MEGA DRIVE MINI, before launch & pre-release party

News from 2019.09.15
Archived on 2020.02.16

The first console to be sold in the Reiwa-Era, MEGA DRIVE MINI launches!
Here is the summary of tweets by SEGA and contributing people around its release.

Pre-release excitement

4 days until the Genesis Mini launches!

You'll no longer have to fight with adapters to get classic Genesis games working on your TV, and with M2 handling the ports, you can expect the games to play like a dream!

Find out more: https://t.co/0i74cUmPkb pic.twitter.com/pmG3KKOimY

— SEGA (@SEGA) September 15, 2019

Only 3 days left until the Genesis Mini launches in North America!

Over the weekend, we shared our two-part interview with famed composer Yuzo Koshiro on his history with the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. If you missed any of it, here is the interview in full. pic.twitter.com/nT6lpr6UtR

— SEGA (@SEGA) September 16, 2019

【「メガドライブミニ」発売まであと1日！！】

立派に実った「メガドライブミニ」の出荷が最盛期を迎えました。#メガドラミニ pic.twitter.com/uzwEvvcoR3

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) September 18, 2019

メガドラタワーミニ・タワー#メガドラミニ　#メガドラタワーミニhttps://t.co/TuZ37iTuRJ pic.twitter.com/nmg8edCciC

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) September 18, 2019

What is this? pic.twitter.com/HAqugmNb29

— 古代祐三 (@yuzokoshiro) September 18, 2019

Here 's the answer — the invitation. pic.twitter.com/DkEj0CoQvH

— 古代祐三 (@yuzokoshiro) September 18, 2019

Mazin-san on Sonic CD: 'I'm outta here' or 'I'm outer here'?

News from 2019.05.09
Archived on 2019.05.26

Have you ever left the game untouched for 3 minutes long while playing Sonic CD?
Then you must have seen Sonic jumping off the stage, saying "I'm outta here'. And you've successfully lost a life.

This is Mazin-san's another unique contribution to Sonic CD, aside from that infamous 'Fun is Infinite' illustration which he addressed the other day.

And today, he spoke about his voice acting for Sonic as he found an old game magazine with an article on Sonic CD development team!

海外で出てたグッズの影響で「I'm outta here.」って浸透してたけど、自分で喋った時は「I'm outer here.」って言った記憶があってよく分からなくなってたけど、当時の雑誌の画像が出て来てやっぱりouterで合ってたｗ
ていうか私の英語の発音が悪かったんだろうｗ
ていうかみんな若いな・・・ pic.twitter.com/fLKtNFpCLc

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 9, 2019

"Due to influence of overseas merchandise, 'I'm outta here.' is now common - but I remember saying it as 'I'm outer here.' and got confused. But now I found this image from a magazine from that time, and as I checked, I was right with 'outer'.
I guess my English pronounciation was bad. *laugh*
By the way, everyone looks so young..."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)


So it seems like in his script back then, it was written as 'I'm outer here'!
But that doesn't quite make sense as an English sentence in that context. I think 'I'm outta here' is correct because that means 'I'm going out of here', the shortform of a verb - which Sonic executes as he says. He is not in the state of being 'outside' of the game yet, so using 'outer' (an adjective) wouldn't fit here.

The pronounciation of both words are a similar and might sound pretty much the same to those who are not faimilar with English that much. The scriptwriter, Mazin-san and the magazine writer apparently didn't know the difference. Welp!

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Mazin-san's photo report on dismantlement of old SEGA HQ

News from 2019.05.07-
Archived on 2019.05.12

As the dismantlement of the old SEGA HQ is about to start, Mazin-san (Masato Nishimura-san) started taking photos of the iconic building every day.

Here is the summary.

