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

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Skies of Arcadia Collection... Part II!

Skies of Arcadia Collection... Part II!

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Last year, we published a huge cache of Skies of Arcadia developer interviews which were commissioned by a very...

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Time Crisis/Cool Boarders/Emerald Dragon developer interviews

Time Crisis/Cool Boarders/Emerald Dragon developer interviews

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For our final u...

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – 2000 Developer Interview

 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – 2000 Developer Interview

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Originally printed in the March 2000 issue of Arcadia, this interview with director Tatsuya Nakae and producer Yoshihi...

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Golden Sun – 2001 Developer Interview

Golden Sun – 2001 Developer Interview

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This 2001 interview with Nintendo Dream magazine saw Camelot Software Planning co-founders Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi discussing...

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Summer of Street Fighter II – 1991 Developer Interview

Summer of Street Fighter II – 1991 Developer Interview

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This Street Fighter II developer interview originally appeared in vol. 62 of Gamest, about six months after the initial arca...

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Bangai-O – 1999 Developer Interview

Bangai-O – 1999 Developer Interview

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Originally published in the Japanese Dreamcast Magazine, this 1999 interview saw Treasure alums Mitsuru “Yaiman” Yaida and Koichi ...

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Final Fantasy X – 2001 Developer Interviews

Final Fantasy X – 2001 Developer Interviews

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This assortment of Final Fantasy X developer interviews originally appeared in a special edition of V-Jump magazine in 2001. These interviews ...

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Hellsinker – 2019 Developer Interview

Hellsinker – 2019 Developer Interview

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This in-depth Hellsinker interview first appeared on jp.ign in 2019. Befitting the notorious complexity of Hellsinker, it’s on...

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Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji – 1989 Developer Column

Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji – 1989 Developer Column

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This 1989 feature, originally published in Gamest magazine, is part 3 of a 12 part series covering various aspects of console and arcade game ...

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Persona 2/Persona Developer Interviews

Persona 2/Persona Developer Interviews

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This pre-release Persona 2: Innocent Sin interview originally appeared in The Playstation magazine in 1999. Although fairly short as...

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Metal Gear Solid – 1998 Developer Interview

Metal Gear Solid – 1998 Developer Interview

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This Metal Gear Solid interview with director Hideo Kojima and  designer Yoji Shinkawa originally appeared in The P...

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

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Lennus – 1992 Developer Interviews

Lennus – 1992 Developer Interviews

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These rare Lennus developer interviews were originally featured in The Super Famicom magazine and the official guidebook. Clumsily local...

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Elemental Gimmick Gear – 1999 Developer Interview

 Elemental Gimmick Gear – 1999 Developer Interview

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This lengthy developer interview for Dreamcast cult-classic Elemental Gimmick Gear was originally featured in the official Japanese E.G.G. Com...

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Irem Arcade Games – 1989 Developer Interview

Irem Arcade Games – 1989 Developer Interview

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In 1989 renowned Gamest editor Zenji Ishii ran a large special feature on Irem, of which these two developers interviews were a part. The fi...

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Shining Force II – 1993 Developer Roundtable Interview

Shining Force II – 1993 Developer Roundtable Interview

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This candid Shining Force II roundtable interview, conducted only a couple weeks after the game’s release, originall...

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Capcom Design Room – 1995 Interview

Capcom Design Room – 1995 Interview

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Originally published in the 1995 Capcom Illustrations mook by Gamest, this roundtable interview chronicles t...

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Koei: Designing Historical Games (1988)

Koei: Designing Historical Games (1988)

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This unique interview featuring Koei’s historical strategy/simulation games was originally published in the May 1988 edition...

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Yukio Takahashi – 2007 Developer Interview

 Yukio Takahashi – 2007 Developer Interview

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This interview was originally taken from the Game Shokunin book (a collection of developer and industry insider intervie...

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Harmony of Dissonance – 2002 Developer Interview

 Harmony of Dissonance – 2002 Developer Interview

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Often considered the “black sheep” of the Castlevania GBA series, this Harmony of Dissonance interview with director Takashi Taked...

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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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Blue Stinger – 1998 Developer Interview

Blue Stinger – 1998 Developer Interview

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In this 1998 pre-release interview for Dreamcast launch title Blue Stinger, Climax Graphics president and designer Shinya Nish...

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Star Fox Adventures – 2002 Developer Interview

Star Fox Adventures – 2002 Developer Interview

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Taken from the 11/21/2002 issue of Nintendo Dream, this lengthy interview with long-time Star Fox series steward a...

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Fantasy Zone – 2002 Developer Interview

Fantasy Zone – 2002 Developer Interview

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The first of these Fantasy Zone interviews from 2002 looks back at the making of the popular Mark III port, made by prolific...

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Kenji Terada – 1988 Developer Interview

Kenji Terada – 1988 Developer Interview

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Kenji Terada was a writer who, in addition to his extensive work in various 1980s anime series, also wrote the stories for Squ...

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Akira "Akiman" Yasuda – 2000 Developer Interview

Akira "Akiman" Yasuda – 2000 Developer Interview

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In this 2000 interview from Game Maestro volume 4, legendary artist and designer Akira “Akiman” Yasuda reflects on his origins as a ...

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Vampire Savior – 1997 Developer Interviews

Vampire Savior – 1997 Developer Interviews

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These two interviews chronicle the development of Vampire Savior (aka Darkstalkers 3), the third and most enduring entry i...

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Breath of Fire III – 1997 Developer Interviews

Breath of Fire III – 1997 Developer Interviews

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These two Breath of Fire III interviews originally appeared in The PlayStation magazine just prior to the games releas...

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The Future of RPGs – 1992 Developer Interviews

The Future of RPGs – 1992 Developer Interviews

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In this 1992 feature, originally printed in The Super Famicom magazine, four prominent game designers — venerated Nintendo...

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