ARE SONIC AND SHADOW TWINS
ARE SONIC AND SHADOW TWINS
Sammy has finally done it.
Sega revealed today a reshuffling of its upper management that includes a few ousted directors and a brand new chairman. Taking the role of chairman and representative director of the company as of Feburary 17 is Hideki Satomi, president of Sammy. Current chairman Hideki Sato will now hold the position of vice chairman and director. Hisao Oguchi remains the president and representative director.
Hideki Satomi founded Sammy in 1975 and became its CEO in 1980. Following Sammy's purchase of 22.4% of Sega from CSK in December of 2003, Sammy became the largest shareholder in the company, with Satomi becoming a special advisor.
In addition to Satomi's appointment, a couple of changes were made to the Sega board. Two board directors, Masahiro Aozono and Makoto Kaneshiro, both connected with the CSK side of Sega's investment partners, resigned as of February 16. Meanwhile, Sammy's Yoshiharu Suzuki became a board director.
What does this mean for Sega's fortunes in the game business? We'll have to wait and see.
Source: IGNCube
I bet you all think I'm here to post some SatAM news, well I'm NOT! Actually, I'm here to talk about a Sonic game pretty much unknown to the Sonic fandom until PACHUKA of Sonic Cult and his 1337 hacking crew discovered it. As he says below:
We're also very proud to be the first site to bring you the long lost game: Sonic Eraser. Sonic Eraser is the 2nd ever Sonic game no one knew exsisted. It was brought to my attention by our friend Sparkster. Sega put their old Sega Modem games up on their emulator service. (Japan only) So, in the late hours, with my money, Ryoga's knowledge of Japanese, and the hacking skills of Nemesis, we managed to bust open Sega's program and extract the ROM. So we proudly present: Sonic Eraser!
The game is a puzzle game similar to Tetris, each piece that falls is made up of several symbols that you have to line up to get combos... and... well, it's hard to explain, but it can be found at Sonic Cult, along with pictures and information on the game. Also some of you may have notice that the CulT has been down recently, remodeling, well it's finished! So be sure to check it all out.
Source: Sonic Cult
Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #133 is on sale in comic shops starting today.
Source: Diamond Comics
Radica Games, famous for its TV games, are releasing a TV Games Sega series with Sonic The Hedgehog!
Preview at 1up.com
Pics at 1up.com
Sonic Advance 3 Features:
WHAT COLOR DOES HYPER KNUCKLES LOOK LIKE.
"Drood Henge" is on Ebay with a starting price of $500.00. Bidding ends on February 20 at 11:08pm Eastern Time (or 8:08pm Pacific Time).
As with the others, slight wrinkle marks on the cover from the paper clip - otherwise in excellent condition. Starts on page 12 - due to script cut from earlier drafts because of time. Signed on cover page, page 50 & page 100 by Pat Allee & Ben Hurst.
ADV films recently re-released Sonic The Movie on DVD (probably to coincide with the release of Heroes). With the release, they also gave the packaging graphics an overhaul with a simpler, cleaner look.
I emailed FK a while back & only now have got feedback....
Sonic Heroes was reviewed yesterday on the tech-tv show X-play
I was in the Message Boards on Toonzone.net. I came across this one Post with Great news for Sonic fans! A screenname got an E-mail from UPN 9 that airs "Sonic Underground" that The Orginal Sonic Cartoons series from 1993 are coming back to syndication this May on UPN. Here's what they had to say....
"Friend Or Foe" is on Ebay with a starting price of $50.00. Bidding ends on February 12 at 9:41pm Eastern Time (or 6:41pm Pacific Time).
Storyboard from the Sonic Underground Series. Signed by Pat Allee & Ben Hurst on pages 50, 75 & 100. Cover has the usual "paper clip" marks and slight wrinkles, but the rest is in excellent condition.
Thanks to Big Smile of the GHZ Newsboard for pointing this interview out.
