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Alundra – 1997 Developer Interview

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These two interviews from the late 90s discuss the genesis and development of Matrix Software's much-beloved Playstation action-RPG Alundra an...

Battle Mania – 2004 Developer Interview

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This long interview with Vic Tokai alumnus “Takayan” details the history of the cult developer and sheds light on several of ...

Sonic the Hedgehog - Developer Interview Collection

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This collection of interviews chronicles the conception and development of the original and wildly successful Sonic the Hedgehog game, with c...

Sega Arcade History: The Formative Years

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This interview with former Sega director Akira Nagai was originally featured in the excellent 2001 book “Sega Arcade History.” ...

Tactics Ogre – 1995 Developer Interview

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These two interviews for Tactics Ogre and Ogre Battle, respectively, cover the history of the developments and the reason for cha...

Super Mario RPG – 1995 Developer Interviews

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This October ’95 interview with Super Mario RPG director and then-Square employee Chihiro Fujioka sheds some light on the c...

Voting for May/June!

Greetings everyone,

Now that shmuplations has been back for a month, I first wanted to say thank you again to everyone who has supported the site--for both new patrons and those longstanding supporters who stuck with the campaign through my ab...

Phantasy Star Interview Bonanza!

I had a little extra time this month and decided to close March out with not one, not two, but three Phantasy Star interviews! 

Phantasy Star IV - 1993 Developer Interview
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Star Ocean: Blue Sphere – Developer Interview

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Star Ocean: Blue Sphere has never officially been released in the West, but this lengthy, candid interview with the young tri-Ace t...

Guardian Heroes – 1996 Developer Interview

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These two interviews, conducted and published in 1995, shed light on the inspirations, motivations and goals of lead designer an...

Translators Wanted!

One of the ways I hope to avoid future discontinuity in shmuplations is by having guest translators I can call on for those times when I either can't work due to other obligations, or simply want to take a break. This is something I really should hav...

The Return of Shmuplations (and an apology)

Hello everyone,

After a long and difficult year, I've decided to return to my work on shmuplations. I would first like to offer a sincere apology to those who tried to contact me during that time. What follows is something of an explanation, but th...

Cave 15th Anniversary - 2010 Developer Interview

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This interview first appeared in the March 2010 edition of Arcadia magazine. While the machinations of Cave have been covered exhaustiv...

Castlevania: Bloodlines – 1994 Developer Interview

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This short interview with three of the lead members of the Castlevania Bloodlines (aka Vampire Killer) development team was originally f...

Clockwork Knight – 1995 Developer Interview

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This small, fun interview with Noriyoshi Ooba, the producer of Clockwork Knight, was originally featured in Sega Saturn Magazine (the...

Shigeru Miyamoto – 1989 Developer Interview

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This short but insightful interview with Shigeru Miyamoto first appeared in the seminal book of video game history, “terebi game d...