Martial Champion / Yie Ar Kung-Fu '92 notes (Patreon)

Hello All!  Have some notes from a mini interview with Akasaka-san from his time at Konami
working on Martial Champion and back when it was first conceived as Yie Ar Kung-Fu '92:

This game first started with the title "Yie Ar Kung-Fu '92" and was produced by "Team Xexex" to which I belonged. At Xexex, I did some ship design and other work in the game.

1) So when did you first start working in video games?

Answer 1) It is 1989.

2) What was the first game you worked on?

Answer 2) My (first game) is a driving game. However, it has not been released.

3) Were you a member of the XexeX team before you started working as a "Martial Champion"?

Answer 3) I was on the early XexeX team. Then I joined the Asterix team.

4) How were you assigned to the Martial Champion?

Answer 4) I started as a planning team for fighting games.

5) How did you come up with the promotional cover art for "Yie Ar Kung Fu '92"?
-Was it a command from your manager, or are you free to design the cover?

Answer 5) Oh! This is the cover of the proposal for in-house submission. The production itself is an instruction from the team leader. I drew this cover with my own layout. ^^

There are some characters that have not appeared in the game because they were in early stages/concepts...  The pen used was Milli-pen.


... More info and blasts from the past to come! And remember $1 and up supporters get to see the higher quality scans!

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