Sonic Team finally reveals to the world the Official Sonic Advance 2 Website. Packed with new information on the game, The Sonic Stadium’s Dreadknux set eyes on it the very moment it was released. We loosely translated the information on the website to give you a rough idea of what to expect in new sections of the game.
Continue reading Sonic Advance 2 Preview: Cream the Rabbit’s Moveset, Trick Actions, Special Stages and More!
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Tickets, you need more tickets! SEGA USA has created a new game that allows you to win tickets. It’s called the Sonic and Tails Spinner, and pictures can be seen below.
Continue reading SEGA America to Release Sonic & Tails Spinner Machine to Arcades
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Sonic Adventure 2 Battle isn’t just a top-seller for SEGA in general. It’s also one of the best-selling third-party games on Nintendo’s Gamecube, selling nearly 500,000 copies in the US in the year or so since the console’s been available for sale.
Continue reading Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is One of the Best-Selling Gamecube Games Ever
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You will soon be able to play classic SEGA games on the popular RealPlayer service on PC. An agreement has been signed with RealNetworks to provide official versions of four games via the new RealOne Arcade application. SEGA will have its own specific ‘Sega Channel’ on the service. Sonic 1 is included in the initial lineup, with more Sonic games to come.
Continue reading Sonic Games to Hit RealOne Arcade Player
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Sonic finally gets to do some racing in the next game on Sonic Team’s Japanese ‘Sonic Cafe’ mobile service. ‘Shift Up’ pits the blue blur against a number of challengers (including, naturally, Shadow) as they race to the finish line in race cars.
Continue reading Take Sonic on the Road in Shift Up, the Next Sonic Cafe Game
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Summer might be over, but SEGA is still planning to continue its ‘Game Party’ series of events throughout Japan. Following a successful ‘Sonic Party’ in August, the publisher will be hosting a number of shows starting on 2nd November focusing on its upcoming Gamecube and Game Boy Advance lineup.
Continue reading SEGA Plans Autumn ‘Game Party’ Events for November in Japan
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Sonic Team is stuffing a bunch of special Game Boy Advance mini-games into the Gamecube version of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, but besides one special bonus item it seems that you will need to be connected to the internet in order to truly enjoy them. Yuji Naka recently stated that these bonuses will, for the most part, not come included on the GC disc.
Continue reading Yuji Naka Reveals That PSO’s GBA Unlockables May Need to Be Downloaded
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We all know about SEGA’s crazy TV commercials in the UK and US, but little is really known about the ones that ran in Japan (outside of the Sonic ones included in Sonic Jam). Recently, a SEGA Saturn fansite uncovered a bunch of Japanese adverts featuring a weird karate hero called ‘Segata Sanshiro’, and one of them is advertising Sonic R!
Continue reading Old-School Japanese SEGA Saturn ‘Sonic R’ Commercial Unearthed
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In something of a strange promotion for the SEGA Smash Pack on Game Boy Advance, candy company Lifesavers has released a special online version of Sonic Spinball that you can play in your web browser!
Continue reading Play Sonic Spinball Online With Candystand
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If you needed any proof that Sonic the Hedgehog was SEGA’s biggest franchise, then maybe this recent report will confirm it. A calculation of SEGA’s third-party game sales were made for the year of 2002, and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on Gamecube is currently the top-selling game of all of SEGA’s products.
Continue reading Report: Sonic Tops SEGA’s Third-Party Game Sales in 2002
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Sonic Mega Collection looks like an interesting package of retro titles, focusing on the blue blur’s original adventures on Sega Mega Drive. But according to Sonic Team head Yuji Naka, the plan was to also include Mega CD add-on platformer, Sonic CD.
Continue reading Yuji Naka Originally Planned to Include Sonic CD in Sonic Mega Collection
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Game Boy Advance owners will get another Sonic game to play today, as Sonic Spinball launches on the platform as part of the SEGA Smash Pack compilation cartridge.
Continue reading SEGA Smash Pack Releases on GBA Today
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Dear me. Deary, deary me. Sonic Team are all over the shop about this one. Let’s start where it all began… a few months ago, Sonic Team announced (along with Sonic Advance 2) that they would be making a Sonic the Hedgehog compilation game for the Nintendo Gamecube. Fans of the blue hedgehog jumped for joy – and rightly so.
Continue reading Opinion: Not-So-Mega Collection?
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The latest game to hit the Japanese ‘Sonic Cafe’ service challenges commuters with a daily number-based brain-teaser. If you think that sounds pretty boring, then wait until you hear that it’s all to help Tails decipher the hidden code of a bomb set by Dr. Eggman!
Continue reading ‘Eggman’s Number Panic’ Brings Brain Training to Japanese Phones
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Woah woah woah WOAH. Stop the presses, people. I SAID, STOP IT! Good. ^_^ We were kinda hoping nothing big would happen while we were ‘under’, but so has been the case and hence the date of writing this Update up. The non-appearance of Amy had us all gearing up for something big at ‘Stadium Towers, and now we know what that big thing is.
Continue reading Sonic Advance 2 New Character: Cream the Rabbit!
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It begins. After a spell of developing games exclusively for Nintendo’s Gamecube, Yuji Naka has reportedly confirmed that Sonic Team is working on a new project for rival Sony console, the PlayStation 2. What could it be?
Continue reading Sonic Team is Developing a New Game for Sony’s PlayStation 2
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No sooner had Dimps accomplished the very nice Sonic Advance for the GBA, that Sonic Team announce that a sequel was in the works, and is nearly ready for release. This must have meant that Sonic Team has been working on this game for some considerable time if this’ll be released by Christmas, which is what the development company are indeed promising.
