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In all seriousness, this list is pretty funny. I forgot that SEGA had a sense of humor. Well played.
My favorite prediction was when the game was announced, though. You might remember us telling you about awesome sprite t-shirts a few weeks ago. Well, those were made by our friend Trunks, from “The Wild Adventures of Trunks and Soto.” He posted this GIF in the Needlemouse thread at Sonic Retro and I wouldn’t be surprised if it came true…
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Aaaaaand… one more for the road…
We told you before that we would tell you when another Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games snowboard would be given away. Well… I’d hate to not fulfill a promise.
OCRemix announced yesterday that they would be partnering with SEGA Europe to give away another one of these bad boys. The contest’s site explains how you can enter to win:
HOW TO ENTER!
1. Email us (competitions@ocremix.org) with the following info:
* Your name
* Your YouTube account name, AND
* The name & description of a cool made-up snowboarding trick!Trick Examples!
“IceCap Dash” – Sonic does a 360 rotation while spin dashing on the board!
“Space Harrier” – Hang in the air for more than 5 seconds, with a rocket pack attached to your back!
“pixietricks” – Sonic gets some air and jumps off the board, while Amy Rose jumps and lands on the board in mid-air! <3You don’t need to be this literal. Be creative & cool and have fun with it! Your snowboarding trick idea can be Mario & Sonic-based, Olympic Games-based, OC ReMix-based, it can be ANYTHING! The coolest snowboarding trick sent in will win!
2. You ALSO must be subscribed to the OC ReMix YouTube channel. YouTube is how we’ll contact you if you win! Click http://tr.im/yOCR to subscribe!
Entries are due on Monday, January 18th, 2010, 11:59PM EST (GMT -5). You can enter as many tricks as you’d like, but try to keep it to ONE e-mail. The OCRemix judges panel will decide the winner and inform you via YouTube.
This contest is not limited to the UK. It is open to everybody!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyImDOxbS7o[/youtube]
Thanks to Casanova at the SSMB for posting this video. “You’re welcome,” he says.
Ooooooooooo weeeeeeee… what up with that?
Did you hear some “news” that Integrated Alchemy (IA), not SEGA, produced the Needlemouse trailer? Did you get mad when IA revealed that they hadn’t seen nor heard anything about the game? Have you abandoned all hope for Project Needlemouse for no good reason? Well, don’t worry, because today on “What Up With That?,” we’re going to clear up all of the questions floating around.
SEGA outsourced the trailer to another company. What up with that?
That happens… fairly regularly. There are whole production houses devoted to creating trailers all over the world. Integrated Alchemy is no different. Look at their website and watch their sizzle reel. They make trailers for a multitude of gaming companies. Shock.
It’s also not the first time that SEGA has handed over their hype to someone else. If the Mazuri video didn’t leak, we would have seen this werehog/ring smash teaser first.
There’s no gameplay footage, images, or artwork. What up with that?
That’s why it’s called a teaser. You can build hype for a game without showing any media whatsoever. That’s how hype works. Remember those Halo 3 “action figure” commercials (these were also outsourced to another company)? You know nothing about the game, but you know that you want it after having seen the teaser:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjhSp7xGsMc[/youtube]
SEGA told Integrated Alchemy nothing. What up with that?
SEGA is famous for copious amounts of leaks, mostly through their FTP or the Australian ratings board. Maybe they finally want to keep everything under wraps for once. Isn’t that great?
Or, hey, maybe you’re one who thinks that they didn’t have anything at the time. If you are, the next section is for you…
SEGA deceived us all by not having anything upon commissioning the trailer. Needlemouse is full of lies. What up with that?
This one is my favorite. There are a few people out there who still don’t understand “teaser trailers” (please scroll up and read again if you still don’t). These special few are of the belief that SEGA will not deliver on the promises in the teaser, since they didn’t make it themselves and did not show/tell Integrated Alchemy anything aside from “we’re making a new retro, 2D Sonic game.” Well, let’s stop right there and make those people look stupid.
Do you remember when the trailer was released alongside a Q&A at GameSpot? Ken Ballough reaffirmed that we would be getting everything that (literally) flew at us in the teaser. Also, if SEGA didn’t entirely agree with the trailer’s content, then they would have axed it. IA might have developed the trailer, but there is no way in blue hell that they would also release it. When you’re being outsourced/commissioned to do something, you’re going to give the paying customer (in this case, SEGA) what they want. In short, everything that you see and hear in this trailer will be in the final product.
