PodcastĮpisodes are not affected and will continue to be posted at the same We will stillīe posting columns on Monday, though they may be more irregular. ForĢ022, this will change to approximately every three days. Video Game Obscurities, 500 Word Indies) appearing every Monday. Written articles every two days, with some regular columns (Japanese Our site income (and therefore budget) hasn’t actually increased, we’llīe changing how often the site updates. The payment rate for Japanese Video Game Obscurities Since we started operating a Patreon back in 2014, but we felt it was To keep up with this, we’ll be updating our payment rates from $15 perĥ00 words to $20 per 500 words. Pandemic has caused inflation worldwide, and with that, rising wages. Happy 2022 everyone! Things are relatively okay at HG101 headquartersīut we’re going to be making a few changes in the upcoming year. In the meantime, I started working on a JRPG book with Bitmap Books so that's going to take a priority for next year anyway.Revised Article Payment Rates and Patreon Goals for 2022 I actually began work on a follow-up volume with even more offbeat stuff earlier in the year, but put it on hold until this one was published to see how it was received. The Amazon UK site has it discounted and ships overseas if anyone wants it earlier. The US release got delayed a bit due to distribution but Amazon shows it as being available sometime January 2020. But the final product turned out really nicely! It should be out to backers by now and I know is available in bookstores in the UK. But when working with a publisher, it's a much longer process - the crowdfunding took awhile, they saw it has a "holiday" book so they wanted the schedule to align, the many steps involving in design/printing/proofing/distributing/etc. Oh hey, didn't realize there was a thread here for this! Sorry this took so long - normally when I self-publish my books, I get them done and they're available for purchase the next year. Maybe I should get it just for the Yoshio Kiya interview. It's about time I get the final volume of Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, too, but I want to see more of that book before purchase. He's going to focus way more on what's already covered since he or another contributor bothered to play through and research instead of just list somewhere with basic details you can find on Japanese fansites.
The level of detail Kurt's using for games not already covered on the site, like a number of PC-88 games, isn't satisfactory or trenchant regarding the games' contexts and history. For example, it's certainly not going to be a worthy "bible" for anything other than introducing many obscure games in full-color print. I have conflicting feelings about this project.
I really prefer to read mooks and zines about old games, though, like Ray Barnholt's SCROLL series which ended a while ago. 1, Sakura Taisen, Segagaga, Segare Ijiri, Sengoku Turb, Slap Happy Rhythm Busters, Soma Bringer, Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti, Square's Tom Sawyer, Star Cruiser, Super Galdelic Hour, Suzuki Bakuhatsu, Tengai Makyou The Apocalypse IV, The Screamer, The Silver Case, Time Twist, Tokimeki Memorial, Tong Nou, Trio the Punch, Umihara Kawase, Venus and Braves, War of the Dead, Wonder Project J, Xak, Xanadu, Yoake no Mariko, Yume Penguin Monogatari, Yu-No, Zill O'll, Zwei!!Ĭlick to shrink.HG101/Kurt Kulata does a lot of these themed compendiums, so I'd start with their other books if you don't have them already. 46 Okunen Monogatari, Arcus, Asuka 120% Burning Fest, Battlemania Daiginjou, Binary Land, Bishi Bashi Special, Bokosuka Wars, Boku no Natsuyatsumi, Boogie Wings, Bulk Slash, Captain Rainbow, Chaos Seed, Choaniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko, Daiva, Dancing Eyes, Dark Half, Days of Memories, Dead of the Brain, Densha de Go, Der Langrisser, Devil World, Dezeni World, Digan no Maseki, Emerald Dragon, Ever17, Gamera 2000, Ganbare Goemon: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake, Garage: Bad Dream Adventure, Gekisha Boy, Geppy X, GERMS: Nerawareta Machi, Gimmick!, Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire, Gokuu Densetsu - Magic Beast Warriors, Hanjuku Hero 2, Harmful Park, Holy Umbrella, Hybrid Front, The, Jagur 5, Joy Mecha Fight, Juushin Rogus, Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, Kowloon's Gate, Kuma Uta, Laplace no Ma, Last Armageddon, Linda^3, Live a Live, LSD, Majyuuou, Maka Maka, Metal Max 2 (or 3), Metal Wolf Chaos, Mizzurna Falls, Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Muchi Muchi Pork, Mugen no Shinzou, Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari, Nazo no Murasamejou, Neko Samurai, Newtron (or Door Door), Noro to Koku no Koubou Kiri no Mori no Majou, Numan Athletics, Ore no Ryouri, Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke, Pepsiman, Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru, Pu-li-ru-la, Pulseman, Relics, Rent-a-Hero No.