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
Toaplan was one of the most well-loved developers in the shooter genre with a number of releases including Tiger-Heli, Twin Cobra, Hellfire, Truxton, and Zero Wing. In 1990, they released a different style of shooter called Out Zone which and is one of the most significant departures from the company’s catalog but still retains all the excitement, difficulty, and attention to… Read More »
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