is a video game designer, programmer, the former head of Sonic Team, a group of Sega programmers/designers, the lead programmer of the original "Sonic the Hedgehog" and the head of PROPE. After graduating High school, Yuji Naka decided to skip university and stay in his hometown of Osaka. During this time, Yuji worked long hours at various menial jobs. After quiting his last job, Yuji saw that Sega was looking for programming assistants. Wikipedia
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