The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers [Vol. 1, 2]


Автор: John Szczepaniak
Дата выпуска: 2014, 2015
Volume 1 www.hardcoregaming101.net/japandvd/japandvd.htm
www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-1/

This book reveals more secrets about the history of Japanese games than ever before, with 36 interviewees and exclusive archive photos. Konami's secret games console, the origin of Game Arts and Quintet, unusual events at Telenet, stories on Falcom, politics behind Enix's game programming contests, a tour of the Love-de-Lic and WARP offices (with layout sketches). Every interviewee is asked about unreleased titles. Foreword by GAMESIDE magazine's editor-in-chief, Yusaku Yamamoto.

INTERVIEWEES INCLUDE: Hitoshi YONEDA / Tatsuo NOMURA / Katsutoshi EGUCHI / Toru HIDAKA / Roy OZAKI / Kouichi YOTSUI / Masaaki KUKINO / Yoshitaka Murayama / Harry Inaba / Ryukushi07 / Kotaro UCHIKOSHI / ZUN / Yoshiro KIMURA / Kouji YOKOTA / Jun Nagashima / Yuzo KOSHIRO / Masamoto MORITA / Akira TAKIGUCHI / Masakuni MITSUHASHI / Kohei IKEDA / Hiroshi SUZUKI / Tomonori SUGIYAMA / Yutaka ISOKAWA / Yasuhito SAITO / Takaki KOBAYASHI / Keite ABE / Keiji INAFUNE / Makoto GOTO

Volume 2 Detailed contents listing here:
www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-2/

Nearly 400 pages and over 30 interviews, with exclusive content on the history of Japanese games. The origins of Hudson, Masaya's epic robot sagas, Nintendo's funding of a PlayStation RTS, detailed history of Westone Entertainment, and a diverse range of unreleased games. Includes exclusive office layout maps, design documents, and archive photos.

In a world first — something no other journalist has dared examine — there's candid discussion on the involvement of Japan's yakuza in the industry.

Forewords by Retro Gamer founding editor Martyn Carroll and game history professor Martin Picard.


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Альбом Iroiro Iu Kedo "Heart" Iine ga Hoshii от Nanawo Akari



Жанр: J-Pop
Дата релиза: 14.02.2018
Аудиокодек: MP3 (*.mp3)
Битрейт аудио: CBR 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 00:27:49

Nanawo Akari (ナナヲアカリ) is a professional singer who was active in a band in 2011 and became a solo singer in 2014. Her first indie mini album was released in Summer 2016, after 2 original songs composed by the VOCALOID producer Neru, were uploaded on both NND and YT. However, she only became an utaite only after her cover of the VOCALOID song «Dance Robot Dance» in December 2016.
Tracklist 01 インスタントヘヴン feat.Eve
作詞・作曲・編曲:ナユタン星人 ポエトリー:ナナヲアカリ イラスト:寺田てら
02 ドッペルアリー
作詞・作曲:Eve、ナナヲアカリ 編曲:Numa イラスト:廣田痛
03 プラネタリー・メッセージ
作詞:ナナヲアカリ 作曲・編曲:Yunomi イラスト:檀上大空
04 ギヴミー「♡」(いいね)!!ドル活☆DAYS
作詞:狐夢想(COOL&CREATE)、ナナヲアカリ 作曲・編曲:ARM(IOSYS) イラスト:路地子
05 眠らない街、眠りたい僕
作詞:ナナヲアカリ 作曲・編曲:こんにちは谷田さん イラスト:No.734/DMYM
06 Heart.empty
作詞:はるまきごはん、ナナヲアカリ 作曲:はるまきごはん 編曲:MI8k イラスト:はるまきごはん
07 ハノ ~acoustic version~ (Bonus)

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