Protected: Ico Concept Art – Altar to Chandelier

On Dec. 28, 2021, in celebration of ICO's 20th anniversary, the Japanese game site DenFamiNicoGamer published an interview with Fumito Ueda, Yoko Taro, and Keiichiro Toyama about their careers and…

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A Long-Planned Return & Update

Hi there! As you may have noticed, I haven't updated my site in years and years. Plus, it looks pretty broken. Due to various reasons, I stopped publishing things on…

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Spaceworld ’97 Demo Play Account

Almost twenty years ago, a dedicated fan named Kouichi Hiwasa attended Spaceworld '97, a trade show at which the latest Nintendo games and hardware were exhibited. He was thoughtful enough…

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Protected: SNES CD-ROM – 50 Companies to Develop Games

参入メーカー50数社+α 任天堂は'93年に3本発売 ゲーム完成はいつなの?  容量が大きくなるにつれ、逆にゲームの開発には時間がかかるようになるのはみんなも知っているとおり。CD-ROM自体は来年1月に発売の予定だけれど、実際にゲームが発売されるのはかなりスローペースになりそうだ。任天堂自身も発売年には3本と、かなり控え目の発表をしている。サードパーティはすでに50社以上が参入を予定しているが、実際に開発に入っているところは皆無に等しいと言われているのはちょっと心配。  アダプタとカセットとで機能を分けることにより、将来の拡張にも耐える設計となっているスーパーファミコン版CD-ROM。果たしてこれから発売までの1年の間に、どんな形で姿を見せてくれるのだろうか?さらに詳しいことがわかりしだい、ファミマガ誌上でどんどんと公開していくから期待してくれ! 50+ Companies to Develop Games Nintendo to Release 3 Titles in '93 As everyone knows, the bigger the game, the longer its development. While the…

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SNES CD-ROM – Famimaga Article

Hey, guys! It's been awhile, hasn't it. Remember the "Nintendo Playstation" prototype that was unearthed in late 2015? My friend einstein95 is preparing an article on the development process of…

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Jewelry Master Twinkle – Special Interview

The following interview was retrieved from Arika's homepage. It was translated as a commission. For those unfamiliar, Jewelry Master Twinkle is a puzzle game. Jewelry Master Twinkle Series - Special…

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V-Jump Video Screenshots

The following screenshots are taken from the V-Jump Preview Video 2 section of the Chrono Compendium page. Apologies for the slightly more amateurish translation in this post. I did this…

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Unused Dialogue & Script Retranslation

Art by cellar-fcp In celebration of The Last Guardian's official re-unveiling, let's treat ourselves to a closer examination of the game designer Fumito Ueda's acclaimed first release! One of the…

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