Too many people passed on this 16-bit gem.
At Time Extension we love to look over old magazines, as evidenced by various features we’ve done on Super Play, Mean Machines and others. While espousing the positives, it’s also worth casting a critical eye over some of the missteps magazines have made. Not to mock, but to understand some of the long-term effects a lazy review or false piece of news might have. Today’s case: why Robotrek on the SNES deserved better.
When living in Japan to conduct interviews for The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, I had the good fortune to meet Kouji Yokota on two occasions. His career is so extensive a third meeting would been nice; Yokota worked on classics at Telenet, Falcom, Game Arts, plus Quintet, and his portfolio includes Valis, Megami Tensei, Exile, Ys III, Dragon Slayer, Gaiares, Lunar: Eternal Blue, ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Robotrek.
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Too many people passed on this 16-bit gem.
At Time Extension we love to look over old magazines, as evidenced by various features we’ve done on Super Play, Mean Machines and others. While espousing the positives, it’s also worth casting a critical eye over some of the missteps magazines have made. Not to mock, but to understand some of the long-term effects a lazy review or false piece of news might have. Today’s case: why Robotrek on the SNES deserved better.
When living in Japan to conduct interviews for The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, I had the good fortune to meet Kouji Yokota on two occasions. His career is so extensive a third meeting would been nice; Yokota worked on classics at Telenet, Falcom, Game Arts, plus Quintet, and his portfolio includes Valis, Megami Tensei, Exile, Ys III, Dragon Slayer, Gaiares, Lunar: Eternal Blue, ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Robotrek.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
