Hey all....
Not sure if this is the right section. Probably not! But I really need some thoughtful advice here.
Zach from the Amiga documentary here (www.amigafilm.com). Gonna try and get some interviews shot at E3 this year, and my partner needs to know if anyone knows of any Japanese game developers who can speak to the Amiga in some way....whether as a fond rememberance or perhaps they even created software FOR or WITH the Amiga back in the day?
Any advice? Would love some pointers. Odd request I know!
vivaamiga@gmail.com
From what I've heard the Amiga wasn't that big in Japan. However, when reading what you wrote, one developer instantly sprang to mind; the director behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Fumito Ueda:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Fumito_UedaThis text is taken from his Wikipedia page:
Among other tools, Ueda was an owner of the Commodore Amiga computers (A500 first then A4000). This is uncommon in Japan where this range of computers was not very popular. During these years he learned to use Newtek Lightwave, and eventually the first mock-ups and testbeds for Ico were created with Lightwave 3D. The main inspiration for Ico came from Eric Chahi's Amiga classic Another World, which was called Outer World in Japan.
Fumito Ueda might be at the latest E3 promoting The Last Guardian:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_Last_GuardianHope this helps.
