The book that inspired the original Megami Tensei

[Himuro]

Any info on this book? It's titled Digital Devil Story, and it was the basis for the original series.

From Harecore Gaming we know this about the book:

Megami Tensei began as a novel by Aya Nishitani. The story was about a young computer genius named Nakajima who had tapped into the world of demons through the use of computers - hence the subtitle "Digital Devil Story". Naturally, things go horribly wrong when he summons the evil fiend Loki into the real world, and it's up to Nakajima to right the wrongs he created. Namcot bought the video game rights and turned it into a role playing game for the Famicom.

I've been interested in the book ever since I read that but I can't find anymore info on it. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough? =/

[Abel The Contact]

You can find translations of the book here (still a work in progress)

http://ddstranslation.blogspot.com/

You can thank Masakado for them.

[Himuro]

Who is Masakado?

[Abel The Contact]

A famous translator in the MegaTen community, also did the huge SMT Nocturne FAQ that you can find at gamefaqs as well as translations for SMT 1 and 2 roms (I believe).

[Himuro]

The name sounded familiar..

[Gogar]

The name sounded familiar..

Well, Masakados was a character in SMT: Nocturne (and some of the earlier games).

[Himuro]

Oh yeah the hidden magatama

[Andre_PC]

He is also a persona on Persona 3