Thunder Force III – Developer Interviews (Patreon)

http://shmuplations.com/thunderforceiii/

This interview with Technosoft alumni Naosuke Arai is excerpted from a longer feature at Famitsu discussing the release of the 3DS Thunder Force III remaster. Since very little is known about the making of this seminal Megadrive series, I have translated the portions in which Naosuke Arai relates his memory of those days.

I’ve also appended two smaller pieces: first, an interview from 1989 with Technosoft Founder/President Tomio Ozono about their foray into Megadrive development; and second, a small memorial by Naosuke Arai for Ozono, who passed away in 2014. Taken together, they offer a fascinating glimpse into the “world of Technosoft.”