Citations for "The Fall of Sonic Team: Sega's Collapse, Crunch, and Chaos" - The Golden Bolt, 19 April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixTJBSJTzY

1998-2001: Sonic Team USA
"Behind The Scenes: Phantasy Star Online." gamesTM, 16 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151600/http://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/behind-the-scenes-phantasy-star-online/
"Takashi Iizuka talks challenges of creating Sonic Adventure 1 & 2. Sato, Nintendo Enthusiast. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723180654/https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/sonic-adventure-1-2-were-takashi-iizukas-most-memorable-creations/
N.B. this article is a translation of Iizuka's interview with Japanese site 4Gamer.net, found here https://web.archive.org/web/20210723180750/https://www.4gamer.net/games/572/G057267/20210719023/ - the Nintendo Enthusiast article is the one referenced in-video.
"INTERVIEW: Nights Watchman." Edge Staff, Edge, 30 December 2007." https://web.archive.org/web/20120612044240/http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-nights-watchman
"Peter Moore Talks Leaving Electronic Arts for Liverpool FC." John Davison, Glixel, 8 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408023503/http://www.glixel.com/interviews/peter-moore-talks-leaving-electronic-arts-for-liverpool-fc-w475540
Sega Corporation Annual Report 2001. https://www.segasammy.co.jp/japanese/media/file/ir/library/archive/sega/sega_annual_tuuki_2001.pdf
Sega Corporation Annual Report 2002. https://www.segasammy.co.jp/japanese/media/file/ir/library/archive/sega/sega_annual_tuuki_2002.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20141225010445/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/games/2001-01-23-dreamcast.htm
"Sega Announced New President, COO Peter Moore." Sam Kennedy and Doug Trueman, GameSpot, 8 May 2000.
"IGN Presents The History of Dreamcast." IGN, 9 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914031312/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/10/ign-presents-the-history-of-dreamcast
"Head of Troubled Sega Enterprises to Step Down." P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2000. https://www.latimes.com./archives/la-xpm-2000-may-27-fi-34498-story.html
"Dreamcast may be discontinued, Sega says." USA Today Game Zone, 21 January 2001. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-announced-new-president-coo-peter-moore/1100-2565545/
"The Rise And Fall of The Dreamcast" Douglass C. Perry, Gamasutra, September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027132503/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4128/the_rise_and_fall_of_the_dreamcast.php?print=1
"Interview With SEGA Legend, Yuji Naka." IGN Staff, IGN, 1 February 2001. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/02/interview-with-sega-legend-yuji-naka
"Phantasy Star Online First Look." Francesca Reyes, Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 11, pp. 36-41, February 2001.
"Dreamcast heads for defeat in console wars." Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 23 January 2001. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/jan/24/3
"Sega to end production of Dreamcast console." Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 31 January 2001. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/feb/01/4
"Isao Okawa, 74, Chief of Sega and Pioneer Investor in Japan." Miki Tanikawa, The New York Times, 17 March 2001. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/17/business/isao-okawa-74-chief-of-sega-and-pioneer-investor-in-japan.html
"Sega: The Blue Sky Company." Edge, 31 May 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025823/http://www.edge-online.com/features/sega-blue-sky-company/

2002: "Tell him to F--- Off"
"Sega outlines development, business plans." Shahed Ahmed, Gamespot, 19 April 2001. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-outlines-development-business-plans/1100-2709852/
"Yuji Naka interview by CVG." 27 May, 2003. Archived by Sonic Retro. http://sonicworld.sonicretro.org/angel_island_interviews/interviews/2003/sonic_2003_may_27.htm
N.B. this interview may have appeared in CVG's magazine, rather than on their site; if so, it would appear in either issue 260 or 261 (June/July 2003); however, the 2003 issues are not archived at the time of this video's publication.
"E3 2003: Yuji Naka speaks." Kristan Reed, Eurogamer, 23 May 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902231408/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_yujinaka
"Sonic X-treme: The Lost World? An Interview with Chris Senn." Linz Rewind, Pop Rewind, 27 November 2013. http://www.poprewind.com/sonic-x-treme-the-lost-world-an-interview-with-chris-senn/
"Former Sega Producer Details How Yuji Naka Canceled A Promising Dreamcast Game." Trumann Tu, GameRant, 26 December 2021. https://gamerant.com/sega-producer-dreamcast-game/
"He's Back: Yuji Naka Prope Interview." Adam Doree, Video Games Daily (Kikizo Archives), 4 February 2009. http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/yuji-naka-prope-interview-feb-2009-p2.asp
"Nights 2?" Boss Rush, 27 March 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070408161400/http://bossrush.blogspot.com/2007/03/nights-2.html
N.B. this blog was written by a former Sega of Europe staffer, Ben Andac, and contained the first indication of Sonic Unleashed's at the time unrevealed Werehog concept.

