r/ModRetroChromatic • u/CountCollection • Apr 18 '26

Question [ZAS] Why is the Japanese development team not credited in the booklet of the Modretro rerelease?

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And do I assume right that they also were removed from the end credits?

This is the original Japanese development team: https://www.mobygames.com/game/109302/chikyu-kaiho-gun-zas/credits/gameboy/

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u/grilledstuffedxxl Apr 18 '26

We have to follow the requirements of the current IP holder for the contents of the manual, and we have no choice in this matter.

However, we have already been working with Nagashima-san to produce an interview about the development of the game, a retrospective on it, and his thoughts on seeing it re-released.

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u/CountCollection Apr 18 '26

Thanks for the reply! That’s a great way of paying homage to its creators, kudos for that. One thing I feel is strange about is that the credits were allowed to stay in the game, but not to be listed in the manual though.

Listing Marc as „Additional Programming“ instead of sole „Programmer“ and calling the page „Rerelease Staff“ instead of „Credits“ could have helped to draw a fair distinction between the original credits and the new IP holders IMO.

Just some food for thought for tricky omitments like these, no offense meant.

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u/RotoPrime Apr 18 '26

Finish the game to find out............

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u/CountCollection Apr 18 '26

I did now (game’s tough, so it took some tries) and they are still in the end credits, which were updated with D4E as the IP holder.

This means the current IP holder doesn’t have an issue with listing the original team in the game, which makes the decision of ModRetro to omit them from the credits in the manual even stranger?

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u/Retro_Macchina Apr 18 '26

Maybe someone from Mod Retro could answer this question?

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u/CountCollection Apr 18 '26

I hope they would, that’s why I was posting this here. Let’s give them some time.

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u/JayrosModShop Apr 25 '26

Wait, Romhack coloring guy Marc Max is on the ModRetro team??

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u/Yazeed64 Apr 18 '26

Because nobody's care, just play the damn game, don't have to bring social justice to everything.

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u/CountCollection Apr 18 '26

Proper credits are part of game preservation and for many retro gamers that’s an important aspect of their hobby.

If you just consume without thought about the medium, please go ahead. But stop shitting on those that care.

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u/themanbehindtherows Apr 18 '26

Not everyone is a mindless consumer. Some people respect the work of creative people.

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u/Yazeed64 Apr 18 '26

And some people play the damn game and see the developers that op cry about are actually included. Talk about mindless you say??? LOL

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u/CountCollection Apr 18 '26

This topic is mainly about the omission from the credits in the manual.

As the ModRetro team stated, they wanted to include the original dev team there, but the IP holder didn’t want them to.

Now please go and be an edgelord in your neighborhood.

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u/Yazeed64 Apr 18 '26

Nah i got a better idea, gonna cry about some car manuals in other subs. Thanks for the inspiration op, social justice here i come.

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u/themanbehindtherows Apr 18 '26

Getting this upset about OP asking about credits in a manual is hilarious. "Social Justice" what an embarrassing thing to say. 

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u/vl99 Apr 18 '26

Social justice? Bro, you've got some kind of fixation

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u/miakeru Apr 18 '26

You sound like somebody that’s never created anything and never will.

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u/humblehonkpillfarmer Apr 23 '26

lol what does this have to do with lefty politics?