The Video Games, Part One

01/10/21 • 55 min

A deep dive into Sonic The Hedgehog begins with a timeline, and lively discussion, of Sonic The Hedgehog video games in the 90s. Featuring the origin of Sonic The Hedgehog and development stories from Sonic Team and the Sega Technical Institute.

Tom Campbell is a Sonic The Hedgehog fan who is marking the 30th anniversary of Sega's beloved blue hero with a series of audio documentaries featuring brand new interviews with Sonic The Hedgehog creators and fans.

Credits

UK Roundtable: Mair (@DreamyPumpkin_), Sam Beddoes (@FreakZoneGames) and Matthew Gregg (@MaffewGregg)

Eddie Bowley (@Eddache_) as Himself

Voice of Yuji Naka: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude) of @TeamTripleJump

Soundtrack courtesy of Probe (protosprobe.bandcamp.com)

Additional Audio Credits

All Sonic The Hedgehog Audio Clips courtesy of Sega and Sonic Team

Yuji Naka Interview Courtesy of Australian Centre Of Moving Image (https://youtu.be/fHkosWFNRko)

Classic Game Postmortem: Sonic the Hedgehog (https://youtu.be/DYO1ZmRuZ_U)

RGTV (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3RJGAJiHTNfdwPVBWAqdyA)

Melodies Zone (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmH_aocELNh4EJruT20zObA)

Retro Faith (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC66EItCVbI0YKdH7D0B3i4Q)

BitNoteFM (https://www.youtube.com/user/BitNoteFM)

Credits

UK Roundtable: Mair (@DreamyPumpkin_), Sam Beddoes (@FreakZoneGames) and Matthew Gregg (@MaffewGregg)

Eddie Bowley (@Eddache_) as Himself

Voice of Yuji Naka: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude) of @TeamTripleJump

Soundtrack courtesy of Probe (protosprobe.bandcamp.com)

Additional Audio Credits

All Sonic The Hedgehog Audio Clips courtesy of Sega and Sonic Team

Yuji Naka Interview Courtesy of Australian Centre Of Moving Image (https://youtu.be/fHkosWFNRko)

Classic Game Postmortem: Sonic the Hedgehog (https://youtu.be/DYO1ZmRuZ_U)

RGTV (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3RJGAJiHTNfdwPVBWAqdyA)

Melodies Zone (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmH_aocELNh4EJruT20zObA)

Retro Faith (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC66EItCVbI0YKdH7D0B3i4Q)

BitNoteFM (https://www.youtube.com/user/BitNoteFM)

Previous Episode

Coming January 2021

COMING JANUARY: A four part documentary featuring interviews with Sonic The Hedgehog creators past and present.

Trailer Credits: Nigel Kitching (Writer/Artist for Sonic The Comic), Ken Penders (Writer/Artist for Sonic The Hedgehog from Archie), Bill Freiberger (Writer/Exec Producer, Sonic Boom), Matthew Gregg (Botchamania), Sam Beddoes (Freakzone Games), Mair D (DreamyPumpkin) and music from Probe (protossprobe.bandcamp.com/)

Next Episode

The Video Games, Part Two

The deep dive into Sonic The Hedgehog continues with a timeline, and lively discussion, of Sonic The Hedgehog video games in the 21st Century. Featuring Sonic going 3D, branching out onto Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles, and the missteps taken in the franchise in 2006.

Credits

UK Roundtable: Mair (@DreamyPumpkin_), Sam Beddoes (@FreakZoneGames) and Matthew Gregg (@MaffewGregg)

Voice of Yuji Naka: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude) of @TeamTripleJump

Soundtrack courtesy of Probe (protosprobe.bandcamp.com)

Additional Audio Credits

All Sonic The Hedgehog Audio Clips courtesy of Sega and Sonic Team

"Nights Into Dreams" Promotional DVD (https://youtu.be/VrqsdYKay_c)

"The Anti-Gravity Room" Sega Saturn Showcase (https://youtu.be/WVl6qhdJULY)

Tokyo International Forum 1999 (https://youtu.be/8LEoZs_s_oQ)

Ryan Drummond Interview, Kitsune Network (https://youtu.be/J9EZWE3034k)

"The Rise And Fall Of Sega Dreamcast" from G4 (https://youtu.be/jsmGEL3fyf8)

Angry Video Game Nerd Sonic 06 Review (https://youtu.be/Sr_rd6DpxM0)