SNK Playmore interview - Part 1 - Neo-Geo Forums

Shawn · 05-17-2009, 01:13 AM

Get an inside look at current day SNK Playmore with Yoshihito Koyama, SNK's most veteran employee (on board since '91). This preliminary thread was opened to gather ideas from the community for specific questions for this event and this polished article is the culmination of those efforts.

Special thanks go to Massimiliano Macri of Italy (Neo-Geo.com forum member massimiliano) who conducted this comprehensive interview with SNKP at their Japan headquarters on December 26th, 2008.

xiao_haozi · 05-17-2009, 01:17 AM

Great stuff! Thanks Massimiliano ... can't wait for part 2.

tsukaesugi · 05-17-2009, 01:35 AM

w00t!

It's up!

Grazie Massimiliano!

Thomas Edison · 05-17-2009, 01:49 AM

1. Awesome article! Great photos as well. I'm glad to hear that they plan to continue supporting the arcade market with new games.

2. Also looking forward to part two.

3. What's up Shawn? Haven't seen you post in ages.

TonK · 05-17-2009, 02:17 AM

Thanks for the article, and nice to see you as well, Shawn.

darcotrigger · 05-17-2009, 02:27 AM

Damn good read. Thanks!

sliceypete · 05-17-2009, 02:34 AM

wow great article, can't wait for part 2, it left me wanting more

Shawn · 05-17-2009, 02:43 AM

I totally agree that those photos were a real treat. I always get a kick out of seeing pics of the NeoGeo SNK HQ building (which is perhaps the ultimate NeoGeo heirloom right?!). It’s also refreshing to see SNKP staying strong and busy with their many ventures.

You know, I've said this before and I'll say it again: Imagine if we could pool our resources together to have SNKP finish Last Blade 3, Magician Lord 2, or Mark of the Wolves 2 but specifically for the NeoGeo. Yet such a project may not be viable without a widescale arcade release though. *ponders* Who knows, perhaps we’ll see these titles revised in the future as official downloads for the PC or on some other platform. As long as SNKP still thrives then anything is possible.

@ Ghost-Dog: Glad to see people staying active while the place has been on auto-pilot. I must admit, we are quite fortunate to have such top notch moderators keeping things in order after all these years, though we do possess a generally mature member base from a gaming perspective.

@ TonK: I received your email and will make a post about your idea in the mod forum. Thanks for your other helpful suggestions as well.

Asmoday · 05-17-2009, 02:48 AM

Thank you guys for the article. The pictures and the mention of a brand new overhaul on Metal Slug were great. I do hope they get around to Last Blade 3 as well.

Frederick Douglass · 05-17-2009, 03:49 AM

Man, I would love to see a new Metal Slug with animation as good as KOF12's.

LWK · 05-17-2009, 03:53 AM

Nice article here.

ocdspacemonkey · 05-17-2009, 04:10 AM

Great stuff

massimiliano · 05-17-2009, 04:35 AM

Hi!

first of all thanks to Shawn, FTL and everybody on neo-geo.com, I tried my best and I'm really happy we did it and we are now enjoying an official document made just for the forum!
I think this board deserve it.

As time passed waiting for the approval, I would say once again that I sent them many questions before taking the interview, and they approved only the ones you find in the article (plus KOFXII-ptII related ones).
This means that unfortunately some straight-question, specially about old neo-stuff (i.e. Kizuna production runs), needs some mail-chit-chat to be "unofficially" answered...but a contact is made so maybe in the future ...who knows.

Anyway, part II is now waiting the all green from PR dept., so I'll keep in touch with them often until we made it too.

P.s.
Btw I apologize for the pictures size, but I'll post here higher resolution ones asap (^_^!)

Dampfwalze · 05-17-2009, 04:58 AM

Thank you for the interesting interview and pictures.

Great stuff and I eagerly await part II.

tsukaesugi · 05-17-2009, 05:18 AM

By the way, where is Adam Laatz based out of? Does he work in the Esaka office? (and does he have a Neo-Geo.com account?!)

I never would have imagined they'd actually have a foreigner working for them in Japan.

Too bad they didn't have an on-staff native-English speaker in the late 90's - they wouldn't have let Dion and Chris rape their IP's back then.

Takumaji · 05-17-2009, 05:23 AM

Massimiliano, Shawn,

thanks a bunch for all the hard work, hats off to you!

