Susumu Takajima/Blogs/June 14, 2004

Hi, this is Driller or Susumu Takajima here.

I just got back from E3, I met lots of fans and it's great that you're all enjoying Driller Engine Grand Prix 2x2 for over the past year. However, there's more.

I have some big news to tell you. If you did not hear this at E3, Kagami and I have a baby boy on the way. I gave Kagami this gift on our anniversary in March. Kagami's told me that every day, her organs are getting more scrunched as the baby grows inside her body. Within a matter of months, a new generation of the Takajima Clan will be born. He will also be the first in line to become the next CEO of Drillimation Studios.

One thing that I want The Drillimation Series to be done is be passed from one generation to the next. Since its debut in the 1960s in Japan and the 1970s in North America, I'm sure that all the anime veterans are in their thirties and forties, while game veterans are in their twenties, which in this case I am. I've been with and playing the Drillimation games the whole time! One important thing you should do right after you finish college is get married, which Kagami and I did. The problem is I'm autistic, and I don't want to be left alone, so Kagami was my only hope. Usually, a new family generation is spawned every 20 - 40 years, and I've heard that some people have even started a new generation as early as college and even in high school, which is something you shouldn't do.

Speaking of that, it's now time for me to pass game development on to a new generation of computer users, and especially those born in the late 1990s. The Drillimation Series will certainly flourish and live on for many generations to come. Our son (and if any future children we have) will have the opportunity to blaze and carve new trails in the games and anime, as well as interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products.

This is Driller signing off.