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Nasir Gebelli

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Iranian-American programmer who was active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was a co-founder of Sirius Software and founder of Gebelli Software, gaining fame in Apple II circles, and then a key employee of Squaresoft, where he worked on the early Final Fantasy games and other titles.

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Nasir Gebelli (Persian: ناصر جبلی, also known as Nasser Gebelli, born 1957) is an Iranian-American programmer and video game developer. Gebelli co-founded Sirius Software, created his own company Gebelli Software in 1981, and worked for Squaresoft (now Square Enix).

He became known in the early 1980s for producing 3D shooters and other games for the Apple II computer, and later became known for his work at Squaresoft, where he developed the first three games of the hugely influential Final Fantasy series of RPGs alongside Hironobu Sakaguchi, as well as 3-D WorldRunner and Rad Racer (some of the first stereoscopic 3D games on a home system), Secret of Mana (one of the most influential action RPGs), and other titles.

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