Happy 20th anniversary, Dreamcast!

News from 2019.09.09
Archived on 2019.09.09

Today marks the 20 th anniversary of Dreamcast!
Fans and SEGA members celebrated the day altogether.
What's your Dreamcast story?

20 years ago, the Sega Dreamcast launched in North America. With games like Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and Shenmue, it's considered well ahead of its time.

Peter Moore, former Sega of America president during the system's launch, reminisces about the Dreamcast on its anniversary. pic.twitter.com/M8F3pXLqxN

— SEGA (@SEGA) September 9, 2019

Let's celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast!

We have a collection of classic titles to play on stream, including Sonic Adventure 2, Power Stone, Soulcalibur, and Seaman, so come join us at 10am PT:https://t.co/ECE8g1N3uV pic.twitter.com/0ZVrd62Gdz

— SEGA (@SEGA) September 9, 2019

Released in North America 20 years ago today, how will you be celebrating the SEGA Dreamcast’s birthday?#SEGAForever #Dreamcast pic.twitter.com/nJVfS4zmjF

— SEGA Forever (@SEGAForever) September 9, 2019

Happy 20th anniversary to the #Dreamcast

2 big games I’m proud of from #SegaDreamcast era

アメリカでは、9.9.99がドリームキャストの発売日でしたので。 pic.twitter.com/rkw21FWxK8

— crush40 (@crush40) September 9, 2019

Wakey wakey pic.twitter.com/K22ZFdqM2L

— Christian Whitehead (@CFWhitehead) September 9, 2019

Happy 20th anniversary to the Dreamcast (*´∇｀*)✨🎮🎂 pic.twitter.com/zzfLikxWDh

— Hyper Potions (@HyperPotions) September 9, 2019

Hello from Tokyo!

I've been taking some time off social media, but had to come back to say:

Happy 20th Anniversary, Dreamcast. pic.twitter.com/BWGEiddOMi

— Aaron Webber (@RubyEclipse) September 9, 2019

Here's to the epic adventures, the city escapes, the missing Master Emerald pieces, and the friends we made along the way.

Happy 20th Anniversary, Dreamcast! pic.twitter.com/hkKpLQvIwc

— Katie - MiniKitty (@KatieChrz) September 10, 2019

🎈🎈🎈HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE 🌀DREAMCAST!!! 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/pgU1HpZwLY

— HIDEKI NAGANUMA｜長沼 英樹 (@Hideki_Naganuma) September 10, 2019

When everyone is celebrating the Dreamcast's birthday and your PAL version came out later that year. pic.twitter.com/Ivhv6vOuAH

— SEGA Europe (@SEGA_Europe) September 10, 2019

Oops. Seems like we, the non-US gamers still need to wait.

Also, a series of interview was conducted with various members who contributed to Dreamcast! Japanese members such as Satoshi Okano-san and Hirokazu Yasuhara-san answered the interview too!

私は海外からインタビューされました。ここには錚々たるメンバーが載っています。...私でいいの！？でも私は嬉しい。ありがとう！

I was interviewed from the foreign countries. Eminent members appear here....I am all right! ? But I am glad. Thank you very much 😊 https://t.co/YMlj6FQrQ3

— OKN/Satoshi Okano (@okanotion) September 10, 2019

I did a huge article for the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast, interviewing many American and Japanese devs from the era, some of whom haven't spoken in ages. Here's a thread of interesting info! https://t.co/3Kk7YceF3t pic.twitter.com/gG0Ft7uGSG

— brandon sheffield (@necrosofty) September 9, 2019

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SEGA info for TGS2019! Get ready!

News from 2019.09.03
Archived on 2019.09.09

Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2019 is happening in just 7 days!
Gather information about SEGA booth/Sonic related stage and merchandise, get ready for the fun event!

🔵7 days to TGS! https://t.co/bW8IhZ0bq6

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) September 3, 2019

Schedule for Sonic stage events!

New: #MarioSonic at #Tokyo2020 will be showcased on SEGA's main stage event at #TGS2019.
1st segment:
🗓️ Thu 9.12.2019
⏰ 🌏: 12:30pm - 1:15pm JT
⏰ 🌎: Wed 11:30pm - 12:15am ET
2nd segment:
🗓️ Sat 9.14.2019
⏰ 🌏: 12:30pm - 1:15pm JT
⏰ 🌎: Fri 11:30pm - 12:15am ET#SonicNews pic.twitter.com/8XeCGCe18M

— Tails' Channel (@TailsChannel) September 5, 2019

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Maekawa-san got chili dog! Can you recognize the scene he refers to?

