Promotional tape released by SEGA to promote the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 video game for the SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis). Contains a 6min video that includes a behind the scenes look of the creation of Sonic, as well as promotional materials and character bios for the upcoming game.
Historical segment features an interview with Naoto Oshima, as well as character sketches by both him and Yasushi Tamaguchi.
Video captured using a JVC SR-VS20 VCR fed through a Panasonic DMR-ES10 to a Black Magic Intensity 4K capture card.
Due to this item having been released as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available to view on our archive in a compressed format. Video has been deinterlaced for maximum compatibility.
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