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What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1985?
Uematsu joined Square in 1985.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1986?
Uematsu composed the soundtrack to Cruise Chaser Blassty in 1986.
What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1987?
In 1987, Uematsu and Sakaguchi collaborated on Final Fantasy, a game that turned out to be a huge success.

Question: What happened in 1988?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened to Nobuo Uematsu in 1988?