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ULTIMATE GUIDE: CANNON DANCER

THIS OBSCURE ARCADE ACTION GAME ACTED AS AN UNOFFICIAL CONTINUATION OF THE STRIDER SERIES, AND WOWED PLAYERS WITH ITS VIBRANT COLOURS, OUTLANDISH BOSSES AND IMAGINATIVE LEVELS WORDS BY LEWIS PACK WOOD

REVIVING CANNON DANCER

THE MINI MAKING OF CANNON DANCER

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