This book is identical to the "GOLD" edition of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, also on Amazon. The only difference is the cover. This edition has been discontinued - please purchase the Gold edition if you want Volume 1 at a low price. There is also a Volume 2 available, again through Amazon.

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1

Computers & Technology

Szczepaniak, S.M.G

Games & Strategy Guides

SMG Szczepaniak

Full contents here: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-1/ 
This book reveals more secrets about the untold history of Japanese game developers than ever before, with 36 interviewees and exclusive archive photos. 
Konami's secret games console, the origin of Game Arts and Quintet, unusual events at Telenet, stories on Falcom, politics behind Enix's game programming contests, a tour of the Love-de-Lic and WARP offices (with layout sketches). Every interviewee is asked about unreleased titles. 
Foreword by GAMESIDE magazine's editor-in-chief, Yusaku Yamamoto. 
Hitoshi YONEDA: Japanese cover artist, Falcom, Sega, Phantasy Star II cover 
Tatsuo NOMURA: Google engineer, 8-bit Maps, working with Square-Enix, Dragon Quest 
Katsutoshi EGUCHI: Life of Kenji Eno, Real Sound for Saturn, Bitmap Brothers, Gods and Xenon 2, CESA and ratings, Dreamcast creation, Michael Nyman, WARP 
Toru HIDAKA: Enix programmer, lecturer, Kouichi Nakamura, PC-88 (code, graphics, music), converting Ultima, a changing industry 
Roy OZAKI &amp; Kouichi YOTSUI: Mitchell Corp, Capcom (rare photos), Pang and Bubble Buster, Strider, Cannon Dancer, Gamshara, Puzz Loop and Zuma, Polarium, Suzuki Bakuhatsu, Namco's System 10 board, Nintendo, Data East, gangsters 
Masaaki KUKINO: Konami and SNK (office map), unreleased games, Haunted Castle (aka: Castlevania), Asterix, Crime Fighters, Silent Scope, King of Fighters 
Suikoden Chapter: Yoshitaka Murayama, Harry Inaba, Jeremy Blaustein, Casey Loe, Konami's unreleased games console/handheld, difficulties of localisation 
Ryukushi07: Visual novels, eroge, doujin, Comiket, Umineko, Higurashi When They Cry, Rose Gun Days, Key, Jun Maeda 
Kotaro UCHIKOSHI: Visual novels, Pepsiman, Memories Off, Never 7, Ever 17, Remember 11, EVE, pressures of making erotic games, 999, Virtue's Last Reward, Danganronpa 
ZUN: Touhou shooters, PC-98 versus Windows, office sketches, Taito, Bujingai, PS2 bench-marking, Comiket, doujin, indie, beer 
Yoshiro KIMURA: Square Soft, Romancing SaGa, Rule of Rose, Chulip, Little King's Story, Love-de-Lic (office sketches), Moon, Lack of Love, Kenichi Nishi, Grasshopper, rare art 
Kouji YOKOTA: Telenet, Falcom, Game Arts, Quintet (rare photos), Megami Tensei on FC and MSX, ActRaiser, Illusion of Gaia, Gaiares, Lunar: EB, Valis, history of Ys III, Masaki Hashimoto &amp; Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, Granstream Saga 
Jun Nagashima: Falcom (office sketch), creation of Popful Mail, Ys V on SFC, Studio Alex 
Yuzo KOSHIRO: Falcom, Sega, Quintet, Ancient, sister joining industry, doujin, The Scheme, music column, studio tour, Joe Hisaishi, origin of Sonic on 8-bit systems, Bare Knuckle 4 
Masamoto MORITA: Sega (layout), arcade rivalry with consoles, end of Sega hardware, Die Hard Arcade 
Akira TAKIGUCHI: ASCII, AX series, Game Arts, Taito deals, MSX prototype, Apple II in Japan, PC-6001, CBM PET 
Masakuni MITSUHASHI: ASCII, AX series, Game Arts, Silpheed on PC-88 and MCD, cut content, Lunar: EB debugging 
Kohei IKEDA: Game Arts co-founder (office maps), Thexder, new model of PC-88, shift to consoles 
Hiroshi SUZUKI: First stealth game, deal with Taito, Lupin III, computers 
Tomonori SUGIYAMA: Vanguard, Enix, unreleased Saturn hardware, Game Arts, Falcom, Lunar: SSS and EB for MCD and Saturn, Grandia 
Yutaka ISOKAWA: Namco's desire to launch a console, Enix, Vanguard, Catrap, NeGcon 
Yasuhito SAITO: dB-SOFT, Data West (maps), programming 177, Macadam Soft, Bounty Arms (PS1), Layla (FC), Rayxanber, Cross Blaim 
Takaki KOBAYASHI &amp; Keite ABE: dB-SOFT, Agenda, SmileBoom, Riot City, Prince of Persia, SNK 
Keiji INAFUNE: Mega Man, Mighty No.9, Capcom, Comcept, Akira Kitamura 
Stephen &amp; William ROZNER: Mega Man 1 &amp; 3 for DOS, Capcom USA, Street Fighter on C64, Mega Man X and Street Fighter II on PC 
Makoto GOTO: Shubibinman 2, Don Quixote (MEGA LD)

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Gold

The third and final volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers is complete! It's 423 pages and features over 35 interviewees. Full contents listing here: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-3/  The book is cover to cover interviews, meaning it's 100% pure revelations from the mouths of those who made the games.  Highlights include: * Turns out Michael Jackson sang "a capella" for Sonic 3's music * Falcom RPGs in-depth, including Legacy of the Wizard on NES * Evolution of Dragon Quest * Microsoft Japan secrets * Yu Suzuki wants to direct Swan Lake to heavy metal * Hironobu Sakaguchi spent $10'000 on parties * The Final Fantasy team adapted the Aliens film into a computer game * Konami secrets and the origin of Parodius * PC Engine versus Famicom coder face-off * Unreleased games - too many to count! * Some companies tried to sabotage others! * Capcom secrets with exclusive photos * Design documents of games; archive photos and maps  Breaks more Non-Disclosure Agreements than a corporate espionage mole!  And so much more! There has never been a book with so much first-hand information on the Japanese games industry, and there never will be again!  Includes interviews with: Aziz HINOSHITA, Bill SWARTZ, Henk ROGERS, Hidenori SHIBAO, Hiroshi ISHIKAWA, Kazki MATSUMURA, Kelly ROGERS, Ken OGURA, Kenichi YOKOH, Kotaro HAYASHIDA, Kouichi YOTSUI, Manabu KUSUNOKI, Manabu YAMANA, Masahiro FUKUDA, Microsoft Japan, Mitsuakira TATSUTA, Naosuke ARAI, Naoto OHSHIMA, Nasir GEBELLI, Rieko KODAMA, Ryota AKAMA, Satoshi FUJISHIMA, Seve HANAWA, Takashi TOKITA, Takato YOSHINARI, Takayuki HIRONO, Takayuki KOMABAYASHI, Terry WOLFINGER, Toshinari OKA, Yasuhide KOBAYASHI, Yoji ISHII, Yoshio KIYA, Yuichi TOYAMA, Yutaka SUGANO

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3: Monochrome

Szczepaniak, John

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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Gold

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 3: Monochrome