https://shmuplations.com/okada2022/
Today we have part 2 (technically the first part) of the lengthy Satoru Okada retrospective from February. This covers Okada's early days at Nintendo up through the Donk...
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 vo...
2023-04-08 05:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post
https://shmuplations.com/billgates/
This vintage interview with Bill Gates was originally featured in the 8/83 issue of LOGiN magazine. It's largely an advertisement for the upcoming MSX, which would be released in...
https://shmuplations.com/shinobi2002/
Taken from Shinobi THE WIDE Illustration Archives, this long interview with producer Masahiro Kumono and director Toru Shimizu of former Sega satellite studio Overworks cover...
https://shmuplations.com/dynamitecop/
Taken from the Dynamite Deka 2 Official Guide, this interview covers the making of Sega's popular polygonal brawler Dynamite Deka/Die Hard Arcade and its then-new sequel, Dyn...
https://shmuplations.com/miyamotoxendo/
This delightful little interview first appeared in the 2/86 issue of Famimaga. At the time Endo was riding high on the success of Tower of Druaga and Xevious, and while h...
https://shmuplations.com/yoshiosakamoto/
Taken from Nice Games' Game Boy Navigator tankobon, this interview with veteran Nintendo designer/director/producer Yoshio Sakamoto offers a brief overview of several o...
https://shmuplations.com/okada2022/
This lengthy Satoru Okada interview was originally featured in a two-part series at 4gamer.net; this is the latter half which focuses mainly on the Game Boy, GBC, and GBA develop...
https://shmuplations.com/armoredcore/
This pre-release Armored Core interview originally appeared in The Playstation magazine. The questions largely center on mecha designer Shoji Kawamori's contributions, though...
https://shmuplations.com/livealive/
These two lengthy Live a Live interviews were originally published in Famicom Tsuushin and Gamest magazines. The first, with director Takashi Tokita, discusses some of the big-pi...
https://shmuplations.com/jalecohistory/
The first of these two Jaleco interviews appeared in the book Famichuu Seishun Famicom Gekijou in 2011. Y-san, a manager who joined Jaleco in the Famicom era, shares his ...
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 po...
https://shmuplations.com/lamachineguns/
This short-but-sweet L.A. Machineguns interview was originally featured in Dreamcast Magazine. Often called a spiritual sequel to Gunblade NY, the Sega AM3 team is in a j...
https://shmuplations.com/sfiiivideo/
This Street Fighter III developer interview is part of a longer series of interviews contained on the 15th Anniversary Street Fighter limited edition DVD set released in 2003. ...
https://shmuplations.com/theblackmages/
These three interviews with the members of The Black Mages were originally found at the GSLA archive. Each interview coincides with the release of their three cds in 2003...
https://shmuplations.com/thexder/
https://shmuplations.com/aconcagua/
Hey all! Sorry for the late update this month, was super busy w...
https://shmuplations.com/popolocrois/
These two PoPoLoCrois interviews cover the making of Sugar & Rockets' heartwarming (but often overlooked) RPGs for the Playstation. The first, found at the GSLA archive, ...
https://shmuplations.com/bushidoblade/
These Bushido Blade interviews were originally featured in Playstation Magazine and Dengeki Playstation. Bushido Blade was the debut production of developer Lightweight, wh...
https://shmuplations.com/suikodenii/
The first of these two lengthy Suikoden II interviews appeared in the 3/99 edition of Dengeki Playstation; the second comes from the Japanese Gensou Suikoden II 108 Stars Chara...
https://shmuplations.com/dragonquestvi/
These two Dragon Quest VI interviews (one pre-release and one post-release) were originally featured in Famicom Tsuushin magazine. Director Yuji Horii, programmer Manabu ...
https://shmuplations.com/superpuzzle/
In this 1996 interview, taken from Studio Bent Stuff's All About Super Puzzle Fighter IIX guidebook, several key members of Capcom's arcade team discuss the making of their a...
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 you'd like to see translated. Also, if mul...
2022-10-07 09:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
https://shmuplations.com/futureofrpgs1993/
These mini-interviews with four up-and-coming developers first appeared in Famicom Tsuushin. While it doesn't contain many specific development and design details, ...
https://shmuplations.com/mariosunshine/
These two Super Mario Sunshine interviews feature a candid discussion between producers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and director Yoshiaki Koizumi. The first is fr...
https://shmuplations.com/minishcap2/
This lengthy Minish Cap interview with director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and producer Eiji Aonuma originally appeared in Nintendo Dream magazine. It offers a deeper look into the m...
https://shmuplations.com/metalgearsolid1997/
This pre-release Metal Gear Solid interview with director Hideo Kojima originally appeared in Famitsu Weekly magazine in early 1997. Kojima is his usual talkati...
https://shmuplations.com/sonicheroes/
Originally published in Nintendo Dream #107, this interview with Sega director Takashi Iizuka discusses the making of Sonic Heroes, successor to the Sonic Adventure series an...
https://shmuplations.com/yuzokoshiro/
This wide-ranging interview with composer Yuzo Koshiro first appeared in the jp book series game maestro. Koshiro recounts his early days at Falcom, writing for the ...
Hey guys, two long-requested interviews for this update: the PS2 cult classic SkyGunner and the Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge OVA. Neither was quite long enough for a full feature so I decided to do both. Enjoy!
2022-07-30 10:36:13 +0000 UTC
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https://shmuplations.com/takatsunasenba/
At long last, we've got the second part of the massive Takatsuna Senba interview ready. It features more discussion of Metal Black, and a look at the development (a...