May 7th

日替わり大鳥居前哨戦。いや、まだ変わってないけど。令和の第一発目という事で。いや、実は令和初日に車で前を通ったけど。
これから毎日家を焼こうぜ！
じゃなくて、これから毎日、出来る限りココ来るよ。 pic.twitter.com/PvIF8RGNZC

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 7, 2019

"Pre-Daily Ohtorii. Nothing has changed yet though, but just as a first record in Reiwa. Well, actually I passed here in a car on the very first day of Reiwa, but anyway.
'Let's burn the house every day!'
Kidding, I'm going to come here every day as often as I can."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

てことで、セガ旧本社が取り壊されるまで、毎日川崎の自宅から大鳥居まで夜のジョギングをする事にしました。
でもこの距離毎日は正直キツイw
若さに任せた明日なき暴走ってヤツですよ。もう若くはないけど。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 7, 2019

"So I decided to do some jogging from my home in Kawasaki to Ootorii every night until the old SEGA HQ will be dismantled.
But honestly, to jog this distance every day is very challenging.
Let's say it's a recklessness of being young. I'm not young anymore though."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

Movie Sonic will get a redesign! Sonic creators' reaction

News from 2019.05.02-03
Archived on 2019.05.04

A couple of days passed from the 'Sonic the Movie trailer impact' - after seeing the first trailer featuring a blue furry creature we are totally not familiar with, most of the fans were mad or at least skeptical about the design of Sonic. Even the people who are involved in development of original Sonic series, and moreover the creators of Sonic himself - Ohshima-san the artist and Naka-san the game programmer - were confused and worried about the drastic change of their beloved son.

My energy was drained over these two days and I even had nightmare because of the design. It was already decided that I was to mourn over what they have done to Sonic forever. And I still will.

Yet, to our surprise: a Twitter account, which seems to belong the movie's director Jeff Fowler, posted following words:

Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear... you aren't happy with the design & you want changes. It's going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be... #sonicmovie #gottafixfast 🔧✌️

— Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) May 2, 2019

Wow. I can't believe what I'm seeing here.
But I'd gladly take this offer.

No wonder they had to make some move after having this much of thumbs-down on the trailer.

The news spread like wildfire and reached the creators of Sonic quickly as well. Here are their reaction:

Sonic creators' reactions to first trailer of Sonic the Movie

News from 2019.04.30 - 05.03
Archived on 2019.05.02

As rumored on the former day, Paramount dropped their first posters and a trailer for Sonic the Movie.

The official poster and the trailer

Woah it's finally there.
...and you know how the trailer looks like already, right?

In case you don't, and if you are 120% sure you are prepared to see anything on the screen, here is the video.

Not recommended for those who have very high and concrete ideal for Sonic's appearance and attitude.

*Please note that we do not take any responsibility or liability for any damage or loss caused through watching the following material.* ...

Mazin-san's MEGA DRIVE system boards all work!

News from 2019.05.01
Archived on 2019.05.02

Remember the MEGA DRIVE game system boards Mazin-san showed us the other day?
Today he went to M2 and tested them all - here are the results!

M2さんで動作確認していただけるという事で、@U1_Toyamaさんの車で柏の実家から天王台に基板を運送中。
改めて所持基板を押入れの奥から引っ張り出して来たが、思ってたより沢山買ってたw
積みきれないのでナムコのSYSTEM2とそのロムキット一式、パワードリフト基板のYボードは実家に置いてきた。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 1, 2019

"M2 offered me to check the function of my system boards, so we transported them to Tennohdai from my home.
I dug up all the system boards I own from deep down in my storage to find out that I bought more than I thought I had. *laugh*
Not all of them fit in the car so I left Namco's SYSTEM2 and its ROM kits, Power Drift's Y board at home."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

アレックスキッド ロストスターズも稼働確認！！曲がいいのよねー。ゲームは超アレだけど。 pic.twitter.com/65yJn2Vo3x

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 1, 2019

"Alex Kidd: Lost Stars still functions!! I like its music. The gameplay is...that, though."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

SYSTEM32も動作確認！！ pic.twitter.com/s7Ji5GaSKT

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 1, 2019

"SYSTEM32 funcions too!!"
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

Cool to see SEGASonic the Hedgehog working!

とりあえず持ってきた基板でアフターバーナー以外は正常動作を確認出来た！アフターバーナーは2枚あるのでどっちかは動くんじゃないかと思う。あとは実家に置いてきたF1エキゾーストノートとパワードリフトとCPシステム2のヴァンパイアとスパII`Xだけだな。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) May 1, 2019

"So out of the system boards I brought, I was able to check everything other than After Burner functioning normally!
I have two After Burner so one of them should work. And that leaves F1 Exhaust Note, Power Drift, CP system2's Vampire and SuperII'X I left at home."
 - Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

🔵Mazin-san checked the function of the Mega Drive game system boards he owns!
RTs ⬇

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) May 1, 2019

So everything seems to be working so far! The storing condition must have been really good at his home storage.
In the futrure, some games from his system borads collection might be used for porting more MEGA DRIVE games! Let's look forward to the time to come.


