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Sonic CD – Developer Interview Collection

http://shmuplations.com/soniccd/

This collection of interviews—two conducted immediately prior to the game’s initial release in 1993, and another in commemoration ...

2020-03-24 15:03:37 +0000 UTC View Post

March/April/May 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...

2020-03-04 00:40:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Michiru Yamane – 2010 Composer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/michiruyamane/
(direct video link - https://www.youtube.com/w...

2020-02-27 21:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Game Designers: The Next Generation

http://shmuplations.com/nextgen/

These six developer interviews first appeared in the 5/93 edition of Famicom Tsuushin, in a special feature focused on new up-and-comi...

2020-02-25 13:45:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Streets of Rage – Composer Interview Collection

http://shmuplations.com/sormusic/

These four Streets of Rage composer interviews were originally featured in the 1991-1994 issues of BEEP Megadrive, Megadrive FAN, an...

2020-02-17 12:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Special

http://shmuplations.com/dragonquest30th/
(direct video link -  https://www.you...

2020-01-16 21:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – 1988 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/daimakaimura/

In this interview, conducted at the 1988 AM Show arcade trade event, Makaimura/Ghosts’n Goblins creator Tokuro Fujiwar...

2019-12-31 18:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Boktai – 2003 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/boktai/

In this 2003 interview, former Konami creative Hideo Kojima discusses the production of, and inspirations behind, the Game Boy Advance t...

2019-12-28 15:21:46 +0000 UTC View Post

The Illustrators of SNK – 2001 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/snkartists/

In this 2001 interview, conducted at the very peak of SNK’s original tenure, designers Hiroaki and Tonko (along with an unname...

2019-12-17 14:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post

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 wha...

2019-11-30 08:36:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Success Stories – 1989 Developer Interviews

http://shmuplations.com/success1989/

This “Success Story” feature originally ran in the 3/89 issue of BEEP magazine, and as the name suggests, offered intervie...

2019-11-30 08:28:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Zanac – 2015 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/zanac/

In this lengthy 2015 interview, Compile alum Takayuki “Jemini” Hirono discusses the making of their popular vertical STG Zanac, a game...

2019-11-29 15:12:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Final Fantasy XI – 2002 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/ffxi/

These pre and post-release Final Fantasy XI interviews were salvaged from the GSLA archive, and offer a broad look at the early evolution of...

2019-11-25 13:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Legend of Valkyrie – 1991 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/legendofvalkyrie/

This interview with Legend of Valkyrie character designer Hiroshi Fujii and main designer Koakuman originally appear...

2019-10-31 10:47:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Secret of Mana – 1993 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/secretofmana/

These lengthy Secret of Mana interviews with creators Hiromichi Tanaka and Koichi Ishii were originally published in Hippon ...

2019-10-29 11:34:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji – 1988 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/bubblebobble/

In this 1988 interview for BEEP! magazine, the late Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji discusses his start at Taito and the conception ...

2019-10-08 13:38:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Fatal Fury 3 – 1995 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/fatalfury3/

This informative Fatal Fury 3 interview was originally featured in Neo Geo Freak magazine. The first half covers mechanic and sy...

2019-09-30 07:53:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Vagrant Story (Part II) - 1999 Developer Interviews

http://shmuplations.com/vagrantstory/

Hey guys! I've added the rest of the excellent Ultimania Vagrant Story developer interviews, this time with the Sound, Progr...

2019-09-26 13:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Short Cuts – Assorted Developer Interviews 1990-1994

http://shmuplations.com/shortcuts/

There are a number of interviews in the shmuplations archive which, while too short or slight to be featured on their own, nonethe...

2019-09-17 13:06:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Lufia – 2016 Composer and Developer Interviews

http://shmuplations.com/lufia/

These Lufia developer and composer interviews come from three sources: a 2016 interview with composer Yasunori Shiono celebrating a live o...

2019-08-31 11:02:39 +0000 UTC View Post

The Story of Sonic Team – 1997 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/sonicteam/

This interview with Naoto Oshima and Yuji Naka was originally featured in the January 1997 issue of Sega Magazine. While it was ti...

2019-08-31 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Vagrant Story – 1999 Developer Interview

http://shmuplations.com/vagrantstory/

These two Vagrant Story interviews from 1999 were originally featured in the Ultimania guide, but have (surprisingly) remain...

2019-08-20 14:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post

August/Sept/Oct 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...

2019-08-01 06:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post