Sonic CD Announced for Holiday 2011
Posted by Shaddix on August 25, 2011
Everyone favourite marmite Sonic the Hedgehog game Sonic CD is getting an re-release for Xbox 360 PS3 and Smartphones like Windows 7 Phone this Holiday 2011 but what makes this re-release so special though ? That it’s no normal port but created by Sonic Retro tech member Christian Whitehead better known under the name The Taxman.
He has created a special version of Sonic CD which was a under a proof of concept on a IOS (iPhone or Ipod Touch) back in 2009 . I am very excited for the port/remake of sorts because I’ve never owned the proper physical CD of Sonic CD beforeof the game besides the rubbish port in Gems Collection what didn’t have the Japanese music option but it’s a game I am and you are going to certainly buy!
Here is the Press Release for Sonic CD
METAL SONIC! AMY-ROSE! ROBOTS! IT CAN ONLY BE SONIC CD
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO — 25th August, 2011 —SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Sonic CD™ will debut on mobile phones and consoles everywhere. Originally released for the MEGA CD™ system in 1993 and with Metal Sonic and Amy Rose making their introduction, Sonic CD is coming to digital platforms with music from the original Japanese soundtrack. The beloved prequel to Sonic The Hedgehog 4 ™ Episode I is coming to iPhone® and iPod® touch, iPad®, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® Network, PC Digital Download, Android and Windows Phone 7 and will be available for download this winter.
“Ask any Sonic fan to name their favourite games, and Sonic CD always ranks near the top of their lists,” said Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. “Sonic CD marks an important chapter in Sonic’s history, bridging the gap between his oldest adventures and his new digital exploits like Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I. We’ve made sure the re-mastered edition has everything that Sonic fans want to see with all of the original colourful classic zones.”
Following the classic story of the original, Sonic CD sees Dr Eggman plan to cause chaos and take control of the future by stealing Times Stones from the Little Planet. Sonic must speed through levels and travel through time whilst fending off Eggman’s robots to recover the Time Stones, and save Amy Rose from his mechanical twin, Metal Sonic! This fast-paced game will return with brand new features including enhanced widescreen graphics, iOS features, Xbox LIVE Achievements, PSN Trophies, PC Achievements and more.
For more information on Sonic CD, please visit http://www.sega.com/
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Sonic Generations EU/NA Release Date Revealed by IGN
Posted by Shaddix on August 21, 2011
Sorry for the lack of updates been pretty lazy updating the site but I have been busy but here is some good news for Sonic Fans to be sure put a smile on your face.
A lot of Sonic fans have been speculating when will Sonic Generations will be released in November but all that was put to rest earlier today on IGN’s UK website. An advertisement for the Sonic 20th Anniversary game “Sonic Generations” was put up a little early by the UK version of IGN revealing the 4th of November while the North America release will be on the 1st of November.
So are you happy with that release date or is it too early in the month ? I’m gutted that the game isn’t released on the 25th of November but it’s a good release anyway better start saving up Sonic fans.
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First 4 Figures reveal new Super Mario Nintendo DS Holder
Posted by Dean on June 13, 2011
First 4 Figures recently revealed on It’s Facebook page a brand new Super Mario figure but it’s no normal Super Mario Figure it’s an Nintendo DS Holder. Pre orders for this simply fantastic looking Super Mario DS holder begin on Thursday 16th June 2011.
Will any of you be pre ordering for this Mario DS Holder ?
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Super Mario 3DS E3 2011 Trailer
Posted by Dean on June 8, 2011
The brand new Super Mario 3DS looks brillant , a blast to play and a huge improvement from the Galaxy games looks like I’ll have to keep a close eye on this game for sure.
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Sonic Generations – City Escape Trailer
Posted by Dean on June 8, 2011
Follow Sonic’s into City Escape from Sonic Adventure in Sonic Generations once more. It looks fantastic Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic City Escape look amazing to play but I can’t help but love Classic Sonic’s version of City Escape more with the chasing truck staking him in the back and his little Skateboard power up just won me over, it will be lovely to run through a brand new City Escape from Sonic Adventure 2.
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Being Set Free From Being a Sky Chase Zone Badnik…
Posted by Dean on May 31, 2011
Seems such a bad idea now to be set free from being a Badnik in 2PStart’s video what shows what really happens to the animals when they are set free and it’s not nice… I don’t think I’ll attack another badnik during Sky Chase Zone ever again heh.
