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Naoto Ohshima (大島 直人, Ōshima Naoto) (born February 26, 1964) is a Japanese artist and video game designer, best known for designing Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman characters from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
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By Logan Plant
Posted: Jan 23, 2023 7:15 pm
In an alternate universe, Sonic the Hedgehog instead looks like a little human boy with spiky blue hair. That's according to the original Sonic character designer, Naoto Ohshima, who recently shared some concept art of what would go on to become the iconic Blue Blur as we know him.
On Twitter (via CBR), Ohshima posted two images of concept art for early versions of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game. Ohshima wrote that the concepts were for "an action game about twin brothers who protect the dream world from Nightmare World's boss 'Thirteen'.
Ultimately, this concept evolved into Sonic.
I made a draft of the game. An action game about twin brothers who protect the dream world from Nightmare World's boss "Thirteen". It evolved into Sonic.
Over three decades after Ohshima and Sega settled on the hedgehog design for Sonic, he's still one of the most recognizable video game characters on the planet. 2022 was a big one for the Blue Blur, with the release of the Sonic Frontiers video game, the second live-action Sonic movie, and the new Sonic Prime Netflix show. And it's only set to continue, with DLC coming to Sonic Frontiers later this year.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
- Logan Plant
Naoto Ohshima (大島 直人, Ōshima Naoto?) is a Japanese artist and former Sega employee who most notably designed and helped form the characters of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman. Ohshima gained notability at Sega for creating characters and playing integral roles in the development of games like...
Jan 23, 2023 · Naoto Oshima took to his personal Twitter account this past weekend to share some old concept art that he created during the early development days of Sonic the Hedgehog. In the art, we...
Aug 26, 2023 · Naoto Ohshima has recently shared a collection of concept art for the upcoming Sonic Superstars! The artwork comprises numerous ideas, primarily focused on level gimmicks, and showcases charming sketches of Sonic that evoke memories of the sketches featured in the Japanese manuals for the Mega Drive Sonic games.
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Jan 23, 2023 · Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Naoto Ohshima revealed that Sonic evolved from human boy character concept art for a game called Twin Stars.
Sonic the Hedgehog character designer Naoto Ohshima expounds upon the early days of Sega's mascot, recollects design choices in the Saturn game Nights, and explains why it's important to make games that are "just a little new." Brandon Sheffield, Contributor. December 4, 2009. 13 Min Read.
