Author John Szczepaniak is here to chat about his anthology of dev interviews: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers! We chat about the lesser known corners of Japan’s gaming scene, the people who built it, and general sake consumption. In the games section, I look at some short and sweet games like Balloon Kid and Öoo!
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers-ebook/dp/B00Q93N29I
(0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:52) - The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers w/ John Szczepaniak
Games
(44:35) - Balloon Kid
(50:29) - Öoo
News
(56:53) - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie news, Tokyo updates
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