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SEGA people on the last day of Heisei era

News from 2019.04.30
Archived on 2019.05.02

The Heisei era of Japan that lasted for 3 decades is ending today, and everybody is looking back on the past 30 years.

From tomorrow, the Reiwa era starts. I wonder what SEGA and Sonic Team will show us in this new era!

🔵The Heisei era of Japan that lasted for 3 decades is ending today, and everybody is looking back on the past 30 years.

From tomorrow, the Reiwa era starts. I wonder what SEGA and Sonic Team will show us in this new era!

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 30, 2019

Some look back on the history of Heisei era...

SEGA Official looks back on 'Print Club' or 'Purikura', the arcade machine which was invented in 1995 which became very popular especially among students, and is now a part of Japanese culture.

今日は「平成最後の日」。

平成に誕生し、平成を代表するエンターテインメントのひとつは『プリント倶楽部®︎』（セガ/アトラス 1995年）

通称「プリクラ®︎」と呼ばれ、日本独自の文化として、学生を中心に多くの人が楽しみました。 pic.twitter.com/2kp3MYti71

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) April 30, 2019

"Today is the 'Last day of Heisei'.
One of the entertainment born in Heisei and represents Heisei is 'Print Club' (SEGA/ATLUS 1995)
Shortened as 'Purikura', it was enjoyed by many people, especially by students as a unique Japanese culture."
- SEGA Official

Mazin-san's MEGA DRIVE system boards collection!

News from 2019.04.28
Archived on 2019.04.28

He showcases a lot of system boards of different MEGA DRIVE games he owns!
What is he looking for?

さて、そろそろ自室に保管してる基板を発掘していくか。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 28, 2019

"Alright, let's dig up the system boards I store in my room."
- Masato Nishimura

とりあえず3画面版ダラIIのROMは発見出来た。いや、ひょっとしたらニンウォリと差し替えてる可能性もあるが。ボードを見つけなきゃな。 pic.twitter.com/bkeQ8Ez5Ci

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 28, 2019

"OK so I at least found the ROM of 3-screen version DARIUS II. No, I probably have switched it with The Ninja Warriors. Anyway I have to find the board."
- Masato Nishimura

F2のメタルブラックとSYSTEM18のマイケルジャクソンズ・ムーンウォカー。違う、キミたちじゃない。 pic.twitter.com/EpVGEBiZbq

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 28, 2019

"F2's Metal Black and SYSTEM18's Michael Jackson's Moon Walker. No, not you guys."
- Masato Nishimura

10 more titles for MEGA DRIVE MINI revealed!

News from 2019.04.18-19
Archived on 2019.04.26

MEGA DRIVE MINI, as announced at SEGA FES 2019, will contain 40 titles in total which made the history of MEGA DRIVE.
The first 10 titles were already showcased at the event and were available for demo-play.


Today, the 11th to 20th titles of MEGA DRIVE MINI were announced in a Famitsu livestream!

おまたせしました！

本日4/18（木）20時～放送の「もぎたてファミ通」にて、「メガドライブミニ」収録予定タイトル40タイトル中、新たに「10タイトル」を発表します！

すでに予約された方も、まだ迷われている方もぜひご視聴ください💁‍♀️https://t.co/NptAzCiJnK　#メガドラミニ #ファミ通 pic.twitter.com/PHKyjJiXns

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) April 18, 2019

🔵Another 10 titles for Mega Drive Mini will be announced today in the livestream by Famitsu!
⬇

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 18, 2019

Mazin-san is excited too!

メガドラミニのラインナップの10本解禁放送、今日20時だったか。すっかり忘れてた。何が発表されるかマジで聞いてないので楽しみ。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 18, 2019

"So the announcement of 10 further lineups for MEGA DRIVE MIINI is today from 8 pm, huh. I totally forgot about it. I don't have a clue what is going to be revealed, so I'm excited."
- Masato Nishimura (Mazin)

And Okunari-san is getting ready in the studio!

