Indie developer Chris from KaniPro Games returns to chat about his newest title: Hong Kong 2097, the sequel to one of Japan’s worst doujin games. We get into how he secured rights to the sequel, how to make a follow-up to an infamously bad game, and the rocky road to actually getting it released! In the feature, I highlight all the exciting collabs and the movie going experience of watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in Japan!

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Hong Kong 2097: https://kanipro.itch.io/hong-kong-2097

(0:00) - Intro

Games

(0:55) - Hong Kong 2097 w/ KaniPro Games

Feature

(21:26) - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in Japan

News

(35:46) - New merch, pop ups, and Splatoon Raiders

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Media historian Rex from Beyond Electric Sheep is here to chat about Evangelion video games! From visual novels to fighting games to mahjong, we (magma) dive into how one of Japan’s most important anime is also emblematic of a special time in Japanese gaming history. Plus, I look at the wacky Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and the deathly serious Pokemon Champions.

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And check out this week’s special ad: Kirby Conversations Podcast!

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(0:00) - Intro

Feature

(0:55) - Evangelion Video Games w/ Beyond Electric Sheep

Games

(37:44) - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

(47:14) - Pokemon Champions

News

(56:22) - Rhythm Heaven Groove, new Nintendo merch

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Author John Szczepaniak is here to chat about his anthology of dev interviews: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers! We chat about the lesser known corners of Japan’s gaming scene, the people who built it, and general sake consumption. In the games section, I look at some short and sweet games like Balloon Kid and Öoo!

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(0:00) - Intro

Feature

(0:52) - The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers w/ John Szczepaniak

Games

(44:35) - Balloon Kid

(50:29) - Öoo

News

(56:53) - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie news, Tokyo updates

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