Join Alex, Michael, and others are they talk about the plotlines of legacy videogame franchises, how they evolved, and how they often go off the rails. They will also talk about how these games were developed, who was involved in writing these storylines, and why some gaming stories end up being completely bonkers.
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Episode 47-1: I Really Like Lunar And Want To Tell You All About It
Michael reveals the cult classic RPG series Lunar's untimely demise after its developers' public feud.
7 Nov 2024
Episode 46-3: Oh Working Designs, You Are Such a Mess
In the final-ish episode about Translation and Localization, Alex and Michael talk about the company Working Designs, an early pioneer when it came to localization and one that really, really hated Bernie Stolar.
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Sources:
https://www.lunar-net.com/interviews/vic.php
Interview with Victor Ireland (E3 - May 1998). Author: Eric Farand and Webber, published 1998
https://www.lunar-net.com/interviews/vic2.php
Interview with Victor Ireland (E3 - May 1999). Author: Eric Farand, published 1999.
https://www.sega-16.com/2004/09/classic-interview-victor-ireland/
Classic Interview: Victor Ireland (Founder of Working Designs). Author: Zach Menston & Doug Arnold. Published September 5th, 2004 and interviews originally conducted between 1993-1995.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-victor-ireland-on-the-end-of-working-designs/1100-6141225/
Q&A: Victor Ireland on the end of Working Designs. Author: Brendan Sinclair. Published December 14th, 2005.
https://tcrf.net/Exile:_Wicked_Phenomenon
Webpage for Exile: Wicked Phenomenon. Author unknown.
https://www.lunar-net.com/ebc/ebc_diff.php
Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete Translation Differences. Author: Unknown
https://r.mprd.se/Sega%20CD/Manuals/Lunar%20-%20Eternal%20Blue%20(U).pdf
Manual for Lunar: The Silver Star. No, seriously, it's mislabeled.
18 Oct 2024
Episode 46-2: Jeremy Blaustein: Translator of Metal Gear Solid
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the early and mid-career of Jeremy Blaustein, translator for various Konami games such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Metal Gear Solid, and his somewhat controversial takes on translating and localizing.
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2i4ufo9wg
-Four Kids Flashback, by Tara Sands and Steve Yurko
The Bizarre, True Story of Metal Gear Solid's English Translation
Jeremy Blaustein, Polygon, published July 18th 2019
https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/18/20696081/metal-gear-solid-translation-japanese-english-jeremy-blaustein
Interview With Jeremy Blaustein (Central Silent Hill)
Unknown Author, published 2003
https://www.silenthillmemories.net/creators/interviews/2003_blaustein_csh_en.htm
Interview with Jeremy Blaustein
Unknown author, Arcade Attack, unknown publisher
https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/jeremy-blaustein/
Interview With The Wolfgirl - Agness Kaku
John Szczepaniak, Hardcore Gaming 101, Published January 2012
http://www.eatchain.com/garbage/METALGEAR%3F%3F%3F/Metal%20Gear%20Solid%202%20Agness%20Kaku%20Intereview/Page%201/Hardcore%20Gaming%20101%20%20Agness%20Kaku%20Interview.htm
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