[ecrea] Untold History of Japanese Videogame Developers

*****New Book Release*****

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3 by John Szczepaniak.

The third and final volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game 
Developers is finally complete! It has 423 pages and features over 35 
interviewees.

Please support this publication as it serves as an archive for global 
perspectives on the Japanese videogame industry which, in its breadth 
and depth is never likely to be repeated and does not exist in print or 
online  Szczepaniak's work is highly regarded, but as he states in the 
introduction, it is rarely given the recognition it deserves.  It is 
hoped that this final volume will offer an opprtunity to redress this 
balance.

Full contents listing here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-3/

Unedited and uncut interviews with Japanese videgames developers with 
highlights that include:


*  Michael Jackson singing "a capella" for Sonic 3's music

* Falcom RPGs in-depth, including Legacy of the Wizard on NES

* Evolution of Dragon Quest

* Microsoft Japan secrets

* Yu Suzuki wants to direct Swan Lake to heavy metal

* Hironobu Sakaguchi spent $10'000 on parties

* The Final Fantasy team adapted the Aliens film into a computer game

* Konami secrets and the origin of Parodius

* PC Engine versus Famicom coder face-off

* Unreleased games - too many to count!

* Some companies tried to sabotage others!

* Capcom secrets with exclusive photos

* Design documents of games; archive photos and maps

Breaks more Non-Disclosure Agreements than a corporate espionage mole!

Also includes interviews with: Aziz HINOSHITA, Bill SWARTZ, Henk ROGERS, 
Hidenori SHIBAO, Hiroshi ISHIKAWA, Kazki MATSUMURA, Kelly ROGERS, Ken 
OGURA, Kenichi YOKOH, Kotaro HAYASHIDA, Kouichi YOTSUI, Manabu KUSUNOKI, 
Manabu YAMANA, Masahiro FUKUDA, Microsoft Japan, Mitsuakira TATSUTA, 
Naosuke ARAI, Naoto OHSHIMA, Nasir GEBELLI, Rieko KODAMA, Ryota AKAMA, 
Satoshi FUJISHIMA, Seve HANAWA, Takashi TOKITA, Takato YOSHINARI, 
Takayuki HIRONO, Takayuki KOMABAYASHI, Terry WOLFINGER, Toshinari OKA, 
Yasuhide KOBAYASHI, Yoji ISHII, Yoshio KIYA, Yuichi TOYAMA, Yutaka SUGANO

Available to purchase from all online booksellers.

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