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Sonic Classic revision released
Posted by Mike on May 25, 2011
A bit late in posting this, but a revision to the fan-game Sonic Classic has been released, fixing a lot of the game’s bugs.
The new revision can be downloaded right here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/q5ccs9za13p2bvt/Sonic%20ClassicFULLrev01.rar
I’ve tried it out a little bit, and it definitely plays much better now. Plus, the save system works just fine for me, unlike it did before. Hooray!
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Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics Wii and 3DS screenshots
Posted by Dean on May 16, 2011
First screenshots of the new Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics has arrived after a month since it was announced. ONM released new screenshots of both Nintendo 3DS and Wii of the game and I’ve gotta say both Mario fans and Sonic fans will be please with the throwbacks in this game and how the game graphics look in both the 3DS and the Wii but I’m looking more forward to seeing it in motion when a trailer is released.
Nintendo Wii screenshots
Nintendo 3DS Screenshots
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First Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympics Wii information from ONM
Posted by Dean on May 16, 2011
ONM has revealed the first details of the 3DS and Wii game Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic games what splashes lots of information about the game.
Here the details about the events what ONM got to play and amount playable characters will be in game.
Equestrian – Set in Greenwich Park. You have to hold the Remote and its side and move up and down as if they were reins to speed up. You’ll need to slow down and angle your Remote to steer around corners before galloping up to a fence and leaping over it.
Canoeing – Set in Eton Dorney. A circle appears on screen and you have to hold the Remote in a vertical position and make a paddle motion just as the Circle disappears. Repeat this action to get to the finish line.
Dream Long Jump – The Dream events are set in Mario and Sonic’s worlds and are loosely based on real Olympic events Dream Long Jump in set on Yoshi’s Island and the aim is to keep jumping forwards and survive longer than your opponents. You can bounce on clouds but you’ll have to watch out for obstacles such as balloons and Bullet Bills.
Dream Discus – This one is set in the world of Sonic Adventure. You jump on a giant discus and the aim is to get as many rings as possible while staying the the lead. At the end you have to land on a target.
Badminton – There are no screens of this event. It’s a bit like Wii Sports tennis. You player moves automatically and you just need to waft your Wii Remote as if it were a racquet to hit the shuttlecock.
As for other events, there are 10 events that were in the previous game including the 100m. We understand that they have been improved but we don’t know how as yet. Sega is also planning a Party mode.
There are 20 characters to choose from and each belongs to a different skill type.
Power Type
Wario, Knuckles, Bowser, Vector, Donkey KongAll around
Luigi, Amy Rose, Mario, Blaze The Cat, Bowser JrSpeed
Shadow The Hedgehog, Daisy, Sonic, Yoshi, Metal SonicSkill
Tails, Peach, Eggman, Waluigi, Silver The Hedgehog
Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympics games won’t be using the Wii Motion Plus add on and that there will be no online modes only 4 player local which make some fans of the series upset if they wanted to play online with this game.
To read the 3DS Information and screenshots head to over ONM website for more.
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SEGA to hold first ever US Sonic event named SONIC BOOM
Posted by Dean on May 12, 2011
Sonic fans in the US who can’t attend UK’s Summer of Sonic have there own version of a Sonic the Hedgehog event happening now. SEGA along with Sonic fansites Sonic Stadium and Sonic Retro announced that they will be holding a Sonic Community event named Sonic Boom in Los Angeles at Club Nokia right after LA’s big E3 event and Sonic Generations will have it’s first ever playable demo of the game for all Sonic fans to play who attend the event
Here is the details for the event for you in the USA
Play Sonic Generations and Celebrate Sonic’s 20th Birthday!
Wednesday, June 8th
6:00 PM – 10:00PM
Where: Club Nokia
800 West Olmypic Blvd # 335
Los Angeles, CA
Calling all Sonic fans! Come join us at Sonic Boom, the first major US Sonic Community event, to celebrate Sonic’s 20th Birthday!
Be among the first fans to play Sonic Generations!
Special Sonic guests and performances!
Get exclusive Generations collector’s merchandise!
Come as your favorite Sonic character and you could win extra prizes!
Attendance is FREE and this party, just like Generations, is for all ages! But space is limited, so make sure to reserve your spot fast!
Now that something I’d go to but I’m going Summer of Sonic 2011 so I’m sort of going something like that already.