Besides, SEGA wouldn’t want some company that makes trailers and motion graphics to dig a hole that they can’t fill. SEGA already has a hard enough time filling the holes that they dig themselves.
Integrated Alchemy started this whole mess with their video’s description. What up with that?
It’s obvious: they’re dumbasses. Really good with After Effects… but dumbasses nonetheless.
I care a lot about whatever we’re talking about. What up with that?
Go ride a bike. It’s not a big deal… at all.
Robotnik: King of Shitgrins.
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Check out Luke G’s Sonic masterpiece. It’s a 2.5 feet tall sculpture made out of tape and plastic wrap. Luke also tells us that it has been accepted to an art show where it is eligible to win! Go Luke! Visit his DeviantArt profile.
Remember, you can be cool like Luke and send us your creations, community happenings and news tips to thesonicstadium AT gmail DOT com.
This blog submission comes to us from Kit Fox from Israel. Kit has dug up some old magazines and found some interesting advertisements from Israeli gaming magazine, “Freak.” The page that he found was apparently from an issue exclusive to those in a SEGA club back then. The two scans below are the top and bottom of one page, featuring Sonic (click to enlarge the images).
Here’s what the top half of the page says, as translated by Kit:
“SEGA” does it again and in big-time! After years of absolute domination in the European sales, SEGA has recently conquered in a storm also the U.S.. . In a poll published by the U.S. toys industry journal Play Thing (May ’93 issue), it appears, that SEGA is holding the first and fourth places in the American Genesis (“Mega Drive” in the Israeli and European version) while Nintendo is pushed to the second and eighth places. And on the Americans, as is well known, you can trust. And this is not everything. It also appears from the poll, that the MEGA-CD (see separate item) came up from the 18th place to the 13th, and experts estimate, that until the end of the year, it will conquer one of the first places. In Israel the situation is alike. In the 16 BIT technology SEGA reigns supreme. And this actually says it all.”
Kit also explains the bottom half of the page, which, as you can see, features a few hands pointing to parts of Mega Drive boxes. What’s that all about?:
[The bottom half] tells the readers how to distinguish between the original Mega-Drive in the black box to the fake one in the white box (also notice the certificate of an “Authorized Dealer” you had to look for while in search of the original 😛 ). It also warned customers what to expect if they bought the fake (low quality, no Mega-CD connection etc’…). I remember seeing the fake once in a grocery store. LOL! But yeah, there were lots of fake consoles back then, mostly of 8-bit Nintendos. Apart of that you can see another small ad announcing the soon arrival of the MEGA-CD and the sell discount for the Game Gear’s TV tuner.
Kit also found an advertisement for Coca-Cola in the same article. Hmmm… I wonder who’s in it?… 😛
DRINK COKE. PLAY SOCCER.
A very special thanks to Kit Fox for providing us with, and translating, a piece of Sonic history from elsewhere in the world. If you have any cool Sonic stuff, send it our way!
For UK theme park enthusiasts and Sonic fans, we have some exclusive news coming our way from tipster Jon D. A UK theme park, Alton Towers, will be re-branding one of their roller coasters for 2010, the “Spinball Whizzer,” as “Sonic’s Spinball.” Jon cites that a fan e-mailed the park after hearing murmurs about the change and received the following response:
Dear ….
Happy New Year
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you but I have been on holiday. I am sure that you will have picked up press reports by now relating to Spinball Whizzer and the fact that we are in partnership with Sega resulting in a retheme to the ride to coincide with the relaunch of Sonic. We hope that the retheme will be complete for our February half-term opening.
Kind regards
The “Spinball Whizzer” is known as a “spinning wild mouse” coaster, which cars rotate freely as the car moves along the track. There is pinball bumpers and flippers everywhere to simulate the choatic nature of being inside a pinball ta… wait… what was that? Let’s re-read that e-mail…
a retheme to the ride to coincide with the relaunch of Sonic
Uh… what?! The relaunch of Sonic? That’s… a very interesting thing to say…
Anyway, Jon has also included a picture of the ride being converted to its new Sonic theme. The teal color of the “Whizzer” is being replaced with a vibrant, Sonic blue:
To see a video of the “Spinball Whizzer” in action, click here.