News from 2019.08.31
Archived on 2019.09.09

Shiro Maekawa-san visited Shiro-Coppe bakery which is collaborating with special Sonic menu!
Can you recognize which Sonic scene he refers to?

Hint: He's got a chili dog in his hand!

秋葉原のシロコッペにて
遂に念願の写真が撮れたぜい！#sonic pic.twitter.com/c2yMYeybbn

— 前川司郎 (@mizuhano) August 31, 2019

いや自分で言うのもなんやけどこの躍動感はすごい。
↑アホ

— 前川司郎 (@mizuhano) August 31, 2019

🔵Maekawa-san visited Shiro-Coppe bakery collaborating with Sonic!

"At Shiro-Coppe of Akihabara:
I finally got to take this photo!"

Can you recognize which Sonic scene he refers to?
Hint: He's got a chili dog in his hand! https://t.co/E5lcnub8nQ

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 31, 2019

Did you get it?
Here is the answer!

Naka-san is happy to see Noah Lyles wearing Sonic socks

News from 2019.08.31
Archived on 2019.09.09

Naka-san found Sonic as he was watching a TV program featuring athletes!

アメリカの陸上選手ノア・ライルズと言う方がソニックのソックス履いてますよ。ソニックソックスって履いている人を初めて見ましたが、速い人が履いているのは嬉しいですね。 pic.twitter.com/EhYZrY4a4O

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) August 31, 2019

🔵 Naka-san is happy to see Noah Lyles wearing Sonic socks!

"I've seen someone wearing Sonic socks for the first time, but I'm glad to see a fast person wearing them."

TV capture caption reads: "He is very particular about the socks he wears!" https://t.co/O0yHn74mt8

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 31, 2019

Noah Lyles is a professional short track athlete who has beaten Usain Bolt's 200m record several times already, and is a favorite to win a gold at the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo next year (Yahoo Sports).

He once showed his Sonic socks on his instagram once in 2018...

Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an

It’s time to hit Super SONIC Speeds

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Noah Lyles (@nojo18) am Aug 18, 2018 um 2:28 PDT

...And he also tagged Sonic in his tweet. The Blue Blur seems to be his favorite partner for sprinting!

Got to go fast #Sonic

📸 Shunsuke Mizukami for @onyourmark_jp pic.twitter.com/ttuJE1sIlF

— Noah Lyles (@LylesNoah) May 24, 2019

It would be cool if he would wear this pair at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to win a gold medal - in the country where Sonic, the fastest hedgehog ever, was born! Don't you think?

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Satoshi Okano-san once again on his Sonic designs

News from 2019.08.29
Archived on 2019.09.09

Satoshi Okano-san once again clarified that the cover of SEGA Saturn magazine, illustration of Sonic 3D, and the character design of Samba de Amigo are his works, not of Uekawa-san's as often mistaken for. And he is surprised by the high amount of responses he received.

(Collection of previous tweets: see this post)

It was said, "I liked it, & you described" the cover of Segasaturn magazine and illustration of sonic 3D from Naka-san & Hoshino-san. The character design of Samba de amigo is my work. I 'm mistaken for most Uekawa-san of my work. I'm understands it. It's OK🙆‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/P8ssQCCqJZ

— OKN/Satoshi Okano (@okanotion) August 29, 2019

I understand it. I don't talk about my many pasts. I handed over the credit of samba de amigo to Uekawa-san. He is actually an art director. So, I'm a character designer🤗 https://t.co/VHxp7s8hZ4

— OKN/Satoshi Okano (@okanotion) August 29, 2019

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More of Yasuhiro Moriki-san's Sonic X setting boards!

News from 2019.08.29
Archived on 2019.09.09

Mechanic designer Yasuhiro Moriki-san once again dug out his old arts - now we get to see even more setting boards from Sonic X!

★See this post for previous collection of his Sonic X setting boards.


