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If one thing has helped SEGA to become the well-known and much-loved company that they are to all ages world-wide, then it has to be Sonic.
The adventures of the spikey, blue one back in the MegaDrive days were 'special' to say the least. Those games gave us, as gamers, some real reasons to buy SEGA consoles, along with maybe one or two other games.
This effect didn't stop back in the Golden Age either. When Sonic first appeared in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast, this had suddenly become THE game to own if you're a fan of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and co.
But sadly it seems that the taste of a new and simply stunning Sonic adventure is unlikely to appear on any console in the near or even distant future. Just like how Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to SEGA, and it therefore wouldn't be the same if we were to see out speedy blue friend grabbing those rings on a Nintendo, SONY, Microsoft, or any other non-SEGA machine.
Ok, Sonic Adventure 2 is currently available on the GameCube, and the first game is on it's way too - along with a whole-host of MegaDrive classics. But what we want to see as Sonic fans are all new adventures - possibly a Sonic Adventure 3. Sonic has also already make a GameBoy Advance debut in 2D, and the second installment is on the way.
But Sonic on the GameCube, Sonic on the GBA.... does this really sound 'OK' to you??
If you know Sonic, and you know SEGA, then you'll know that these 2 belong together, and that neither part can survive well without the other.
But without even a handheld console in the making for the future from SEGA, any new and original Sonic releases of the future has simply no place to go that they can call 'home' - like the MegaDrive, Saturn or Dreamcast.
With all this in mind, I have lead myself to face-up to the horrible and terrifying truth that we may never see an all-new Sonic game again. EVER!
:(
There was talk of Sonic Adventure 3 coming to the X-Box a while back, and then came rumours of it's destination being the Cube. But this all turned out to be a load of old Beans, like the type we saw in that Tetris-style game called Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
But would Sonic have reall done that well on another console anyway??
Since Sonic Adventure 2 was released on the GameCube, it hasn't really done all that badly. But then again, it's not exactly 'topping the charts' there either! Why could this be??
Well, for a start, Dreamcast owners who have already played this game will see no point in buying it again, even if they do own the Cube (a Nintendo console). There's nothing THAT special in this version that makes it any more of a different game to that of the DC original. There is the GBA link-up system, but we all got over that Tamagotchi business.
Mario and Sonic have been rivals ever since Gaming first began. Maybe this has something to do with it?? After all, how can you expect a large number of Nintendo fans to suddenly accept a game from a rival company as one of their own - and on their own format too!?? Mario is still no.1 in their eyes, while blue is the colour in the eyes of SEGA's followers.
Nintendo and SEGA have been rivals since time began, but all those playground scraps Mario vs. Sonic arguments seems to have died down as the 2 are becoming one to work on the Triforce Arcade system and make a success together.
So surely if Sonic was to re-appear anywhere it would have to be on the GameCube. But wether Nintendo fans would accept this 'Mario Wannabe' as one of their own or not is another question entirely....
If the truth has to be told then I think it must be said that Sonic will never make another all-new Home Console appearence unless SEGA were to put an end to their exile and re-enter the Console Market with something new. Sure, we may see another Sonic Advance game and a few more of the oldies re-vamped, but they aren't exactly the 'Sonic Adventure 3' we'll all be hoping for untill the end of our days in this sad, sad world.
By pulling-out of all future Console Wars 'full stop', Yuji Naka and co. may also be unintentionally kiling-off Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the greatest Games Characters ever created.
Sonic will always be remembered as something special taken from an Animé character so simple. Is this the end....?
The adventures of the spikey, blue one back in the MegaDrive days were 'special' to say the least. Those games gave us, as gamers, some real reasons to buy SEGA consoles, along with maybe one or two other games.
This effect didn't stop back in the Golden Age either. When Sonic first appeared in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast, this had suddenly become THE game to own if you're a fan of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and co.
But sadly it seems that the taste of a new and simply stunning Sonic adventure is unlikely to appear on any console in the near or even distant future. Just like how Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to SEGA, and it therefore wouldn't be the same if we were to see out speedy blue friend grabbing those rings on a Nintendo, SONY, Microsoft, or any other non-SEGA machine.
Ok, Sonic Adventure 2 is currently available on the GameCube, and the first game is on it's way too - along with a whole-host of MegaDrive classics. But what we want to see as Sonic fans are all new adventures - possibly a Sonic Adventure 3. Sonic has also already make a GameBoy Advance debut in 2D, and the second installment is on the way.
But Sonic on the GameCube, Sonic on the GBA.... does this really sound 'OK' to you??
