Talking Game Design with Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji
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This 1989 feature, originally published in Gamest magazine, captures a discussion between some of Japan’s most accomplished arca...
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Pokémon – 2000 Developer Interview
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In this 2000 interview, Pokemon veteran and art director Ken Sugimori outlines the genesis of Game Freak’s perennially popular monst...
Yasumi Matsuno Interview Round-up!
Hey guys! As requested, I've got two Yasumi Matsuno interviews to share today:
Yasumi Matsuno x Hideo Kojima (1999) - http://shmuplations.com/matsunoxkojima/
The History of Nintendo Game Music (1983-2001)
http://shmuplations.com/nintendogamemusic/
Veteran Nintendo composers Koji Kondo and Kazumi Totaka expound upon the ever-changing world of video game audio i...
Akira Yasuda – 2003 Developer Interview (Part II)
http://shmuplations.com/akirayasuda/
Here is the long-awaited conclusion to the Akira Yasuda interview from a couple months back! Akiman discusses his frustr...
Data East – 2004 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/deco/
In this roundtable interview, originally published in 2004, the mysterious “D”, “E”, “C” & “O” share their insight on th...
Seiken Densetsu 3 – 1995 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/seikendensetsu3/
This 1995 interview covers the development of the Square action-RPG Seiken Densetsu 3, the sequel to the beloved Secre...
Women and the Famicom – 1991 Special Interview
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In this breezy discussion, first published by Famitsu in 1991, three Japanese women (ostensibly readers of Famic...
Castlevania – Developer Commentary
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The development of the three Famicom Castlevania games has long been shrouded in mystery. Recently, a 2019-05-10 12:29:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Darius I&II – 1986/89 Developer Interviews
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These two interviews cover the development of Taito’s high-spec ultra-wide shooting game, Darius, and its hotly-anticipated sequel...
Super Smash Bros. – 1999 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/smashbros/
In this interview with the short-lived Nice Games magazine, Kirby series creator Masahiro Sakurai discusses the inspiration behind...
Akira Yasuda – 2003 Developer Interview
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In the first half of this lengthy 2003 interview, legendary designer and illustrator Akira “Akiman” Yasuda looks back ...
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...
2019-04-02 13:19:38 +0000 UTC View PostTreasure and the Megadrive – Developer Interviews
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This assortment of interviews shows the newly-formed studio Treasure promoting their earliest Mega Drive games: the cr...
Final Fantasy VIII – 1998 Developer Interviews
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How does one follow up a zillion-selling, standard-setting smash hit? Square’s Final Fantasy team leads discussed that and much more with Fa...
Aria of Sorrow – 2003 Developer Interview
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These two interviews cover the conception and development of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, the third and final Castlevania ga...
A Visit to Konami (1987)
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In the late 1980s, BEEP! magazine ran a series of special features on major developers (Namco, Sega, Konami) and their workspa...
Shin Megami Tensei – 1992 Developer Interviews
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These three short interviews cover the conception, development and post-release thoughts of several of the key members behind the original Sup...
Tetris – 1993 Developer Interview
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Although the history of the Tetris development is fairly well-known now, these two interviews from 1993 and 1989 feature comments from c...
Shining Force – 1992 Developer Interviews
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In these two interviews, several members of Sonic! Software Planning (now Camelot Software) and Climax Studios, led by produ...
Dragon Quest IV – 1989 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/dqivroundtable/
In this lengthy interview from the 11/89 issue of Famicom Tsuushin, Dragon Quest creators Yuji Horii and Koichi Nakamura...
Rayforce – 2016 Developer Interview
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This lengthy and fascinating interview with key developers of Taito’s Rayforce was originally featured in the “game gene” mook...
The Roots of Compile – 1998 Developer Interview
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This compilation of interviews from 1998’s 2018-12-31 05:25:52 +0000 UTC
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Dec/Jan/Feb 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 what y...
2018-12-04 06:11:18 +0000 UTC View PostYasunori Mitsuda – 2003 Composer Interview
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This thoughtful interview with composer Yasunori Mitsuda from 2003 was originally featured in game hihyou. Mitsuda discus...
Yasuhiko Fujii - 2007 Developer Interview
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This interview with Super Metroid and “Kaeru no tame ni kane wa naru” programmer Yasuhiko Fujii originally appeared in ga...
Ikari Warriors, Guerilla War, and The SNK Golden Age
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In this long and candid interview from 2001, SNK alum Koji Obata describes the company’s early-’80s struggles, their re-eme...
Space Harrier – Developer Interview Collection
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In this collection of decade-spanning interviews, former and current Sega AM2 members discuss the making of Sega’s classic 3D...
Splatterhouse - 1988 Developer Interview
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Happy Halloween! This fun little Splatterhouse interview from 1988 was originally featured in NG magazine (Namco’s in-house...
Mario Kart 64 – 1996 Developer Interview
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In this interview taken from the official Japanese guidebook, several key members of the Mario Kart 64 team discuss their roles d...