Maekawa-san on Maria's Adios/Sayonara difference

News from 2019.04.19
Archived on 2019.04.26

Maekawa-san explains this goodbye line of Maria in SA2:

これは英語版でアディオスって言わせると、メキシコ人のイメージが強くなるし、セリフが印象に残らないから変えたほうが良いと言われてSAYONARAに変えましたの。

— 前川司郎 (@mizuhano) April 19, 2019

A fan addressed a rumor about the difference of Maria's line between Japanese and English versions that says Maekawa-san changed the line from 'Adios...Shadow the Hedgehog' (Japanese version) to  'Sayonara...Shadow the Hedgehog' (English version) as an homage to Terminator 2's Spanish version and Japanese versions.

Maekawa-san replied as follows:
"For this, I was told that 'adios' in English version would make people think of a Mexican, and also it wouldn't make the line as impressing as it should be, so I changed it to SAYONARA."
- Shiro Maekawa

Interesting that foreign languages in diffrent cultures give different impressions!
Spanish is more foreign than English for Japanese, so it gives stronger impression to us.
It must be different in regions close to Latin America where Spanish is more common.

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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!
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— ●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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Tee Lopes the gamer is looking forward to TSR too!

News from 2019.04.19
Archived on 2019.04.26

Oh hey look! Tee Lopes is exicted for TSR too! He is not just a composer, he is a gamer too :D

I'm really hyped for Team Sonic Racing! Not even cause I'm in there, I mean as a gamer!

— Tee Lopes (@teelopesmusic) April 18, 2019

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Almost one month to go for Team Sonic Racing!

News from 2019.04.18
Archived on 2019.04.26

Almost one month to go for Team Sonic Racing!

発売まで1ヶ月と少しの #チームソニックレーシング には様々なコースが登場します。サーキット場や、氷の世界、カジノやピラミッド、そして空中⁉まで全21コースをご用意❗

最大12人同時対戦が可能な『チームソニックレーシング 』は5月21日発売です👍

▶https://t.co/gw1OJ1yxfr#TeamSonicRacing pic.twitter.com/SnEvkwkcmE

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

🔵"Almost one more month to release of Team Sonic Racing. Race on the circuit, in the world of ice, casino, pyramid and even in the air!? Enjoy the 21 different courses!

Race with max. 12 players online!
Team Sonic Racing will be released on May 21st!"
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— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) April 18, 2019

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TSR info & gameplay by DanTDM

News from 2019.04.18
Archived on 2019.04.25

Another TSR info & gameplay by SoA!

New Team Sonic Racing info & gameplay with @dantdm! 💎

Just over one month until launch, and pre-orders are live now: https://t.co/aQNfjBHPYo https://t.co/WpiMMWBmNd

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) April 17, 2019

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SoA gives you a poetry lesson

News from 2019.04.18
Archived on 2019.04.25

An easy guide for poetry by SoA.

Poetry is easy. pic.twitter.com/GXWlNzcQf1

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) April 17, 2019

Mine is:

When faced with danger
Like friends who come to your aid
Two fox tails spinning


Does that mean...Tails is going to be both my friend and my enemy?
A danger like that little fox... I wonder what that could be...


I still can't really get used to Haiku in English. It feels so weird to read them out loud. I guess it's because in Japanese we don't count syllables but characters, and it creates totally different atmosphere when you can't read the words flat (like in Japanese) to flow with the 5-7-5 rhythm. Language is fun but difficult!

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