Pit Fighter – by Todd Friedman

While I agree with that, 2 years before Mortal Kombat hit the scene, there was a breakthrough game featuring live-motion capture. This game was Pit Fighter. An underrated game in my opinion, Pit Fighter captures the reality of fighting in a video game. I remember playing this game in the bowling alley I worked at…

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Interview: “It Was An Amateurish Company In A Good Way” – Capcom Japan’s First Localisation Lead Talks Marvel, Resident Evil, & Working With Shinji Mikami

“There was no such word as ‘localisation.’ They were just calling it ‘text translation.’”. If you happened to play a lot of Capcom games in the ’90s and early 2000s, there’s a high probability you may have seen Takuya “Tom” Shiraiwa’s name scroll across your screen at some point in the past. Though we’re willing…

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“I’m Sorry” – Legendary Castlevania Composer Confirms She’s Not Working On Belmont’s Curse Or Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement

“Please continue to support me”. The Castlevania series is home to some of the greatest video game music ever composed, and many of the franchise’s aural highlights can be attributed to Michiru Yamane. Yamane joined the series for the Mega Drive / Genesis title Castlevania: Bloodlines, but her crowning glory is arguably the amazing soundtrack…

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