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Shooting Gameside Vol. 8

シューティングゲームサイド

The only shmup-dedicated magazine ever published; 13 volumes ran Oct 2010 to Jun 2015.

Year

2013

Publisher

Micro Magazine

Kind

Magazine

Pages

143p

Language

Japanese

ABOUT

The eighth issue of Shooting Gameside, published by Micro Magazine in 2013, 143 pages. The lead feature catalogues every shooting game released by Jaleco, with developer interviews, and a companion feature does the same for Meldac, two publishers rarely given serious historical treatment anywhere. The issue also concludes the two-part history begun in Vol. 7 with The Legend of Namco's Sound Hardware, on the audio technology behind the company's arcade boards. A Wild Guns developer interview from this issue was later translated into English by shmuplations.com.

The back half shows how far the magazine's brief stretched: a close look at model-maker RC Berg and how its shooting game resin kits are produced, a report on the people who rescued the DECO Cassette System from oblivion, coverage of the French event Stunfest and the three Japanese players who competed there, a report from the Maho-ibe event in Shin-Shimonoseki, a comic titled Darius R-san, and an interview with composer Yusuke Takahama. The doujin pages profile Akashicverse and its circle Endless Shirafu, and regular columns include the Shooting Game Art Museum and Toaplan veteran Tatsuya Uemura's column Do As You Like.

IN THIS ISSUE

Lead feature: every Jaleco shooting game, with developer interviews
Meldac shooting feature
The Legend of Namco's Sound Hardware, Namco technology part 2
Comic: Darius R-san
Composer interview: Yusuke Takahama
RC Berg resin kit workshop report
The rescue of the DECO Cassette System
Stunfest report: Japanese players competing in France
Maho-ibe event report
Doujin: Akashicverse (Endless Shirafu)
Columns: Shooting Game Art Museum, Tatsuya Uemura's Do As You Like, Shooting Game Modernology

DESCRIPTION

Every Jaleco shooting game introduced, plus developer interviews. Jaleco shooting feature. The comic Darius R-san. Meldac shooting feature. The Namco technology of the 1970s and 80s that changed Japanese games, part two: the legend of Namco's sound hardware. Game composer interview: Yusuke Takahama. A close look at the craftsmen of RC Berg and how their STG colour resin kits are made. A report from Maho-ibe, third time round, a game event in Shin-Shimonoseki. Shooting games abroad: the three STG samurai who competed at the French games event Stunfest. The people who rescued the DECO Cassette System. The doujin game Akashicverse -Malicious Wake- and its circle Endless Shirafu. The Shooting Game Art Museum. Arcade shooting games of our youth. The wonderful worlds of shooting games. Tatsuya Uemura's Do As You Like. Shooting Game Modernology, and more.

Translated by this site from the publisher's Japanese blurb.

GAMES IN THIS BOOK

Earth Defense Force 1991 HAMSTER

Akashicverse: Malicious Wake 2020 Endless Shirafu

DETAILS

Series

Gameside Books vol.8

ゲームサイド編集部

Released

2014/3/6

ISBN

978-4-8963-7439-1

WHERE TO GET IT

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