In an agreement with HGZine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the online magazine right here on my personal website as podcasts.

I interview Steve Lycett, Executive Producer and Travis Ryan Lead Designer of SEGA Superstars Tennis. Although this interview was intended for a portable handheld magazine, there is a lot of detail about the next generation versions as well.

Topics include:

• What is SEGA Superstars Tennis
• How did it all come about?
• How close is SEGA Superstars Tennis to Virtua Tennis 3?
• Control scheme
• Characters featured and their skills
• The Gilius Thunderhead voice! (Golden Axe)
• Superstar abilities
• What SEGA characters didn’t make it
• PSP version of SEGA Superstars Tennis coming?
• NiGHTS appearance, flying and playing tennis
• Mini-Games details
• Available game modes
• Court environments
• Musical assets
• Using DS specific controls
• Working on portable gaming systems compared to consoles

 

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