| The Ôshima Theory; Was the downfall of Sonic planned? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 07:08 PM (1,296 Views) | |
| osujunkie | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 07:08 PM Post #1 |
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If you ask any Sonic fan, they would say the Sonic franchise is going downhill. They would say it's because of poorly made games by Sonic Team and SEGA and that's it. But what if I tell you that Sonic's downfall had been planned by Sonic Team, led by Sonic's original character designer, Naoto Ôshima? Letters and documents that were once hidden from the public had been released, proving the point. Sonic had been big in the 90s, with many hit games, two TV shows, a movie in Japan, and all the fans SEGA could ever want. But the Sonic Team grew tired of the franchise, claiming it would be the only thing they would ever do for the company's lifespan. The most tired of the franchise was Naoto Ôshima, the man that created the characters Sonic and Dr. Robotnik. His plan was to slow down the processing of Sonic games until it stopped. Then, he would sell Sonic's rights to another video game publisher outside of SEGA and start up the NiGHTS series. A letter explaning this was sent in 1996, after NiGHTS Into Dreams was released. Naoto had high hopes for the NiGHTS series. He also convinced programmer Yuji Naka and game planner Hirokazu Yasuhara to drop the Sonic franchise and join the NiGHTS franchise. SEGA became aware of this, dropping the future NiGHTS games. They also became skepital of Naoto. This is shown in Sonic Adventure as Ôshima was not shown as the lead designer. This led to Naoto's resignation from SEGA and Sonic Team. He tried to take the NiGHTS rights after he created his own game company, Artoon, but failed. Due to Ôshima's resignation, the Sonic franchise suffered, as shown in Sonic Shuffle. Hirokazu Yasuhara, who was still up for the NiGHTS franchise, resigned in 2002, making the Sonic franchise even worse. This is shown in Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Sonic Riders. Yuji Naka, who lost the hope for the NiGHTS franchise, tried his best to keep Sonic alive despite two original creators gone. But when plans of the NiGHTS sequel were announced within SEGA, he thought he lost the battle against Ôshima, his new enemy. So, in 2006, Naka commited suicide in his Jananese home. However, SEGA covered up his death, saying he resigned and replaced him. This led to Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, Sonic and the Secret Rings, and the hiring of TV voice actors as video game voice actors. In conclusion, the Ôshima Theory may be the reason Sonic has a downfall. This leads me to say... APRIL FOOLS!!! EDIT: Yes I did use white text. And yes, I do fuck up the word theory a lot. EDIT: I mess up a lot of words if I type fast. |
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| Sol the Hedgehog | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 07:23 PM Post #2 |
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You've failed to spell theory correctly. Your argument is thusly invalidated. |
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| Terazokie | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 07:45 PM Post #3 |
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That Guy From That Place
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You bastard, not you Sol. |
| Shockingly, Terazokie seems perfectly fine, all except for the fact that he is both on fire and falling to his death. | |
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| GameBuddy | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 07:48 PM Post #4 |
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We're Apples. Forever.
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Visit My Website for all your voice actin' needs. ♫It's so scary the weird way that you watch♪ | |
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| Sol the Hedgehog | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 08:56 PM Post #5 |
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Why yes, yes I am. It says so right in my title. Also, speaking of titles, you mispelled "paranoid".
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| Zasben | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 09:24 PM Post #6 |
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MUFFIN OF MAGNIFICENCE
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So Sonic Team is trying to destroy Sonic?!?!??!!? This CANNOT go on any further! Sonic Paradox, MOVE OUT!
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| Insector | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 09:25 PM Post #7 |
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BEST POST IN THE HISTORY OF THE FORUM? YES. |
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| Dave | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 09:51 PM Post #8 |
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Out.
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Oh Christ, I can't stop laughing. |
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| Chakra-X | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 10:21 PM Post #9 |
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PLEASE tell me there is a larger version of the second picture. |
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| Cypo | Wednesday Apr 1 2009, 11:38 PM Post #10 |
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4Kids' #1 Fan!
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I have to agree with Insector...BEST POST EVER!!!! I can't stop laughing. |
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| Lt. RockTheJake | Thursday Apr 2 2009, 12:47 AM Post #11 |
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BIG AMERICAN TEETEES
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And of course, Boozerman would have to be the driver... http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr261/T...u/Boozerlol.jpg |
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| Zasben | Thursday Apr 2 2009, 02:08 AM Post #12 |
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MUFFIN OF MAGNIFICENCE
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My god, what have I done. Anyways Chakra, I've searched but I can't find the standalone picture of the second one. However, I'll give you the whole pic without my awesome paint skills. CLICK HERE FOR PIC! Hey, with this you can at least make your own mini comic by using the second frame! Have fun. ...Did I cause this thread to de-rail? :ph43r: |
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| BoozermaN | Thursday Apr 2 2009, 02:50 PM Post #13 |
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Beard of LEGEND
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Edited for photo-realistic accuracy:
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| the-real-iceman | Thursday Apr 2 2009, 03:50 PM Post #14 |
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The fuck is this volcanic ash?
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now that's epic
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| Terazokie | Thursday Apr 2 2009, 03:54 PM Post #15 |
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That Guy From That Place
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I had it spelled correctly a few days ago...... Someone's messing with my file. |
| Shockingly, Terazokie seems perfectly fine, all except for the fact that he is both on fire and falling to his death. | |
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