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並木晃一 4th CD『Still Here, Still Me』 on X: "セガの仲間 久保田浩君が亡くなりました 長く闘病されてましたが残念です 課が違っていたので一緒に仕事した事は 少ないですが https://t.co/AwISj5CLscのアルバムHyper Driveで 野呂一生氏アレンジ SWORD OF VERMILION 新たなる旅へ(PS III） のピアノを弾いてもらいましたね ご冥福をお祈りします https://t.co/oE29LtlJzl" / X セガの仲間 久保田浩君が亡くなりました 長く闘病されてましたが残念です 課が違っていたので一緒に仕事した事は 少ないですが https://t.co/AwISj5CLscのアルバムHyper Driveで 野呂一生氏アレンジ SWORD OF VERMILION 新たなる旅へ(PS III） のピアノを弾いてもらいましたね ご冥福をお祈りします https://t.co/oE29LtlJzl

as announced by former colleague Koichi Namiki: Hiroshi Kubota (aka "Jimita"), the ex-Sega composer & programmer who wrote the X68000 SMPS sound driver for Mega Drive & personally arranged the BGM for Sonic the Hedgehog & Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, has passed away x.com/k_namickey/s... 🇯🇵

R.I.P.

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Please read this announcement.

shc.zone/news/post/144

Thanks for the ride!

Oh also, these awesome trophy renders were done by @theduckdealer.bsky.social! Go check out her work.

Thanks you to absolutely everyone who participated this year! Entrants, Media Panelists, Attendees, Judges... everyone! Yes, even you!

This contest was a blast. Evaluations and the results in text form should be out within the next couple days.

...and your community trophy badges!

Congratulations to all 3 of these entries! Here are your Judged trophy badges...

1ST PLACE
Community & Judged - Sonic: To Be a Star

2ND PLACE
Judged - Mean Bean Tsuu
Community - Sonic 1: The Super Challenges

3RD PLACE
Judged - Sonic 1: The Super Challenges
Community - Mean Bean Tsuu

And now... last but certainly not least, the podium winners of the ROM Hack category, by both Judged and Community vote are...

Congrats to all 5 of these entries for taking home the community podium trophies in the 3D Category!

There was a three-way tie for 3rd place here!

Now - and we swear THIS podium video is correct - onto the 3D Category community podium winners!

After an unreasonable amount of difficulty with the thread... there are the 3D Category Judged results! Congrats to these entries and, again, apologies for the confusion.

1ST PLACE - 2P Shadow the Hedgehog Co-Op - Original & Reloaded

2ND PLACE - STH2006 Project Shadow Demo

3RD PLACE - Complete Physics Overhaul

IMPORTANT CORRECTION - The podium video above has 1st and 2nd place reversed.

1st place should be "2P Shadow the Hedgehog Co-Op - Original & Reloaded"

2nd place should be "STH2006 Project Shadow Demo"

We apologize for the confusion.

Next up, the Judges of the 3D Category name these 3 entries the winners of this year's contest...

Congrats to these 3 entries on their community trophies!

Next, the community's Modern 2D Top 3 are...

Congrats to all three of these entries!

1ST PLACE - Sonic 1 Forever: Horror Pack

2ND PLACE - PAC-MAN in Sonic 3 A.I.R.

3RD PLACE - Sonic CD's Scrapped Rounds

We will start with the Podium placements for Modern 2D. Our Judges deem the following Modern 2D entries the winners of this year's contest...

And now... it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for.

T H E P O D I U M

AMAZING!

A five-way tie!

OUTSTANDING!

AWESOME!