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MY interview with Yusaku Yamamoto, editor of SHOOTING GAMESIDE!!!! (yes, really!)

  • 13-12-2011 9:17am
    #1
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭


    Yes, you read the thread title right. I just received back completed interview questions directly from Yusaku Yamamoto, editor in chief of Shooting Gameside magazine! :eek:

    I shall post the interview on my blog this evening, I just couldn't contain my trouser custard any longer since the email landed in my inbox this morning.

    Is this real SHMUP PORN? :D

    EDIT: The article is now live here: http://www.pinkbullets.co.uk/blogs/?p=236

    I hope you enjoy it. :)


Comments

  • #2
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Well done!
    Quite a scoop!
    Look forward to reading it.


  • #3
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Thanks Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale!

    It's a rather brief interview (the language barrier was a huge issue) but Yamamoto-San was really friendly and answered all the questions. A few eye openers too!

    I'll post tonight. Hope you lot enjoy the article. Interviewing Yamamoto-San was like meeting the Pope.... Or watching Mairead Farrell and Jennifer Maguire wrestling in the nip in beans. :D


  • #4
    Monkeyto
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Monkeyto


    That's awesome, what an exclusive!


  • #5
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    I was actually watching this video on the train this morning when the email arrived. Reminded me a bit of the awesome Guitar Wolf when the email popped up on my iPad.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q


    Wahoooo!

    Anyway, yes I'm just deciding today how to use the info I have. Regular question format or put them in to a longer article. I'll probably go with the latter and flesh it out with lots of 'stuff'. Delighted anyway, cheers all! :)


  • #6
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,266 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Fookin' awesome!

    ...the interview answers will be printed in English, right??? :pac:

    Also, will you be printing it out and sniffing it?


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  • #7
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Aye the interview is in English. Yamamoto-san actually answered my questions is English anyway so it's all good! It will be in English and repeated in (probably very badly Google translated) Japanese too.

    Had a few back and forth emails with him today too so a bit more to add to the interview including some comments on Darius Burst EX!

    Feel free to print it out and sniff it at your leisure. :)


  • #8
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,063 ✭✭✭Doge


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Thanks Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale!


    lol, you're quite a crazy guy! :D

    me like.

    Congratulations on the Interview, nice of him to answer your questions!


  • #9
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Thanks everyone. I have spent all night on the article!

    Here is the finished product, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Long live the shooting game. :)

    http://www.pinkbullets.co.uk/blogs/?p=236


  • #10
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,498 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Thanks everyone. I have spent all night on the article!

    Here is the finished product, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Long live the shooting game. :)

    http://www.pinkbullets.co.uk/blogs/?p=236

    Excellent stuff dude thanks, very well written too. It would be brilliant if they did manage to produce an English language version in PDF.


  • #11
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Cheers chief, much appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed, I hold hope for an English language release too, for now I will continue just looking at the pages!


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  • #12
    kevin2me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭kevin2me


    Some writing buddy, what a great read.
    "44 page (!) feature on the Darius series"
    U must have died and gone to Heaven :)

    Dare I ask but whats your Top 5?
    Or better still what would be your Top 5 Shrumps on Mame
    that you'd recommend with easy pick up for newbies?

    On my machine, I love likes of 1943, Aerofighters, Strikers.


  • #13
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,887 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I'm impressed by your writing skills:)
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  • #14
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I'm impressed by your writing skills:)

    Cheers lads, much appreciated. :)

    Many moons ago, I confess I had an interview at Future Publishing for PC Gamer magazine. I sat the interview but couldn't relocate. Before and ever since then, I've always enjoyed writing, not just video games but writing in general. Wish I'd stuck with it as I really enjoy it (regardless of if the standard is on par with the pro's or not, I don't care I enjoy it). :)

    As for newbie shooters, hmm, I actually wouldn't recommend any of the Darius games for beginners. Or Mars Matrix for that matter. ;)

    Not sure what to suggest really, good idea for a blog feature though! I shall report back soon!

    As for the Darius article, yes, even though I couldn't read a jot of it, there was gallons of trouser custard spilt as I flipped through all 44 pages of Darius heaven.

    I actually have some Darius-related news to report soon. Stay tuned. :)

    Glad ye enjoyed the read gents, I enjoyed writing it.


  • #15
    kevin2me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭kevin2me


    Brilliant ill watch this Space so for more Blog Posts so :)

    Future Publishing how cool was that... Now Blog can be ur CV, it rocks...
    Second you said that TOTAL Magazine popped into my head,
    Still have them upstairs in my man cave :) aka The Spare Bedroom :)
    http://retro.nintendolife.com/news/2011/08/feature_the_making_of_total_magazine

    I once applied for Job as programmer for RARE just after college in 2004, saw job posting at back of Edge Magazine and to my surprise I got Phonecall interview from them, I was so shocked I totally choked on Interview but girl used to go on Summer Holidays to Skibbereen in Cork every year, so she put me threw to next round.

    RARE flew me over to UK for second round of interviews, they had interviews in 4-5 major cities, and they had 6 Jobs. I made it to Final 8!!! and lost out just at the last hurdle, they later sent me 150 pounds cheque for flights expenses I think I have it still somewhere stuck between some games magazine pages :)


  • #16
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Looks like my article just reached France!

    http://www.shmup.com/index.php?id=546

    :D

    Jeez Kevin, that's amazing you got the call up for Rare, fair play to you! Funny Future did the same for me and paid my expenses to travel to Bath. Had to wait ages to get back to London though so sat in the pub outside their offices and got absolutely rifled. :pac:


  • #17
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,266 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Just had a look at it this morning on the way to work (brightened up the commute, cheers for that :))

    I'll echo Retr0's comment about your writing, it really is an enjoyable read.

    And the comment on an English language release? :eek: Sign me up!!


  • #18
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Cheers champ, glad that folk are enjoying it. Yamamoto-san emailed me back and said he enjoyed it, @Gameside on Twitter has tweeted a link to it. :)

    I'm hoping for English PDF's too although I wouldn't hold your breath. It's nice he's considered it though and I think he was genuinely shocked to hear so many non-Japanese speaking people are a fan of the magazine.

    Looking forward to Vol. 4 now, can't wait!


  • #19
    OwaynOTT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,564 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    I'm liking the blog and I'll echo what the others said about it being a good read.

    It will be my place to get educated about shmups my master.


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