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...
2023-04-23 02:21:31 +0000 UTC
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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
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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...
2023-03-31 00:36:42 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-03-31 00:30:48 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-03-24 10:45:14 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-02-26 03:26:57 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-02-23 03:58:43 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-02-21 10:09:37 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-01-29 10:16:20 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-01-23 06:44:50 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-01-15 02:15:42 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-01-07 03:59:06 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-12-24 03:42:10 +0000 UTC
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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. ...
2022-12-22 06:47:29 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-12-22 06:45:58 +0000 UTC
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https://shmuplations.com/thexder/
https://shmuplations.com/aconcagua/
Hey all! Sorry for the late update this month, was super busy w...
2022-11-29 08:25:54 +0000 UTC
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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, ...
2022-11-29 08:19:10 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-11-29 08:17:48 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-10-29 06:13:26 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2022-10-26 00:31:02 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-10-25 08:16:03 +0000 UTC
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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
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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, ...
2022-09-27 05:21:50 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-09-18 23:07:46 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-09-13 13:10:13 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-08-30 00:11:50 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-08-25 00:19:56 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2022-08-10 10:09:14 +0000 UTC
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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...
2022-07-21 06:44:39 +0000 UTC
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