The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3: Monochrome
John Szczepaniak, "The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3: Monochrome"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 0992926084 | 424 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | 2018 | ISBN: 0992926084 | 424 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
The third and final volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers is complete! It's 423 pages and features over 35 interviewees.
Full contents listing here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-3/
The book is cover to cover interviews, meaning it's 100% pure revelations from the mouths of those who made the games.
Highlights include:
* Turns out Michael Jackson sang "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!
And so much more! There has never been a book with so much first-hand information on the Japanese games industry, and there never will be again!