Fantasy Zone - 2014 Developer Interview (Patreon)

http://shmuplations.com/fantasyzone/ Yoji Ishii is one of the luminaries of Sega history, acting as a director and designer on early arcade titles like Flicky and Fantasy Zone before moving into a producer role for titles like Ristar, Panzer Dragoon, and more. In this interview Ishii gives a detailed account of how Fantasy Zone was created. He also offers a truly unique view of Sega in the mid-80s: years before the Megadrive, still struggling to compete in the arcade market.