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Final Fantasy XI - 2009 Developer Interview

Final Fantasy XI - 2009 Developer Interview

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This Final Fantasy XI interview with director/writer Kenichi Iwao was originally featured in the FFXI Story Ultimania mook and explores h...

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July/August/September 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'll still be referring to the previous voting posts, but it's never a bad idea to post again wha...

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SNK Sound Team - 1995 Composer Interview + OoT

SNK Sound Team - 1995 Composer Interview + OoT

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This short interview with the in-house SNK sound team known as Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan (New World Music and Performance Gr...

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Ace Attorney 3: Trials and Tribulations - 2004 Developer Interview

Ace Attorney 3: Trials and Tribulations - 2004 Developer Interview

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This lengthy Ace Attorney 3 interview originally appeared in the Gyakuten Saiban 3 Shinsou Kaimei guidebook printed in 200...

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Final Fantasy IV - 1991 Developer Interviews

Final Fantasy IV - 1991 Developer Interviews

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Final Fantasy IV was a major turning point for Square, and marked the real beginning of their cinematic storytelling ambitions. These inte...

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Keiichi Suzuki - 1997 Composer Interview + Bonus SMB3!

 Keiichi Suzuki - 1997 Composer Interview + Bonus SMB3!

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This interview wi...

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Takatsuna Senba - 2001 Developer Interview (part 1)

Takatsuna Senba - 2001 Developer Interview (part 1)

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This lengthy interview originally appeared in the legendary gaming magazine CONTINUE in 2001, and was later recompiled...

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Moon: Remix RPG Adventure - 1997 Developer Interview

Moon: Remix RPG Adventure - 1997 Developer Interview

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This Moon developer interview was originally featured in the "Moon: Official Book" printed in 1997. It mostly focuses on the backstory of ...

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Final Fantasy Legend II - 1990/2008 Developer Interviews

Final Fantasy Legend II - 1990/2008 Developer Interviews

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In these two Famitsu interviews (dated 1990 and 2008), series creator Akitoshi Kawazu, planner Hiromichi Tanaka, and composer Kenji Ito ...

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Chu Chu Rocket – 1999 Developer Interviews

 Chu Chu Rocket – 1999 Developer Interviews

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These three interviews, starting with an interview from Dreamcast Magazine vol 35 (1999), cover the making of Sega's 4-pla...

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April/May/June 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'll still be referring to the previous voting posts, but it's never a bad idea to post again wha...

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Thinking Rabbit - 1983 Developer Interview

Thinking Rabbit - 1983 Developer Interview

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This early interview with Thinking Rabbit founder and amateur-turned-pro developer Hiroyuki Imabayashi first appeared ...

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Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land – 2002 Developer Interview

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land – 2002 Developer Interview

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This Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land interview was originally featured in Nintendo Dream in 11/2002 (a truncated versio...

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Shinji Mikami – 2000 Developer Interview

Shinji Mikami – 2000 Developer Interview

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This interview with legendary Capcom creator Shinji Mikami originally appeared in the book "Capcom Denshi no Moushatachi" ...

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Gunpei Yokoi x Kenji Eno - 1996 Developer Interview

Gunpei Yokoi x Kenji Eno - 1996 Developer Interview

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This charming discussion with pioneering creatives Kenji Eno and Gunpei Yokoi was originally featured in an "Eno-themed" spe...

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Ketsui / Bahamut Lagoon Developer Interviews

Ketsui / Bahamut Lagoon Developer Interviews

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Hey all...

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Shikigami no Shiro II - Developer Interview

Shikigami no Shiro II - Developer Interview

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This Shikigami no Shiro II interview originally appeared in the Official Setting Materials book published by Famitsu in 2003. ...

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Densha de Go! – 1997 Developer Interview

Densha de Go! – 1997 Developer Interview

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Densha de Go! is one of Japan's most enduring and inimitable arcade franchises, but it's little known in the West owing to th...

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Ocarina of Time – 1999 Developer Interview

Ocarina of Time – 1999 Developer Interview

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This lengthy Ocarina of Time interview first appeared in a Japanese strategy 2022-01-26 09:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Radiant Historia – 2011 Developer Interview

Radiant Historia – 2011 Developer Interview

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Originally appearing in the Radiant Historia: World Guidance 2022-01-20 10:22:27 +0000 UTC View Post

The Shmuplations "Re-Launch" is Live!

Greetings patrons! If you've checked out the new Masayasu Yamamoto translation, you've probably had a chance to see the re-design, but I wanted to formal...

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Masayasu Yamamoto – 2007 Developer Interview

Masayasu Yamamoto – 2007 Developer Interview

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This interview with programmer Masayasu Yamamoto originally appeared in the Game Shokunin book. In the 1980s Yamamoto worked on PC-88 an...

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Jan/Feb/Mar 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'll still be referring to the previous voting posts, but it's never a bad idea to post again wha...

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Masayuki Uemura – The Man Who Created the Famicom

Masayuki Uemura – The Man Who Created the Famicom

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This interview with Nintendo engineer Masayuki Uemura, who pass away earlier this month at the age of 78, was originally...

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Abarenbou Tengu (Zombie Nation) – 2013 Developer Interview

Abarenbou Tengu (Zombie Nation) – 2013 Developer Interview

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This Abarenbou Tengu (Zombie Nation in the US) interview with director/composer Takane Ohkubo was originally featured in the...

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Koji Kondo x Shogo Sakai – 2003 Composer Interview

Koji Kondo x Shogo Sakai – 2003 Composer Interview

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In 2003 legendary Nintendo composers Koji Kondo and Shogo Sakai met at a music studio where Sakai was recording the Kirby Air ...

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FFT: War of the Lions – 2007 Developer Interview

 FFT: War of the Lions – 2007 Developer Interview

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This lengthy Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions interview was originally printed in Square-Enix’s Official Complete Guide. As o...

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Kouichi Sugiyama – 1988 Developer Interview

Kouichi Sugiyama – 1988 Developer Interview

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Like all Dragon Quest fans around the world, I was deeply saddened to learn of Kouichi Sugiyama’s recent passing. I wanted to do m...

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Puyo Puyo Tsu – 1995 Developer Interview

Puyo Puyo Tsu – 1995 Developer Interview

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Taken from Studio Bent’s All About Puyo Puyo Tsu book, this long interview saw director Kengo Morita, assistant programmer...

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Front Mission: Gun Hazard – 1996 Developer Interview

 Front Mission: Gun Hazard – 1996 Developer Interview

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These Front Mission: Gun Hazard interviews originally appeared in Famicom Tsuushin magazine and two aftermarket Japanese strategy ...

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