I'm happy to hear that it's been useful, thanks very much! 😁 I hope to make more stuff like this in the future.

Thank you!! 😁

Much appreciated!

Very much possible, it's hard to track down portfolios/photos of devs so more digging would have to be done

The most recent interview I can think of is from 2016 where he joined Masanobu Endo and Ken Sugimori on the history of Xevious. It's possible that he keeps a relatively low profile these days.

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If I'm not mistaken, one of the last known installations was in 1992 within a Sega World in Adachi Ward. We didn't know about this one until @detchibe.bsky.social scanned one of the issues of Amusement Industry from that year.

M2's recent cabinet recreation can be found in the upcoming Operation Night Strikers collection, where Night Striker had it's kaleidoscope light effect digitally recreated. (5)

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Then there's Galaxy Force II's deluxe cabinet that rotated 335 degrees left and right, and moved forward and backwards by 15 degrees. (4)

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We can't forget about OutRun! As you navigate the sharp turns, the screen follows your movement by tilting left and right. (3)

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After Burner probably has the most iconic deluxe cabinet of all time, and here it is recreated for the 3DS. As the screen turned left and right, the cabinet itself rolled up and down. (2)

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There's def enough interest in retro stuff from folks around my age and younger, so it's important to keep those flames going. At the same time, I believe there's room for proper documentation and broader conversations to start taking charge of things.

Totally agree here (though personally I feel like I'm a Zillennial lol). I'd love to see more contextual pieces or resourceful tools that supplement nostalgia, which hopefully should give everyone (fans and learners) something new to look at.

Nostalgic bonus points for using the horse from the old Nakamura Seisakusho logo. N.S. was Namco's original name from 1955-mid 70s.

Some examples of historical documents that were shown off include models (such as the helicopter and an unused truck), a photo of a prototype deluxe cabinet, and photos of SimDrive and Ayako Saso from a company newsletter. (3)

Artist Kenji Sasaki showed off his portfolio featuring some familiar landscapes. Also, a photo of a beach town seen in a 1993 Hawaiian calendar served as the inspiration for the game's beach area. (2)

While I've yet to find the actual source of Clip #2, I realized that the existing footage was screen recorded from a post by Sakutosero on Twitter (this clip was provided to them by a mutual.) It was originally encoded in 60fps! (4)

The second part features coverage from Sega's April '88 "New Product Launch" event featuring Galaxy Force 1! This is a rare version of the game that was quickly replaced by the update "Galaxy Force 2" a few months later. Interviewed here is legendary Sega employee Hisashi Sizuki (鈴木 久司).