A Current Affair: Nintendo / Beam Software

[@goriya]

Thanks for sharing this! Great look inside Nintendo. Poor Miyamoto left to interact with the interviewer without a translator.

[@PigDan]

"Uhhh...you can do like, picture"

[@GGBytesized]

Thank you for this. Beam Software made my favorite version of Roadblasters for the nes. Which was my favorite game on the system by far

[@Lachlant1984]

RoadBlasters was on the NES? I didn't know that, I have the Atari Lynx version.

[@JasonBetthauser]

I can't believe he called Minamoto "small" and "cute."

[@goriya]

Don't forget "miniscule mastermind" XD I'm sure they meant well, but looking back at this from 2018, it's unbelievable how condescending they come off here.

[@PigDan]

Where was this said?

[@gumdeo]

@@PigDan 0:48

[@darthkorig7166]

The very end of this video killed me

[@liamkeenan4402]

computerized footy games :') I might get myself one of those new motorized Industrial xbox machine automatron gadgets ;)

[@GoodBloodGames]

Dude that cracked me up. Next, what animals will do to be human HARD CUT

[@scottmcphee2076]

Beam Software did a great conversion of Choplifter.

[@curleed85]

And Smash TV.

[@VitalikNerdChannel]

Previously, Miyamoto could ride a bicycle, but now Nintendo imposed sanctions on the creator of Mario so that he walked to work for the sake of his health

[@Inaworldoflove]

He's gotten a payrise now. Paid 1 million a year.

[@Lachlant1984]

I believe I played Super International Cricket on the SNES in the late 90s. Are Beam Software even around anymore? Are there any Australian developers or publishers publishing games for Microsoft or Sony Computer Entertainment these days?

[@liamkeenan4402]

hey man, I'm an aussie developer, there's heaps of us, its just Tony Abbott decimated funding to indie game design in his 2014 budget so its been harder, I'm building Australia's first open world GTA clone called P Platers set in Adelaide, we got a great scene in Australia, just needs support haha

[@supakusuta]

there are plenty of Australian developers out there

[@Lachlant1984]

@@supakusuta Would you name some please?

[@supakusuta]

@@Lachlant1984 Untitled Goose Game

[@seanlees8429]

Off the top my my head, recent indie hit titles from Australian Developers would be Hollow Knight by Team Cherry, Golf Story by Sidebar Games, Moving Out by SMG Studios, Untitled Goose Game by House House. Casual recognised hits like Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick, Crossy Road by Hipster Whale. We have plenty, and there is a big demo scene who do meetups, I've been to a few at Broadway at Sydney to see what's coming to steam greenlight or itch.io. It's a pity that in our media none of this is ever given any recognition.

[@ravinrabbid123]

Those kids must have a rare copy of Starfox Snes if they're able to play multiplayer on a single player game lmao

[@supakusuta]

or Starwing in PAL countries

[@Lachlant1984]

I'm sure I saw some gameplay from StarWing in this video, and that game was definitely from 1993. You say the tape was labled July 1993, do you know at what point in 1993 StarWing was released in Australia?

[@ArbitraryUploader]

Starwing was on the cover of issue #2 of Nintendo Magazine System Australia, May 1993.

[@maxmirni2768]

c64 games were great from beam

[@Lachlant1984]

What games did Beam develop for the C64?

[@maxmirni2768]

@@Lachlant1984 Commodore 64 Hungry Horace (1983) Penetrator (1982) The Hobbit (1983) (tape) Hampstead (1984) Grand Larceny (1984) The Dark Tower (1984) Horace Goes Skiing (1984) Sherlock (1984) Zim Sala Bim (1984) Pole Position II (1984) Terrormolinos (1985) The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985) Fighting Warrior (1985) Mordon's Quest (1985) Castle of Terror (1985) Starion (1985) Bazooka Bill (1985) The Hobbit (1985) (disk) The Fellowship of the Ring (1985) Lord of the Rings (1985) Rock 'n Wrestle (1986) Mugsy's Revenge (1986) Knuckle Busters (1986) Asterix and the Magic Cauldron (1986) Fist II: The Legend Continues (1986) Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear (1987) Doc the Destroyer (1987) Shadows of Mordor (1987) Bad Street Brawler (1987) Judge Dredd (1987) Exploding Fist + (1988) Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo (1988) Super Pac-Man (1988) The Muncher (1988) Australian Games (1989) Bedlam (1989) The Crack of Doom (1989)

[@Lachlant1984]

@@maxmirni2768 That's a very extensive list of games.

[@DarkCrueDethAngel]

I wonder if he still rides a bike to go to work for Nintendo to this day lol n I like he's allowed to act himself and not his age and that's nice alright lol.