The History of Katamari Damacy - Full Series Retrospective | Rewind Arcade

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Published on October 28, 2021 5:53:46 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBCQKpTD2_4

Game:

Katamari Damacy (2004)

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Let's Play

Duration: 58:16

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The strange and unique history of the Katamari Damacy series and its creator, Keita Takahashi. See how its concepts and characters were created and how Bandai Namco continued to turn out title after title as the years went on.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
1:02 Part 1 - Keita Takahashi
6:23 Part 2 - Katamari Damacy
17:36 Part 3 - An Unplanned Sequel
23:00 Part 4 - Portable Damacy
27:06 Part 5 - Katamari Goes HD
32:11 Part 6 - Doubling Down on Portable
36:36 Part 7 - Katamari Forever
40:05 Part 8 - Katamari Goes MMO
43:10 Part 9 - Tripling Down on Portable
49:01 Part 10 - After the Hiatus
54:11 Part 11 - Legacy
56:06 Credits

Special Thanks:

Azita Marie (Kitty Mecha)
Matt Baros
Kat Huffman & ReGen (visit their website https://regengaming.com for buying retro games if you're on the east coast)
L.E. Hall (check out her book on Katamari Damacy https://bossfightbooks.com/products/katamari-damacy-by-l-e-hall )

Music:

Katamari Damacy - Katamari on the Rocks ~ Main Theme~
Katamari Damacy - Gin & Tonic & Red Red Roses
Katamari Damacy - Lonely Rolling Star
Katamari Damacy - The Wonderful Star's Walk is Wonderful
We Love Katamari - Katamari on the Swing
We Love Katamari - Everlasting Love
Me & My Katamari - Katamari on the Funk
Beautiful Katamari - Katamari Dancing
Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy - Katamari of Love ft. Hatsune Miku
Katamari Forever - Katamari on the Wings
Katamari Forever - Katamari on the Swing (SEXY-SYNTHESIZER ALL ABOUT namco MIX)
Katamari Forever - Minigame Selection Music
Touch My Katamari - Katamari on the Stage

Katamari Gameplay:

sloobro - https://www.youtube.com/user/sloobro
PCSX2 - https://www.youtube.com/c/ps2emulator
Full Playthroughs - https://www.youtube.com/c/FullPlaythroughs
Longplay Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/Longplayarchive
MasaeAnela - https://www.youtube.com/user/MasaeAnela
Retroblastkatamari - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsueStaZQP85Rcm8TJvTUHQ
NeXtGroup - https://www.youtube.com/c/nextgroup
fruit salad - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYFnrEm7NpDx553KEHyK4iQ
Devon Phillips - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXhWbrI8xPGZyBEU8vnp8EQ
BlueMaxima’s Gaming Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueMaximaC099
Handheld Players - https://www.youtube.com/c/HandheldPlayers
iPlay Retro - https://www.youtube.com/c/iPlayRetro
Demon27248 - https://www.youtube.com/c/Demon27248
Checkpoint TV - https://www.youtube.com/user/wwweDomenet
10min Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/c/10minGameplay1
Yeong JunCho

Additional Gameplay:

PrinceY -
The Game Archive -
OSIRIS -
Free Emulator -
PureIllusion -
KoroushiGhazi -
Neoteric -
rrvirus -
Artie the Cinderace -
RalsiPlays -
KillzSlayz -
Games Sky น่ารัก Channel -
Metal Arcade -
100% Guides -
VG247.com -
smbhax2000 -
Alyssa Vakarian -
Billy Nitro -
Ayee -
TapTapPlay -
Gaming Jay -
YT Games 168 -
AppleAppVideo -

Video Footage:

GDC - https://www.youtube.com/c/Gdconf
Antoine Fortin - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC0D7_LrTWtvcWYglKQL-Gw

Sprite Rips:

Katach314
Cynicjovial
katamaruu
LukeWarnut
Ultimecia
Caylie C.

Screenshots - Junglekun

Sources:

"Katamari Damacy" by L.E. Hall (Published by Boss Fight Books)
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/interview-i-katamari-damacy-i-s-takahashi-on-life-after-namco
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/interview-the-melancholy-of-keita-takahashi
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-01-keita-takahashi-why-i-left-namco
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/interview-namco-s-keita-takahashi-on-playgrounds-haircuts-and-space-aliens
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020309/Rolling-the-Dice-The-Risks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4392964.stm
https://kotaku.com/why-katamari-damacys-creator-left-japan-1835644700
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/63557/making-of-tap-my-katamari/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/so-you-want-to-be-an-artist/1100-6144426/
https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/04/18/katamari-officially-beautiful
http://windream.co.jp/deve/KDK.html
https://lostmediawiki.com/Katamari_Damacy_Online_(lost_massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game_based_on_puzzle-action_game_series;_2010-2012)#cite_note-KD-1
http://www.gamtoon.com/new/gs/interview/view.gam?num=209
http://windream.co.jp/deve/KDK2.html
https://katamaridamacy.jp/extra/index.html


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