SonicJPNews archive blog: June 2019

2019/06/28

'Mario & Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games': Famitsu interview with producer Takaya Ōhashi-san

News from 2019.06.27
Archived on 2019.06.27

Famitsu released an interview conducted on E3 with Takaya Ōhashi-san, the producer of the upcoming latest game to Mario & Sonic series: the 'Mario & Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' for Nintendo Switch!

Here is a brief summary.

「本作を遊んで、東京2020オリンピックをより楽しんでほしい」『マリオ&ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピックTM』プロデューサー・大橋宜哉氏インタビュー【E3 2019】 https://t.co/cmJGlaJaDT pic.twitter.com/uAHv5wg6uL
— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) June 26, 2019

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「本作を遊んで、東京2020オリンピックをより楽しんでほしい」『マリオ&ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピックTM』プロデューサー・大橋宜哉氏インタビュー【E3 2019】
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201906/27178599.html

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'Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games': Famitsu interview with Kasahara-san

News from 2019.06.27
Archived on 2019.06.27

Famitsu released an interview conducted on E3 with Eigo Kasahara-san, the director of the upcoming smartphone app game 'Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games'!

Here is a brief summary.

191ヵ国で競い合う！『ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピックTM』の詳細を深掘り。ディレクター・笠原英伍氏にインタビュー【E3 2019】 https://t.co/dfWqHCjFfu pic.twitter.com/e56bF2IZLZ
— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) June 26, 2019

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191ヵ国で競い合う！『ソニック AT 東京2020オリンピックTM』の詳細を深掘り。ディレクター・笠原英伍氏にインタビュー【E3 2019】
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201906/27178624.html

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Naka-san on an article about Michael Jackson and SEGA

News from 2019.06.25
Archived on 2019.07.23

The King of Pop passed away 10 years ago from this day. Upon reading an article about the close relationship Michael Jackson and SEGA had, Yuji Naka-san recalled his memory about him.

マイケルジャクソンさんが亡くなって10年になるんですね。この記事ってセガがチェックして許可を出してるんだと思うのですが、色々と懐かしいですね。一緒にパワードリフトを遊んだのは本当に良い思い出です。ちなみに僕を蹴ったのは違う人ですよ(^^)https://t.co/rwVoA9NPNb @denfaminicogame
— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 25, 2019

🔵Naka-san on an article about Michael Jackson and SEGA:
"It's been 10 years since Mr. Michael Jackson passed away. I think this article was checked and approved by SEGA; many of its contents are nostalgic. It's a good memory that we played Power Drift together. By the way, - https://t.co/yxbYEiJ7n3
— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) June 25, 2019

- the person who kicked my seat was a different person."

*It is explained in the article that as Michael Jackson visited SEGA HQ with his children and played Power Drift, Naka-san was ordered by Hisashi Suzuki-san to let MJ win. So Naka-san acted a thrilling race well, but -
— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) June 25, 2019

- right in front of the goal MJ did a mistake on control and crashed so Naka-san won. Then somebody kicked Naka-san's seat in anger. The author of the article thought it'd most likely be Suzuki-san, but Naka-san clarified in his tweet above that it was somebody else.
— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) June 25, 2019

To add-on, in the article it is stated that as Naka-san realized what happened (and got kicked in the seat by somebody), he couldn't stand up from his seat for a while...
Well, the strict rule of 'clients first' must be followed... The article doesn't state any negative afterstory of this, so I assume MJ left SEGA happily despite this incident. Pfew!

Michael Jackson was known as a huge SEGA fan. Whenever he visited Japan, he'd visit SEGA HQ and let Hisashi Suzuki-san, who was a very good friend of him, show him new games in developments and give advices for making them better since he, too, was a creator and entertainer.
It is still very memorable that Michael Jackson brought his own project of making a game about himself and made it happen while actively contributing to it. (Fun fact: this game was once shown in a popular Japanese TV show「トリビアの泉 (Fountain of Trivia)」, in which trivias and not-so-useful facts of everyday life were posted by audience. So apparantly many people (at least, non-gamers) in Japan didn't know about its existence.) The rhythm game 'Space Channel 5' series also has his cameo appearance. And not to forget, he also worked on the music of Sonic 3.

His legacy in SEGA games shall be passed down the generations.

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2019/06/23

Amazing Sonic beach art made by JBen!

News from 2019.06.23
Archived on 2019.07.14

A Sonic fan and beach artist Jehan-Benjamin Tarain made a Sonic beach art to celebrate the blue hedgehog's 29th anniversary!

