Nobuo Uematsu's Record Player

Origin
Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫 Uematsu Nobuo) is a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring most of the titles in the Final Fantasy series by Square Enix. He is considered to be one of the most well known composers in the video game industry, and is sometimes referred to as the "Beethoven of video games music". His work is frequently adapted and performed by live orchestras.

Uematsu is a fan of rock music and cites The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elton John, and Jimi Hendrix among his influences, the latter's song "Purple Haze" being an influence on one of his most well-known pieces, "One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII.

Effects
Uematsu's record player, on which he listened to records of songs and musicians that were of particular influence on his work, were both collected. Neither the player nor the records display anomalous qualities when used separate from each other (the records on another player or the player with other records).

When one of the accompanying records are played on this record player, the surrounding environment is transformed and takes on the appearance and rules of a typical pixelated RPG game (enemy encounters, turn-based combat, levels, etc.).

The artifact is only neutralized when the "game", begun when the artifact is activated, is beaten; 100% completion is not necessary, and any boons obtained during its course that do not translate to reality (such as increases to strength or heath via leveling up) are not kept once reality returns to normal.

Usage
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