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| + | *Note to self: the writing here is kind of sloppy, def needs a second pass. | ||
| + | *There's a lot more history to be added. Bother Burton about it ;) | ||
| + | [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 22:31, 23 April 2022 (EDT) | ||
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==Kats-Esprit incident== | ==Kats-Esprit incident== | ||
It was sometime after production of ''Sonic 3D Blast'' started that the Kats-Esprit thing happened. So Burton had bought a frickn Esprit, apparently owned it for some time. Went to drop off Kats from something back at his hotel (where other Sega people were waiting directly inside): ""Just before his hotel I thought I'd slow down to show him how fast the car accelerated. So I slowed to a crawl and noticed another car coming up behind us, so I thought I'd better take my chance to show off. So I accelerated away as quickly as I could and then slowed back down and pulled into the hotel car park. However, the car that had been coming up behind me just happened to be a police car. They thought I'd stolen the car and, having spotted them, was trying to make my escape. So I was chased into the hotel car park by sirens and blue flashing lights. Soon afterwards two more police cars joined the scene. So you have three police cars surrounding a very sheepish me, a very startled Kats, and the rest of SEGA's team staring out of the hotel windows at the commotion. Luckily for me, once I'd proved it was my car, they let me go with a warning. But still, pretty embarrassing in front of SEGA, even though a fairly fitting incident considering the selling point of Sonic games is speed." | It was sometime after production of ''Sonic 3D Blast'' started that the Kats-Esprit thing happened. So Burton had bought a frickn Esprit, apparently owned it for some time. Went to drop off Kats from something back at his hotel (where other Sega people were waiting directly inside): ""Just before his hotel I thought I'd slow down to show him how fast the car accelerated. So I slowed to a crawl and noticed another car coming up behind us, so I thought I'd better take my chance to show off. So I accelerated away as quickly as I could and then slowed back down and pulled into the hotel car park. However, the car that had been coming up behind me just happened to be a police car. They thought I'd stolen the car and, having spotted them, was trying to make my escape. So I was chased into the hotel car park by sirens and blue flashing lights. Soon afterwards two more police cars joined the scene. So you have three police cars surrounding a very sheepish me, a very startled Kats, and the rest of SEGA's team staring out of the hotel windows at the commotion. Luckily for me, once I'd proved it was my car, they let me go with a warning. But still, pretty embarrassing in front of SEGA, even though a fairly fitting incident considering the selling point of Sonic games is speed." | ||
[[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 08:28, 10 November 2021 (EST) | [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 08:28, 10 November 2021 (EST) | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 23 April 2022
To do
- Note to self: the writing here is kind of sloppy, def needs a second pass.
- There's a lot more history to be added. Bother Burton about it ;)
CartridgeCulture (talk) 22:31, 23 April 2022 (EDT)
Kats-Esprit incident
It was sometime after production of Sonic 3D Blast started that the Kats-Esprit thing happened. So Burton had bought a frickn Esprit, apparently owned it for some time. Went to drop off Kats from something back at his hotel (where other Sega people were waiting directly inside): ""Just before his hotel I thought I'd slow down to show him how fast the car accelerated. So I slowed to a crawl and noticed another car coming up behind us, so I thought I'd better take my chance to show off. So I accelerated away as quickly as I could and then slowed back down and pulled into the hotel car park. However, the car that had been coming up behind me just happened to be a police car. They thought I'd stolen the car and, having spotted them, was trying to make my escape. So I was chased into the hotel car park by sirens and blue flashing lights. Soon afterwards two more police cars joined the scene. So you have three police cars surrounding a very sheepish me, a very startled Kats, and the rest of SEGA's team staring out of the hotel windows at the commotion. Luckily for me, once I'd proved it was my car, they let me go with a warning. But still, pretty embarrassing in front of SEGA, even though a fairly fitting incident considering the selling point of Sonic games is speed." CartridgeCulture (talk) 08:28, 10 November 2021 (EST)