The site also features a few screens, music and a description of Splash Hill Zone, which can be summed up as "Green Hill Zone in HD." And that's a good thing, right?
The site also features a few screens, music and a description of Splash Hill Zone, which can be summed up as "Green Hill Zone in HD." And that's a good thing, right?
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:13PM Bubbameister33 said
Sega has Sonic propped up Weekend at Bernie's style.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:03PM ViewtifulJason said
Interesting a running motion. I like it. Can;t wait for the "Coming Soon" video.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:17PM (Unverified) said
Online petitions are like used pieces of toilet paper: they can take out an entire country in one fell swoop.
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Posted: Mar 19th 2010 12:02AM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
I'm going to boycott your boycott because it falsely accuses Sonic of portraying Dr. Robotnick as a walrus.
(Yes, I know the definition of boycott)
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(Yes, I know the definition of boycott)
Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:24PM Colin said
Drew's got it spot on.
King Koopa was the Americanized name of Bowser, as was Dr. Robotnik for Eggman.
American Sonic and Japanese Sonic games had a very different storyline, mostly because of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons. When Sega merged the continuities in Sonic Adventure (getting rid of all that Mobius weirdness) they standardized the names, making Eggman the "official" name of Robotnik.
So all in all, it's Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
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King Koopa was the Americanized name of Bowser, as was Dr. Robotnik for Eggman.
American Sonic and Japanese Sonic games had a very different storyline, mostly because of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons. When Sega merged the continuities in Sonic Adventure (getting rid of all that Mobius weirdness) they standardized the names, making Eggman the "official" name of Robotnik.
So all in all, it's Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 12:11AM HighFiveJesus said
I think the best answer out of all is "who gives a ****".
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Posted: Mar 19th 2010 12:40AM edit said
I don't know, HighFiveJesus, seems to me that " who gives a **** " must be pretty close to the worst answer to any question, giving the person who says it a small amount of masturbatory "I'm better than you because I don't care" pleasure, while offering nothing of benefit or interest to anyone else whatsoever.
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Posted: Mar 19th 2010 2:14AM deathxrebirth said
@edweird
I would be inclined to agree with you in almost any case OTHER than a debate about a video game characters name in a game as trivial as "Sonic the Hedgehog". And said boycott for that matter.
Seriously dudes. There has to be things that matter more to you in life. I normally would never speaks such words, but this is a new low.
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I would be inclined to agree with you in almost any case OTHER than a debate about a video game characters name in a game as trivial as "Sonic the Hedgehog". And said boycott for that matter.
Seriously dudes. There has to be things that matter more to you in life. I normally would never speaks such words, but this is a new low.
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 8:43AM (Unverified) said
if i remember correctly, the intro comic before the first sonic came out sonic was a brown hedgehog and robotnik/eggman was a scientist named Dr. kintobor...which is obviously robotnik spelled backwards.....sonic turns blue from running too fast...some freak accident happens wich turns kintobor into robotnik...an egg shaped evil person since kinobor loved eggs.
i read this in a egm or game pro damn near 20 years ago.....couldnt tell you guys if its actually part of the story though.
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i read this in a egm or game pro damn near 20 years ago.....couldnt tell you guys if its actually part of the story though.
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 9:37AM HighFiveJesus said
edweird
Its just something I ad libbed from triumph the insult comedy dog, it was a very similar situation only with star wars trivia, it is just an answer that always makes me laugh
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Its just something I ad libbed from triumph the insult comedy dog, it was a very similar situation only with star wars trivia, it is just an answer that always makes me laugh
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 9:46AM Mr Khan said
@ bronz
yeah, that was Sega of America's attempt at establishing backstory, which they were allowed to do wholly separately from Sega Japan, but when Sonic finally got more story-focused with Adventure, there had to be a reckoning in terms of aligning these things, so Sonic getting his powers from an experiment (which actually made a lot of sense, though i found the whole Mobius thing really strange too) disappeared.