Wrapping up his e-mail, Jon also includes a bit of trivia for all of you. Did you know that this isn’t the first time that Alton Towers and SEGA have teamed up? Back in 1994, Alton Towers opened “Toyland Tours” and Sonic had his own section of the ride. It featured a giant Mega Drive, gold rings, TVs playing videos of Sonic games, and an animatronic Sonic. Plus, it even had its own amazing music! Will the animatronic Sonic make a comeback with “Sonic’s Spinball?” We shall see.
Check out the video below at the 3-minute mark to see Sonic in “Toyland Tours.”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnesUebUovk[/youtube]
[Found at TowersTimes forums]
What is a “Decade Moment?” It is a moment from the past ten years that us here at TSS remember vividly to this day. A game announcement, completing a tough level, or acquiring some slick merchandise… everything memorable and certifiably Sonic counts.
In the last ten years of running Sonic forums, playing Sonic games, and just simply being a fan, there is one moment that trumps all… and it’s from the least likely of places: a pre-order bonus for a Mario game. In October of 2003, Nintendo announced that the long-awaited entry in the MarioKart series would be giving away demo discs with a pre-order. I could care less for demo discs and the crap that they try to push on people. Even today, with Nintendo’s DS Download Service, they rarely have anything worth checking out. This demo disc was different though… it was stacked.
Check out this line-up: Mario Party 5, F-Zero GX, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike.
About three games out of those four ended up being any good (and in F-Zero and Rogue Squadron’s case… fantastic). You would think that this list would have me hooked right then and there. I was surprisingly not sold, however, until I got to the bottom of the list and read “Sonic Heroes.”
Flashback to a few weeks ago. A trailer had just come out for Sonic Heroes that was SEGA’s trailer of the decade. It gave me goosebumps to watch words fly at you, Sonic and company blazing past bright and colorful levels reminscent of the Genesis days, and to hear a movie trailer voice-over narrate it all. But nothing… nothing prepared you for the fangasm that was “The Return of Metal Sonic:”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMoXT3VJEk[/youtube]
Needless to say, I was a happy as a sophomore in high school could be. My childhood icon was calling back to his 90s glory. I knew that I was going to get Double Dash!! but this demo alone sweetened the deal. Once the option was available, I immediately went to put a pre-order down at GameStop so that I could get my hands on “the return of a legend.” Luckily, the store is not too far away from my house. I was only a permit-carrying driver at the time, so with my parents at work, I was breaking the law. I couldn’t contain myself though… I needed this demo disc.
I put $5 down and got back home safe and sound. The only thing that wasn’t safe was my grades, because I’m pretty sure I gave a big “fuck that” to my homework that night.
There were only two levels: Seaside Hill with Team Sonic and Bullet Station with Team Dark. Those two levels turned into hours of entertainment and eventually became days of satiating my desire to play the full version. I had to keep myself occupied until January 5th.
Sonic Heroes fulfilled the insane amount of hype that I had running through me once I purchased it with my two Best Buy gift cards on that fateful day in January. I played it for months until I got all A-ranks. Still, the memories of playing Sonic Heroes until completion have faded and standing strong today six years later… is a demo disc for a Mario game.
I think I’m still hungover from New Year’s Eve, but I also think that it’s time to return to action here at TSS. I want to start my work here during 2010 with a message to our visitors:
Shadzter told you a week and a half ago that Sonic was nominated twice for ScrewAttack’s “Shitty Ass Game of the Year” Awards. Well, all of the G1s (not the staff) at their forums have spoken and Sonic & the Black Knight has earned the title of the worst game on Wii for 2009 by a landslide “victory.”
61% – Sonic & Black Knight
24% – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
15% – Wii Sports Resort
SWORDS. Watch the awards presentation at ScrewAttack.
(Please post your 60+ comments below.)
We’ve previously reported on GameSpot’s trip to SEGA’s Japan Headquarters and have only so far seen pictures. Now, we get to the questions. Oh, yes… the questions. I know what I want to know. Give me some Project effin’ Needlemouse information. Come on… let me have it.
GameSpot readers: Can you give us more details about Project Needlemouse?
