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Roger Hector: Director of STI interviews

Hector, Roger and HXC (interviewer). 2005. “Roger Hector: Director of STI interviews.” EmulationZone / Simon Wai's Sonic 2 Beta.

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Roger Hector interview, 2005
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2026-10-26
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Roger Hector (STI director) interviewed by HXC of Simon Wai's Sonic 2 Beta, October 2005; Wayback capture.
Notes
Three interviews with Hector, dated 31 August, 10 September, and 29 October 2005, on his role at STI, the split of Sonic 3, and Michael Jackson's music being dropped.

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Claims (2)

Roger Hector, head of Sega Technical Institute, said the original Sonic 3 was so large in scope that it was split in half across two games, since it could not all fit in one.answer on the splitpage titleInterview
Roger Hector said Michael Jackson was brought in to compose the game's music and that his work was dropped at the end of development, after his scandals became public.answer on his favorite projectInterview