The Future of Hyrule Historia

Now that the official localization of Hyrule Historia has been announced, you're probably wondering about the future of the fan translation project on the site. Here's where I have a…

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The Music of Mr. Gimmick

This June 29th, 2011 interview with Sunsoft composer Masashi Kageyama was conducted by Shun Arita of Cyzo. Kageyama composed the music for the little-known masterpiece Mr. Gimmick (also known as…

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The Creation of R-Type

In this 1987 interview with the developers of R-Type, the team behind Irem's classic space shooter discusses the challenges of creating, innovating, and problem-solving on this famous arcade title. It…

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The Development of Pac-Man

In this 2003 retrospective, the creator of the world-famous arcade title reveals unknown trivia concerning the game's development, details his influences, and elaborates on the challenges he faced during the…

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Early Screenshots & Commentary

The screenshots on this page were assembled by Fizzboing. The commentary was compiled from feedback by members of The Cutting Room Floor’s forums, including GoldS, Xkeeper, Sponty, xdaniel, Reimu, and…

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Protected: A Message From the Developers

The following text was taken from the Japanese-exclusive port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the Sega Saturn. If you insert the game disk into a PC disk drive,…

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