441: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers - The Retro Hour EP441
Update: 2024-08-08
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This week on the podcast, we chat with John Szczepaniak, author of ‘The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers.’ John shares his journey documenting previously untold these stories, interviewing legends like Ryuichi Nishizawa and Kouichi Yotsui. And some insights from developers behind classics like Streets of Rage 2, Illusion of Gaia, and Metal Gear Solid.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
32:47 - John Szczepaniak Interview
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers/dp/0992926025
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Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 for Evercade: https://tinyurl.com/558tr4wv
Nintendo’s Gashapon toys can be used as controller replacement parts: https://tinyurl.com/3ptxra8t
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Lemmings arcade recreated: https://tinyurl.com/4frcvx5p
Hoonigans for Game Boy: https://tinyurl.com/bdfbhawr
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
32:47 - John Szczepaniak Interview
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers/dp/0992926025
Buy The Retro Hour Book: https://retrohour.myshopify.com/
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com
Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to
help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider
supporting us on Patreon:
https://theretrohour.com/support/
https://www.patreon.com/retrohour
Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd
Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour
Our Upcoming Events:
RetroMessa, Sandefjord, Norway 17-18th August:
https://www.retromessa.no/
Passione Amiga Day, Spoleto, Italy:
https://passioneamigaday.it/en/home/
Show notes:
Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 for Evercade: https://tinyurl.com/558tr4wv
Nintendo’s Gashapon toys can be used as controller replacement parts: https://tinyurl.com/3ptxra8t
Access the bad ending on Streets of Rage on one player: https://tinyurl.com/4d3ujn48
Lemmings arcade recreated: https://tinyurl.com/4frcvx5p
Hoonigans for Game Boy: https://tinyurl.com/bdfbhawr
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