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Shooting Gameside Vol. 12

シューティングゲームサイド

Final issue; Famicom shooters, plus CAVE (IKD) and Compile interviews. The only shmup-dedicated magazine ever published; 13 volumes ran Oct 2010 to Jun 2015.

Year

2015

Publisher

Micro Magazine

Kind

Magazine

Pages

159p

Language

Japanese

ABOUT

The twelfth and final issue of Shooting Gameside, published by Micro Magazine in 2015; the series closed here after twelve regular volumes and the Vol. 0 compilation, ending the only print magazine the genre ever had to itself. The lead feature surveys shooting games on the Famicom, anchored by an interview with Takayuki Hirono, the Compile developer of Zanac; that interview was later translated into English by shmuplations.com.

The modern side belongs to Cave: a feature on Gothic wa Mahou Otome includes an interview with Tsuneki Ikeda, the company's director and programmer known as IKD, one of the defining figures of the danmaku style. Coverage extends to MUGEN VRITRA and Catapulton, an interview with composer Hiro-shishou and a report from the F/A soundtrack event, and an interview with RYO of Picorinne Soft about the doujin game INFINOS 2. A column offering an overview of simultaneous-play systems in arcade shooters sits alongside the regular departments, including the Shooting Game Art Museum, a classics selection, an exhibition of miniature shooting games, BEEP's column, and Tatsuya Uemura's Do As You Like, all making their last appearance.

IN THIS ISSUE

Lead feature: Famicom shooting games
Interview: Takayuki Hirono, developer of Zanac
Gothic wa Mahou Otome feature with Cave's Tsuneki Ikeda (IKD) interview
MUGEN VRITRA
Catapulton
Game music: Hiro-shishou interview, F/A event report, new soundtrack round-up
Doujin: INFINOS 2, with Picorinne Soft RYO interview
Column: simultaneous-play systems in arcade shooting games
Columns: Shooting Game Art Museum, classics selection, mini shooting games exhibition, BEEP column, Tatsuya Uemura's Do As You Like

DESCRIPTION

Lead feature: Famicom shooting games, with an interview with Takayuki Hirono, developer of Zanac. Feature: Gothic wa Mahou Otome ~Sassato Keiyaku Shinasai!~, with an interview with Cave's Tsuneki Ikeda (IKD). Games in the news: MUGEN VRITRA and Catapulton. Game music: an interview with Hiro-shishou, a report on the F/A event, and a round-up of new soundtracks. Doujin game: an interview with RYO of Picorinne Soft, developer of INFINOS2. Column: an overview of simultaneous-play systems in arcade shooting games. The Shooting Game Art Museum. A selection of shooting game classics. An exhibition unearthing mini shooting games. BEEP's column on enjoying games ten times more. The wonderful worlds of shooting games. Tatsuya Uemura's Do As You Like.

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

GAMES IN THIS BOOK

Zanac 1986 Compile ゴシックは魔法乙女 not in the index yet MUGEN VRITRA not in the index yet Catapulton not in the index yet INFINOS2 not in the index yet

DETAILS

Series

Gameside Books vol.12

ゲームサイド編集部

Released

2015/5/30

ISBN

978-4-8963-7509-1

WHERE TO GET IT

Amazon Japan $18.55 eBay Amazon US Amazon Canada

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