MAGWest was the first West Coast MAGFest event in Santa Clara, California (August 25th-27th) and we were stoked to be invited to do a panel this year. The topic we landed on was the sound system of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and how the two sound chips (Sega PSG/YM2612) complemented each other for a rich… Read More »
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Takeshi Abo (Composer at StarCraft, KID, 5pb Games) Works: Chaos;Child, Memories Off, Infinity series, Steins;Gate This is a short interview with Takeshi Abo about his career and the composition done for Starfire (PC-98) Interviewed/translated by Pixelated Audio on 2017.08.15 for Episode 87
Heading back to the YM2608 for a look (and listen) at a game called Starfire for the PC-9801. A system exclusive, 1st person action RPG, released on October 14th of 1994; developed and published by a small company called StarCraft Inc. It’s an interesting game that, even though a Japanese only title, borrows heavily from… Read More »
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Originally, Lunar: The Silver Star was published by Game Arts for the Sega CD (Mega CD) in Japan in 1992, and the US in 1993 by Working Designs -developed Game Arts, Studio Alex. In 1996, Game Arts completely reworked, and retold the story of Lunar by releasing Lunar: The Silver Star Story for the Sega Saturn… Read More »
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Mitsume ga Tooru might not have made a western appearance, but what’s not to love? The gameplay is simple, accessible, and challenging – but not in a frustrating ‘rage-quit’ way, we loved it. Honestly, the soundtrack is awesome and going to be a lot of fun to listen to together with you. Composer, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, makes an… Read More »
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Hiroyuki Iwatsuki (Composer at Natsume) Works: Mitsume ga Tooru, Choujin Sentai Jetman, Pocky & Rocky, Wild Guns This is a short interview with Hiroyuki Iwatsuki about his career and the composition done for Mitsume ga Tooru (Famicom) Interviewed/translated by Pixelated Audio on 2017.03.08 for Episode 78