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Tekken – 2010 Roundtable Interview

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Taken from Arcadia magazine, this 15th-anniversary roundtable discussion saw Tekken series steward Katsuhiro Harada and several promin...

2024-01-26 01:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post

a quick update

Hey all,

I apologize for the delay with the voting thread this month. Unfortunately, I'm still having a lot of health issues with my back (sitting...

2024-01-17 01:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Akira Sakuma - 2000 Developer Interview

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This humorous Akira Sakuma interview from 2000 was originally sourced from the GSLA archive. Known in Japan for Momotaro Den...

2023-12-30 12:04:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Star Fox Assault - 2004 Developer Interview

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This lengthy Star Fox Assault interview with producers Takaya Imamura and Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and directors Toshiyuki N...

2023-12-30 11:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Donkey Kong: A Record of Struggle

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From December 1996 to April 1997, "bit" magazine published a series of articles titled "Arcade Game Technology", authored by I...

2023-12-11 11:47:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Metal Max - 2014 Developer Interview [PART 2]

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Hey guys! Wrapping up November with the second part of this mammoth Metal Max interview. This time the conversation revolves a...

2023-11-25 06:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - 2005 Developer Interview

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This lengthy Castlevania: Curse of Darkness interview with producer Koji Igarashi and director Takashi Takeda origin...

2023-11-25 06:43:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Resident Evil 4 - 2005 Developer Interview

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This lengthy RE4 interview with producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi (who also worked as a programmer on the earlier games) was o...

2023-11-02 01:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Oct/Nov/Dec voting!

Greetings to all patrons new and old! It's time again to offer suggestions and feedback re: what you'd like to see translated in the next few months. I'l...

2023-10-06 08:08:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Shadow of the Colossus - 2005 Interview

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This Shadow of the Colossus interview originally appeared in the 10/05 edition of The Playstation 2 magazine...

2023-09-27 09:15:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Klonoa 2 - 2001 Developer Interviews

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These two vintage Klonoa 2 interviews were originally featured in The Playstation and Namco Games magazines, shortly after the game'...

2023-09-27 09:13:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Metal Max - 2014 Developer Interview

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This Metal Max interview with creators Hiroshi Miyaoka and Tomoki Tauchi originally appeared in Roleplaying Gameside #1, a short-l...

2023-09-14 02:05:29 +0000 UTC View Post

quick update!

Greetings everyone! Just a quick note: I only managed to get one interview out last month, thanks to a visit from the family, a brief illness, and the adoption of two (very rambunctious) new tortie kittens that are just now starting to let me slee...

2023-09-02 12:19:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Yoji Shinkawa - 2001 Developer Interview

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This interview with famed Konami illustrator and designer Yoji Shinkawa first appeared in volume 4 of the Game Maestro boo...

2023-08-23 06:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Jumping Flash! 2 - 1996 Developer Interview

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This interview with the three Jumping Flash! 2 teams of MuuMuu, Exact, and Sony was originally featured in The Playstati...

2023-07-31 02:07:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat – 2004 Developer Interview

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This rollicking Donkey Kong Jungle Beat interview originally appeared in Nintendo Dream magazine, shortly after the 2004 E...

2023-07-27 11:20:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Burning Rangers - 1997 Developer Interview

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This Burning Ranger interview (actually a composite of two interviews) originally appeared in Saturn Fan magazine abou...

2023-07-11 13:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post

July/Aug/Sept voting!

Greetings to all patrons new and old! It's time again to offer suggestions and feedback re: what you'd like to see translated in the next few months. I'l...

2023-07-07 00:19:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Bahamut Lagoon - 1996 Developer Interview

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This is an update to the Bahamut Lagoon interview--I've added a brand new interview with the entire staff, taken from Fa...

2023-06-28 01:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post

The Desks of Developers - A Pictorial Series

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In the late 90s, the Japanese gaming magazine "The Playstation" ran a monthly feature on the workspaces of famous gaming devs. I've coll...

2023-06-28 01:33:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Shigeru Miyamoto x Toshihiro Nagoshi - 1999 Developer Interview

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Before the Yakuza series, Toshihiro Nagoshi was mostly known for his arcade work at Sega, and this hardware-centri...

2023-06-28 01:32:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Dimahoo - 2000 Developer Interview

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This colorful Dimahoo interview originally appeared in the Great Mahou Daisakusen OST liner notes. It features commentary from progr...

2023-04-29 08:26:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Silent Hill - 1999 Developer Interview + Bloody Roar 2

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This vintage Silent Hill interview with director Keiichiro Toyama, designer Takayoshi Sato, and sound director Akira Yamaoka c...

2023-04-29 08:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post