Keita Takahashi created one of the most beloved cult video games ever : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Keita Takahashi created one of the most beloved cult video games ever : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Video game creator Keita Takahashi joins us to talk about how he got into designing video games and how he pitched the idea for his popular game Katamari Damacy to the folks at Namco. He also talks with us about his new game, to a T, which comes out soon. A version of this interview originally ran in April of 2024.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Keita Takahashi created one of the most beloved cult video games ever

In 2004, Keita Takahashi created and designed the classic video game Katamari Damacy. It's a completely unique, completely bizarre game in which you play a tiny ball that rolls around and gets bigger as it gets stuff stuck to it. Katamari Damacy was a so-so success at first, then a big one, and now it's a classic. Keita Takahashi created the game at Namco, a company best known at the time for… Source