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Behold The Trailer For The Sonic Movie You Always Wanted

Behold The Trailer For The Sonic Movie You Always Wanted

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We’ve been hearing the rumors for months. Sega and Paramount were working together on a Sonic movie. It wouldn’t be animated, it would be live-action with a “realistic” CG Sonic. Said CG Sonic would be designed completely differently from how he looks in the games. Jim Carrey would play Robotnik/Eggman, in his trademark manner. “Gangsta’s Paradise” would be used in the trailer. It all sounded like a joke, but as we found out this morning, none of the rumors were incorrect. https://youtu.be/FvvZaBf9QQI One day Sonic races so fast that he creates a Sonic Boom which knocks out power to the entire Pacific Northwest (hey, that hits close to home). In response, the government enlists the assistance of Carrey Robotnik, who charges after Sonic with Badniks and Swatbots. Sonic and his new cop pal (played by Jason Marsden) must outrace them all! That’s all well and good, but the execution feels….a little off? Reminds us of the 1993 Mario Bros movie, to be honest. Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog races into theaters

Footage Of Unreleased Sonic Arcade Game Revealed

Footage Of Unreleased Sonic Arcade Game Revealed

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Sonic the Hedgehog found vast success on consoles in the 90s, but he was never able to break through to the arcade. You have probably never even seen a Sonic arcade game, and for good reason. Sonic’s first attempt at quarter-munching didn’t appear until 1993, and it only saw release in Japan: “SegaSonic The Hedgehog.” It might have gone through a name change had it been localized. The gameplay involved, as you might expect, getting from one location to the other as quickly as possible, and you could choose from three characters: Sonic, Mighty the Armadillo or Ray the Flying Squirrel. Ray actually made his US debut THIS month, in Sonic Mania Plus for the Switch — the first game he’s ever been in other than that obscure arcade title. But before SegaSonic, Sega made two known attempts at a Sonic arcade machine, neither of which left testing. One of these has at last been found and was demoed recently at the California Extreme Arcade Expo. Have a look….for the

Sonic The Hedgehog #4 Is Sold Out Already

Sonic The Hedgehog #4 Is Sold Out Already

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To quote a completely different company, “This is how you Sonic.” The relaunched Sonic The Hedgehog, now published by IDW, is a runaway hit they can’t seem to keep on store shelves — and this is with a weekly schedule and copies constantly being shipped. The comic will be settling into a normal monthly schedule soon, so if you’re in any way curious, you might want to put this on your pull list, or start one if you don’t have one. Sonic #4 is already sold out, despite being released less than a week ago. A second printing is scheduled to ship May 30. Like Sonic himself, these move fast. “It is incredibly satisfying to launch a title with four issues in a single month and to have all four issues sell out,” says David Mariotte, associate editor on Sonic’s new book. “It speaks to the talents of our creators who introduced a new version of Sonic’s story that’s already resonating with people, but it also speaks very highly of

Sonic’s Return To Comics Seems To Be Going Well

Sonic’s Return To Comics Seems To Be Going Well

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Sonic the Hedgehog held the longest ongoing monthly comic book for a licensed character in the country — until recently. Said comic had been published by Archie Inc. since January 1993, but Sega yanked the rights away from them last year. Reportedly this is because of mismanagement at Archie causing Sega to distrust them — for one thing, Archie inadvertently created a legal loophole that allowed longtime writer Ken Penders to claim ownership of the characters he invented during his tenure with the comic. Sonic’s new home is IDW Publishing, where the trust is more solid and the contracts never get misplaced. Ian Flynn, who was head writer of the Archie version at the time of its collapse, is back — but he’s writing a new continuity free of decades’ worth of subplot snarls and possible Penders lawsuits. The big question was, would fans follow? If sales numbers released this weekend by IDW are any indication, the new Sonic comic should have a long life. IDW published the first four

Sonic The Hedgehog Had Some Bizarre Origin Concepts

Sonic The Hedgehog Had Some Bizarre Origin Concepts

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Yesterday during GDC, two men who worked on the original Sonic the Hedgehog game — character designer Naoto Oshima and game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara — took to the stage to show off some previously unseen proto-Sonic sketches and explain the thinking behind one of the most iconic game characters ever. Some of what they revealed, we knew already. We knew Sonic is blue because the Sega logo is blue. We knew Sega toyed around with various animals like a rabbit and a dog before settling on a hedgehog. What we didn’t know is that all those drawings were made at once and shown off during a meeting between high-ups at Sega of Japan and America. Then they took a trip to Central Park and asked random citizens which drawing they liked best. The hedgehog won the vote. The second most popular choice? An egg-shaped man with a huge mustache. Sega decided to keep him and make him the villain. Now here’s where things get weird. Oshima revealed at one point,

Sonic Mania To Get A Physical Release With New Content

Sonic Mania To Get A Physical Release With New Content

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Last year Sega put all their eggs in the wrong basket. Sonic Mania was announced as a side project by Sega, the smaller of two Sonic-centric releases planned for 2017. Mania would be old-school and put together by fans, while the noisier, 3-D Sonic Forces would be Sega’s big Blue Hedgehog holiday release. The results were the opposite: Sonic Mania rocketed to the top of the charts and has remained there, while copies of Sonic Forces are already showing up in bargain bins. What happened was simple: one game was good, and the other wasn’t. The masses have spoken. Sega is correcting their earlier error by revisiting Sonic Mania and giving it the high-profile physical release it was passed over for last year. Sonic Mania Plus, as the revised version will be called, will include some new content and characters…such as Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, two obscurities who originally appeared in the 1993 Japanese arcade game SegaSonic. Physical releases of Sonic Mania Plus will be published