In 2003, Sega's hyperactive mascot was nearly as overexposed as Bennifer: Sonic starred in two GBA games, milked his back catalog with a GameCube rerelease of Sonic Adventure, headlined a hit cartoon on the Fox network, and even hawked McNuggets to tykes via a successful Happy Meal promotion. All that hoopla, however, paled in comparison to this January's triple-console launch of Sonic Heroes -- an all-new 3D platformer, and his first on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2.
We spoke with Sonic Heroes director Takashi Iizuka (who's headed up nearly every Sonic game since Sonic 3 on the Genesis) about the hog's latest title.
The Sonic Heroes Spoilers listed here in the news is false, in a sense here's the real spoilers.
Presenting the latest issue of Sonic the Comic...
SONIC THE COMIC #229
http://www.stconline.co.uk/
Want to discuss the latest issue? Visit the Sonic the Comic Mailing list or the brand new STC Online forums, The Message Zone!
This applies to those of you who have Satellite TV. If you have "Free view" or cable, check to see if your get the channel.
Information regarding the 'Heroes OST', here are links with some info on either the details or the artists:
Sonic Heroes Music Site
Jun-Senoue
For the First link: In Japanese, but talks about both the vocal track AND an upcoming OST for the in-game music.
For the Second: The Official Fansite for Sonicteam/Wave-Master's top Composer.
Yet again---spiffy.
Source: Sonicteam
Thanks to Adamis for pointing this out and Solly for the video! Game One, a French gaming TV show, took a look at Sega’s official Sonic Heroes page along with Sonic HQ, Sonic-Online.net, and Sonic-GIF.com.
"Dulcy" is on Ebay with a starting price of $500.00. Bidding ends on February 9 at 7:00pm Eastern Time (or 4:00pm Pacific Time).
Production Storyboard used by Pat Allee & Ben Hurst on the SATAM series 2nd Season. Signed by both on pages 50, 75 and 100. Cover page has rust marks from paper clip and some wrinkles. The rest of the pages are in excellent condition.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #137
Written by Romy Chacon and Ken Penders, art by Steve Butler, Jim Amash, Penders, Al Bigley and Mike Higgins.
"Robodyne Systems." Without the consent of the King, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters infiltrate the center of the Eggman Empire deep in the technological monstrosity of Megapolis. However, they are not there to take down Robotnik's latest scheme but rather to save a friend. "Trouble in Paradise." The popular "Mobius, 25 Years later" saga continues! King Sonic, Queen Sally and their kids make the journey to visit Knuckles, Julie-Su and Lara-Su on Angel Island... but some of them are not happy with it! Is there trouble in paradise? "One Part Oh-la-la, Two Parts Treachery" starring Antoine. As Antoine get ready for his new assignment, he remembers a simpler time dealing with the loves of his life. It's a lesson in romance he has never forgotten. But will it help him now?
32 pages, $2.19, in stores on May 26.
Source: Comics Continuum
You can pre-order the Official Sonic X Animation Soundtrack at Yesasia.com now.
I highly recommend this site because it has a lot of Asian imports (hench the site's name-Yesasia) at very affordable prices (most imports i've noticed online are at least $45-50 at a minimum price), and because the shipping is very speedy, usually within 1-2 days if in stock.
Sonic X Animation OST Info Only $23.99 at Yesasia.com.
Better to pre-order now than have it sold out later. =P
Source: Yesasia.com
is it true that in sonic adventure 2:battle that if you put a chao in the bird cage in the dark chao garden and laeve it there it will die
Sega announces the North American release of both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Sonic Heroes.
Sega of America has [on January 27th] announced the North American release of Sonic Heroes for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game, which was released for the GameCube on January 6, marks the first time that Sonic the Hedgehog has appeared on either console.
"We are proud to see our marquee franchise reaching the largest possible gaming audience and running at Sonic speed onto PlayStation 2 and Xbox for the first time," said Scott Steinberg, vice president of entertainment marketing at Sega of America. "We look forward to quickly establishing as strong a marketing presence on PlayStation 2 and Xbox as we have on Nintendo GameCube."
Sonic Heroes challenges players to control three characters simultaneously as they negotiate 14 stages en route to a confrontation with the evil Doctor Eggman. For more information, check out our previous coverage of the game.
By Justin Calvert
Source: Gamespot