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Happy 25th Anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog!
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Before I got into Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and any other franchises I enjoy today, there was Sonic. He was my hero as a child, and though many badmouth it, Sonic Adventure was my first foray into videogames. It captivated me and opened me to new worlds and experiences. I wouldn't enjoy videogames like I do today were it not for Sonic. So of course I celebrate his existence, and hope the games return to glory. I have hope for what's to come. I plan to play through the classics starting today before ending my marathon with Sonic Adventure.
sixteen-bit
Member
Blaze the Cat is bae
redmetal86
Member
Happy 25th Sonic and
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This and Sonic and the Glass House have made my week.
Dr. Robotnik/Eggman
This and Sonic and the Glass House have made my week.
RecRoulette
Member
I don't think any new Sonic game will do for me what the 2D games did, but at least the series is still going strong with the new TV show.
Ristifer
Member
Agreed!
Glad that Sonic has had some recent highs, including some decent hype for an anniversary game which should be announced next month! Hopefully it'll be a good one.
Happy Birthday, Sonic!
Dragon1893
Member
25 years. God I feel so old...
Just give yourself memory loss and play Generations on PC at the highest settings.
bobawesome
Member
You're not RK128. This must be how people feel when they see people aside from Jawmuncher making dinosaur threads.
Given it skipped E3 makes me suspicious that, if it exists, it's NX-lead and got punted along with that.
No reason for Sony or Microsoft to not get Sega up there and brag about it otherwise, it would be a win/win for either of them especially if this Sonic game is indeed higher quality due to longer cooking time.
Rapscallion
Member
But what about Sonic's REAL first appearance in The Adventures of Quik & Silva for the Amiga, developed by Factor 5?
All jokes aside, despite the franchise's ups and downs it's one that I love. I grew up idolizing Sonic the Hedgehog and the franchise was incredibly formative to me as a child. I'm excited for the future and hopeful that Sonic Team will make something truly worthy of the franchise's 25th anniversary. Here's to more years to come.
All jokes aside, despite the franchise's ups and downs it's one that I love. I grew up idolizing Sonic the Hedgehog and the franchise was incredibly formative to me as a child. I'm excited for the future and hopeful that Sonic Team will make something truly worthy of the franchise's 25th anniversary. Here's to more years to come.
They said they were showing the game on july 22nd at that huge sonic event in San Francisco
I do think we will see a Nintendo-only Sonic title in the future for sure, but the anniversary game will be multiplatform like Generations.
I have my tickets for the Sonic 25th Anniversary Party at Comic Con this year, cannot wait! I'm sure some other gaffers will be there but I'll try to post on what gets revealed as soon as possible.
Also as a general retrospective for myself, my brother traded in all our Nintendo stuff when we were kids to get a Sega Genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog. I remember being completely hooked on the game as a child and continued to be hooked on every game up till Sonic Adventure 2. From there its been hit or miss for titles until Generations. I really do hope for a Generations 2 at this point. Just rehash some more (good) stages from the series and I'll be fine.
Also as a general retrospective for myself, my brother traded in all our Nintendo stuff when we were kids to get a Sega Genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog. I remember being completely hooked on the game as a child and continued to be hooked on every game up till Sonic Adventure 2. From there its been hit or miss for titles until Generations. I really do hope for a Generations 2 at this point. Just rehash some more (good) stages from the series and I'll be fine.
OfTheOverflow
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You can almost make the case that any Sonic game has the best music in the series. I don't know of a single Sonic game with bland music.
Huh, i've been out of the loop on this.
I wonder how substantive the first look will be? It'd be a bit late to reveal the game for a fall launch probably.
As posted on the info for the Comic Con party,
"Celebrate 25 years of Sonic the Hedgehog at our official party at the House of Blues, during San Diego Comic-con! Special guests, musical performances by Crush 40 and Hyper Potions, exclusive 25th Anniversary merchandise and more await!
Food is provided by the venue, and your ticket price also covers limited edition merchandise we'll be giving away at the show.
Join us as we celebrate the past, and give you the exclusive first look at the future of Sonic!"
I assume we'll hear it there first.
UltraGunner
Banned
Happy Birthday Sonic. Your games may suck and you may be the personification of a Flame Shirt/wallet chain combo, but it's better than nothing.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Wait a min, it's not July first yet, I specifically remember this cause sonic came out the same day I was born
Recent Famitsu interview confirmed Sonic Team are making a brand new Sonic game.
And several months back there was a job add that hinted on a PS4/Xbox One game about a legendary blue icon who's celebrating his anniversary this year.
So yes, it's coming \o/
Sonic Boom has a pretty dire soundtrack.
The miracle workers is SEGA Japan's sound team, one of the best in the industry.
sixteen-bit
Member
what territory were you born in?
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Despite numerous missteps, I'm still a big Sonic fan. I've gotten so much joy out of the series and it's been such an inspiration that I can look past garbage like Sonic Boom and Sonic '06 and still appreciate the original games.
OfTheOverflow
Member
Okay, I forgot about that haha. And I played through that game a couple of times when I was younger.
MaximumSpider
Banned
I'm pretty excited for next month. Hopefully SEGA delivers.
Happy 25th Anniversary Sonic!
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Huh I had no idea Sega of America used to be on my hometown
Rapscallion
Member
It came out in July in Japan, maybe that's what you're thinking about?
Avenger54321
Member
Sonic has been part of my gaming life for as far as I can remember. Sure he had some up and downs, but I'm always excited to hear about his new game. Here's hoping for another 25 years of the blue blur.
HUELEN10
Member
Too many people say this, but everyone means something so different by it.
Just.. just make Unleashed 2 Sega. That's what i mean when I say it anyways.
baberunisei
Member
Sonic's birthday is the same as my father's. And I love both of them.
Yup.
Happy 25th Anniversary Sonic!
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Screenshots are from the beta version. Look at those UFOs in the Marble Zone!
Slamtastic
Member
Ha, I never noticed that!
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I think we can all agree a good, fun game would be great.
RGamer2009
Neo Member
Sonic was instrumental to me falling in love with video games.
Happy B-day Sonic! Hope your anniversary game is totally awesome!
Happy B-day Sonic! Hope your anniversary game is totally awesome!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
That was pretty cool. Although it's funny how towards the end they resorted to showing mobile games, and they showed the Boom TV show over either of the games. Valid choice to show Allstars Racing Transformed over Sonic 4 episode 2, as well
I'm surprised they didn't slyly skip Sonic 06 like they did in that 20th anniversary panel a few months back. Suppose Aaron Webber wasn't the man behind this