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Join Alex, Michael, and others are they talk about the plotlines of legacy videogame franchises, how they evolved, and how they often go off the rails. They will also talk about how these games were developed, who was involved in writing these storylines, and why some gaming stories end up being completely bonkers.
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Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
In this Episode, Michael hurriedly tells Alex all about Lunar, the cult classic RPG series that was cool and good until its developers got into a giant fight and it died.
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Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
In the final-ish episode about Translation and Localization, Alex and Michael talk about the company Working Designs, an early pioneer when it came to localization and one that really, really hated Bernie Stolar.
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Sources:
https://www.lunar-net.com/interviews/vic.php
Interview with Victor Ireland (E3 - May 1998). Author: Eric Farand and Webber, published 1998
https://www.lunar-net.com/interviews/vic2.php
Interview with Victor Ireland (E3 - May 1999). Author: Eric Farand, published 1999.
https://www.sega-16.com/2004/09/classic-interview-victor-ireland/
Classic Interview: Victor Ireland (Founder of Working Designs). Author: Zach Menston & Doug Arnold. Published September 5th, 2004 and interviews originally conducted between 1993-1995.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-victor-ireland-on-the-end-of-working-designs/1100-6141225/
Q&A: Victor Ireland on the end of Working Designs. Author: Brendan Sinclair. Published December 14th, 2005.
https://tcrf.net/Exile:_Wicked_Phenomenon
Webpage for Exile: Wicked Phenomenon. Author unknown.
https://www.lunar-net.com/ebc/ebc_diff.php
Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete Translation Differences. Author: Unknown
https://r.mprd.se/Sega%20CD/Manuals/Lunar%20-%20Eternal%20Blue%20(U).pdf
Manual for Lunar: The Silver Star. No, seriously, it's mislabeled.
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the early and mid-career of Jeremy Blaustein, translator for various Konami games such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Metal Gear Solid, and his somewhat controversial takes on translating and localizing.
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2i4ufo9wg
-Four Kids Flashback, by Tara Sands and Steve Yurko
The Bizarre, True Story of Metal Gear Solid's English Translation
Jeremy Blaustein, Polygon, published July 18th 2019
Interview With Jeremy Blaustein (Central Silent Hill)
Unknown Author, published 2003
https://www.silenthillmemories.net/creators/interviews/2003_blaustein_csh_en.htm
Interview with Jeremy Blaustein
Unknown author, Arcade Attack, unknown publisher
https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/jeremy-blaustein/
Interview With The Wolfgirl - Agness Kaku
John Szczepaniak, Hardcore Gaming 101, Published January 2012
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about localization in video games, giving a background of necessity and difficulty of competently translating from one language to another.
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Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
In the final episode of our series on Final Fantasy and Stranger of Paradise, Alex and Michael talk about maybe the three worst (narrative) DLCs I have ever seen, completely changing their opinion of Stranger of Paradise.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Michael might have gotten a touch of COVID, but that's not going to stop him from telling Alex all about the nuts plot of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.
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Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, the Team Ninja-developed nonsense prequel to Final Fantasy.
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Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the original Final Fantasy, and how it laid the groundwork for the shared Final Fantasy universe in an unexpected way.
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
This week, Michael and Alex wrap up Ninja Gaiden by talking about a nicely animated (but hopelessly pointless) OVA called Ninja Ryukenden, an anime about Ninjas, powerwalking and filled with wolfmen dying horribly
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Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
In this episode, Alex and Michael take a look at the plots of Ninja Gaiden (arcade), Ninja Gaiden (NES), Ninja Gaiden II, and Ninja Gaiden III where we learn Ryu likes sunsets, brunettes who are CIA agents, and dislikes getting shot repeatedly.
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