Jayson De Leon

The final episode of "Hidden Levels" explores the story of SEGA developer Tez Okano and the bizarre, meta-game he created: Segagaga. Tez Okano Okano joined SEGA in 1992, witnessing firsthand the company's tumultuous experience in the "console wars" against Nintendo and Sony. In the mid-1990s, SEGA struggled to make hardware that kept up with its rivals. The SEGA CD, the 32X, and the Saturn were all commercial failures.

Episode 634 CHRIS BERUBE: This is 99% Invisible. I’m Chris Berube sitting in this week for Roman Mars. In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, there’s one surefire way to get yourself clocked as an out-of-towner. JAYSON DE LEON: Is it “woon-socket?” JEANNE MICHON: “Wuhn.” “Wuhn-socket.” JAYSON DE LEON: “Wuhn-socket.” JEANNE MICHON: Yep. JAYSON DE LEON: No double O. JEANNE MICHON: No “woo.”.

Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that’s what we were taught in school, and what a particularly famous painting depicts. But when historians go searching … there’s no proof to be found. The prevailing theories based on the evidence, however, are arguably more interesting than the simplified legend that often gets repeated, revealing nuances about the creation of America’s flag.