Following on from its original worldwide release via Apple Arcade for Apple devices in June 2022, Air Twister was subsequently released for consoles & PC in November of 2023.
Air Twister Special Edition (Japan)
One of the physical editions made available in Japan was a Special Edition that included a number of extras, including the soundtrack on double CD, a square card with Yu Suzuki's signature and a "Special Interview" booklet.
This 50+ page booklet (which can be seen near the bottom right in the image below) contains an extensive interview with Yu Suzuki, in which he talks about not just Air Twister but also his own background in the games industry - with one of the games discussed being Shenmue, of course!
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| Contents of the Air Twister Special Edition set (Japan) |
With the set being for the Japan market, the Special Interview booklet was only in the Japanese language.
Air Twister Collector's Edition (Strictly Limited Games)
For the overseas market, the Air Twister Collector's Edition has been announced by Strictly Limited Games, and is to feature a Yu Suzuki Biography booklet with its own unique cover design.
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| Yu Suzuki Biography booklet cover (Air Twister Collector's Edition from Strictly Limited Games) |
While its exact content has not yet been confirmed, presumably this contains a translation of the Japanese Special Interview booklet.
However, as of the release of this post, the Collector's Edition has not yet been released. Originally slated to be released in "Early 2024", at the time of this post in August 2024 it is yet to be seen, with the expected release date given on the official website now reading "2024 (exact date TBC)". A brief product status is provided, although this has remained unchanged since the start of the year:
Product Status - Update:Production files have been approved by licensor and are now with Platform Owners. Once completed, files will be handed to production.
Interview Translation
To ease the pain of the wait for the Collector's Edition to appear and discover Yu Suzuki's thoughts and anecdotes, we have translated the Japanese interview into English - originally, the intention was to translate excerpts of interest, but we've ended up covering the full interview from the booklet!
Thanks to SkillJim for providing scans of the interview pages.