  ==events== *october 4 â gunpei yokoi (1941â1997) dies after a double car accident. *november â interactive entertainment merchants association (iema) launched. *3rd annual e3 (electronic entertainment expo) *tsr, inc., the owner of the dungeons & dragons tabletop role-playing game, was acquired by wizards of the coast. *3d realms begins production of the infamous duke nukem forever, winner of numerous vaporware awards. *a scene from the pokÃ©mon anime show (based upon the highly successful games) from december 16, 1997 causes 685 japanese children to have seizures, causing nintendo to make a statement proclaiming the safety of the pokÃ©mon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect, the episode to be permanently removed from circulation, and the featured pokÃ©mon in the episode (porygon) hasn't made an appearance the pokÃ©mon anime since. ==notable releases==  {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |+ notable releases of the year 1997 |- ! scope="col" | release ! scope="col" | title ! scope="col" | windows ! scope="col" | 5th gen ! scope="col" | 6th gen ! scope="col" | handheld ! scope="col" | arcade |- | january 31 || final fantasy vii ||  || ps1 ||  ||  || |- | february 10 || mario kart 64 ||  || n64 ||  ||  || |- | february 28 || turok: dinosaur hunter ||  || n64 ||  ||  || |- | february 28 || blast corps ||  || n64 ||  ||  || |- | march 20 || castlevania: symphony of the night ||  || ps1, sat (june 25) ||  ||  || |- | march 20 || tekken 3 ||  || ps1 (1998) ||  ||  || arcade |- | march 26 || vandal hearts ||  || ps1 ||  ||  || |- | march 30 || the last express ||  ||  ||  ||  || |- | april 27 || dungeon keeper ||  ||  ||  ||  || |- | april 30 || star wars: x-wing vs. tie fighter ||  ||  ||  ||  || |- | may 31 || mdk ||  || ps1 (1998) ||  ||  || |- | june 20 || final fantasy tactics (japan) ||  || ps1 ||  ||  || |- | july 1 || star fox 64 ||  || n64 ||  ||  || |- | july 30 || carmageddon || {{
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