/vr/ - Retro Games

( I am at the Osamu Sato live show in Shinjuku, there is free booze and it's his birthday)

Shit that's awesome. Everytime I go to Tokyo I hope there's something awesome like this going on and there never is. Take more pics + report back.

Ask him if your drink is blue or purple.

Sato produced booze. Shit is good. Rare af

Exhibiton description for those who can read Japanese.

Who the fuck are you, why would you get invited to something like this?

Browbeat him about uploading copies of Roly-Polys

Hell, I bet there's shit sitting in that showcase right now that /vr/ doesn't even know to be obsessed with.

Quick! Steal them before they're "lost"!

Good to see that hipsterism is as much a plague on Japan as it is here.

>>3922683
>>3922681

That's really fucking weird.

>>3922627
>>3922681
>>3922741
Whoa. Nice. Good job attending, OP.

It's nice to know that Sato is still loved on /vr/

So anyone have any other Sato stuff worth sharing?

OP here. Have seen nothing about this online.

>>3924587
from what i could gather i'd assume it's an art book and the floppy disk contains an animation by sato

>>3924665
There was no floppy when I got it.

>>3924683
Did you pay 1000 Yen or 1500 Yen?

>>3924683
There was no option either way. ¥ 1000.

>>3924587
There's a lot of homosexuals on 4chan. I so jelly of you op getting to hang out with Sato.

>>3924587
Is Sato really gay?

>>3925367
probably

>>3922627
Did you tell him about /vr/'s exploits in finding his old games?

I have a friend in Japan who I had go to the event on my behalf. He purchased Homosexual and Alphabetical Orgasm for me and even got them signed. These books have not been scanned or uploaded online yet, but it is my intention to do so when they arrive and share sometime after his show has ended. Another friend and I have been sinking a fair amount of our own money into archiving Sato's lost works, but now I run a GoFundMe for this sorta thing.

My friend went to the first live show of Sato, a live writing/improve session with Sato and an author. Despite not really being too big into electronic music and this sorta thing, he really enjoyed and appreciated it.
I had him talk to Sato about how he has international fans, he seemed pleasantly shocked. He described Sato as being kinda shy but also having a good sense of humor.
Believe me I also had him ask about buying lost media like Roly-Polys and his Video CD (which is in that massive display case, unlike Roly-Polys).
He also went towards the end of the improve show where they had that one fellow from METAFIVE there (don’t recall his name.)
He said there was always a lot of people attending the event, the improv with the METAFIVE member was absolutely packed.

>>3925505
Idk about OP, but I did, I had my friend relay a summarized "rise to fame" story of how he became known internationally and included /vr/'s search for Chu-Teng

>>3925524
nobody cares about his books mate
roly-polys or gtfo

Also, might as well share a picture of my collection

The Mono box set there is ¥80,000

>>3922627
Looks like a pretty good time, wish I could go.

>>3925561
Did somebody say Mono?

>>3925598
holy shit dude you better upload that somewhere

>>3925620
That pic is from a contact in Japan. It's shipped out 2 days ago. It'll be a week or 2.

>>3922741
He looks a bit uncomfortable OP, hope you weren't rude to him during your visit

>>3925638
OP just introduced him to 4chan levels of autism. Sato's probably scared.

>>3925525
>People still remember /vr/'s journey to find Chu-Teng
I'm crying tears of joy, thank god old /vr/ is still here

>>3925525
>>3925664
Searching for Garage was better

>>3922627
Tell him that I absolutely adore everything he's done and that I'm a 19 year old german girl with bigger tiddies than my peers.

>>3925678
Yeah that one took a bit more effort. All I did was find it on Yahoo Auctions and everyone went nuts trying to figure out who would bid. Then that one guy whipped out $1000 AUD and became the superhero of /vr/.

>>3925638
Nah, he was just quite shy. When he realised I could speak Japanese and was a fan, I think he was worried I was going to bother him about releasing rare shit - it seems a lot of people do this via his facebook/email. I just bought the CD and his new book and he signed them for me. He also had an after party he invited me to, but I had shit to do. He also asked me to check his English as he translated some stuff for the show. Nice enough guy, but slightly egotistical, as you'd expect.

>>3925524
METAFIVE is fucking boss. Who was it? Yukihiro?

>>3926216
Egotistical in what way? Just curious

>>3926370
It was Tomohiko Gondo

>>3926396
In a "I'm an artist and this is my show" kind of way. What I'm trying to say is you can tell it's kind of gone to his head a little. He wasn't intolerable though, just a little awkward.

>>3926582
Thats kinda what you have to do as an artist. You sell yourself. You set up a gallery about your art and its all about you and your statement and bla bla bla. Very ego-driven career and you live off of past accomplishments. You throw parties for yourself so other people will think you are hot stuff and buy your art. I still love Osamu Sato and he is one of the less egotistical artists.
t. art major

>>3922627
wow! anyone remember <pic related> 2years ago? vr was a magical place

Can someone explain to me what's the big deal with Sato? I've played LSD and I like it, but mostly on the concept alone. It's a very basic and amateurish game. I have no experience with the rest of his work. Everyone here seems to treat him like a god or something. Redpill me.

