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January 28, 2012

OverBlood

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series OverBlood

” PIIIPPOOOOO- ” Up until the release of OverBlood – their first PlayStation production – in 1996, Riverhillsoft was mainly known for its fairly …

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January 22, 2012

Chulip

Kissing in public – it’s a fairly common sight in the West. Even the most conservative types aren’t likely to …

Review
January 3, 2012

The Life of Shigesato Itoi

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Mother

The year is 1948. Maebashi, a small town in Japan. This is where Shigesato Itoi was born, on November 10, …

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December 8, 2011

Rhythm ‘n’ Face

Following his two weird sort-of-adventure games LSD and Tokyo Wakusei PLANTEOKIO, Osamu Sato designed one last game for his PlayStation collaboration with Asmik: …

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January 22, 2011

Chu-Teng

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng

Even though Tong-Nou wasn’t necessarily a commercial breakthrough, Sato decided he didn’t want to stop there. One year later, in 1995, his …

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January 22, 2011

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng

Osamu Sato. This name happens to be mentioned from time to time by gaming enthusiasts in the depths of the …

Review
January 8, 2011

Mother 3

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Mother

Mother 3 was actually highly anticipated by Itoi, and he was already thinking about it back in the early stages of EarthBound development. …

Review
January 8, 2011

EarthBound

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Mother

Seeing the first Mother game’s commercial success, it was only a matter of time before Nintendo asked for more. And this wouldn’t …

Review
January 8, 2011

Mother

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Mother

If the Mother series exists, it’s probably by chance. As early as 1987, Itoi already had a video game project in mind, …

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