“There was no party after that event either!…I just went with my family to eat Korean barbecue…I just kept thinking ‘But we filled up the whole venue!’ as I ate.” – Shinya Arino
“I wasn’t really sure what would happen if Sega didn’t do a better job of keeping up with its fans” -Tadashi Takezaki, former Sega staff member
“Being the son of such a legendary character, expectations were higher than normal…” – Maito Fujioka, Sega Shirou
“We searched for all sorts of parts, but ultimately we ended up customizing parts from a military-use radar in order to make it!” – Sega engineer Masao Yoshimoto
“We couldn’t sell any because we had no stock…My mom said ‘Can’t they just give you one, since you’re the one who made it?!’” – Tomohiro Nishikado, creator of Space Invaders