Archived on 2019.03.12
It's been some time since the SEGA's headquarters moved to Shinagawa, Tokyo, and the takedown of old main building of SEGA was officially announced. Now it's really happening.
Naka-san and Mazin-san reacted to a SEGA fan's tweet on initiated dismantlement of SEGA's old building in Ohtorii, Tokyo.
あーーーーーーー— Yuji Naka / 中 裕司 (@nakayuji) March 9, 2019
セガエンタープライゼスが無くなり出してます。
やはり2019年2月末までだったようですね。
本当に残念ですね
数々の思い出が蘇ります。
とっても良い会社だったのに本当に残念です。
またハード出せる位まで復活させたかったですね。 https://t.co/qq1POZVWIP
He used to almost live in that building for developing games day and night, and co-created one of the most iconic characters of the world. That place must hold so many memories for him even after he left SEGA years ago.🔵Naka-san: "Ahh…SEGA Enterprises is starting to disappear. So it was until the end of February. It is really is disappointing. So many memories. It was a great company so it really is unfortunate. If it could recover to the point where its own consoles can be developed again." https://t.co/D6oYEDSVKY— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 9, 2019
Another Sonic developer, Mazin-san (Masato Nishimura-san), who is still a SEGA employee and had moved to the new HQ now, has commented too.
あぁ、大鳥居の旧セガ本社がジワジワと封印されつつある。社屋の壁とかについてる立体セガロゴ、廃棄するならマジで譲って欲しい。超欲しい。くれるんなら俺の童貞捧げてもいい。— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 9, 2019
(In the last sentense in his original tweet, Mazin-san states with half-humorous/half-serious tone that he would give up his virginity in order to get them.)🔵Mazin-san: "Ah, the old SEGA HQ in Ohtorii is gradually being sealed away. If they are going to get rid of the 3D SEGA logos on the building's wall and such, I'd love to have them myself. I really do. " https://t.co/wiU9Xf6TgS— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) March 9, 2019
Then he tweets that he will go to Ohtorii to take photos of the building tomorrow. "It's only been one month, but as I went there every day for work until then, it must look nostalgic to me."明日大鳥居に撮影しに行こう。約1ヶ月ぶりの大鳥居。たった1ヶ月だけど、それまでは毎日通ってたギャップで懐かしい感じに映るんだろうな。— まぢん (@Mazin__) March 9, 2019
The building is memorable for so many people, both for those who worked hard there and for fans who adore such hardworks.
The building itself is beautiful too, reflecting the blue sky of SEGA color all over. It's a shame that I didn't take my chance to visit there when I still could.
Goodbye, SEGA of Ohtorii.
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