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yeah, that was Sega of America's attempt at establishing backstory, which they were allowed to do wholly separately from Sega Japan, but when Sonic finally got more story-focused with Adventure, there had to be a reckoning in terms of aligning these things, so Sonic getting his powers from an experiment (which actually made a lot of sense, though i found the whole Mobius thing really strange too) disappeared.
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 11:14AM (Unverified) said
@mr khan
cool i thought it was something like that. im just glad im not the only one that remembers that...god we are getting old.
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cool i thought it was something like that. im just glad im not the only one that remembers that...god we are getting old.
Posted: Mar 21st 2010 11:19AM JeezWhiz87 said
He is the eggman, he is the walrus. Goo goo ga joob.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:08PM SmilinGoat said
I really think this is going to turn out really well. i still like playing Sonic 1&2, this should fit right in.
i just hated it when they went 3D.
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i just hated it when they went 3D.
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 2:29AM Aizei said
I agree 3d RUINED sonic, but going back to a play style thats been used for 4 games on the megadrive (genisis) and at least 3 on the GBA. Isnt it going be bit boring, you know "been there done that, shoved a pipe bomb up Miles Power's ass and got Amy pregnant."
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Posted: Mar 19th 2010 11:38AM trendscenedental said
Wow, is this suddenly /b/? Dude's apologizing for his mistake and gets downranked and flamed. Isn't that just a little bit callous?
I'll probably get downranked for this, too.
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I'll probably get downranked for this, too.
Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:19PM (Unverified) said
This is what Sonic 06 should have been after that freaking Clone the Hedgehog game.
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Posted: Mar 19th 2010 8:05AM Gibbeynator said
I will always say that Sonic 2006 could have been a good game if it just spent another few months in beta, rather than being rushed out the door to meet the holiday deadlines.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:44PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
The more I hear about this the more I like it...
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:47PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
Also, why are the majority of Sonic fans so f*ckin stupid?
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:56PM TheMichaelJackson said
Brad is right, those Sonic fans like the newer Sonic games. I knew a few people who were crazy about the GameCube Sonic games. They had Sonic Heroes and Sonic Riders posters, it was f*cking insane.
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Posted: Mar 18th 2010 11:58PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
True, my friend's little sister is basically obsessed with Sonic... She keeps going on about crazy shit, all I can say is "Uhh.... Well, I know that you're a hedgehog and an evil fat guy captured little animals that you're trying to rescue". She hasn't even played any of the Genesis games.
So I'm guessing the majority of fans that are still left are between the ages of 11-14
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So I'm guessing the majority of fans that are still left are between the ages of 11-14
Posted: Mar 21st 2010 2:28AM blahblah55 said
Nah, the haters mostly just shun Sonic at every turn. Calling all his games lame or sucky without even playing it. Constantly saying that SEGA is killing the series over and over without even trying it (or claiming they tried it because they have for 5 minutes).
That's not that bad. That's just denial.
....haters of the Wii on the other hand...
Denial is one thing, reusing statements that have already been beaten 1,000x over and bringing up hundreds of incorrect assumptions that are supported by extremely biased websites is a whole 'nother thing.
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That's not that bad. That's just denial.
....haters of the Wii on the other hand...
Denial is one thing, reusing statements that have already been beaten 1,000x over and bringing up hundreds of incorrect assumptions that are supported by extremely biased websites is a whole 'nother thing.
Posted: Mar 19th 2010 12:53AM edit said
The "The Adventure Continues in 2010" video on the site just highlights how much worse the new sonic looks next to the older incarnations. They've turned a fast, sleek and iconic look into an awkward, slow-legged gumby-universe character. Being able to see less of his face (and his face having less character when you can see it) is a detraction too. I can't imagine why they wouldn't just stick with the same design and simply up the resolution and fluidity of the animations.
Reminds me a lot of the horrendous Guybrush look in SOMI:SE.. In both cases it looks like they've gone for rendered 3D characters, presumably to cut animation costs.
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Reminds me a lot of the horrendous Guybrush look in SOMI:SE.. In both cases it looks like they've gone for rendered 3D characters, presumably to cut animation costs.
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