1. Early setting boards for Sonic X.

アニメ「ソニックX」最初のシリーズの設定を発掘。

「D.N.ANGEL.」の設定と同時期に描いたもの。

「デカレンジャー」のデザイン画も同じケースにあったので、やはり同時期に描いた模様。

何だか凄い量の仕事をこなしてるなぁ…
今じゃ無理だけど… pic.twitter.com/7t4y7mDhM1

— 森木 靖泰 (@kouryoukan) August 29, 2019

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Did you know? Differences in Japanese and international SEGA logo

News from 2019.08.23
Archived on 2019.09.09

If you have ever played a game released by SEGA, you surely remember their iconic blue logo.
However, have you ever noticed that this logo looks a little different depending on the region your game was released in?

意外と知られてない気がするんですが、セガのロゴは国内と海外で色が少し違います。並べてみるとわかるんですが、受ける印象がちょっと違いますよね。 pic.twitter.com/THC3FCwcaL

— 北尾雄一郎/Yuichiro Kitao (@kit_p) August 23, 2019

🔵 Fun fact: Did you know that the color of SEGA logo is different between Japan and overseas?

Top: Japanese logo with light blue color
Bottom: international logo with darker blue color https://t.co/tSUD4YkrtN

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 23, 2019

Gem Drop's head and game designer Yuichiro Kitao-san addressed this differences between SEGA logo used in Japan and international products, and this tweet gathered attention of many Twitter users and people from the gaming industry, including Naka-san.

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New trailers & website update on "Mario&Sonic AT 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games"!

News from 2019.08.20-21
Archived on 2019.08.21

New trailers of "Mario & Sonic AT 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games" were released & official website of the game was updated with tons of new information!

There are two versions of the trailer: one for US & Europe and one for Japan, which is longer and has more interesting new footages.

These trailers confirmed the anticipated '2D Classic Mode' of the game which was teased in the first trailer in June. Moreover, the release dates were revealed to be beginning of November this year!

Have a look at them yourself!

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Don't miss this, Sonic fans! Crush 40's best edition album "DRIVING THROUGH FOREVER - THE ULTIMATE CRUSH 40 COLLECTION"

News from 2019.08.12
Archived on 2019.08.16

Crush 40's best edition album "DRIVING THROUGH FOREVER - THE ULTIMATE CRUSH 40 COLLECTION" is out now!

Senoue-san explained on Twitter about his track choices and retakes he has done for the new album.
I translated them briefly so that you get the idea too!

Crush 40の新規編集ベスト盤、"DRIVING THROUGH FOREVER - THE ULTIMATE CRUSH 40 COLLECTION"は好評発売中！色々と忙しかったこともあり、6月発売済の"THE WORKS III"も、これも、タイムリーにリリースのタイミングで告知できてませんでした！17曲収録のCDにボーナスDVD付き！
ぜひCDを入手してね！ pic.twitter.com/BS1QdQLMuI

— crush40 (@crush40) August 12, 2019

The CD comes with 17 tracks chosen from Crush 40's most popular songs, plus a bonus DVD with video clip to every song! Don't miss it!

01. GREEN LIGHT RIDE：目下の最新作となる『チームソニックレーシング』のメインテーマ。シンプルな編成、構成でまとめた曲。Crush 40ナンバーとしては久しぶりにレギュラーチューニングで作ったかも。ちなみに、この曲のレコーディングにおいては全編に渡ってストラトのシングルコイルで録りました。

— crush40 (@crush40) August 12, 2019

01. GREEN LIGHT RIDE, the main theme of "Team Sonic Racing".
Simple structure. A Crush 40 song with regular tuning. Strat single coil.

SEGA Official's fan meeting event in Ōsaki on 26th Jul

News from 2019.07.26
Archived on 2019.08.13

SEGA, the gaming compay which has been publishing many unique products over the past six decades, has attracted many hardcore fans who claim themselves as not only a fan of a specific game but fans of the whole SEGA brand - the 'SEGA fans'.

And SEGA, as a company which values its customers, wishes to show their gratitude towards those loyal fans. For the 'SEGA off-event', a fan meeting event lead by the person behind Japan's SEGA Official Twitter account, SEGA fans are invited at SEGA HQ for a chance to get to know SEGA even better. The event was a huge success last year, and so this time, the same event happened for the first time at their brand new HQ in Osaki with double the number of people invited.

Here is a summary!

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