Some decent additions to the roster, to be sure, but there seem to be some puzzling omissions as well. No Phantasy Star? Where's Kid Chameleon? Altered Beast would be a great fit as well. There's always DLC, right?
Sega All-Stars Racing characters outed by official site
by Richard Mitchell 
on Jan 14th 2010 5:30PM
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Some decent additions to the roster, to be sure, but there seem to be some puzzling omissions as well. No Phantasy Star? Where's Kid Chameleon? Altered Beast would be a great fit as well. There's always DLC, right?
Reader Comments (65)
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 6:59PM (Unverified) said
being able to use the hydrofoil from phantasy star 4 would make me buy this game.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 7:16PM (Unverified) said
This is the complete roster:
From Sonic the Hedgehog:
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Doctor Eggman
* Amy Rose
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Big the Cat
From other Sega properties:
* AiAi from Super Monkey Ball
* Amigo from Samba de Amigo
* Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue
* Beat from Jet Set Radio
* Alex Kidd from the Alex Kidd series
* Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
* Zobio and Zobiko, the zombie couple from The House of the Dead EX
* Ulala from Space Channel 5
* B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi
* Jacky Bryant with Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series.
* Bonanza Bros.
* ChuChu Rocket
* Opa-Opa
Console-exclusives:
* Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360)
* Avatars (Xbox 360)
* Miis (Wii)
And the game doesn't suck. It's being done by Sumo Digital, and they have a track record of making Chuck Norris-like racing games such as OutRun.
From Sonic the Hedgehog:
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Doctor Eggman
* Amy Rose
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Big the Cat
From other Sega properties:
* AiAi from Super Monkey Ball
* Amigo from Samba de Amigo
* Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue
* Beat from Jet Set Radio
* Alex Kidd from the Alex Kidd series
* Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
* Zobio and Zobiko, the zombie couple from The House of the Dead EX
* Ulala from Space Channel 5
* B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi
* Jacky Bryant with Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series.
* Bonanza Bros.
* ChuChu Rocket
* Opa-Opa
Console-exclusives:
* Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360)
* Avatars (Xbox 360)
* Miis (Wii)
And the game doesn't suck. It's being done by Sumo Digital, and they have a track record of making Chuck Norris-like racing games such as OutRun.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 10:19PM (Unverified) said
Crap, you beat me to it. You read SegaNerds yesterday, didn't you? NinMicroSega posted the list.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 7:21PM Commander Corn said
Has anyone else noticed that this fake... Sonic's picture is from the 2006 game.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 7:27PM (Unverified) said
It's not fake. It's placeholder art for the actual pics because that is a mock-up of the in-game select screen. They are doing something similar to what Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars does for the character select screen.
I wouldn't doubt it if that becomes the new norm for crossovers.
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I wouldn't doubt it if that becomes the new norm for crossovers.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 10:38PM (Unverified) said
I wouldn't put it past Sega to use photoshop to copy/paste in images from other games and use that as their select screen.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 7:35PM Namminamm said
like no other i always say
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 9:36PM SABCA said
What an amazingly original roster! Sure, a few Sega traditionals might not be there, but I have to admit, I'm quite suprised by the variety and depth they went to for characters.
Really, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue, Bonanza Brothers? They're actually exceeding my expectations, but maybe that's because I kept mine realistic.
It's easy to over-expect, but c'mon. I'd also love to see Temjin, The Phantasy Star IV Lland Rover, The Afterburner Jet,, a character from Planet Harriers, Vyse and Aika, Streets of Rage/ Golden Axe representations, and Bayonetta riding a rocket, but that's what sequels and later games are for. Sega has a lot of memorable franchises!
Lastly, I have to say, I don't think of Mario Kart when I see this game... I actually think about Motor Toon on PS1. Man did I love that game back then!
Really, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue, Bonanza Brothers? They're actually exceeding my expectations, but maybe that's because I kept mine realistic.
