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Learnings from the hadalpelagic depths of Sonic history, served with a side of Drano cookies.
Since 1997!
Since 1997!
But hey, we ended up getting Pinobee instead! I’m sure someone must be happy about that.
Original quote from: note.com/beep21/n/na7...
Also, full disclosure: I have never seen the Matrix
Original quote from: note.com/beep21/n/na7...
Also, full disclosure: I have never seen the Matrix
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
But hey, we ended up getting Pinobee instead! I’m sure someone must be happy about that.
Original quote from: note.com/beep21/n/na7...
Also, full disclosure: I have never seen the Matrix
Original quote from: note.com/beep21/n/na7...
Also, full disclosure: I have never seen the Matrix
“I got into a fight with my boss and quit.”
So there you have it. A little more tenuous than Kojima’s claim maybe, but no less juicy. No mention of who this “boss” was or what the fight was about, and no details about this mysterious Matrix-esque game.
So there you have it. A little more tenuous than Kojima’s claim maybe, but no less juicy. No mention of who this “boss” was or what the fight was about, and no details about this mysterious Matrix-esque game.
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“I got into a fight with my boss and quit.”
So there you have it. A little more tenuous than Kojima’s claim maybe, but no less juicy. No mention of who this “boss” was or what the fight was about, and no details about this mysterious Matrix-esque game.
So there you have it. A little more tenuous than Kojima’s claim maybe, but no less juicy. No mention of who this “boss” was or what the fight was about, and no details about this mysterious Matrix-esque game.
“I was working on a game with a very similar atmosphere. So Sega of America approached me and said, ‘since this game looks like this movie called The Matrix, how about buying the license and making it an official tie-in?’, which I had mixed feelings about, but then at just around that time…
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“I was working on a game with a very similar atmosphere. So Sega of America approached me and said, ‘since this game looks like this movie called The Matrix, how about buying the license and making it an official tie-in?’, which I had mixed feelings about, but then at just around that time…
He was actually asked about that in that Beep21 interview a few years back, but his answer was coy, like, "For me, it was like I was nurturing the next generation." He makes it sound like he had no problem being backseated.
No idea about DX, tho. Was his the only name cut from the credits?
No idea about DX, tho. Was his the only name cut from the credits?
September 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
He was actually asked about that in that Beep21 interview a few years back, but his answer was coy, like, "For me, it was like I was nurturing the next generation." He makes it sound like he had no problem being backseated.
No idea about DX, tho. Was his the only name cut from the credits?
No idea about DX, tho. Was his the only name cut from the credits?
September 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
He continued working with Sega as an independent contractor, including on Sonic the Screensaver, but it looks like his last game credits are in the 90s?
Wonder what he's been up to since then
Wonder what he's been up to since then
August 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
He continued working with Sega as an independent contractor, including on Sonic the Screensaver, but it looks like his last game credits are in the 90s?
Wonder what he's been up to since then
Wonder what he's been up to since then
Fukubukuro, or “luck bags,” are a Japanese New Year custom. Stores fill blind bags with various merchandise and people buy them not knowing what they’re getting. This ad promises these “Sonic fukubukuro” are stuffed with Sonic merch.
Wonder if any of those original winning certificates still exist?
Wonder if any of those original winning certificates still exist?
August 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Fukubukuro, or “luck bags,” are a Japanese New Year custom. Stores fill blind bags with various merchandise and people buy them not knowing what they’re getting. This ad promises these “Sonic fukubukuro” are stuffed with Sonic merch.
Wonder if any of those original winning certificates still exist?
Wonder if any of those original winning certificates still exist?
The password was left in all overseas versions of the game with no explanation. Teenage me puzzled over it for years.
The contest ran from the game’s release day (Nov. 17, 1995) to the end of the year. According to this ad, the top 100 scorers were awarded certificates and “Sonic Fukubukuro”… 2/3
The contest ran from the game’s release day (Nov. 17, 1995) to the end of the year. According to this ad, the top 100 scorers were awarded certificates and “Sonic Fukubukuro”… 2/3
August 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The password was left in all overseas versions of the game with no explanation. Teenage me puzzled over it for years.
The contest ran from the game’s release day (Nov. 17, 1995) to the end of the year. According to this ad, the top 100 scorers were awarded certificates and “Sonic Fukubukuro”… 2/3
The contest ran from the game’s release day (Nov. 17, 1995) to the end of the year. According to this ad, the top 100 scorers were awarded certificates and “Sonic Fukubukuro”… 2/3
Update: here’s a color photo of the Poko model from an ad that was running in 1992 issues of Amusement Sangyō. The photo isn’t dated, but it was taken at the Oga Shopping Center in Akita.
Maybe Act did make a few of these? Or was this just Poko’s last stand before being converted?
Maybe Act did make a few of these? Or was this just Poko’s last stand before being converted?
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Update: here’s a color photo of the Poko model from an ad that was running in 1992 issues of Amusement Sangyō. The photo isn’t dated, but it was taken at the Oga Shopping Center in Akita.
Maybe Act did make a few of these? Or was this just Poko’s last stand before being converted?
Maybe Act did make a few of these? Or was this just Poko’s last stand before being converted?
Apart from the little Sonic statue, nothing about this was really a “Sonic” ride.
Sources:
Harmony 1992/11/01, back cover
Game Machine 1992/11/01, p.8-9
AOU News 1989/04, p. 6 - jaia.jp/wp-content/u...
Sources:
Harmony 1992/11/01, back cover
Game Machine 1992/11/01, p.8-9
AOU News 1989/04, p. 6 - jaia.jp/wp-content/u...
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Apart from the little Sonic statue, nothing about this was really a “Sonic” ride.
Sources:
Harmony 1992/11/01, back cover
Game Machine 1992/11/01, p.8-9
AOU News 1989/04, p. 6 - jaia.jp/wp-content/u...
Sources:
Harmony 1992/11/01, back cover
Game Machine 1992/11/01, p.8-9
AOU News 1989/04, p. 6 - jaia.jp/wp-content/u...