Via Gamasutra, there’s a great translated interview from 1997 with Nintendo legend Gunpei Yokoi on shmuplations, where he talks about his work near the end of his career (he sadly passed away later that year).

I’ve always said they needed to make a car like this. I almost bought the G8 GXP w/stick when they came out, but ended up with a Miata instead. Then the bastards went and killed Pontiac. Well, today I put my money where my mouth is and bought one. Fully loaded, manual transmission, blue. If you’re in Colorado Springs,…

The Chevy SS

I am figuratively in shock by that.

Niiiiiiice

Holy hell... I think the S2000 has a more usable trunk than a GTO. Having had a GTO, that gas tank kills a lot of free space.

See if you can spot the billionaire

This car is a performer. It's damn near everything that Jalops like and/or want. But it doesn't look ostentatious, so we (commenters) largely hate it?

Post coming tomorrow on the Chevy SS...stay tuned!

I second this notion, especially with a potential new speed war coming with the Kawasaki H2R/H2.

Who expected this to be a drift machine in the early 2000s.

not the best ever, but pretty respectable.

Oooh cool. A Monaro front ! ! !

Thanks.

Hey Uwe thanks for stopping by. Since you worked for BMW, and Cadillac clearly has the Bavarians in their sights, what would you say the marketing strategy is for Caddy to take a chunk of their sales. It seems that Cadillac is fielding some really good products, but perhaps lack of awareness is playing roll on why…

Ever flown out of John Wayne Orange County? Full throttle with the brakes locked, hammer down the runway, very steep climb to a couple thousand feet, level off and dump the power, glide over all the plastic surgeon's homes like a ninja, then power up when over the ocean. Always fun. And always really fun when the…

Urals! ALL THE URALS!

Emissions info is relevant because you are taxed based on it, so it lets you know its not in an expensive tax class right up front.