Tokyo Game Life

Author: Tokyo Game Life

Tokyo based video game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital.
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Genres: Leisure, Video Games

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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers with John Szczepaniak, Balloon Kid, Öoo
Sunday, 5 April, 2026

Author John Szczepaniak is here to chat about his anthology of dev interviews: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers! We chat about the lesser known corners of Japan’s gaming scene, the people who built it, and general sake consumption. In the games section, I look at some short and sweet games like Balloon Kid and Öoo!Follow our guest!Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers-ebook/dp/B00Q93N29I(0:00) - IntroFeature(0:52) - The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers w/ John SzczepaniakGames(44:35) - Balloon Kid(50:29) - ÖooNews(56:53) - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie news, Tokyo updatesSocial media:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tokyogamelife.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLifeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelifeWebsite: https://tokyogamelife.com/Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!