Daichi Katagiri – OutRun and Virtua Fighter
“So if I think about it in terms of strategy, it’s a real-time puzzle game. Space Harrier is the same as OutRun in that way, I think.” – Daichi Katagiri
Sega
Astro City Mini and Game Design (Part 2)
“Shinobi style games have indeed been the ones that I’ve learned the most from…they are one of Sega’s great lineages.” – Roppyaku Tsurumi
Astro City Mini and Game Design (Part 1)
“A far cry from Shinobi, it was a lofty plan that didn’t seem like it could be based on anything that AM1 had done so far. At the very least, it wasn’t something that a newbie like me could handle. What was I supposed to do with this?” – Roppyaku Tsurumi
Mikado’s Ikeda and the Astro City
“Games like Columns II, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, and Wonder Boy make you wonder how on earth they can be as difficult as they are!” – Ikeda Minorock
Hiro and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Astro City Mini Interview
I found that Sega made Galaxy Force, and S.S.T. Band was there…I thought ‘I’m going to join this band!'” – Sega composer Takenobu Mitsuyoshi