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It is true that Japanese studio created some of the greatest games of all time. But I have also heard reports that every game was rewritten from scratch. The DIY concept was entirely alien.

Source: 84 Play Podcast interview with Gregg Tavares (I think, I cant relisten to the podcast now). Linked if interested http://8-4.jp/blog/?p=1423&lang=en

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DIY? I believe you mean DRY :)

I remember reading some article about Japanese gamedev years ago that said the same thing. No OO, no standards, lots of repetition, &c.

But why on Earth would you need skill and technique when you've got so many overtime hours of good old Japanese hard work? /sarcasm

Idiots...

That makes it very difficult to understand how other parts of Japanese culture can be so focused on perfection. Even western programmers use he word "Zen" to describe the simplicity and perfection of code that we strive for.

Well, some Western programmers use Zen.

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