ただいまスタジオでどきどきしています。5分前。https://t.co/t5uiNUTWRt

— Yosuke Okunari /奥成洋輔 (@okunari) April 18, 2019

"I'm in studio, excited. 5 minutes to go."
- Yosuke Okunari

Aaand the livestream starts & 10 more titles were revealed!

収録タイトル10本発表!! “メガドライブミニないしょ話”【ファミ通】 https://t.co/t5IpwdMGVJ

— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) April 18, 2019

“メガドライブミニ”新ラインアップ第2弾発表！ 『サンダーフォースIII』などが収録されることが明らかに【随時更新】 https://t.co/VxwkEXHllT pic.twitter.com/WFKudYTGUt

— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) April 18, 2019

A new trailer is out too!

令和元年9月19日（木）発売『メガドライブミニ』収録タイトル第2弾を公開しました！

今後のタイトル発表にもご期待ください！https://t.co/TuZ37iTuRJ#メガドラミニ pic.twitter.com/bvl1qBPnLi

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) April 19, 2019

Okunari-san updated the website with full title list of 'Game Can'!
Package illustration is specially done for this game set by Yoshiyasu Matsushita-san.

サイト更新しました！　『ゲームのかんづめお徳用』全タイトルリストも載ってます！
時代が求めた16bithttps://t.co/RrctDvI78n

— Yosuke Okunari /奥成洋輔 (@okunari) April 19, 2019

公式サイトではより詳しく『ゲームのかんづめお徳用』収録ゲームを説明しています。https://t.co/lNJzkZVWAg
もちろん当時は存在しなかったパッケージイラストは @matsushita_8bit さん描き下ろしです。
動画はこの辺　https://t.co/9K8tSVHCQc

— Yosuke Okunari /奥成洋輔 (@okunari) April 19, 2019

🔵10 more titles for Mega Drive Mini revealed!

One of them is the 'SEGA GAME CAN', a collection of 12 games from the Game Library service for Mega Drive (SEGA Meganet) - so Mega Drive Mini will in fact have not only 40, but 52 games in total!! Wow!
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— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 19, 2019

Oh, wrong count, it's 51 games in total. Still so many!

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 19, 2019

ミッキー&ドナルドは俺がセガに入るキッカケになった作品だわ。当時からしてあの完成度は凄かった。
後ベアナックルは圧倒的に2な！
奥成センセは流石分かってる。

— 前川司郎 (@mizuhano) April 18, 2019

🔵Maekawa-san on Mega Drive Mini's newly revealed game titles:
"Mickey & Donald is the reason I thought about joining SEGA. Its quality was superb since its release.
Also, Bare Knuckle is of course 2! Okunari-sensei always gets it so right. "

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 19, 2019

Sound composer Yuzo Koshiro-san is also glad to see Megadrive Mini trending!

Japanese twitter trend is filled with the words related to Megadrive mini after they revealed the additional titles. (The screen shows MD mini, MD mini, MUSHA, Land Stalker, Thunder Force III)😆 pic.twitter.com/fFwpuYzTvm

— 古代祐三 (@yuzokoshiro) April 18, 2019

Visit the official website with interactive elements!
https://sega.jp/mdmini/


Titles for US version 'Genesis Mini'!

Only 80s/90s kids remember?

Not anymore, as we unveil the next 10 titles for the SEGA Genesis Mini, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Earthworm Jim, and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Console info, full announced games list, and pre-order links: https://t.co/zRqELdIXgt pic.twitter.com/fwOpPtyZor

— SEGA (@SEGA) April 18, 2019

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Mazin-san is also doubting Sonic the Movie's quality...

News from 2019.04.10
Archived on 2019.04.22

Oh hey look, Mazin-san has left a tweet about that Sonic the Movie.
Like Naka-san, he is also doubting Sonic the Movie's quality...

ダメだ、ハリウッド版ハリネズミ映画はハリウッド版配管工映画と同じような末路を辿る未来しか見えない。
俺の占いは、当たる！

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 10, 2019

"Oh no, I can only see the future in which Hollywood Hedgehog Movie is going to follow the same path as Hollywood Plumber Movie.
My prophecy will come true!"
- Mazin

I agree to Mazin-san... so sad to not be able to ride on the hype wave because what we see until now is not promising at all.
Especially if you are one of the original creators of Sonic... this must be a disaster to them.

