These interviews with the composers and developers of Capcom’s famous arcade shmup 19XX were sourced from the liner notes of the official ost and the secret file. The interviews include a track-by-track commentary for the stage bgm, as well as design details and anecdotes from the other programmers and planners. Finally, I’ve also included a funny development diary, full of the usual grumbling about crazy deadlines and crunch time.
Month: December 2021
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – 2000 Developer Interview
Originally printed in the March 2000 issue of Arcadia, this interview with director Tatsuya Nakae and producer Yoshihiro Sudo covers the making of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, the final 2D iteration of Capcom’s beloved series of crossover fighting games whose over-the-top “hyper” game systems, tag-team mechanics and detailed renditions of popular and obscure Marvel and Capcom characters bore heavy influence on fighting games and comic book illustrators alike.
Short Cuts – Assorted Interviews 1990-1996
There are a number of interviews in the shmuplations archive which, while too short or slight to be featured on their own, nonetheless contain interesting tidbits of information that merit translation. In many cases, these are the only developer comments that exist for these games. In the future I’ll be aggregating these shorter interviews here, beginning this month with Soul Blazer, Crusader of Centy, Final Fantasy III, and King Colossus.