James Montagna

@jpop.bsky.social

WayForward Game Director — Advance Wars (Nintendo), Shantae, Yars Rising, Vitamin Connection | also Dodge Club, Dot Arcade, and more the Willy Wonka of games @JamesPopStar other places | follow if you like

@jpop.bsky.social hi James! I just taught my 1st game design class in Palmdale for a community I’m creating called the High Desert Game Devs. I wanted to say thanks because I quoted you from a presentation you did at College of the Canyons, where you discussed the psychological effects of jumping

Today we have something special: a newly translated interview from July 1996 between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno! Conducted just weeks after the launch of Mario 64, Eno takes Miyamoto to task (in a friendly way) with several fascinating critiques of its design. shmuplations.com/miyamotoxeno/

Shigeru Miyamoto x Kenji Eno (1996) - shmuplations.com

In July 1996, Kenji Eno visited Nintendo HQ to speak with Shigeru Miyamoto as the first of his "cross-talk" series.

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がんばれゴエモン大集合!リリース記念! シャンティちゃんとゴエモン描きましたー!!!二人とも2Dゲームの伝説的なキャラなので! I drew Shantae and Goemon! They're both legendary characters of 2D games!

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you can never be too ready for the war zone of Tokyo just last week I heard someone returned a lost wallet with all the cash still in it. these are the kind of mind games you have to be ready for stay strapped, king

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look i don’t ask for a lot. just let me drive the hot dog one time. around the block. that’s it. besides, i already know how to drive it. you press the hot dog button forward and you go. easy

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look i don’t ask for a lot. just let me drive the hot dog one time. around the block. that’s it. besides, i already know how to drive it. you press the hot dog button forward and you go. easy

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I don’t care how TOUGH you think you are, if a small child throws an air punch at you and says “hiyaaah” you need to act like you’ve been struck by a powerful blow