Sega Genesis Classics Collection Officially Announced

Sega Genesis Classics Collection Officially Announced

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This spring Sega will be republishing its Genesis library, and though it’s done that plenty of times, this newly announced release promises to contain the largest amount of titles any Genny compilation has included to date. ToeJam and Earl are in the lineup for the first time, along with others. Over 50 games in all! My first thought upon seeing it was “This will be great on Switch.” Then I found out a Switch release wasn’t planned, so my second thought was “What’s the point?” Most of us likely already own console versions of these, whether as part of compilations on other systems or in their original cartridge formats. Fifty-plus Genesis classics on one Switch card is the most desirable way to go. Fix this error, Sega. The US version of the trailer has not been uploaded yet, but the European “Mega Drive” version has. So have a look; we should be getting the same thing with a different brand name: Sega Genesis Classics Collection will be out May 29

NYCC 2017: IDW’s Sonic The Hedgehog Comic Reboot To Feature Familiar Writer

NYCC 2017: IDW’s Sonic The Hedgehog Comic Reboot To Feature Familiar Writer

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Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t just been a gaming icon for a couple decades, he’s also been in comics for nearly as long. The comics by Archie have been key in fleshing out the mythology, as well as bringing characters like Mega Man into the fold via crossovers. But now, IDW is taking over the comic and starting it off with a reboot. However, if you were a fan of the recent comics, you’ll be happy to hear that the writer of them, Ian Flynn is writing the IDW version. This was revealed at New York Comic Con, where Ian noted: “I’ve been a Sega kid for life, and Sonic has been my career for over a decade.I’m overjoyed to keep running with the little blue hedgehog, and especially excited to be expanding my relationship with IDW at the same time. I can’t wait to show you what I’m made of as we reach for the stars and explore the endless possibilities!” The Sonic The Hedgehog comic is coming to IDW

Secrets Of Sega Genesis Programming Revealed

Secrets Of Sega Genesis Programming Revealed

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Perhaps no developer pushed the Sega Genesis further than Traveler’s Tales in the mid-90’s. At a time when the Saturn was already on the market, and the Genny was weighed down with a million peripherals designed to slightly enhance its graphics in a competitive world, Traveler’s Tales managed to work tricks out of its native hardware without any special add-ons necessary. Jon Burton, one of the founders of Traveler’s Tales, has been gradually revealing the secrets of Genesis program trickery through his YouTube series GameHut. It’s really worth a watch. For example, the Genesis was only supposed to allow 64 colors to be displayed at the same time. TT handled the Genesis version of Toy Story, and they pulled off displaying full-color screenshots from the film by using layers and workarounds. Find out how: TT pulled off something even more amazing with Toy Story: a first-person 3D maze section running at 60 FPS. This was at a time when the Genesis needed the 32X to run Doom and even then

Gamescom 2017: Sonic Forces Gameplay Demo

Gamescom 2017: Sonic Forces Gameplay Demo

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Sonic The Hedgehog is aiming for a big streak, two major releases that are well-received in one year. The speedy hedgehog has already gotten props for Sonic Mania, but now, Sonic Forces is aiming to take the 3D Sonic games to new heights. The game will feature all the major enemies Sonic has had to face over the years, and what’s more, players will get to create their own characters to fight alongside Sonic for the first time. What’s more there will be levels where you’ll control two characters at once and have to traverse levels with perfectly timed teamwork. For an example of how this work, check this demo of Sonic Forces straight from Gamescom:

E3 2017: Sonic Forces Gameplay Preview

E3 2017: Sonic Forces Gameplay Preview

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Sonic the Hedgehog has been through many ups and downs over the years. SEGA’s mascot has had his fair share of duds over the years, but he usually manages to bounce back. The 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game was greatly maligned, and the franchise was able to survive that and have a great comeback. In 2014, Sonic suffered from the greatly maligned failure that was Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. It just seemed with that game, Sonic went too far in a direction that no longer felt like the Sonic the Hedgehog fans of the franchise know and love. However, in 2017, it looks like Sonic is back, and the Blue Blur stands to make a great comeback. First, there’s Sonic Mania. Sonic Mania is a throwback to classic, side-scrolling platform gameplay for the franchise with pixelated graphics and throwback gameplay. That game, developed by Headcannon and PagodaWest Games, is due out in August after some delays. But for the mainline franchise, Sonic Team is coming back with a bang

Sega Forever Brings Classic Games To Mobile Devices With Free-To-Play Model

Sega Forever Brings Classic Games To Mobile Devices With Free-To-Play Model

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If you have ever wanted to play Sega’s entire collection of game’s on your mobile device then you are in luck. The publisher has made almost its entire classic collection of games, ranging from their very first offerings to titles from the Dreamcast. The current lineup of titles includes a range of games from the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis consoles. They include Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star 2, Altered beast, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon. Each of the titles is available to download for free and players can use them offline. However, the service is supported with adverts that can only be removed by paying an extra fee. The service is available right now on Android and iOS. Although the current collection of games is quite sparse, the Japanese company has said it will add new titles into Sega Forever on biweekly basis. Those that do make it will include support for controller and leaderboards, as well as some other enhancements.

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