Editing Yuji Naka (section)

==Trivia==
*Yuji Naka's first game, ''[[Wikipedia:Girl's Garden|Girls' Garden]]'', came out 8 months prior to the original [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]], 1985.
*According to an interview with ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', when Yuji Naka played the original ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System, he would dash through the first level as fast as he could to reach the level-skip cheat in the next level. This inspired him to create a game, such as Sonic, where the goal was to finish the level as soon as possible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tssznews.com/2010/09/24/yuji-naka-speaks-of-super-marios-inspiration/|title=Yuji Naka Speaks of Super Mario's Inspiration|work=TSSZ News|first=Tristan|last=Oliver|date=24 September 2010|accessdate=14 April 2018}}</ref>
*During development of the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', Naka reportedly suffered from motion sickness during play-testing. Because of this, the game's pace was slowed down in the final version.{{Citation needed}}
*The [[Level Select]] cheat code in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' is accessed by putting Yuji Naka's birthday into the [[Sound Test]] (19, 65, 9, 17).
*In the 2009 issue of ''Nintendo Power'', Yuji Naka would respond to the questionnaire's curiosity on Sonic's longevity, stating he himself doesn't know what makes [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] special.<ref name="2009NintendoPowerLongevity">{{Cite journal |journal=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=242 |date=June 2009 |pages=46–48 |title=Power Profiles: Yuji Naka |quote='''Questionnaire''': Why do you think Sonic has struck a cord with so many gamers for so long? / '''Yuji Naka''': I don't really know. That's why I was able to keep making Sonic games for such a long time, though, so I really appreciate it. And even though I'm at Prope now, I still get letters from kids about Sonic. That really motivates me to create better and better games.}}</ref>
*In 2004, Naka would help develop Sega Superstars as a Producer, giving [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] his first appearance in a game rated higher than "E for Everyone" by the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]], before future, talented creatives worked on the mainline titles.
*According to Yuji Naka, he was the one to approach [[Nintendo]] about the idea of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-02-yuji-naka-sonic-and-mario-was-my-idea|title=Yuji Naka: Sonic & Mario "was my idea"|work=Eurogamer|first=Robert|last=Purchase|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=14 April 2018|quote= '''Yuji Naka''': It was actually my idea, and I was the one who approached Nintendo about it. I thought it would be fascinating to see the two heroes play together or play against each other, so that was exactly what I wanted. So I don't feel anything funny about that at all.}}</ref>
*Naka was given a Ferrari as a golden handshake to persuade him to rejoin the [[Sonic Team]] when he left in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discuss.panzerdragoonlegacy.com/t/the-beautiful-journey-continues/1323|title=SEGA: The Beautiful Journey Continues|work=Panzer Dragoon Legacy|publisher=Robert Frazer|date=1 August 2005|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>
*Yuji Naka was originally supposed to appear in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' film as an extra, but self-admittedly was forgotten by both parties during production.<ref name="NakaTweet">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1123813488713973761|title=Yuji Naka (@nakayuji) on Twitter|language=Japanese|work=Twitter|date=1 May 2019|accessdate=2 May 2019|quote= '''Yuji Naka''': そう言えば映画にエキストラ出演させて欲しいとお願いしていたのですが、忘れられたようですね。かなり前なので私も忘れていました。ハリウッド映画に出演したかったんですけどね。}}</ref>
*In ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', the [[GUN Soldier]]s will sometimes say, "Mr. Yuji Naka is alright."