Grandia - 1998 Developer Interviews
http://shmuplations.com/grandia1998/
These Grandia interviews all appeared in Sega Saturn Magazine in 1998. They make a n...
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A Quick January Update
Greetings and a happy 2017 to all! The lack of updates this month may have already tipped you off, but I'm taking a break this January from translating in order to attend to some administrative tasks ...
2017-01-11 15:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe Making of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
http://shmuplations.com/zeldalttp/
This Link to the Past interview originally appeared in the 1/92 edition of Famicom ...
The Women of Game Design – 1990 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/womenofgamedesign/
This questionnaire-style interview was originally featured in the 1...
The Making of Darius
http://shmuplations.com/darius/
This Darius feature originally appeared in the April 1987 edition of Japan’s famed BEEP! mag...
2016-12-08 16:11:29 +0000 UTC View PostToaplan Game Music – Composer Interview Collection
http://shmuplations.com/toaplanmusic/
These composer remarks/interviews were compiled from liner notes of the many Toapl...
2016-12-06 16:00:55 +0000 UTC View PostKoji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/kojikondo/
This lengthy interview with famous Nintendo composer Koji Kondo was originally featured ...
2016-11-29 16:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy VI – 1994 Developer Interview
These Final Fantasy VI interviews first appeared in the 1994 editions of Game-On and Hippon Super ma...
2016-11-22 18:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostKazuma Kaneko x Tomomi Kobayashi – Designer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/kobayashikaneko/
This candid, wide-ranging interview between lauded designers Tomomi Kob...
Real Bout Fatal Fury – 1995 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/realboutfatalfury/
This Real Bout Fatal Fury interview first appeared in an official s...
What is Game Design? Three Perspectives
http://shmuplations.com/whatisgamedesign/
This interview originally appeared in the 1996 omnibus edition of Gam...
Thunder Force III – Developer Interviews
http://shmuplations.com/thunderforceiii/
This interview with Technosoft alumni Naosuke Arai is excerpted from a ...
Art of Fighting 2 – 1994 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/aof2/
This short Art of Fighting 2 interview appeared in a special issue of Gamest in May 1994. Alt...
Alisia Dragoon / Ranger X - Developer Interviews
[[Note: the Ranger X interview that was voted on this month was again a bit short, so I decided to translate something from another Megadrive classic, Alisia Dragoon, to make up the difference!]] 2016-09-28 16:21:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews
http://shmuplations.com/mario64/
These two lengthy interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and key members of the Super Mario 6...
Shigeki Toyama and Namco Arcade Machines
http://shmuplations.com/shigekitoyama/
This interview with veteran Namco designer Shigeki Toyama first appeared in...
Chrono Trigger – 1995 Developer Interview Collection
http://shmuplations.com/chronotrigger2/
This is a collection of Chrono Trigger interviews from early 1995, origin...
Deathsmiles (Superplayer) / Mushihimesama interviews
[[Note: the Mushihimesama interview that was voted on this month turned out to be kind of short, so I decided to translate another Cave interview from the list, hence the two-in-one update!]]
The Making of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
http://shmuplations.com/sfiii/These three Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike interviews were originally featured in Gamest magazine a...
2016-08-17 15:49:28 +0000 UTC View PostI.Q.: Intelligent Qube – 1997 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/iq/
In this "cerebral" interview, I.Q. designer Masahiko Sato talks puzzle design, gameplay, and the ...
Tomohiro Nishikado – 2000 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/nishikado/
As the creator of the revolutionary Space Invaders, Tomohiro Nishikado could rightl...
Silhouette Mirage – 1997 Developer Interviews
http://shmuplations.com/silhouettemirage/
This collection of Silhouette Mirage interviews from 1997 and 1998 fi...
Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/iwata/
his insightful interview with Satoru Iwata originally appeared in the 1999 quarterly editio...
Super Mario Kart – 1992 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/supermariokart/
In this vintage Super Mario Kart interview from 1992 (which first appeare...
Designing the A-Life System – 1996 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/alife/
This short interview about the “A-Life” system from NiGHTS was originally featured in g...
The Rock Stars of Sega – 2009 Composer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/sst/
This lengthy and candid interview from 2009 with alumni Sega composers Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Ta...
Switching from "Monthly" to "Per-Creation"
After much consideration, I've decided to switch this Patreon from a monthly to
per-creation campaign. In general, completing 5 translations a month is not a problem, although it is a "...
2016-06-23 15:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy Tactics – 1997 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/fft/
This Final Fantasy Tactics interview originally appeared in jp magazine Famitsu. It explores th...
Super Mario Land 2 – 1992 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/supermarioland2/
This small Super Mario Land 2 interview from 1992 was originally featur...
Alien Soldier – 1995 Developer Interview
http://shmuplations.com/aliensoldier/
I've updated this page with two more short Alien Soldier interviews, this tim...