It's easy to over-expect, but c'mon. I'd also love to see Temjin, The Phantasy Star IV Lland Rover, The Afterburner Jet,, a character from Planet Harriers, Vyse and Aika, Streets of Rage/ Golden Axe representations, and Bayonetta riding a rocket, but that's what sequels and later games are for. Sega has a lot of memorable franchises!
Lastly, I have to say, I don't think of Mario Kart when I see this game... I actually think about Motor Toon on PS1. Man did I love that game back then!
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 9:54PM (Unverified) said
I DON'T SEE SEAMAN!!!
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 10:17PM (Unverified) said
Unlike those who have prejudged the game, I will be playing it and likely buying it.
By the way, I found this on SegaNerds yesterday:
From Sonic the Hedgehog:
* Sonic the Hedgehog]
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Doctor Eggman
* Amy Rose
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Big the Cat
From other Sega properties:
* AiAi from Super Monkey Ball
* Amigo from Samba de Amigo
* Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue
* Beat from Jet Set Radio
* Alex Kidd from the Alex Kidd series
* Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
* Zobio and Zobiko, the zombie couple from The House of the Dead EX
* Ulala from Space Channel 5
* B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi
* Jacky Bryant with Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series.
* Bonanza Bros.
* ChuChu Rocket
* Opa-Opa
Console-exclusives:
* Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360)
* Avatars (Xbox 360)
* Miis (Wii)
By the way, I found this on SegaNerds yesterday:
From Sonic the Hedgehog:
* Sonic the Hedgehog]
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Doctor Eggman
* Amy Rose
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Big the Cat
From other Sega properties:
* AiAi from Super Monkey Ball
* Amigo from Samba de Amigo
* Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue
* Beat from Jet Set Radio
* Alex Kidd from the Alex Kidd series
* Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
* Zobio and Zobiko, the zombie couple from The House of the Dead EX
* Ulala from Space Channel 5
* B.D. Joe from Crazy Taxi
* Jacky Bryant with Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series.
* Bonanza Bros.
* ChuChu Rocket
* Opa-Opa
Console-exclusives:
* Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox 360)
* Avatars (Xbox 360)
* Miis (Wii)
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 10:39AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, agreed that characters or straight-up vehicles would be way more interesting than "Akira, Ulala and Sonic drive cars". Land Rover + Space Harrier and NiGHTS flying + Sonic running , etc. This is just dumb as the first time SEGA did it with Sonic Drift
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 10:40AM voltfan72 said
I'm disappointed in Sega they are leaving out on of my all time favorite franchises that would be great for this game. how about Eternal Champion's , like say shadow or Ramses III or even better from Eternal Champion sega cd is -Senator and for his special move , glen beck will pop up and cry tears of oil so all the carts crash into on another . no, well , it's just a thought.
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 9:25PM cool8man said
There is too much Dreamcast era nostalgia packed into this game for anyone to be hating on this game.
With Samba De Amigo, Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi, Monkey Ball, Space Chanel 5, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, House of the Dead, etc. there is definitely a lot here for Dreamcast fans. Not so much for Saturn or Genesis fans though.
Weird that there aren't more MegaDrive/Genesis-era characters considering that was the pinnacle of Sega's success.
I've got my fingers crossed for Ecco the Dolphin and Seaman DLC. :D Also a Toejam and Earl spaceship would be nice for this game. Too bad the TJ&E owners are be d-bags about licensing the characters for this game. As if TJ&E have any future outside of nostalgia driven games like this.
With Samba De Amigo, Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi, Monkey Ball, Space Chanel 5, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, House of the Dead, etc. there is definitely a lot here for Dreamcast fans. Not so much for Saturn or Genesis fans though.
Weird that there aren't more MegaDrive/Genesis-era characters considering that was the pinnacle of Sega's success.
I've got my fingers crossed for Ecco the Dolphin and Seaman DLC. :D Also a Toejam and Earl spaceship would be nice for this game. Too bad the TJ&E owners are be d-bags about licensing the characters for this game. As if TJ&E have any future outside of nostalgia driven games like this.
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