Ah, yes. Awesome question, GameSpot. I like you again. SEGA, the floor is yours. Dish some dirt…
Darren Macbeth: More information on this project will be revealed in the new year.
*waitsforprojectneedlemouseinfoslol*
An extremely well-done crossover job by Toughset of DeviantArt. Submitted to us by Silva Rhymes. KAAA-BOOOOOOM…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7f5deRz7Hc[/youtube]
Fresh of the OCRemix grill is a remix of Hidden Palace Zone from Sonic 3 & Knuckles. What makes this piece intriguing is how it squeaked by the judges panel at OCR, as the song plays it real loose to the source material, according to djpretzel:
Some of you in the peanut gallery may snicker (pun) derisively when the judges get out their metaphorical – and in some cases, actual – stopwatches and break a ReMix down to ensure it’s more arrangement than not.
I don’t see the issue. I hear Hidden Palace’s melody for a good minute. I can’t understand why this song was on the judges’ panel so long. Aside from the hiccup at the judges panel, this piano piece is beautiful. It’s an emotional, thoughtful, and mellow arrangement of a tune that we’ve all come to know and love.
Our friends at TouchArcade give us the skinny on the recently announced mobile title “Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.” Much like the last mobile olympic outing, Sonic and Co. will be going it alone without the characters from the Mario universe. TouchArcade has provided an HD video of two of the four events, curling and snowboarding cross. Hit the jump to check it out.
Continue reading Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Curling to iPhone
An under-the-radar post on SEGA Europe’s Flickr account reveals their holiday cheer, a Christmas tree with blue lights! And that’s all I got to say about that. Hit the break for another photo.
Remember that “meh” slot car racing set that we showed you last month? Well, now you don’t have to pay for it. Among the latest subscription offers for Official Nintendo Magazine, one of them is the Sonic & Tails tabletop racing set, complete with FOUR FOOT OF ACTION.
This fantastic collector’s edition racing set is an ideal way to pass the time after a heavy gaming session. Can Tails actually beat Sonic in a race? There is only one way to find out and that is to subscribe to Official Nintendo Magazine, bag yourself this awesome gift and save an impressive 20% off the cover price as well! (Requires 4xAA batteries that aren’t included – sorry)
Key errors in that statement: “fantastic” and “ideal.” But hey, it’s free now, I guess. Subscriptions to ONM with these promotional offers cost £10.37 for every three months. Gift alternatives to the slot car racing set include Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the DS (uh… wow, awesome), Guiness Book of World Records for the DS (the only item worse than the slot car racing), a 2 GB SD gaming card, or a Wii courier bag. I don’t know why the racing set is the “premiere” item to subscribe. You can actually play M&S Olympiad for more than 15 minutes.
FUNKY AKSHUN.
Subscribe to Official Nintendo Magazine and get free stuff already.
Leave it to Steve Lycett (S0L) himself to tip us on a preview for his own game!
IGN UK today has posted a preview of the upcoming mascot kart-racing title. They enter the preview rather pessimistically, stating that Sonic R and Sonic Drift were heading in the right direction, but all hope was lost with the Sonic Riders series. However, they immediately turn the corner once they start playing the game and giving props where props are due:
Scratch under the surface, though, and there’s every reason to get excited. The SEGA cast is more than just window-dressing for a straight-up clone; they’re lovingly woven into Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing’s very fabric, with the company’s back catalogue treated with the kind of respect one wishes the more recent Sonic games had displayed.
IGN UK also tried to guess what’s coming down the pipe for the title in the form of unlockables, secrets, and downloadable content:
Our guesses – which ranged from a playable Opa-Opa and Fantasy Zone level to an Outrun themed stage – were met with wry grins and refusals to comment from the PR. They’re all lovingly worked in, their stages replete with familiar chimes that will set SEGA aficionado’s hearts aflutter. It’s first-class fan service throughout.
All in all, IGN says that ASR feels tight and responsive, thanks to Outrun 2‘s drifting engine. It also feels like a more complete SEGA package than Sumo Digital’s last mascot-parade, SEGA Superstars Tennis. I’m excited now (and this is coming from somebody who said “uuuggghhhh” when he saw the first trailer).
You ever watch The Sonic Show here at TSS? You haven’t? Start now.
