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Video game researcher, Ethan Johnson. Researcher for Arcade Dreams, writer of upcoming arcade history book. Creator of Play History YouTube series.

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Design documents for the first Metal Gear on the MSX2. Not sure who wrote them - or where they are now.

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What's your favorite part of game development stories?

-Inspirations?
-How we get to the final concept?
-Technical/production hurdles?

Share your favorite tales.

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You don't need to know Japanese to watch and be fascinated by this 1979 NHK documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTGPZRkFnfY

It covers the aftermath of the Space Invaders boom, its cultural impact, and a DEEP look inside Sega. Absolutely amazing stuff.

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Photos of the original jury-rigged server for Ultima Online.

This setup was not remotely unique for the early days of online services. Most of those were literally just a bunch of hard cabled PCs put together.

(Thanks to Mr Talida for fixing the orientation)

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