Sonic HQ25 Years & Counting!

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

"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

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