“Satoru Iwata wrote in his card, ‘You know, Shigeru Miyamoto also likes Samba de Amigo'”.
If you had to create a shortlist of the most colourful and creative Sega games, Samba de Amigo would no doubt rank toward the top.
Arriving in arcades back in 1999 (and on the Sega Dreamcast one year later in 2000), Sonic Team’s Latin-inspired rhythm game about a sombrero-wearing monkey named Amigo was an instant hit with players, drawing a ton of praise at the time for its unique maraca-shaking gameplay, as well as its stylish art design and radio-friendly soundtrack. Because of this, it has since gone on to become regarded as something of a classic in Sega’s back catalogue, and later ended up inspiring a Nintendo Wii port in 2008, as well as a multi-platform sequel, Samba de Amigo: Party Central, in 2023.
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“Satoru Iwata wrote in his card, ‘You know, Shigeru Miyamoto also likes Samba de Amigo'”.
If you had to create a shortlist of the most colourful and creative Sega games, Samba de Amigo would no doubt rank toward the top.
Arriving in arcades back in 1999 (and on the Sega Dreamcast one year later in 2000), Sonic Team’s Latin-inspired rhythm game about a sombrero-wearing monkey named Amigo was an instant hit with players, drawing a ton of praise at the time for its unique maraca-shaking gameplay, as well as its stylish art design and radio-friendly soundtrack. Because of this, it has since gone on to become regarded as something of a classic in Sega’s back catalogue, and later ended up inspiring a Nintendo Wii port in 2008, as well as a multi-platform sequel, Samba de Amigo: Party Central, in 2023.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
