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Mark Cerny and Yugi Naka!
Topic Started: Mar 30 2013, 02:38 PM (422 Views)
Neo MetallixPosted Image Mar 30 2013, 02:38 PM Post #1
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 Wow... I did not know this, but this guy helped save Sonic and has had a huge influence on the industry. I won't get into all of that as it's not Sonic-related but here's a small excerpt of his history:
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But when you look back his whole career, from developing the hit Marble Madness at the age of 18 to getting Sega of Japan to create 3D games on the Master System at the age of 21, or from launching such franchises as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro for Universal to helping save the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise for Sega, there really is no one in the games industry who has enjoyed such a varied career.


Now... Read this excerpt! This is something I have never heard of.. Yugi Naka actually quit and he convinced him to come back. Without him Sonic 2 may have sucked big time! Anyone know about this info?
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At the age of 21, Sega asked Mark to move to Japan to work on games for the Master System, and he convinced the company to do 3D games. After working in Japan he met a lot of talented developers, including Yuji Naka, who was porting a lot of Sega's top arcade games to the home consoles. Naka created Sonic the Hedgehog -- but when he didn't get the credit or reward for making Sega's first million selling game, he quit. So Mark was able to convince Naka to come to the U.S. to work on Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Edited by Neo Metallix, Mar 30 2013, 02:38 PM.
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HollyYoshiPosted Image Mar 30 2013, 03:05 PM Post #2
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 Wow, that's pretty damn cool! Where'd you find this Neo?
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Neo MetallixPosted Image Mar 30 2013, 03:09 PM Post #3
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Wow, that's pretty damn cool! Where'd you find this Neo?
There is an article on the guy at 1up with interviews regarding his whole career. I really am just surprised because this is something that I've never heard of regarding Sonic history when I thought I knew all there was to it....
http://www.1up.com/features/mark-cerny-game-changer
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HollyYoshiPosted Image Mar 30 2013, 05:02 PM Post #4
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 Ah, I see. That's definitely an awesome thing to know.
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Ravenfreak Apr 30 2013, 05:53 PM Post #5
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 Oh yeah I remember reading about how Yuji had quit for a bit, in fact I think this also lead to the US version of Sonic CD getting a different soundtrack as Yuji Naka was upset. (Sega of America's excuse for a different soundtrack was that house music and dance wasn't popular at that point in time in the US, so they went more with a rock soundtrack. That argument is definitely invalid though as those genres were definitely popular in the US as well. :V)
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