Asking the Hard Questions w/ MICHAEL LEVINE

David.

Oh, of course.

I know what the top story is.

The top story is Sonic Racing Crossworlds gave out a special decal for its one year anniversary.

That is the top story, right? Yes, it is.

Let me find my

gun, David.

right well because you know every every time every time something happens with that game it becomes the top story oh here's a new character here's a new thing uh but you know i'm just pulling your leg no i think the existential crisis of his takashi yuzuka being interviewed over and over again for the 35th anniversary still is the top story where in all these interviews what does he do he before you get into specifics david yeah

uh Would you please, for perhaps the new listeners' sake, for Michael's sake, who's Takashi Iizuka? Who is Iizuka-san?

God, a few decades at this point.

Since the early 90s.

Since the early 90s.

His first main credit was as a designer on Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, which was released in 94.

So he started working back in 93.

And he's been connected to the franchise ever since.

Directed Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.

Became the official head of Sonic Team around 2009.

Has been the face of the franchise.

Co-creator of Shadow Team.

Hedgehog and I mean all around one of the longest tenure of the Sonic team him and Hoshino who created Metal Sonic they are the two that have lasted the longest everyone else from the old guard they've packed their bags and moved on Hoshino's going to be in Los

Angeles at Arc 8.

That's another news story.

There's a Sonic art exhibit coming this very weekend.

Right.

So perhaps by the time you hear this episode, if you live in the greater Los Angeles area at Arc 8 on La Brea...