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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 4d

Applying generative AI to adjust genuine artifacts with pejorative alterations is an unethical distortion of history. As John Adams wrote to John Trumbull, "Truth, Nature, Fact, should be your sole guide. Let not our Posterity be deluded by fictions under pretence of poetical or graphical Licenses."

タイトー公式 @taito.co.jp · 5d

最近どう？

あ、本日は
#ダライアスお披露目の日

初代『ダライアス』が
1986年10月7日・8日に開催された
第24回AMショーにて
初めてお披露目された日

水棲生物をモチーフとした
ボスキャラたちのデザインが
登場から人気でした🐳

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 11d

While I will not share scans of the book, there are forty pages of content including a brief overview of the museum exhibits, merchandise, and brand new interviews with Miyamoto, Tezuka, Nakago, and Kondo. It also features scans from the art gallery.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 11d

Currently guests may only purchase one copy of the Nintendo Museum Official Book. This means that you cannot purchase both the English and Japanese versions at the same time. Your play ticket is scanned to confirm if you have already made a purchase that day.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 12d

The Nintendo Museum now sells original Nintendo playing cards in addition to hanafuda and hyakunin isshu cards.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 12d

Happy birthday to my friend and The Legend of Zelda director Fujibayashi-san. Thanks to Yuji Horii and Chokan for making it special.

友人であり、『ゼルダの伝説』のディレクター藤林さん、お誕生日おめでとうございます。特別な日を演出して下さった堀井さんとちょーかんに感謝します。

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Nintendo Life @nintendolife.com · 16d

Lovely Craft Puzzler 'Paper Trail' Is Getting A Gorgeous Physical From Lost In Cult.

Lovely Craft Puzzler 'Paper Trail' Is Getting A Gorgeous Physical From Lost In Cult

It's the latest title in the EDITIONS line

www.nintendolife.com

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 21d

I am honored to have been the producer for the UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary special stream version. It was as fun to work on as it was to watch, thanks to the three musketeers and @tobyfox.undertale.com! I also conceptualised the UNDERTALE Memories project with @fangamer.com.

Stay determined!

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · 28d

Excited to attend the UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary Concert in Osaka! I know everyone involved has put in a lot of work to make an incredible experience!

大阪で開催されるUNDERTALE10周年記念コンサートに参加できて嬉しいです！関係者の皆様が、この素晴らしい体験を実現するために多大な努力をしてくださったことは、本当に嬉しいです！

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Game Garage ⚙️ @gamegarage.bsky.social · Sep 11

We’re thrilled to welcome Shogo Sakai as a Guest Composer for Star Garden to create two new songs if we reach our $180k stretch goal! 💫

He is known for composing Mother 3, and for his work on Super Smash Bros. Melee and Kirby Air Ride! Thanks Robert Sephazon for coordinating!

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is a transcription of the original text from the Super Mario Bros. experimental specifications in Japanese, as written by Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Sep 3

The art exhibit at the Nintendo Museum showcases real history.

Content includes prototype designs, official key art, comics, sprite sheets, and internal memos. Many items feature hanko stamps and notes from developers including Miyamoto, Tezuka, Yokoi, and more!

Image: Nintendo Museum

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Sep 3

I have taken inventory of the new art exhibit at the Nintendo Museum. It is a profound display of Nintendo development history.

Artwork includes Splatoon, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Zelda, Star Fox, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Mario, Kirby, and Fire Emblem spanning over four decades of Nintendo history.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Sep 1

Although my time in Seattle was brief, I am excited to have been able to meet and visit with many friends and colleagues. Thank you everyone who contributed to the success of this trip.

シアトルでの滞在は短かったものの、多くの友人や同僚と出会い、交流できたことを大変嬉しく思います。この旅の成功に貢献してくださった皆様に感謝申し上げます。

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Aug 30

I apologize for the inconvenience, but it appears I am unable to DM people who don’t follow my account.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Aug 30

Indeed! Do you mind if I DM you about Japan sometime? Cheers!

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Aug 30

Best of luck! It was really great meeting you! I hope you enjoy!

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Jul 24

BitSummit was a fun success. It was a great opportunity to see Uematsu-san, Tanaka-san, and meet with friends old and new. We even won a Media Award for Alabaster Dawn!

ビットサミットは大成功を収めました。植松さん、田中さんにお会いでき、旧友や新しい友人たちと交流する素晴らしい機会となり、さらには『Alabaster Dawn』でメディア賞を受賞することもできました。

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Jun 4

ついに『DELTARUNE』のプロデューサーとしての役割を発表できることを、大変光栄に思います！

トビーさん、そして才能あふれるチームと一緒に取り組むことができ、本当に貴重な経験でした。チーム一同、皆さんにゲームを楽しんでいただけることを心より願っています。

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Jun 4

I am honored to finally reveal my role as the producer for Deltarune!

It has been a rewarding experience working with @tobyfox.undertale.com and this talented team. On behalf of everyone, we hope you enjoy playing!

Here is a totally legit [citation needed] photo with Toby™, we promise.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · May 13

A painful example is how the Wikipedia citation that tracks Ape's evolution into Creatures now hinges on an Internet Archive snapshot whose text can no longer be read. If we safeguard the software but allow its history to fade, future scholars will be left with conjecture instead of empirical proof.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · May 13

While I support video game preservation as an art form, the record that explains how and why those games were made must also endure. Interviews, oral histories, and developer commentaries are already vanishing as newspaper archives close, old magazines disappear, and web links vanish.

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Mar 10

Had a very lovely time meeting with Aonuma-san tonight.

今夜は青沼さんと会ってとても楽しい時間を過ごしました。

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Mar 4

Paper Trail has been nominated for a BAFTA game award!

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Jan 2

Kermit: "Another fan. Yeesh."

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Robert Sephazon @sephazon.bsky.social · Dec 31

From the Hyakunin Isshu, number 29, written by Oshikochi no Mitsune.

"To pluck a stem
I shall have to guess
for I cannot tell apart
white chrysanthemums
from the first frost."

As we step into the New Year, let us approach each moment with care and clarity as we embrace the beauty of the unknown.

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