I have returned to The Sonic Show, but I’m not reading e-mails anymore (so you can stop sending them, please). This season, I’ll be trying many different things, but my friend Ben and I will be making “Top 5” lists. (You may remember my new co-host from “How I Celebrated My Sonic 2sday.“) Our first Top 5 list coincides with the holiday season, as we count down the best winter levels in Sonic games. Which winter wonderland will take top honors? Hit the jump to watch and find out!
Click the above image to head to SEGA’s virtual Christmas card!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwhK-vn8WXQ[/youtube]
For Beatmania fans out there, this one is for you. A remix by SoleSnake on YouTube combines Beatmania’s “Red Zone” and the sound effects from Sonic 2. I vote that the spring sound makes for the best instrument. Boing, yo.
Thanks again to Silva for linking us to another cool Sonic-related happening.
Hit the jump to read the lyrics to some Christmas Carols. These aren’t the songs that you’ve come to know and love, however. These songs were edited… by a Sonic fan and were found at Fanart-Central by Supakitsune of Sonic Retro. I hope you like to sing the words “Sonic” and “Chao.”
Continue reading An Unhealthy Dose of Holiday Fail: Sonic Christmas Carols
Yep. Today, we’ve got actual pictures of those figures that we told you about last Thursday (instead of mock-ups). It’s shame that they are blurry. Regardless, they are pictures of the actual toys.
Now that I can actually see these figures FO REALZ, I want one. Look at how cool that Sonic figure looks. He exudes cool. Oh, and Shadow’s here, I guess.
[Via Tomopop]
Everybody’s favorite oddball weekday morning show starring a hedgehog with super speed will have its third season release on DVD in “early 2010.” TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog – Volume 3 will be a 4-disc set, published by Shout! Factory.
In an effort to bring fans a series of memorable catalog titles under-represented at retail, Shout! Factory will be offering select releases of TV-DVD and film catalog titles as Shout! Factory Exclusives, available for purchase directly from the official online store site.
AoSTH – Volume 3 will release with other old television shows with smaller fanbases, like Ironside, Mr. Belvedere, Room 222, My Two Dads, The Bill Cosby Show and The Goldbergs. Nothing is finalized on any of these DVD sets. There are no exact contents, box art, or anything else specified at this time aside from the estimated date of release.
Thanks to Barry Harmon for the tip. Alsooo… BONUS VIDEO:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWrk3yKP_5w[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rx1KGl9l1w[/youtube]
The latest hotness from OCRemix is “Mystic Chemicals,” a real “live” piece who’s sound calls back to the early days of bands like Led Zepplin. The drums are heavy and loose (sometimes too loose) as the guitar wails away on that familiar Mystic riff. Chemical Plant gets worked in midway through the song for a rockin’ good time. XMark did a great job in capturing the feel and sound of 60s/70s rock.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eylFl7yvQ-k[/youtube]
Kanemaru Junichi, the voice actor for Sonic in Japan, sings an incredibly catchy holiday jingle. The song is called “December no feariteru.” Merry Christmas to you too, Kanemaru! Thanks to Hannah Coe for spreading the holiday cheer!
Toy company NKOK has acquired the rights to SEGA characters through a licensing agreement with SEGA of America. The company will use their new gain to produce a line of RC cars and slot car racing sets based on the upcoming Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. President of NKOK comments:
“Sega has had a wonderful history of introducing exciting brands and characters to gaming audiences around the world. With the release of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing we’re extremely excited to bring these evergreen characters to life through our product offering,”
NKOK currently plans to release products in North America around the game’s launch in early 2010.
[Via Playthings]
I think Paper Mache Sonic could take out Down Syndrome Sonic for the title of “Biggest Fail.” Not only does Paper Mache Sonic look “extra special,” he has a friend to help him out, Paper Mache Pikachu!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFvYtRswJI[/youtube]
More fangame action flyin’ at ya!
We’ve covered Sonic Fusion (by Felik of SFGHQ) here at TSS before and it has been better with each demo. We haven’t played anything since the demo at SAGE 2009 in July, but this video is more than good enough. On display here is “Flooded Capital Zone,” a lost empire submerged underwater, complete with ancient Greek/Roman architecture.
The level design is incredibly well thought-out and creative. It bears a striking play-style to that of Marble Zone, except with a bit more bells and whistles. Have I mentioned the graphics yet? I haven’t? Oh, uh… well… they’re THE BEST. Rarely do you see custom graphics for an Advance-style fangame, so I’m thoroughly impressed.
