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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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 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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Making Mr. Gimmick!

This August, 2011 interview with Sunsoft programmer Tomomi Sakai was conducted by Shun Arita of Cyzo. Sakai birthed the little-known masterpiece Mr. Gimmick (also known as Gimmick!), a NES game…

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Konami: The Nintendo Era

The following discussion between two early Konami programmers took place in 2003. It was retrieved from Game Staff List Association Japan, a Japanese website that, among other things, aims to…

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Yoshio Sakamoto Talks Metroid

The year is 2003 and Yoshio Sakamoto, in the middle of making Metroid: Zero Mission (a GBA remake of the first Metroid on the NES), shares his memories of developing…

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Konami: The Nintendo Era

The following discussion between two early Konami programmers took place in 2003. It was retrieved from Game Staff List Association Japan, a Japanese website that, among other things, aims to…

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