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New poll (finally) added to the site
Posted by Mike on May 8, 2011
Man, that poll lasted WAY longer than it should have. XD Sorry about that, it was only supposed to last through March… Anyway, I’ve finally got a new poll up on the site, so vote now for your favorite Mario character!
Oh, and of course, here are the results from the last extra-long poll. Out of all the Nintendo 64 platformers, Super Mario 64 won by a large amount, which is not surprising at all for such an awesome game (my personal favorite was Banjo-Kazooie, but SM64 was the one that started the formula after all).
Banjo-Kazooie – 20.83%, 10 Votes
Banjo-Tooie – 6.25%, 3 Votes
Chameleon Twist – 2.08%, 1 Vote
Conker’s Bad Fur Day – 10.42%, 5 Votes
Donkey Kong 64 – 2.08%, 1 Vote
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards – 8.33%, 4 Votes
Mischief Makers – 0%, 0 Votes
Super Mario 64 – 45.83%, 22 Votes
Yoshi’s Story – 4.17%, 2 Votes
Other – 0%, 0 Votes
Total Voters: 48
Oh, and for all of the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!
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Sonic “Are you a Bee SERIOUSLY?!” shirt from Shark Robot
Posted by Mike on May 7, 2011
Hey all! Sorry for not showing up here in a while, my computer actually got a really bad virus so I haven’t been able to get online as much. But everything’s all fixed now (yay!).
So anyway, over at sharkrobot.com they have a funny new Sonic-related shirt that goes on sale on May 20th and is currently available for pre-order. The shirt makes fun of the fact that they added a bee into the Sonic universe, and I personally found it pretty amusing.
You can check it out right here: http://sharkrobot.com/t-shirts/are-you-a-bee-seriously
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Rayman Origins is now a retail game no longer downloadable!
Posted by Dean on May 7, 2011
New news has come up from Neogaf.com from the latest Game Informer Issue 218 and has brand new information about Rayman Origins which may make you happy if you don’t use PSN or XBL for downloading games.
Rayman Origins
- Ancel notes that he’s been working on BG&E2 for “a while”. He said they’ve had a little break from that project that that’s where RO started
- He noted that few people finished the original Rayman due to its difficulty. They hope to change that by making this one more accessible while still offering a challenge
- They’re trying to design the game to fit various platforming styles. So people that enjoy collecting will have plenty to collect but it’s also being designed for those that like to do speedruns
- The Lums you collect will act as currency for new power ups, health and ‘I Dare You’ challenges.
- ‘I Dare You’ challenges are where you wager on whether you can complete a complex, acrobatic chain.
- The game now supports 4 player local (they don’t say anything about online) co-op.
- “The levels are designed with both single-playing and multiplayer in mind, so no one is at a loss if a player tackles the game alone or in a group.
- Rayman, Globox and two teensies were the 4 characters used in the mutliplayer demo
- In order to keep the game accessible all characters will have the same abilities
- While the game was a downloable title it has since become a full retail title. Ancel said that comes from people wanting to make a real sequel
- It’s due this holiday for the PS3 and 360
This has made me excited now since I’ve been waiting for new information for Rayman since christmas 2010 and now that it’s jumped from a downloadable episodic game to full 2D retail game is great news for Rayman fans and gamers. It will make gamers who don’t have PSN/XBL happy that they will be able to get Rayman Origins from the shops now.
Anyone else happy about the jump from download to disk based game ? I know I’m certainly happy about this.
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Super Mario iPhone/iPad rip off Monino gameplay & taken down from iTunes
Posted by Dean on April 28, 2011
Here some gameplay footage from the Super Mario rip off what we posted eariler today and boy the gameplay sure looks the same (well a bit slower than Super Mario) in Monino they didn’t change one thing about this game what is from Mario from the music, sound effects and as mentions in post below the graphics. It seems that Apple has had the App taken down from iTunes so nobody will be able to get hold of the game which is a good thing that Nintendo has gotten this down.
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It’s a Me Mar….Monino?
Posted by Dean on April 28, 2011
Ok I’ve seen some funny things pop up on iTunes for iPhone games like when ‘Splosion Man got a iPhone Rip off game now welcome a new iPhone rip off Super Mar… Super Monino ? Oh dear looks like Nintendo may have a lawsuit soon once they find out about this. The app developers didn’t change anything about the game only the names. The sprites, gameplay, and designs are all the same so looks like someone is in trouble with Nintendo very soon.
Thanks to Dan Dyer on the SSMB Status updates for the link to this ;).
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