NDW's direct interview with TSR teams #4: Team Vector

News from 2019.05.14
Archived on 2019.05.14

Nintendo Dreams conducted an interview with each team of Team Sonic Racing!

The full article can be found on their vol. 302 issued this month, but they are also releasing a part of these interviews online!

Each interview-part will be released on Nintendo Dreams Web (NDW) from April 23rd onwards every Tuesday towards the game release on May 21st.

And I will translate all of them and collect them here on my archive blog!

Schedule for Team Sonic Racing racers direct interview:
#1: Team Sonic (April 23rd) - ORIGINAL / TRANSLATION
#2: Team Rose (April 30th) - ORIGINAL / TRANSLATION
#3: Team Dark (May 7th) - ORIGINAL / TRANSLATION
#4: Team Vector (May 14th) - you are here 
#5: Team Eggman (May 21st) - ORIGINAL / TRANSLATION


The third team they interviewed is... Team Vector!

『#チームソニックレーシング』に参戦するソニックの仲間たちに直接インタビュー！ NDWにて毎週火曜日に更新中です。本日より第3回「チームベクター」公開！
ベクター・シルバー・ブレイズが登場、彼らの軽快な掛け合いにご注目ください♪ https://t.co/n9a2z8BugH pic.twitter.com/s4W3xG8052

— ニンテンドードリーム編集部（ニンドリ） (@nindori) May 14, 2019

🔵NDW's Team Sonic Racing direct interview: Team Vector is now online! https://t.co/TkQOHu3zsZ

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) May 14, 2019

【特別企画】『チームソニックレーシング』レーサー直撃インタビュー！ その4「チーム ベクター」

https://www.ndw.jp/teamsonicracing-interview_vector/

↑↑↑↑　As usual, check out the original article first!   ↑↑↑↑

Translation

DARTSLIVE collaboration with Team Sonic Racing! Get free TSR theme for limited time!

News from 2019.05.10
Archived on 2019.05.25

The dar game DARTSLIVE is collaborating with Team Sonic Racing!
Its original TSR-designed theme is now available for.. FREE!
Get the theme while you can! Offer ends on June 16th.

セガよりリリースされる『#チームソニックレーシング』の発売を記念して、オリジナルデザインのテーマを…なんと、0Coinで販売します!!!
ゲットできるのはこの期間だけ！アクセル全開でカードページへGO!!!!https://t.co/F9ankYr8aY#ソニック #ダーツ #DARTSLIVE pic.twitter.com/BHkPeO8Eo8

— DARTSLIVE / ダーツライブ (@DARTSLIVE) May 9, 2019

Kanemaru-san saw the information and offers everyone to play the game & get the special theme!

是非に❗ https://t.co/uebCjqsUMf

— 金丸淳一VoiceActor&Vocalist Kanemaru Jun-ichi (@junichisonic) May 10, 2019

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Kanemaru-san met Sonic in Akihabara by chance!

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.20

Kanemaru-san found his buddy by chance as he was taking a walk around Akihabara!

散歩がてらに歩いた秋葉原で。
「Heyお前こんな処にいたのか？」
ちょっとビックリ。 pic.twitter.com/M0sV9kjDRd

— 金丸淳一VoiceActor&Vocalist Kanemaru Jun-ichi (@junichisonic) May 8, 2019

🔵 Kanemaru-san met Sonic in Akihabara by chance!

That's the store of the bakery 'Yawaraka Shiro Coppe' (Soft white bun) collaborating with Sonic! You can get your chilli dog there!

RT⬇

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) May 8, 2019

"In Akihabara where I took a walk.
'Hey, I didn't know you were here.'
I was a little surprised."
- Junichi Kanemaru


If you ever visit Akihabara, don't forget to go to Komeda's Yawaraka Shiro Coppe!
https://tempo.sega.jp/tnsb/shirocoppe_akihabara/

For 600 yen, you can eat Sonic's favorite chili dog and get special tin badge!
Also, a special Sonic acrylic key chain with collab design can be obtanied for 500 yen!

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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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Senoue-san on Puyo Puyo Champions!

News from 2019.05.09
Archived on 2019.05.26

Senoue-san's game tip of the day!
Enjoy Puyo Puyo in the West too, with Senoue-san's cool remixes!

Are you familiar with "Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine"? The latest Puyo Puyo called "Puyo Puyo Champions" is now available in the US and Europe. I made some remix music for this. Enjoy!

日本では既発の『ぷよぷよeスポーツ』が欧米各国でも発売となりました！https://t.co/epE89S59De

— crush40 (@crush40) May 9, 2019

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More info on TSR OST 'Maximum Overdrive'!

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.26

From Senoue-san: more info on physical copy of Team Sonic Racing's original soundtrack album 'Maximum Overdrive'!

チームソニックレーシングのサウンドトラックの発売日は5月29日！
あと3週間後には、皆さんのお手元にお届けできます！

タイトルは、"MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE - TEAM SONIC RACING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK"！

CD3枚組、130トラック収録、品番はWWCE-31418～20です。
お楽しみに！https://t.co/A1leNlzf2D pic.twitter.com/k2nxnsmlQ8

— crush40 (@crush40) May 8, 2019

On Team Sonic Racing, each course has set of four music, including short cues... Intro fly-by, regular lap, final lap and goal. Each character has own music as well which is familiar for you. Also some for cutscenes and maps... and the list goes on. Hope you'll enjoy what we did.