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Mazin-san on his 'Fun is ∞' easter egg artwork of Sonic CD!

News from 2019.04.09
Archived on 2019.04.22

Another Sonic mystery solved!
Mazin-san speaks of his 'Fun is infinite' easter egg artwork of Sonic CD!

未だに27年も昔に作ったゲームの隠し裏ワザの件で、見知らぬ外人さんから定期的にメンション飛んでくるんだけど、別に大した意味もなく描いた絵なのに何か凄い謎が隠されてるみたいなミステリーが語り継がれてんのかね？
たのしさ∞

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 9, 2019

🔵Mazin-san:
"I still receive mentions from strangers in overseas regularly about the hidden easter egg in the game I made 27 years ago. I didn't draw that with any particular meaning, but is it probably passed down as if it has some great mystery behind it?
Fun is ∞"

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 9, 2019

Haha, so he doesn't have any particular backstory behind that strangely creepy yet funny Sonic (?) in Sonic CD. That's mostly the case whenever we have theories over mysteries. Oh well!

What were your theories about the Mazin-Sonic?

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Further SEGA-people's reactions on Mega Drive Mini

News from 2019.04.02
Archived on 2019.04.21

Yuzo Koshiro-san, the sound composer of SEGA, addressed his participation to MEGA DRIVE MINI project:

公式発表がありました通り、この度メガドライブミニのメニュー画面の曲を担当させて頂きました。メガドラのFM音源を実際に使用して、ラインナップされている数々のゲームの音色を使ったメドレー的な楽曲となっております。 #メガドライブミニ

— 古代祐三 (@yuzokoshiro) April 3, 2019

I'm proud to join the Genesis mini project doing music for the menu lined up the great games. I programmed the music dedicated to YM2612 sound chip playing authentic Genesis/MegaDrive sound with many soundbanks chosen from actual games in the menu. I hope you guys like it!

— 古代祐三 (@yuzokoshiro) April 2, 2019

Also, Mazin-san is very hyped for MEGA DRIVE MINI the whole time, and Okunari-san is happy to see that. :D

メガドラミニのパッドは単体でも別売りしてくれるという事だが、ファイティングパッド欲しすぎた反動で意味もなく何個も買ってしまいそう。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) April 2, 2019

 "I heard there will be separately-sold MEGA DRIVE MINI's pads, and I think I might buy multiple of them meaninglessly because I wanted the fighing pads badly."
- Mazin

方向ボタンの入りっぷりがいいね。 https://t.co/Im1PIg404W

— Yosuke Okunari /奥成洋輔 (@okunari) April 2, 2019

"Good to see you pressing the directional button in full."
- Yosuke Okunari


Who else is excited for MEGA DRIVE MINI?
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Tomorrow is SEGA FES 2019!

News from 2019.03.28
Archived on 2019.04.17

It's finally time! SEGA FES 2019 is starting tomorrow and show us new stuff from SEGA over the weekend!

Here are words from the officials:

明日から2日間はセガフェス2019だけど、無茶だけは絶対にするなよ！ pic.twitter.com/GZZoUzFtCP

— ソニック委員会「R」 (@sonic20th) March 29, 2019

"It's SEGA FES 2019 from tomorrow for two days, but never stress yourself too much!"
- Sonic Committee

今年はDJの出番ないのですが、セガフェス行かれる方は楽しんで来てください〜。（大谷的には近日中にお知らせしたいことがあるやもです😎✨）

SONIC DJ LIVE (SEGA FES 2018) 2018.4.14 https://t.co/VL74gm1rXL @YouTubeさんから

— 大谷 智哉 Tomoya Ohtani (@Ohtanitter) March 29, 2019

"I don't have a job as DJ this year, but if you are goin to SEGA FES, please enjoy it. (As for myself, I might have something to announce in the next few days!)"
- Tomoya Ohtani

明日からセガフェス。飛鳥＆飛鳥。CHAGE＆CHAGE。ファイナルフォームライドぅ。
明日は昼前にアキバ行く予定。メガドラミニのステージイベントは見ないとな。何が発表されるかマジで全く聞いてないのでドキドキですよ。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 29, 2019

"Tomorrow is SEGA FES. Asuka & Asuka, CHAGE & CHAGE. Final Form Ride-!
I'm planning to go to Akihabara before noon. I've got to see the stage event for Mega Drive Mini. I don't know anything about what's going to be revealed, so I'm very excited!"
- Mazin (Masato Nishimura)

Each to their own. Enjoy SEGA FES if you are going!
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SEGA Official's Casual Poll - which Sonic pose do you like the most?

