First at PROPE, then Out for a Beer
Game designers are people, too.
Some, like Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima, will forever be related however, arteries to the heart of Sonic the Hedgehog. This week, the two reunited, according to Mr. Naka’s Twitter.
Ohshima, Sonic character designer, worked up some of his artistic magic at what appears to be the PROPE studio, as demonstrated by the above photo. When the two were done, they met up with current Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, and the three had some drinks and memories together.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that room.
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I support meetings like this. Get hirokazu in on the next one.
Now! Bitchslap him when you have the chance, Naka!!!!
Yuji Naka really needs to brush his teeth more
^ i just rofl’d
@RaggtimeSonic That’s Iizuka, not Naka.
@RaggtimeSonic
Thats not Yuji Naka, Naka is the guy in the first photo holding up the sonic drawing.
Should they be drinking beer with those teeth?
@PM @joe Then in that case, Iizuka needs a dentist
Wow, look at the size of the nose in that Sonic drawing. 0_0
Feilx The Cat and Sonic’s hedgehog by Naoto Oshima character?
http://bavatuesdays.com/files/images/felix_socialist.gif
…That drawing scares me.
But on a slightly more serious note,I’m glad that they had a meeting, and I would have loved to be a fly on the wall. Who knows, maybe they would brainstorm ideas, even under the influence of alcohol? ; )
~Micheche
Naoto Ohshima (right) hasn’t changed much, he’s on good condition.
On the other side (left), Iizuka seems to smile cause he’s ready to suck your blood.
It’s like: C’mon Sonic trolls, I’ll show you some of my teeth.
I have a tendency in seeing poetical symbolism in everything, so here’s something.
Iizuka in black. Ohshima in white.
Yes, I don’t like Iizuka.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
good times!
@Andre: And to think… That smile perfectly fits him up as a Japanese Vampire. That man looks downright vile. Just imagine if he did kabuki theatre.
Now now… Why ever would Oshima drop by for a visit I wonder? Besides catching up with his friend, Yuji, I mean. I swear, if him and Yuji Naka take up Sonic 4 in their hands and develop Sonic 4 the way it was meant to be made…. MAN. That would be awesome. I hope that that’s one of the reasons he decided to visit at a time like this.
I hope Lizuka got some useful advice from these two for Sonic 4 Episode 2
@ Greg
Yeah man, that would be a dream come true. But it won’t happen because Iizuka has an ego of the size of Jupiter. That’s the reason why he never listens.
@Andre: Reminds me of Yuji’s own ego. Thank goodness for SOA & STI .
Naka must have died cuz of Iizuka’s breath.
@Andre & Treacher
That ego must be a game designer thing (or perhaps a Japanese one), because Yoshio Sakamoto (Metroid in case you didn’t know) suffers from the same thing. Then again, we’ve got people like Miyamoto, Masahiro Sakurai, and Cliffy B. who are pretty humble still.
@Andre
Don’t underestimate Naka’s own ego. He single-handedly killed Sonic Xtreme, an event that may’ve changed the fate of both Sonic and SEGA. Just because he didn’t want the development team to use his NiGHT’s engine. Bastard. Still, I’d pick him to be Sonic 4′s developer over Iizuka any day.