Today on the SEGA U.S. blog, employee Kellie tells the story of the arrival of a brand-new Sonic statue for the office lobby. The statue is life-size and awesome. The new statue replaces a statue from 1999. She writes:
So I’m just sitting at my desk, typing away, when one of our HR reps appears over the wall of my cube. She says there’s a new Sonic in the lobby, and I should bring my camera. I dash off to find a major project in the works — the assembly of a new Sonic statue.
In case you’ve never been to our offices (as I assume most of you have not), we have a Sonic in our lobby. It’s the older ‘99-ish Sonic. He comes up to my mid-torso — tall enough for me to rest my elbow on.
With the arrival of this new, “modern Sonic” statue, followers of SEGA’s Twitter wanted to know if the old statue would be given away during one of the blog’s “Free Stuff Friday” sweepstakes. Kellie replied to the large amount of interest:
Sadly, the answer is none of the above. The old Sonic will go into storage. (I’m bolding for emphasis because I expect that to be asked a lot.) But rest assured, if he is ever in danger of meeting the inside of a dumpster, the community team will rescue him and give him a good home.
Check out the gallery of the new and old statues below.
Our first holiday feature is a weekly series called “The 25 Days of Christmas NiGHTS.” My cousin, Brett, decided that it would be awesome to sit down, relax with a warm drink, and enjoy the euphoric NiGHTS demo. He has been writing a journal and taking one photo a day since December 1st. Hit the jump for Brett’s photos and journal for the first week:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOsmMOc_BA[/youtube]
I’m all for finding weird stuff in Sonic games and GoldS/ORKAL’s compendium has easily been one of my favorite YouTube series of 2009. He goes in-depth with how-tos and annotations to help you duplicate every glitch of every level yourself. All the glitches are performed using the 2-player Sonic & Tails gameplay, mostly through Tails’ flying mechanic. It begs the question, “did somebody test this game?!”
The embedded video above is the introduction to the series. For the entire list of videos, check out the series’ YouTube playlist or, alternatively, use this handy list at Sonic Retro.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbQ6Q9slH3I[/youtube]
Knowing Sonic fans, I figured that I would see Sonic edited into a Smackdown vs. Raw video game at some point. We’ve seen Sonic before in games like Animal Crossing, but this sight is pretty ridiculous. Link submitter Silva Rymes puts it perfectly: “it’s awkwardly awesome.” And hey, this fight between Sonic & Knuckles is more exciting than the first one in Hidden Palace Zone (which was an anti-climactic turd of a fight).
If you dare, peruse this kid’s YouTube profile for more odd-looking human versions of the Sonic crew. You can catch Knuckles punching the shit out of Randy Orton.
John Cena sucks.
C.C. submits us something that is extraordinarily awesome. It’s a Sonic 2 Special Stage cake! Created by MegWhiteIII at DeviantArt, this cake was created for her brother’s 21st birthday. She comments on how it was created:
Genoise sponge with raspberry jam and butter cream filling. Covered with a layer of orange coloured buttercream and decorated with fondant icing. It took a lot of food colouring to make it so blue!
Maaaaaaaan, I wish I got this cake on my 21st. All I got was a hangover.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLOmfQJJsYo[/youtube]
Yeah, this video made me laugh hard.
A girl returns home to her boyfriend suspiciously holding a video camera. A few seconds of “boredom” later, someone in Tails Doll cosplay sneaks out of the darkness. Sure, the scare was funny, but that isn’t the best part.
“What is that for?! Is that a Pokemon?” The dork in cosplay looks so dejected. I love it. Word up to RockmanX.EXE for sending us the link to this video.
A resident member of the SFGHQ forums, my buddy Cstyler showed up on Monday with a pleasant and awesome surprise. He has created these images of the old Genesis levels with a pseudo-3D viewpoint. Each aspect of a level’s background is twisted and skewed to create a new, yet trippy, perspective. In short, they’re epic.
These images have become an instant hit and I thought that I’d share them with the rest of you. If you have a standard 4:3 monitor, they make a great desktop wallpaper (they’re not quite to scale, but they’re close enough). Spring Yard, pictured above, is especially epic. Check out the entire gallery of these new look classics past the jump:
