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Subject(s)

• Video games—Japan—Design—History [Browse]
• Video games—Japan—Authorship—History [Browse]
• Computer software developers—Japan—Interviews [Browse]
• Video games industry—Japan—History [Browse]

Author

Wiltshire, Alex [Browse]

Editor

Wiltshire, Alex [Browse]

• Wiltshire, Alex [Browse]
• Wiltshire, Alex [Browse]

Summary note

"An innovative and beautifully designed history of the nascent Japanese videogame industry, as told by those who were there, Japansoft takes readers inside the games, companies, and human experiences which forged a whole new culture. Comprising interviews with game developers at companies including Sega, Enix, Capcom, Hudson Soft, and Nihon Falcom, Japansoft: An Oral History offers fresh and diverse perspectives on many of the defining games of our time. A deep dive into the beginnings of the videogame industry in Japan, this book documents a much-loved era of creativity that defined the industry for decades. Enhancing a book already rich with insightful interviews are anecdotal illustrations by iconic Japanese illustrator Yu Nagaba, as well as never-before-seen period photographs, rare press ads, and an illustrated guide to the key computers and consoles that were landmarks of the early Japanese gaming era. A reedited digest of game journalist John Szczepaniak's three-volume series, The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, this book adds specially conducted interviews with figures including Harumi Fujita (Bionic Commando), Noritaka Funamizu (1943, Area 88), Manami Matsumae (Rockman), Nasir Gebelli (Final Fantasy, Rad Racer), and Tomohiro Nishikado (Space Invaders)"-- Amazon.

Notes

• "With 89 illustrations."
• "First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Read-Only Memory"--Colophon.
• "Based on John Szczepaniak's three book series, The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. This book consists of personal recollections by interviewees, often about events many years ago, and is not a verified factual account"--Colophon.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• ASCII
• Nihon Falcom
• T&E Soft
• Photographs
• Enix
• Square
• dB-SOFT
• Hudson Soft
• Konami
• Westone
• Sega
• Advertisements
• Capcom
• Human entertainment
• Epilogue
• Appendix: Biographies ; Hardware ; Colophon.

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ISBN

• 9780500028292 (paperback)
• 050002829X (paperback)

OCLC

1422224820

Other standard number

90101216293

RCP

C - O

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