SNK(P) - where even the elevators are damn interesting!

Late · 05-17-2009, 05:50 AM

Nice read, thanks

William H. Seward · 05-17-2009, 05:57 AM

I have new hope for the future after reading this intervieuw,i even shed a tear of happiness.Thanks a lot for this.

kernow · 05-17-2009, 06:05 AM

Nice interview! I can't believe I sold you that rotation coil over at AO, I just didn't click that it was you. (I think) - as soon as I saw the name at the end of the interview I thought to myself, hey hangon I sent something to that guy recently.

massimiliano · 05-17-2009, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kernow

Nice interview! I can't believe I sold you that rotation coil over at AO, I just didn't click that it was you. (I think) - as soon as I saw the name at the end of the interview I thought to myself, hey hangon I sent something to that guy recently.

Hi Kernow! Yes it's me from AO (^_^!) and I still bless you every time I watch my cab properly rotated, thanks again!

Twinkle Star · 05-17-2009, 07:21 AM

Great read and articles man!!

WELL DONE!!

kernow · 05-17-2009, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massimiliano

Hi Kernow! Yes it's me from AO (^_^!) and I still bless you every time I watch my cab properly rotated, thanks again!

haha its a small world, amazing.

Spectre · 05-17-2009, 07:50 AM

A cool read, nice to hear that a new metal slug is in the pipeline.

@Alaska- · 05-17-2009, 08:22 AM

Nice Work Massi!

can't wait to read part II

Marie Laveau · 05-17-2009, 09:40 AM

Very cool.

I'll be eagerly awaiting part 2 as well.

05-17-2009, 01:13 AM	#1
Shawn Webmaster Administrator snkusa.com Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,985	SNK Playmore interview - Part 1 Get an inside look at current day SNK Playmore with Yoshihito Koyama, SNK's most veteran employee (on board since '91). This preliminary thread was opened to gather ideas from the community for specific questions for this event and this polished article is the culmination of those efforts. Special thanks go to Massimiliano Macri of Italy (Neo-Geo.com forum member massimiliano) who conducted this comprehensive interview with SNKP at their Japan headquarters on December 26th, 2008. Last edited by Shawn; 05-17-2009 at 01:31 AM..

05-17-2009, 01:17 AM	#2
xiao_haozi Kasumi Todoh's Training Partner Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,860	Great stuff! Thanks Massimiliano ... can't wait for part 2. __________________ Mutaku \| NerdcoreProductions \| Jamma-Nation-X Own/Want/Sale list Trader Rating Profile

05-17-2009, 01:35 AM	#3
tsukaesugi Holy shit, it's a ninja! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Neo-Tokyo Posts: 5,289	w00t! It's up! Grazie Massimiliano! __________________ YOU WILL BE CUT

05-17-2009, 01:49 AM	#4
Thomas Edison It's hard being this sexy. Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Driving my bad-ass electric car, staying celibate Posts: 5,204	1. Awesome article! Great photos as well. I'm glad to hear that they plan to continue supporting the arcade market with new games. 2. Also looking forward to part two. 3. What's up Shawn? Haven't seen you post in ages. __________________ Last edited by Thomas Edison; 05-17-2009 at 01:51 AM..

05-17-2009, 02:17 AM	#5
TonK Digital Bullet Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 11,277	Thanks for the article, and nice to see you as well, Shawn. __________________

05-17-2009, 02:27 AM	#6
darcotrigger NAM-75 Vet Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: in a Wasabi induced shame-spiral Posts: 479	Damn good read. Thanks!

05-17-2009, 02:34 AM	#7
sliceypete Belnar Institute Student Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Revere,MA Posts: 624	wow great article, can't wait for part 2, it left me wanting more __________________ PSN:sliceypete

05-17-2009, 02:43 AM	#8
Shawn Webmaster Administrator snkusa.com Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,985	I totally agree that those photos were a real treat. I always get a kick out of seeing pics of the NeoGeo SNK HQ building (which is perhaps the ultimate NeoGeo heirloom right?!). It’s also refreshing to see SNKP staying strong and busy with their many ventures. You know, I've said this before and I'll say it again: Imagine if we could pool our resources together to have SNKP finish Last Blade 3, Magician Lord 2, or Mark of the Wolves 2 but specifically for the NeoGeo. Yet such a project may not be viable without a widescale arcade release though. ponders Who knows, perhaps we’ll see these titles revised in the future as official downloads for the PC or on some other platform. As long as SNKP still thrives then anything is possible. @ Ghost-Dog: Glad to see people staying active while the place has been on auto-pilot. I must admit, we are quite fortunate to have such top notch moderators keeping things in order after all these years, though we do possess a generally mature member base from a gaming perspective. @ TonK: I received your email and will make a post about your idea in the mod forum. Thanks for your other helpful suggestions as well.

