The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers with John Szczepaniak, Balloon Kid, Öoo

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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