Continue reading Sonic Advance 2 Preview: What We Know So Far
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The release date has been revealed for Sonic Mega Collection. The compilation will arrive on Nintendo Gamecube on November 12 in the US, and on December 19 in Japan. But more interestingly, the disc will come with two more Mega Drive games!
Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection USA Release Date and Bonus Games Revealed
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It’s going to be a big day for Sonic fans in Japan when Sonic Mega Collection releases on Gamecube, because the Game Boy Advance title Sonic Advance 2 will also hit store shelves on the same day.
Continue reading Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Mega Collection Releasing on the Same Day in Japan
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Here we go again – another rumour about Sonic Adventure 3. We’ve had a couple of these now, but this time we’ve caught wind of a listing for the game at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2002. Interestingly, the game is listed for ‘multiple platforms’ as well. So not Gamecube exclusive, if this rumour is to be believed…
Continue reading ‘Sonic Adventure 3’ Listed For Reveal at Tokyo Game Show, For ‘Multiple Platforms’
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If you were feeling a little disappointed about the selection of games in Sonic Mega Collection, maybe this will make you feel better – according to a new report, Sonic Team intends to pack the compilation with loads of extra bonus content and ‘unlockable surprises’ to give more bang for your buck.
Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection Will Have ‘Dozens of Unlockable Surprises’
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We know now that Sonic Team intends to port the original Sonic Adventure to Nintendo’s Gamecube console, following the success of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. But according to a new report, the developer intends to put a lot more effort into adding new features than they did with SA2.
Continue reading Rumour: Sonic Adventure Gamecube Will Feature More Improvements Than SA2 Battle
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New screenshots of Sonic Mega Collection have been revealed, showcasing Sonic Spinball and Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine running on the Gamecube for the first time. Take a look below.
Continue reading New Sonic Mega Collection Screenshots Show Off Spinball and Mean Bean Machine
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SEGA of America has announced that Sonic Team’s latest Mega Drive game compilation, Sonic Mega Collection, will indeed be coming to the West later this year on Nintendo Gamecube. The company also revealed a shortlist of games that will come on the disc, confirming the list we previously reported.
Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection Confirmed for Western Release
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Over the weekend, we discovered the first footage of Sonic Advance 2! We suspect this video was taken during one of the recent Japanese events that showcased the new GBA game. It shows Sonic darting through the first Zone, Leaf Forest, and features new enemies, faster gameplay and new running animations. Continue reading Watch the First Sonic Advance 2 Footage Here
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Sonic might be fighting Eggman on home consoles, but on Japanese mobile phones he’s having all sorts of fun. Following the release of a Golf, Tennis, Fishing and Billiards game, SEGA is launching a Bowling application for DoCoMo i-Mode phones featuring everyone’s favourite blue blur.
Continue reading ‘Sonic Bowling’ is the Next Sonic Cafe Mobile Game, Landing July 22
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Sonic Team leader and co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, Yuji Naka, has revealed that the Sonic Adventure series is currently on hold as the studio looks to “do something different” for the next mainline game in the Sonic franchise. Continue reading Yuji Naka: We’re Stopping The ‘Sonic Adventure’ Series
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The Sonic Stadium has uncovered an alternative version of Emerald Hill Zone without the use of ROM hacking tools – simply using a Game Genie and a retail copy of Sonic 2 plugged into a Mega Drive. This version is playable with Wood Zone-style graphics, leading some to believe that this could be the start of uncovering the truth behind one of Sonic 2’s long-lost levels. Continue reading TSS Exclusive: New Sonic 2 Game Genie Discovery – The Key to Wood Zone?
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One of the most sought-after Sonic series games can now be played via emulation, as the latest update to popular Mega Drive/Genesis emulator GENS includes 32X support for the first time. Continue reading Finally, You Can Play Knuckles Chaotix Via Emulation
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We got our first taste of Sonic Advance 2 just the other day with some screenshots of the game’s opening stages, but today Sonic Team has launched the official Sonic Advance 2 minisite with some more images and bit more info.
Continue reading Sonic Team Shares New Sonic Advance 2 Stage Details and Screenshots
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Sonic Team has announced the official list of games that we can expect to find on Sonic Mega Collection. And if you were expecting a lot of Sega Mega Drive titles, well… you’d be right! Continue reading Here’s the Official Sonic Mega Collection Game List
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The first details on Sonic Advance 2 have just been unleashed, courtesy of Famitsu magazine in Japan. We have a few screenshots of the opening stages of the Game Boy Advance sequel, along with the Zone names to boot. Continue reading First Sonic Advance 2 Screenshots and Details Revealed
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A list of games that are apparently included in the upcoming Sonic Mega Collection have been published on a number of websites. Intensity Mag and Gamecube-Europe have reported on a tip from SEGA of Japan and have shared what they heard. Check it out below. Continue reading Are These The Games We Will Get With Sonic Mega Collection?
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The USA game sales charts are in, and the results are good for Sonic games on Nintendo platforms. According to the latest data, Sonic Advance is the second-best selling GBA game from January – July 2002, while Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is the best-selling Gamecube game during the same period. Continue reading US Sales: Sonic Advance and SA2 Battle Rank High on Chart
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With plenty of new Sonic games now incoming, SEGA is celebrating by hosting a number of Sonic the Hedgehog parties in Japan. The ‘Sonic Party – 2002 Summer Festival’ will see a number of SEGA stores participating in special events to promote new and recent games in the series. Continue reading SEGA Announces ‘Sonic Party’ Summer Festival in Japan
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SEGA keeps coming out with the hits this month, and it’s only the 2nd of July! The company has revealed that Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Sonic Advance have shipped over one million units. Because of the two games’ success, a version of the original Sonic Adventure will now also be released for Gamecube. Continue reading Sonic Adventure 1 Coming to Gamecube, SA2 Battle & Sonic Advance Ship 1 Million
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