http://www.shmuplations.com/gamemusic1986 This candid interview with several early game music composers first appeared in the 6/86 issue of Beep Magazine. It features an extremely young Yoshiki Okamoto and Capcom's early composer star, Ayako Mori (of Ghosts and Goblins fame). The phenomenon of game music was just starting to take off, and popular songs like the Mario theme feature in the discussion. I've also included several of the comical illustrations that Beep included in the article, as well as links to the music mentioned so you can listen along.