By the way, it was Rieko Kodama who drew the Phantasy Star I illustration for the rolling demo, whilst Toru Yoshida drew the one for PSII (and presumably the characters from PSIV seen in this demo). You can read more about the game’s development here: vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama12/

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A lost Rieko Kodama illustration of the original Phantasy Star cast is kind of a big deal, all we have are magazine photographs of the trade show demo ROM. I hope the real thing is sitting in an attic somewhere and surfaces!

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Just over here waiting to fact check my Goemon joke.

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All things considered, I'm relieved that I don't have a big book deadline between now and Nov. 3, and the days and weeks that immediately follow.

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alas i am not involved in planning the book's interior! but i also added timet who got replaced by mr. nutz in the actual game so since hoi is in the demo that counts as much. some characters i was specifically asked to put on the front, and i made my own decision to try and cram in everything else

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