— crush40 (@crush40) May 8, 2019

Oooh this is going to be exciting!!

Release is on May 29th. 3 CDs, 130 tracks! Pre-order now!!

This CD will also be released worldwide in digital format in various music streaming services. Get ready to boost on!

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Naka-san on improved port of Space Harrier Mark III by a fan

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.13

Back then, Naka-san worked on porting Space Harrier to Mark III, but he couldn't remove the frame by programming. His boss told him that it doesn't bother them much so he could decide to release it, but it seems like the frame remained a worrying factor to him.

Today, he found someone who ported Space Harrier with some improvements (removing the frame, smoothing out zooming in/out) is amazed by the result!

枠がないマークⅢ版スペースハリアー良いですね。僕がプログラムでこの枠が消せなくてどうしようかと思っていたら、割と周りの人達が、そんなに気にならないと後押しして頂いたので発売にこぎつけたんですが、これぐらいスムーズに作れてたら胸を張って出せたでしょうね。しかし目コピー凄いですね。 https://t.co/65Toq3Qnlj

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) May 8, 2019

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More comments from Kanemaru-san on Sonic X!

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.13

Upon seeing the first three episodes of Japanese Sonic X released online on YouTube for free for limited time, Kanemaru-san comments further on each episode & on the interview footage to Sonic X casts!

Previous summaries:
Episode 1

Kanemaru-san on Dark Sonic

Episode 2:

Kanemaru-san and Senoue-san on TSR music video!

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.13

Kanemaru-san reacted to Senoue-san's lookback on TSR music making video!
Both of them seem to be very excited for the game like we are!

Wow! So Coooool!

— 金丸淳一VoiceActor&Vocalist Kanemaru Jun-ichi (@junichisonic) May 8, 2019

Thanks!!!
僕たちは楽曲でレースを盛り上げる役目です！
青いギターは、ソニックのクルマをイメージしてブルーのメタリックに。ギターのピックアップカバーはレッドのメタリックにしてあるチームソニックレーシング仕様なんです。

— crush40 (@crush40) May 8, 2019

Senoue-san explains that he chose a blue metallic guitar to match Sonic's car 'Speed Star', and the its pickup cover is metallic red - a perfect 'Team Sonic Racing edition'!

素晴らしい！
ブルーメタリックのギターで奏でるサウンド聴いたら、ソニックは間違いなくブースト・オンですね。

— 金丸淳一VoiceActor&Vocalist Kanemaru Jun-ichi (@junichisonic) May 8, 2019

Kanemaru-san praises it and tells him: 'If Sonic hears the sounds played on blue metallic guitar, he definitely will go 'Boost on!'.

Another reference to "Cyber Formula", the formula one Anime in which Kanemaru-san played the protagonist.

I'm really excited for the TSR and its music too!


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Naka-san on Sonic Adventure Production Presentation from 1998!

News from 2019.05.08
Archived on 2019.05.12

A few days ago, Kanemaru-san and Naka-san looked back on the unique advertisement for Sonic Adventure with Sonic plush.

Today, Naka-san recalled on the Sonic Adventure Production Presentation, which I also mentioned in the post above.

This exciting Presentation event was held in Tokyo International Forum on August 22nd, 1998.
Official announcement from back then...: http://sonic.sega.jp/sonicadv/info/happyoukai.html

SEGA invited fans and press to this once-in-a-life opportunity to have a sneak-peek into the latest work to Sonic series presented by Yuji Naka-san, the head of Sonic Team himself.

This event was initially planned to have two shows on this day, but since the number of people gathered to join the presentation exceeded the expectation of SEGA greatly, they had to add the third show on spot.
(from a report by MAYON)

The event included real-time gameplay of the product on Dreamcast with Naka-san's explanations, a video documentary on Sonic Team's business trip to mid-south America for collecting materials for ideas and aesthetics of the game, recording of 'Sonic!' call by the audience together with Segata Sanshiro, and live performance of 'Open Your Heart' with Jun Senoue-san.

What does Naka-san remember from the preparation for this memorable event?

ソニックアドベンチャー制作発表会懐かしいです。この時のドリームキャストってチップの開発タイミングの途中だったので実際の50％位しかパフォーマンスが出ていなかったのになんとか実機デモをお見せしたくてみんなかなり頑張っていました。南米の取材旅行楽しかったなあhttps://t.co/eGiog3h3G8

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) May 8, 2019

🔵Naka-san:
"Sonic Adventure Production Presentation, how nostalgic. Back then Dreamcast was still in development of its chip and had only 50% performance, but we definitely wanted to demonstrate the gameplay so everyone worked very hard. The trip to mid-south America was fun."RT

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) May 8, 2019

Oh wow, so despite the hardware not having full memory. the Sonic Team did their very best to fit everything in to make the live-demo of the game happen! Hats off to them.

You can watch the summary of this presentation event including 'Sonic Team Story' (documentary of Sonic Team's business trip to mid-south America) in this VHS of the event which was distributed for the members of "SEGA Partners" back then.

Here is one Naka-san mentioned in his tweet & the one you can watch with English subtitles which I helped out a little bit.
Enjoy!




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