05-17-2009, 02:48 AM	#9
Asmoday Krauser's Henchman Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,097	Thank you guys for the article. The pictures and the mention of a brand new overhaul on Metal Slug were great. I do hope they get around to Last Blade 3 as well.

05-17-2009, 03:49 AM	#10
Frederick Douglass Why do people keep saying I debated with Lincoln? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: B&H 4 LIFE! Posts: 10,127	Man, I would love to see a new Metal Slug with animation as good as KOF12's. __________________

05-17-2009, 04:10 AM	#12
ocdspacemonkey Neo Geo Cup '98 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sheffield England Posts: 162	Great stuff __________________

05-17-2009, 04:35 AM	#13
massimiliano ネオジオ ~MAX330MEGA~ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: On the green!! Posts: 1,357	Hi! first of all thanks to Shawn, FTL and everybody on neo-geo.com, I tried my best and I'm really happy we did it and we are now enjoying an official document made just for the forum! I think this board deserve it. As time passed waiting for the approval, I would say once again that I sent them many questions before taking the interview, and they approved only the ones you find in the article (plus KOFXII-ptII related ones). This means that unfortunately some straight-question, specially about old neo-stuff (i.e. Kizuna production runs), needs some mail-chit-chat to be "unofficially" answered...but a contact is made so maybe in the future ...who knows. Anyway, part II is now waiting the all green from PR dept., so I'll keep in touch with them often until we made it too. P.s. Btw I apologize for the pictures size, but I'll post here higher resolution ones asap (^_^!)

05-17-2009, 04:58 AM	#14
Dampfwalze Armored Scrum Object Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 269	Thank you for the interesting interview and pictures. Great stuff and I eagerly await part II. __________________ Dampfwalze (official Metal Slug maniac)

05-17-2009, 05:18 AM	#15
tsukaesugi Holy shit, it's a ninja! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Neo-Tokyo Posts: 5,289	By the way, where is Adam Laatz based out of? Does he work in the Esaka office? (and does he have a Neo-Geo.com account?!) I never would have imagined they'd actually have a foreigner working for them in Japan. Too bad they didn't have an on-staff native-English speaker in the late 90's - they wouldn't have let Dion and Chris rape their IP's back then.

05-17-2009, 05:23 AM	#16
Takumaji Kraut Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wolkenkuckucksheim Posts: 9,381	Massimiliano, Shawn, thanks a bunch for all the hard work, hats off to you! SNK(P) - where even the elevators are damn interesting! __________________ Join the Family

05-17-2009, 05:50 AM	#17
Late Chin's Drinking Partner Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: EGO FREE ZONE Posts: 2,750	Nice read, thanks __________________

05-17-2009, 05:57 AM	#18
William H. Seward Take a stab at ~~tennis with~~ me! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Playing with balls. Posts: 2,106	I have new hope for the future after reading this intervieuw,i even shed a tear of happiness.Thanks a lot for this.

05-17-2009, 06:05 AM	#19
kernow Legend -ary anagram for wonker. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Plymouth, Devon, UK Posts: 22,524	Nice interview! I can't believe I sold you that rotation coil over at AO, I just didn't click that it was you. (I think) - as soon as I saw the name at the end of the interview I thought to myself, hey hangon I sent something to that guy recently. __________________ ArcadeOtaku

05-17-2009, 07:21 AM	#21
Twinkle Star Zero's Tailor Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Philippines Posts: 712	Great read and articles man!! WELL DONE!! __________________ www.Play-Asia.com:Buy Video Games and Consoles

05-17-2009, 07:50 AM	#23
Spectre Zero's Tailor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cambridge, England Posts: 716	A cool read, nice to hear that a new metal slug is in the pipeline. __________________ Download my Shockbox MVS inserts here:- Lycos Webspace Southtown Homebrew

05-17-2009, 08:22 AM	#24
@Alaska- Paris-Dakar Rally Driver Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 65	Nice Work Massi! can't wait to read part II

05-17-2009, 09:40 AM	#25
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