Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji – 1988 Developer Interview (Patreon)

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In this 1988 interview for BEEP! magazine, the late Fukio “MTJ” Mitsuji discusses his start at Taito and the conception of many of his early works, including the extremely popular Bubble Bobble and its spiritual followup, Rainbow Islands. Despite MTJ’s enduring reputation as a Taito mainstay, his tenure was relatively brief; less than a year after this interview took place, he left Taito to establish a career as a freelance game designer and would later establish a formal school of game design where he taught until his passing in 2008.