Interviews – Page 16

Interview: Yuzo Koshiro (Composer)

February 5, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 4 comments

Fans of Revenge of Shinobi and the Streets of Rage series undoubtably point to the soundtracks of the Genesis classics as a big part of what made them so special. In fact, when you think about famous musical scores on Sega’s little black box, one name comes up more than any other: Yuzo Koshiro. He’s been behind some of gaming’s greatest music for over two decades, and he’s still going strong. Sega-16 managed to track him down recently for a quick interview, where he talked about his work on the Genesis and why Streets of Rage fans are going to be sad pandas for quite some time.

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Interview: Tom Byrne (SOA Third Party Tester)

January 25, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

It’s always interesting to get a close look at the inner workings of Sega during its heyday. We’ve spoken to management before, but there’s always plenty more going on behind the scenes that the suits won’t reveal. A great source for this juicy info can be found among game testers, the worker ants of most software publishers. Known as “Game Analysts” at Sega, testers saw all kinds of interesting things happen during the Genesis era, and Sega-16 recently spoke to Tom Byrne, a third party tester during the early ’90s. A big fan of strategy titles, Mr. Byrne gave us some great details on the quality control process for third party titles, and he shares his experiences in our latest interview.

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Interview: Mark Bussler (Classic Game Room)

December 7, 2007 by Tom Briggs 1 comment

Enjoy our hands-on with the Classic Game Room DVD? Then you’ll love our full interview with the man behind it all, Mark Bussler. In this intriguing Q&A session, Mr. Bussler goes into detail about how the show was made, the reviewing process, and the impact it all had on Internet video game progams. It’s a great read, so don’t miss it!

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Interview: Michael Knox (Founder of Park Place Productions)

November 23, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 1 comment

As the head of the development team that made both Montana and the original Genesis version of John Madden Football, Knox was at the center of the internal controversy regarding both games, and he had some great information to share regarding how each was made. There’s even some previously unknown backstory to how the original Genesis Madden came about. It’s a must-read for any football fan, and you can get it all in our full interview.

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Interview: David Foley (Programmer)

October 23, 2007 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

There are quite a number of a industry personalities today that have a tenure at Sega somewhere on their résumé. Many designers, artists, and programmers either got their starts at the fabled company or made a stop there sometime on the road to success. David Foley is a great example of the latter. Working at Sega as both a designer and programmer, he took part in many famous projects, including Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin and Chakan. He also played a major part in bringing the Sega Channel to thousands of happy homes across America. Ultimately, Foley moved on to found several companies and enjoy the fruits of his efforts as an entrepreneur.