“Thinking that Tougeki will always use the newest title in the series, I figured the only way to create hype around a KOF ’98 scene would be to start a national tournament myself.” – Dune, KOF player and tournament organizer
“Could you just shut up for a minute?! I can turn things around in a single hit, if I manage to land a throw!” – Ooishinbo, Famitsu Editor
“Incidentally, we originally had planned for Nicotine Caffeine to be one of those characters.” – Nobuyuki Kuroki, Samurai Shodown Director
“Part of the charm of Metal Slug is how the machines slip-slide around, but they don’t move around brilliantly like if they were polygons.” – Kazuhiro Tanaka, Designer at SNK
“Home console games were interesting, but I was charmed by being able to get a rich experience from arcade games, much like that of going to eat a fancy restaurant.”- Kenichiro Takaki, President of Honey Parade Games