News from 2019.03.27
Archived on 2019.04.17

As you already know, SEGA Official is holding a Casual Poll with theme Sonic - and today is the last day to vote!
What's your favorite pose out of the 5? Choose and vote!

It's also tied to a giveaway campaign of Sonic Jacket, a collaboration product vetween Sonic the Hedgehog and jacket brand XLARGE (the campaign is only available for people living in Japan).

本日締め切り！17時まで！

ソニックの好きなポーズに投票して、ツイートすると、ソニックジャケットが抽選で当たる！

投票はこちら → https://t.co/W8GA7BZhXR …

#ゆるセガ投票 pic.twitter.com/JwisX3Y9v8

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) March 26, 2019

And Sonic-related people also chose their favorites!
Interestingly, they all chose a different pose!!

『A.走る(前)』に投票しました！
投票受付中！『ソニック』にまつわるゆる～い投票企画です。
「どのポーズが好き？」現在6,447票
抽選でソニックジャケットプレゼント！ https://t.co/VX5LJy52GG #ゆるセガ投票

スタジャン欲しい

— 大谷 智哉 Tomoya Ohtani (@Ohtanitter) March 26, 2019

『C.指さし』に投票しました！
投票受付中！『ソニック』にまつわるゆる～い投票企画です。
「どのポーズが好き？」現在4,948票
抽選でソニックジャケットプレゼント！ https://t.co/1LeFy1fPho #ゆるセガ投票

— 前川司郎 (@mizuhano) March 26, 2019

『B.ジャンプ』に投票しました！
投票受付中！『ソニック』にまつわるゆる～い投票企画です。
「どのポーズが好き？」現在7,275票
抽選でソニックジャケットプレゼント！ https://t.co/yX0EyxNZXk #ゆるセガ投票

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 26, 2019

『D.挑発』に投票しました！
投票受付中！『ソニック』にまつわるゆる～い投票企画です。
「どのポーズが好き？」現在3,926票
抽選でソニックジャケットプレゼント！ https://t.co/pWWNalYPFx #ゆるセガ投票

ジャケット可愛い

— 悠木碧【公式】 (@staff_aoi) March 26, 2019

🔵Voting for Sonic pose ends today! Ohtani-san, Maekawa-san, Mazin-san and Yuuki-san voted too - and they all prefer different design! 😁

What's your favorite out of the five? The one with the most votes will be designed to a jacket!
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— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 26, 2019

This is getting interesting. Which one is your favorite?

Also, this poll made Sonic a trending word in Japan this day! Woo-hoo!

「#ゆるセガ投票」と「ソニック」トレンド入り🦔たくさんの投票ありがとうございます！ https://t.co/u641wXMJzy

— セガ公式アカウント (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) March 26, 2019

🔵And now Sonic is a trending word in Japan! 👍

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 26, 2019

Seems like it😁 Aoi Yuuki-san has so many followers that her tweet about the Sonic design poll and jacket made it trending!

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 26, 2019

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Mazin-san celebrates birthday of various games of Mega Drive!

News from 2019.03.27
Archived on 2019.04.17

Mazin-san celebrates birthday of various games of Mega Drive!

メガドラ版ターボアウトラン、コズミックファンタジーストーリーズ、ピットファイター、サンダープロレスリング列伝、シャドーオブザビースト、ストームロード、オマケでArt ALIVE、誕生日おめでとー！かんぱーい！！ pic.twitter.com/fmvJXu6VQI

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 27, 2019

"Mega Drive's Turbo OutRun, Cosmic Phantasy Stories, Pit Fighter, Thunder Pro Wresling, Shadow of the Beast, Storm Road, and Art ALIVE, happy birthday! Cheers!"

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Mazin-san found sign for old SEGA HQ at Otorii station erased

News from 2019.03.25
Archived on 2019.04.17

Mazin-san found out that the sign for the old SEGA HQ at Otorii Station are now covered away.
The trace of SEGA is gradually but certainly fading from Otorii city...

