Moai in Japanese Games with Matt Sephton, Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
What’s up with moai in video games? You’re gonna find out as game developer and creator of moai.games joins as we chat about moai in Japanese games! We explore Japan’s fascination with these mysterious statues, why Konami loves them so much, and reveal our favorite moai! Plus I take a look at Koei’s ambitious strategy game Uncharted Waters: New Horizons before closing out with some Japan-focused Switch 2 news!
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Website: https://www.gingerbeardman.com/
Moai website: https://moai.games/
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YOYOZO: https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/11/21/yoyozo-how-i-made-a-playdate-game-in-39kb/
Emoji history: https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/05/10/emoji-history-the-missing-years/
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0:00) - Intro
Feature
(0:54) - Moai in Japanese games w/ Matt Sephton
Games
(30:50) - Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
News
(36:45) - Mario Kart World Direct, Switch 2 preorders in Japan
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Tokyo Game Life
Tokyo based video game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital.
- No. of episodes: 90
- Latest episode: 2025-04-20
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