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
Arcade
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
Tadashi Takezaki Interview
“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