Happy belated 17th birthday Sonic
You know that feeling that nags at the back of your skull, reminding you that you've forgotten something, but stopping just short of recalling what exactly that something is. Well, we've been struggling with that for a few days, and let me tell you, it's been enough to drive us crazy. It turns out, however, that what we overlooked was none other than Sega's 'tude-fueled azure marsupial's 17th birthday.
Sonic first sped into North America households on June 23, 1991 in Sonic the Hedgehog for the Genesis as Sega's answer to a certain Mushroom-hungry plumber, and has since been featured in numerous games, toys, and breakfast cereals. Happy belated birthday sonic. We hope you didn't forget to blow out your candles and make a wish. We suggest something simple, like a game that doesn't continue to dilute your good name. That, or you know, a pony.
Sonic first sped into North America households on June 23, 1991 in Sonic the Hedgehog for the Genesis as Sega's answer to a certain Mushroom-hungry plumber, and has since been featured in numerous games, toys, and breakfast cereals. Happy belated birthday sonic. We hope you didn't forget to blow out your candles and make a wish. We suggest something simple, like a game that doesn't continue to dilute your good name. That, or you know, a pony.





















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Learning is power!
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Sonic Adventure 3:Guns of Robotnick Featuring Old Sonic FTW.
Dunno about MGS fanboys but most players would much rather fight Robotnik than watch the two fight each other in a three-hour cutscene.
-Old Sonic
If Bioware can't make a good game with Sonic no one can.
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Sonic Unleashed is by Sonic Team, and they are good, but they need to improve. I really think that they are going to make a great job with Unleashed.
Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Chronicles will be the comeback of Sonic.
=p
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And then you teased me with Sonic and the Secret Rings on Wii, but you didn't mean it, you didn't want to be pals after all, how dare you!!!
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S&TSR is definitely the direction Sega should be taking Sonic. Give me that kind of game set in a classic Sonic setting (and fix the relatively minor control issues) and you've easily got a winner.
Is $19.99 in Walmart... Sonic miss you =(
*goes to pet*
ouch! you BASTARD
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Heading home (in 2 dimensions) he stumbled on a glowing 3 dimensional circle (a sphere as the top-siders call it). Upon touching this object, his body became distorted. The cute little hedgehog's arms and legs extended to disgusting proportions and his head ballooned to the size of a watermelon. He was forever changed...
That was not the worst of it, Sonic could now speak. He opened his mouth, only to project the most awful, 15 year old, pubescent sound he had ever heard. He had become a monster.
Years passed, and sonic remained in hiding, fearing the public's reaction to his deformity. Until one day, when Sega (his masters) summoned him to the Dreamcast...
Much to his surprise he had a wonderful outing, the public adored him. He continued his life on the Dreamcast, having two grand adventures. However, trouble was brewing. It seemed that Sega decided to force friendships upon the young hedgehog. He was given more friends than he could wish for, and for a short while he loved the attention. Until, of course, Sega went overboard by introducing Big the Cat.
From there Sonic has been plagued by "friends". His fans have come to ridicule his choices, and his games have been sub-par. He has attempted to redeem himself with some secret rings and dual screened adventures, but it was all in vain. Sometime in the year 2006, he was caught kissing a human girl. The public was just not ready for such awkwardness, and Sonic, once again, lost all respect.
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On an anime related know, Tsukino Usagi..AKA Sailor Moon also has a birthday this month. Don't ask how I know this or why I know this.
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Sonic Unleashed looks excellent PRECISELY BECAUSE it looks just like Sonic Rush, which was the best Sonic game since Sonic and Knuckles. Although the soundtrack was rubbish- get Hideki Naganuma to do it!
I'm going to start reading up on you.
Go ahead...try running me off the internet. It won't work. My friends are already aware of this and are gonna have my back in case you try anything.
Thanks for making me feel old again, Joystiq, seriously.
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http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g153/sexyb418/Hotdogs/chilidog.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaleel_White
I'd probably pass out if Hideki Naganuma and Yuzo Koshiro did the soundtrack together.
And if you don't know who Yuzo Koshiro is, then maybe you should play ActRaiser, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. Or if you want something more recent, Wangan Midnight.
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