames – old and new – have provided some key inspiration for character design, environment creativity and, well, having fun when it comes to producing something beautiful. If you love design and gaming, you're going to love these pages from a vintage Nintendo Manual.

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The whole book is a business thriller of sorts, that goes behind-the-scenes of Sega, chronicling how the small, scrappy gaming company led took on the top dogs at Nintendo and revolutionised the video game industry. Take a look at some of the charming pages below:

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

Nintendo pantone

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

Nintendo pantone

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

Nintendo pantone

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

Nintendo pantone

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

Nintendo pantone

Nintendo pantone — Click the image to get a closer look at the Pantone colours

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