As Yuji Naka-san found about about it, he was amazed by its quality. Here is a thread!

Aujourd'hui #SonicTheHedgehog fête ses 28 ans ! #Happy #Birthday ! @SEGA @JulienTellouck @Kayane @Marcuszeboulet #retrogaming #sega #megadrive #mastersystem #8bit #16bit #retrogaminglife #retrogamer #console #otaku #consolegamer #sonicthehedgehogmovie
Music remix: @Guillaume___A pic.twitter.com/Gb5zqqiICl
— Jben beach art (@JehanBenjamin) June 23, 2019

このソニックのビーチアート凄いですね。どうやって描くんでしょうね？あまりにもキッチリと描けているので、もしかしてCGなのかもと思ってしまいますね。 https://t.co/tuVo41zxZt pic.twitter.com/TUxTuQnh36
— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 26, 2019

🔵 Naka-san is impressed by the beach art of Sonic! He wonders how they create it, saying its perfectness almost makes him think it's a CG. https://t.co/lx1ektAqar
— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) June 26, 2019

このソニックのビーチアート凄いですね。この写真見ているとちゃんと描いているのかもと思いますが、描いている過程のタイムラプス映像とか見たいですね。実際見てみたいですね。 pic.twitter.com/PINSCsuQgf
— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 25, 2019

"This Sonic beach art is amazing. From the pictures it seems like the art is actually being drawn on real ground, but I'd like to watch a timelapse video of the process. And have a look at it with my own eyes."
- Yuji Naka

The artist then noticed Naka-san's mention and they had a little conversation!

Thank you ! Sorry I don't have timelapse of the process for this one ! It's difficult to do all alone also taking time for the drawing and the camera.
— Jben beach art (@JehanBenjamin) June 26, 2019

Are you doing it alone? It is amazing‼︎
— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 26, 2019

Yes I do it all alone. Sometimes friends help me for fun but for this one I was alone and running after the tide. That's why I can't do timelapse or additionnal videos all the time.
— Jben beach art (@JehanBenjamin) June 26, 2019

It's always cool that the creator of something you love notice and appreciate your fanart. Great work, JBen!

Visit his webpage and YouTube channel for more cool works he's done!
http://www.jbenart.com/en/home/

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Sonic Birthday 2019 recap!

News from 2019.06.23
Archived on 2019.06.24

Sonic Birthday 2019 at Tokyo Joypolis!

The birthday event for celebrating anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog was held at Tokyo Joypolis again this year! Here is the recap of the event.

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Happy Birthday Sonic! Birthday wishes from Sonic officials

News from 2019.06.23
Archived on 2019.06.24

Sonic officials' birthday wishes!

28 years ago from today, Sonic the Hedgehog was released in the US and sped through the gaming world like a fresh wind.

Today, not only the fans all around the world celebrated the birthday of our beloved Blue Blur, but messages from the people on the official side of Sonic development were seen on Twitter. Here is the summary!

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2019-06-23: How to celebrate Sonic's birthday in Japan!

News from 2019.06.22
Archived on 2019.06.22

The birthday of our beloved blue hedgehog is right in front of you, and there are several unique events happening around June 23rd!
Here is a summary of how to celebrate Sonic's birthday 2019 in Japan.

Bentley Jones Releases A New Version Of “Dreams Of An Absolution”

News from 2019.06.08
Archived on 2019.07.17

Bentley Jones, aka Lee Brotherton, has released a new mix of his song "Dreams of an Absolution", the theme of Silver the Hedgehog for 'Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)'!
Watch the MV and listen to his unchanged soothing voice with a new flavor.

Absolution is coming... https://t.co/OjILIlPaFR
— Bentley Jones | ベントレー・ジョーンズ (@Bentley_Jones) June 7, 2019

Bentley Jones Releases A New Version Of “Dreams Of An Absolution” https://t.co/ThIK28rtGp pic.twitter.com/sv763BnWCO
— TSSZ (@tssznews) June 23, 2019

Just been informed that the new album CD edition has sold out!! 😍♥ #translated #10thanniversary #dreamsofanabsolution We are discussing having a 2nd run manufactured.... Tweet me if you want this to happen!! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xonOempZU7
— Bentley Jones | ベントレー・ジョーンズ (@Bentley_Jones) June 24, 2019

🔵Ⅰ know I'm a little behind with this news, but anyway!
Bentley Jones @Bentley_Jones released his 10th annivresary album & a music video to a new version of 'Dreams of an Absolution', the theme of Silver in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006! Check them out!https://t.co/w0BBM9P6OR
— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) July 8, 2019

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