Data East – 2004 Developer Interview (Patreon)

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In this roundtable interview, originally published in 2004, the mysterious “D”, “E”, “C” & “O” share their insight on the inner workings of Data East a.k.a. DECO, a company that intrigued and confounded audiences with a near-constant barrage of original and very peculiar arcade games from the late ’70s until formally dissolving in the early ’00s. It’s hard to get a grasp on the interviewees’ role at the company, much less their personal relations to the games discussed, but they nevertheless offer plenty of gossip, and more than a few Wikipedia corrections, about some of DECO’s most memorable titles.