2003: The Sonic Heroes Diet
"Sega shares dive on EA denial." CNN Business, 3 March 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/asia/03/03/japan.sega.reut/
"Game's Over: Troubled Sega Agrees to Merge With Sammy." Ken Belson, The New York Times, 13 February 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/13/business/games-over-troubled-sega-agrees-to-merge-with-sammy.html
"Sega: No Mergers After All." Adam Doree, Video Games Daily (Kikizo Archives), 8 May 2003. http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/news/200305/012.asp
"Sega gets jilted after dumping Sammy." Mariko Ando, CBS MarketWatch, 9 May 2003. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sega-gets-dumped-by-namco-after-jilting-sammy#:~:text=Namco%20said%20late%20Thursday%20that,5.6%20percent%20to%201%2C846%20yen
"Takashi Iizuka Q&A." Nintendo Power, issue 175, p. 50, January 2004.
"E3 2003: Sonic Heroes." Tom Bramwell, Eurogamer, 15 May 2003. https://www.eurogamer.net/fi-sonicheroes-gc
"Sega reports a profit, but top execs step down." Rob Fahey, gamesindustry.biz, 20 May 2003. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sega-reports-a-profit-but-top-execs-step-down
"Afterthoughts: Sonic Heroes." Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 175, p.40, February 2004. Archived by Sonic Retro. http://info.sonicretro.org/images/2/25/Afterthoughts-Sonic-Heroes-Takashi-Iizuka-Interview_EGM_%28February_3%2C_2004%29.jpg
"ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum." Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945
"Summer of Sonic 2011: Sonic Team on Stage." Paul.str377, Sonic Stadium, 18 July 2011. https://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/07/sos-2011-stage-interview-barrels-brown-sonic-and-crash-bandicoot-discussed/
"Where Sonic Went Wrong." Brian Shea, GameInformer issue 283, November 2016.
N.B. this article, despite its incendiary title, contains interviews with Takashi Iizuka regarding the production of titles such as Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes. This is where Iizuka mentions losing 22 lbs [10kg] crunching as Heroes' only level designer.

That Damn Fourth Video Chapter (working title)
"Sammy To Buy 22.4% Stake In Sega." Andrew Burnes, IGN, 8 December 2003. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/08/sammy-to-buy-224-stake-in-sega
"Gambling firm wins control of Sega." Justin McCurry, The Guardian, 19 May 2004. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/19/newmedia.japan
"Sega development studios return to the fold." Rob Fahey, gamesindustry.biz, 29 June 2004. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sega-development-studios-return-to-the-fold
"Iizuka: Shadow the Hedgehog's Target Audience Was U.S. Gamers." Shadzter, Sonic Stadium, 17 December 2010. https://www.sonicstadium.org/2010/12/shadow-the-hedgehogs-target-audience-was-u-s-gamers/
"Sega's Yuji Naka Talks!" Heidi Kemps, GameSpy, 30 September 2005. http://xbox.gamespy.com/articles/654/654750p1.html
"Sega Confirms Shadow The Hedgehog." Lasse Pallesen, Nintendo World Report, 24 March 2005. "Shadow the Hedgehog Preview." http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/10414/sega-confirms-shadow-the-hedgehog
"Shadow the Hedgehog Preview." Patrick Klepeck, 1up.com, 24 May 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108105244/http://www.1up.com/previews/shadow-the-hedgehog_11
"Sega Goes Hog Wild!" Nintendo Power, issue 195, pp. 34-41, September 2005.
"Sonic Team interview by Sonic Central (May 15, 2005)." Archived by Sonic Retro. http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Team_interview_by_Sonic_Central_(May_15,_2005)

2007 and Beyond
"Anecdotes About Yu Suzuki From Yuji Naka | DenFamiNicoGamer [14 Feb, 2017]." Japanese interview translated by PhantomRiverStone.com, 27 March 2017. https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2017/03/anecdotes-about-yu-suzuki-from-yuji.html#more

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https://youtu.be/---jxYZLkqw Sega Dreamcast - Virtua Tennis 2 gameplay. Best version ever? - RetroFiX
https://youtu.be/NT2yYzfh64E NHL 2K2 - Intro and gameplay - Dreamcast - Switch Retro Gaming
https://youtu.be/O8r5zHdBmZM SGBTA Amateur Series (Sega Bass Fishing 2 Dreamcast) - Solid Snek
https://youtu.be/ClZLcw2Kwmw Panzer Dragoon Orta - 4K Gameplay #2 (Xbox One X Enhanced) @ UHD (60ᶠᵖˢ) ✔ - RajmanGaming HD
https://youtu.be/nyUe6on5ZJM - Madden NFL 2002 - PS2 Gameplay (4K60fps) - igcompany
https://youtu.be/rl_GX1LOQt8 - Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) - PC Gameplay / Win 10 - FirstPlays HD
https://youtu.be/7yh0OLOpGOg - NFL Street PS2 Gameplay HD - igcompany
https://youtu.be/9vjFW7SQp_8 - Sonic Rush (DS) Night Carnival - Anon7906
https://youtu.be/4qN8FDMdFRE - Sonic Unleashed - The Werehog in 60FPS (Series X Gameplay) - Starlight

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