お、お前、消えるのか・・・！？ pic.twitter.com/Auj21kZPsl

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 25, 2019

"A, are you going to disappear...?!"

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Mazin-san at old SEGA HQ once again - the logo is now all gone

News from 2019.03.24
Archived on 2019.04.15

Like Naka-san did few days ago, Mazin-san also re-re-visited the old SEGA HQ for the xth times - and tweeted his sadness over the main building without the SEGA logo.
The logo he stated several times before the takedown (here, or there) that would have taken with him if possible, is now comletely gone to nowhere.

セガロゴもなくなったので、もう何のビルか分からんなぁ。 pic.twitter.com/eRHiCBTWe2

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 24, 2019

Seeing the place he worked for decades to change to something totally foreign must feel weird.

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Mazin-san: Does McDonald's fryer alarm remind you of Marble Zone?

News from 2019.03.17
Archived on 2019.03.18

Mazin-san's small note: "Every time I hear that alarm at McDonalds, I remember the music from Marble Zone."

マックで聞こえるアラーム音聞く度にソニックのマーブルゾーンの曲思い出す。
て事で、今日の昼は次男の要望でマックを買いに来た。ポテトの匂いってなんでこんなに拡散するんだろう？マンションのエレベーターとかに乗ると暫くの間は匂いが消えないよね。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 17, 2019

Hmm, that's interesting. Let's compare those two!



...What do you think? Does the fryer sound remind you of Marble Zone music from Sonic 1?

Do you now have the sound stuck in your head?
Good. :D


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Mazin-san's sorrow over removal of SEGA logo from old SEGA HQ

News from 2019.03.11
Archived on 2019.03.13

Yesterday, Mazin-san visited the old SEGA HQ in Ohtorii.
Today, he discovered that the SEGA logo on the 2nd building was removed at last.

昨日まであった大鳥居2号館のセガロゴが、ついに取り外されてしまったようだ・・・。

捨てるならください。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 11, 2019

He says if the logo will be destroyed, he would have it instead...
Or will it be used somewhere else?

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Mazin-san re-visits the old SEGA HQ

News from 2019.03.10
Archived on 2019.03.12

As mentioned in my post from the day before, Mazin-san visited the old SEGA HQ in Ohtorii which is in the process of takedown. It's about one month since he and all colleagues of SEGA moved into the new building in Shinagawa.

ゆーめをー作るーとても不思議なゲーム会社ー
東へー西へー、たどり着いたぜ大鳥居〜

って、ぎぃやあああぁぁぁぁぁ

キレイな顔してるだろ・・・
さっきまで命だったものが辺り一面に転がる〜〜うぉーうぉーうぉー pic.twitter.com/PZdTd8ztU9

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 10, 2019

Mazin-san sings about a mysterious game company which makes dreams, which he finally finds in Ohtorii after a long journey...
And his screams.
"Looks beautiful, right? It had life a second before, and now it's all rolling down on the ground... wowowow---"

(I don't know which song he is using for the parody, but we can see his sorrow...)

旧本社（大鳥居本社2号館）の定礎
セガ・エンタープライゼスはサイコーだぜ。ハヤオーバンザイ！ pic.twitter.com/l5mwmHL9XK

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 10, 2019

"The cornerstone of the old HQ (2nd building).
SEGA Enterprises is amazing. Hooray Hayao!"

(Possibly Hayao Nakayama, former President and CEO of SEGA)

このまま大鳥居の旧本社はセガ博物館として再生しないかな。メガドラ版ボナンザのオリジナルステージみたいなw

で、1階ロビーには体感ゲームとか全部置いてあってさ。

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 10, 2019

He wishes that this old building would reused as SEGA museum which is like the original stage of Bonanza (Mega Drive ver.) and the 1st floor all set with interactive games.

I also wish that would be true.

セガの痕跡は1つ残らず拾っていくスタイル pic.twitter.com/FKlOchKjxV

— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 10, 2019

"Picking up every single trace of SEGA."

🔵Mazin-san visited the old HQ of SEGA to take some last pictures of the building with SEGA logo on it.
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— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 10, 2019

That must have been a nostalgic and heartbreaking trip for Mazin-san.

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