Overview
Sonic Co. was a development studio established in 1991 by
Hiroyuki Takahashi, who had previously been a producer with
Enix and had helped
Kan Naitoh establish
Climax Entertainment in 1990.
The company was established with an investment from Sega, and took its name from Sega's most popular mascot
Sonic the Hedgehog. For most of its existence, Sonic handled programming and design internally, while sound and graphics were outsourced to other companies such as Climax Entertainment, and later
Camelot Software Planning. Under Sega's direction, the company was responsible for the
Shining Force franchise for its entire existence.
In 1994, Hiroyuki Takahashi's brother
Shugo Takahashi established
Camelot Software Planning, and the two companies would work together on nearly all of Sonic's development projects. In 1998, after production on
Shining Force III was completed, Sonic was merged into Camelot, with Hiroyuki Takahashi taking over as Camelot's director.
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