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Yasushi Yamaguchi (山口 恭史, Yamaguchi Yasushi) is a Japanese game designer and artist. He designed the character Miles "Tails" Prower in an internal contest hosted by Sonic Team. [1] He originally named the character "Miles Prower", however SEGA wanted to call the character "Tails". SEGA and Yamaguchi reached a compromise on his name ...
Line art of Miles "Tails" Prower by Yasushi Yamaguchi. Yasushi Yamaguchi, originally the main artist and zone designer for Sega's Sonic Team, designed Tails for an internal competition for a sidekick to Sonic. The character was inspired by a kitsune, a creature from Japanese folklore that could over time grow multiple tails. [7]
Sega Technical Institute (STI) was an American video game developer owned by Sega.Founded by the Atari veteran Mark Cerny in 1990, STI sought to combine elite Japanese developers, including the Sonic Team programmer Yuji Naka and his team, with new American talent.
Sonic and Tails jumping across pillars in Aquatic Ruin Zone. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game. [1] It features a story similar to the first Sonic the Hedgehog 's (1991): [2] Doctor Robotnik, a mad scientist, seeks the Chaos Emeralds to power his space station, the Death Egg, [3] and traps the animal inhabitants of West Side Island in aggressive robots. [4]
The original game was designed by Hirohiko Yoneda [8] [unreliable source] who would later work on Shenmue, [9] and Yasushi Yamaguchi [8] who is also credited for design on Sonic the Hedgehog 2. [10] Music was composed by Nav and Key. [8] [unreliable source]
Level artist Yasushi Yamaguchi designed Sonic's new sidekick, Tails, a flying two-tailed fox inspired by the mythological kitsune. [3] Like its predecessor, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was a major success, but its development suffered from the language barrier and cultural differences between the Japanese and American developers. [25]
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Sega Force gave the game a review score of 82% praising the game’s graphics, game music and citing the game’s similarities to the Mario and Sonic games and stating: “Great platform action, but only for fans of the genre.” [9] Console XS gave Kid Chameleon overall score of 89/100, they praised the game having constant variety because of ...