Published in Arcadia Issue 34 (March 1, 2003). Conversation with DDR series music director Naoki Maeda (NAOKI) around the release of DDR Extreme about his history with DDR. Follow-up to a previous DDR Extreme interview.
Darkstalkers Developer Interview
Published in Gamest Issue 139 (October 30, 1994), a special issue serving as a mook for Darkstalkers 1. Interview with planners Junichi Ohno (referred to here as OHN) and Noritaka Funamizu (referred to here as POO).
wac x dj TAKA – Simultaneous Soundtrack Release Special Talk
Published in Arcadia Issue 28 (September 1, 2002). Conversation with pop’n music sound director wac and beatmania IIDX sound director dj TAKA, in honor of the upcoming simultaneous soundtrack releases for pop’n music 8 and beatmania IIDX 7th style.
Mr. Driller Developer Roundtable
Published in Arcadia Vol. 3 (April 30, 2000). Roundtable discussion of the Namco action-puzzle game Mr. Driller, which had recently released in arcades and was soon to release on home systems.
Darkstalkers Character Q&A Part 3
From Vampire Savior Fanbook. Q&A with Capcom about the entire cast of Vampire Savior.
Technic Beat Soundtrack Release Special Roundtable
Published in Arcadia Issue 97 (June, 2008). Roundtable discussion of the soon-to-release (at the time of the interview) soundtrack for Arika’s 2002’s arcade music game Technic Beat. Includes both Arika staff and composers from SuperSweep.
Fighting Vipers Digital Collection – Part 1
Published in 1996. Articles from the physical book component of the Fighting Vipers Digital Collection. This part covers the conception of the game with director Hiroshi Kataoka, and details regarding the Pepsi partnership with publicity manager Fumio Kurokawa.
EDP×beatnation summit 2017 – kors k & Ryu☆ Interview
From the pamphlet given out at EDP×beatnation summit 2017, held March 18, 2017, celebrating the 10th anniversary of beatnation records. Short interviews with beatnation members kors k & Ryu☆.
OutRun 2 Development Stories
Published in Arcadia Issue 41 (October, 2003). Pre-release interview with OutRun 2 Planner/Assistant Director Shin Ishikawa, and Producer Makoto Osaki.
Capcom vs. SNK Developer Interview
Published in Arcadia Issue 8 (January, 2001). Interview with Capcom vs. SNK series director Hideaki Itsuno and producer Yoshihiro Sudo. This interview comes several months after both the release of Capcom vs. SNK, and the announcement of Capcom vs. SNK 2.