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“It was a very sombre time for me”. Yoshinori Kitase has worked on some of the most famous JRPGs ever made, including Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X, and is currently head of Square Enix’s Creative Business Unit I, as well as company vice president, a…

“We were sweating at the time”. We recently spoke to the key creatives behind FIFA Road to World Cup 98, one of the most transformative entries in the long-running soccer series. As noted in the piece, this entry was the first in the franchise to use licensed music from real-world acts rather than rely solely…

“That’s the best FIFA that’s ever been made and still is”. Back when we were putting together our ‘Making of’ for FIFA International Soccer, we asked several members of the FIFA team to name their favourite FIFA game, and almost unanimously, they answered with a single title: FIFA Road to World Cup 98. Originally released…

And you can play it in your web browser now. Sega’s iconic arcade racer Turbo OutRun has been updated by fans, and you can play it in your browser right now. Turbo Outrun Reimagined has been developed by Sk1ds and features four playable cars and five different races to participate in. Careless driving will damage…

NINTENDO GAMECUBE 2006 Ever had the desire to play pinball with real-time tacticalstrategy in feudal Japan? Believe it or not, Odama is just that and more. In order to take vengeance against the traitor that betrayed his father, General Yamanoushi Kagetora fabricates the Odama, the most inventive battlefield weapon ever devised. This monstrously heavy orb…

Round ’em up. Konami’s 1986 action title Jail Break (known in Japan as Manhattan 24th Precinct) is now playable on Analogue Pocket. The work has been handled by developer Roland King, and was spotted by Pixel Cherry Ninja. Read the full article on timeextension.com Round ’em up. Konami’s 1986 action title Jail Break (known in…

“This distributor is big enough to try to convince Capcom”. The developer behind the fan-made Genesis / Mega Drive port of Final Fight has revealed that it could become an officially licensed physical release with Capcom’s blessing. Mauro Xavier took to Twitter to state that he and his team are “currently awaiting a response from…

Japan-only sequel runs on custom Taito 3D hardware. Operation Wolf is one of Taito’s most iconic arcade titles, so much so that it recently got a new entry in the shape of Operation Wolf Returns. Released in arcades in 1987 to commercial and critical acclaim, it would be ported to multiple home formats at the…

“A brand new, completely rewritten port”. Published in 1993 for the Sega CD, Vay was one of the few JRPGs for the console to get a Western localisation, and, as a result, it has become something of a cult classic with Sega fans (ourselves included). Developed by Hertz and published by SIMS in Japan, it…