>>3926689
>>3926736

>>3926736
I think it's just his art and works are a fine example of mid to late 90s aesthetic - I relate a lot of it to the rave imagery in the early 90s and it feels nostalgic yet interesting to me. LSD and his music, as well as at least seeing what Eastern Mind/Chu-Teng go for visually, make him interesting as an artist.

There's the lost media nuts that go looking for his obscurities, the 'obscure games' fans who go looking for out-there games from certain eras for new experiences....Sato brings a nice little community of computer art fans together.

>>3925701
post em

In case you were wondering what the intro to the first Roly-Poly game looks like:

https://mobile.twitter.com/to6okegao/status/853484078632321024/video/1

It's about what you'd expect from a 90s children's game.

>>3926689
>2 years ago
Anon, I could have sworn this all happened around 2013 or 2014

>Sato wrote a book on game design
I hope that gets translated someday, I'd like to hear a maverick auteur's take on design.

>>3926890
Game design? You might be thinking of The Art of Computer Designing, which is basically a tutorial of sorts on how to make digital art in his style. He does not play video games and admitted that the games his team produced for computers and the PlayStation were simply a form of artistic expression.

>>3926910
You think he'd be okay with them getting released on GOG or steam? I'd imagine some one would be willing to do a pretty 1:1 port of LSD to PC if you still have source code... he still has source code right?

>>3926931
There are a lot of things he probably still has, he admitted to owning some of his old hard drives and has personal copies of all his games. Sato has recently expressed interest in a LSD sequel, when Figglewatts was developing a revamped version he took notice and told his FB folllowers "It's not made with my permission, but I can help him make LSD2."

Too bad Figglewatts is usually very busy and can't find time in his schedule to continue working on Revamped.

>>3926959
>LSD2
Not worth it unless the lady with the dream journal is involved again. Would definitely be interesting if she was though and we got a super expanded LSD with even more stuff.

>>3926865
it was 2013

ask Sato if LSD will ever get some sort of release over here

>>3927650
kinda answer here
>>3926959
Would be neat to see on PSN though

Good job OP
Im oficially jelly, hope you had fun

>>3925678
>>3925704
hows the translation coming along?

you know whats funny? LSD ACID RAINBOWS AND FUCK MY LIFE

>>3927190
He could just go back over the dream journal and make much more in depth recreations of the dream elements he was only scratching the surface back then

>>3928651
I should keep a dream journal... although I dont sleep much these days. But yes Sato's work on the PS1 was just the beginning and very primitive in its interactions and art. LSD could easily be turned into a fully immersive VR /vr/ drug. death. online environment. BUT would you want to be responsible for creating a VR happy killing machine? I felt it could have been stronger on the realistic death visuals. Find someone to love and hold you and comfort you. Dont die alone. but yes now I need get myself a journal it is a godsend when you start losing your memories. Dont forget your memories they are all you have in the end. GOD dammit captchas are broken bullshit fuck jewgle have to refresh the page 5 times. Sato does create nice art tho that touched on depression and loneliness in a bright colorful way. STOP DOING DRUGS GO TO WORK AND MAKE A FAMILY.

>>3928718
>STOP DOING DRUGS GO TO WORK AND MAKE A FAMILY.
Did it during my 30s but on some levels I miss being able to write posts like yours. I don't get halfway there even on the weekends.

>>3928729
lol my weekend is over now but Easter is a good lsd day. basically have moderation or you will an hero. virtually and irl. have fun but dont get so fucked up you cant get any work done tomorrow.

>>3928747
Oh, I've been there - but not since the '00s and way more in the '90s - except for my honeymoon. Saved some of them speckled bluebirds for a special occasion.

get some air and stop going insane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PP4q2fsOwQ
Sato is a great musician as well. this and Buckethead are my go to.

>>3928757
Its nice to have someone to do it with sexually. Someone to love.

>>3928718
>I should keep a dream journal
It's really only good if you actually have a good time recalling your dreams, otherwise you might not use it too much. I have one and I barely write in it, whether it's because shitty recall or they're too weird to write down on paper.

>>3928768
Well I got pretty good at having someone to do it with but all that really accomplishes in the long run is giving you a wider selection to choose somebody trustworthy from. Being a husband and dad is really quite a thing I would have hated it if I got stuck with one of my shitty exes.

>>3930081
This is my problem by the time I start writing down my dreams I forget most of what happened except for the main points. Drawing little pictures helps too.
>>3930094
Good someones being responsible. I have always had bad luck with women. I havent even had a GF in a few years and I am afraid of commitment. I hope your kid doesnt grow up to be autistic shitposters like me.

asking him what he thinks of vr would be pretty interesting

Some stuff came in

>>3931154
why does the book say homosexual if there is a vagina on the cover?

>>3931186
Who says it's a vagina? It could be a dick hole for all you know.

Also... what is in it? Is Sato actually gay, or is it just a mysterious thing he did with another strange artist?

>>3924587
>with floppy disk
nani?

>>3930136
>何それわかりませんwwww

>>3931219
Floppy disk version was not available at the show unfortunately

>>3931332
Well damn... I guess it's time for another worldwide search for another one of Osamu Sato's work

So, anyone rip the actual sounds, music, and graphics from these games yet? I know there's that one anon with Adobe director who got into both Tong Nou and Chu Teng