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The Scrapnik Island trade paperback book is OUT!! Today!! Right now!!!
Please go pick it up physically and/or digitally!












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"Working on this miniseries was so amazing, and I wanted to make an illustration to celebrate!
So much love went into this awesome story, please check it out & enjoy!"

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It's definitely bigger than PSP, PS Vita, and Switch so if you think PSP is too small may be Steam Deck will fit for you.



Pic source : https://twitter.com/RetroRid/status/1590051377124110336
That is quite big...
Well.. Archie Sonic definitely wasn't but Fleetway Sonic could be. Still Fleetway Sonic have a long way to be king, what he said were often kinda harsh and pulled no punches.


Yeah StC Sonic was a bit of an ass at times.
Head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuki, Shares Grim Prediction for Pixel Art



Article : https://gamerant.com/sonic-dev-takashi-iizuki-pixel-art-not-viable-10-years-prediction/
To me, that's like saying "2D animation doesn't have a long term future in the animation business". There will still be games that will choose the artstyle because they will feel it best fir for the game.
Take pizza tower for example, it looks like it was made in MSPaint, yet for some reason it became crazy popular!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78HJqIl3P4

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Yeah StC Sonic was a bit of an ass at times.

Very very rude ...







even to his best friend, Tails ...













but also sometimes kind and supportive with his words ...













May be he's just having trouble to filter whatever came up in his mind.

To me, that's like saying "2D animation doesn't have a long term future in the animation business". There will still be games that will choose the artstyle because they will feel it best fir for the game.
Take pizza tower for example, it looks like it was made in MSPaint, yet for some reason it became crazy popular!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78HJqIl3P4

I think he meant for their main games which are sold in retail with $40 or $60 tag price.
If it's digital games, SEGA's still producing 2D games but definitely with pricing that a lot cheaper than that.

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Samba de Amigo: Party Central [Nintendo Switch] - Sonic the Hedgehog Content Showcase

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OddFellows Ice Cream x Sonic the Hedgehog Collaboration!



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Nothing says summer like ice cream! We're partnering up with OddFellows Ice Cream to bring you some exclusive and highly-limited flavors inspired by the world of Sonic...coming TOMORROW!

Source : https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1696933138159776019

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Sonic the Hedgehog: Endless Summer One-Shot Out Now









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We’re bringing you an endless summer with everyone’s favorite characters in four unique one-shots! Wave goodbye to the office and say hello to the beach! Sonic drags Jewel on a well-deserved beach day to spend time with her besties, Tangle and Whisper! But when they all settle in for some rest and relaxation…they realize the Babylon Rogues had the same idea… at the same beach. The only way to settle this is with a totally tubular beach showdown!

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Iizuka: Sonic Generations Not A Blueprint For Sonic Superstars Gameplay



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"When you play Sonic Superstars or another of the classic games, there is not really a main route to follow.
You will have all these branches and paths opening up and you will find numerous ways to complete a level.
These massive maps are really a core element of the classic games and they do not exist in the same way in the modern Sonic formula."
Given that Iizuka has spoken openly and positively about Sonic Team's work with Evening Star in the past (the developer behind Sonic Mania) - including stories ...

Article : https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/iizuka-sonic-generations-not-a-blueprint-for-sonic-superstars-gameplay-r1522/

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Closer Look of NINE ~





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After buying Mister Doctor Eggman a few weeks back, I saw Nine today and wanted to pick him up but felt silly owning half the wave. So in for a penny, in for a pound!
The detail on these is crazy good, and the articulation is pretty great.

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Sonic Symphony World Tour: SEGA Sound Directors Update

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3145 on: September 01, 2023, 01:35:26 am »
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit (PC, Android) fan game one-year update!



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Update :
- Amy Rose PLAYABLE in FreePlay!
Select from 3 movesets: Origins, Superstars, & S3 Air
- Super Forms for All Characters! (FreePlay only)
- Option to replace lives with coins ala Sonic Origins.
- Japanese & Turkish Language support!

(also mac OS coming soon)

Link : https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794
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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3146 on: September 01, 2023, 02:19:44 am »
Sonic The Hedgehog took over an entire Japanese airport last week!







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The event was covered on both the Asahi and Mainichi Shimbun websites, with plenty of photos and video to go around. As it was a specific collaboration between SEGA and ANA Airlines, Sonic the Hedgehog was on the scene along with the airline company's mascot 'Muppy' to wave off departing flights from Kyushu, as well as have photos taken with cheerful passengers.

Apparently the entire partnership was introduced by ANA flight attendant Hiroe Honda, who wanted to set up an event to show gratitude to the Saga Prefecture for its support of the airline company during the COVID-19 pandemic. Honda-san herself had been assisting  ...

Article : https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/sonic/watch-sonic-the-hedgehog-take-over-a-japanese-airport-for-a-day-r1527/

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3148 on: September 02, 2023, 02:54:58 pm »
Very very rude ...







even to his best friend, Tails ...













but also sometimes kind and supportive with his words ...













May be he's just having trouble to filter whatever came up in his mind.
I think it's because of what was regarded as "attitude" by British standards at the time, thus being an asshole.
I think he meant for their main games which are sold in retail with $40 or $60 tag price.
If it's digital games, SEGA's still producing 2D games but definitely with pricing that a lot cheaper than that.
OddFellows Ice Cream x Sonic the Hedgehog Collaboration!



Source : https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1696933138159776019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ_vtKPr_4I

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Re: Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package
« Reply #3149 on: September 03, 2023, 07:48:16 pm »
I think it's because of what was regarded as "attitude" by British standards at the time, thus being an asshole.

I did like that kind of attitude since it's always making me chuckle when reading it.
He's still kinda like that, but thankfully only to Eggman and enemies, not to Tails.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_EeGkpBXH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ_vtKPr_4I