If you know Sonic, and you know SEGA, then you'll know that these 2 belong together, and that neither part can survive well without the other.
But without even a handheld console in the making for the future from SEGA, any new and original Sonic releases of the future has simply no place to go that they can call 'home' - like the MegaDrive, Saturn or Dreamcast.
With all this in mind, I have lead myself to face-up to the horrible and terrifying truth that we may never see an all-new Sonic game again. EVER!
:(
There was talk of Sonic Adventure 3 coming to the X-Box a while back, and then came rumours of it's destination being the Cube. But this all turned out to be a load of old Beans, like the type we saw in that Tetris-style game called Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
But would Sonic have reall done that well on another console anyway??
Since Sonic Adventure 2 was released on the GameCube, it hasn't really done all that badly. But then again, it's not exactly 'topping the charts' there either! Why could this be??
Well, for a start, Dreamcast owners who have already played this game will see no point in buying it again, even if they do own the Cube (a Nintendo console). There's nothing THAT special in this version that makes it any more of a different game to that of the DC original. There is the GBA link-up system, but we all got over that Tamagotchi business.
Mario and Sonic have been rivals ever since Gaming first began. Maybe this has something to do with it?? After all, how can you expect a large number of Nintendo fans to suddenly accept a game from a rival company as one of their own - and on their own format too!?? Mario is still no.1 in their eyes, while blue is the colour in the eyes of SEGA's followers.
Nintendo and SEGA have been rivals since time began, but all those playground scraps Mario vs. Sonic arguments seems to have died down as the 2 are becoming one to work on the Triforce Arcade system and make a success together.
So surely if Sonic was to re-appear anywhere it would have to be on the GameCube. But wether Nintendo fans would accept this 'Mario Wannabe' as one of their own or not is another question entirely....
If the truth has to be told then I think it must be said that Sonic will never make another all-new Home Console appearence unless SEGA were to put an end to their exile and re-enter the Console Market with something new. Sure, we may see another Sonic Advance game and a few more of the oldies re-vamped, but they aren't exactly the 'Sonic Adventure 3' we'll all be hoping for untill the end of our days in this sad, sad world.
By pulling-out of all future Console Wars 'full stop', Yuji Naka and co. may also be unintentionally kiling-off Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the greatest Games Characters ever created.
Sonic will always be remembered as something special taken from an Animé character so simple. Is this the end....?
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Sonic can't die - he's immortal! :)
I'm sure Sonic Adventure 3 is in the works as we speak. God knows which console it'll appear on (GC is the favourite like you say), but I'd like to see SA3 go multiformat. That'd be the best option.
I really enjoyed both Sonic games on the DC - the speed levels were the best parts.
I hope SA3 consists totally of Sonic speed levels - like the 2D games except in 3D. That would be unbeatable.
Long live Sonic!
I'm sure Sonic Adventure 3 is in the works as we speak. God knows which console it'll appear on (GC is the favourite like you say), but I'd like to see SA3 go multiformat. That'd be the best option.
I really enjoyed both Sonic games on the DC - the speed levels were the best parts.
I hope SA3 consists totally of Sonic speed levels - like the 2D games except in 3D. That would be unbeatable.
Long live Sonic!
If one thing has helped SEGA to become the well-known and much-loved company that they are to all ages world-wide, then it has to be Sonic.
The adventures of the spikey, blue one back in the MegaDrive days were 'special' to say the least. Those games gave us, as gamers, some real reasons to buy SEGA consoles, along with maybe one or two other games.
This effect didn't stop back in the Golden Age either. When Sonic first appeared in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast, this had suddenly become THE game to own if you're a fan of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and co.
But sadly it seems that the taste of a new and simply stunning Sonic adventure is unlikely to appear on any console in the near or even distant future. Just like how Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to SEGA, and it therefore wouldn't be the same if we were to see out speedy blue friend grabbing those rings on a Nintendo, SONY, Microsoft, or any other non-SEGA machine.
Ok, Sonic Adventure 2 is currently available on the GameCube, and the first game is on it's way too - along with a whole-host of MegaDrive classics. But what we want to see as Sonic fans are all new adventures - possibly a Sonic Adventure 3. Sonic has also already make a GameBoy Advance debut in 2D, and the second installment is on the way.
But Sonic on the GameCube, Sonic on the GBA.... does this really sound 'OK' to you??
If you know Sonic, and you know SEGA, then you'll know that these 2 belong together, and that neither part can survive well without the other.
But without even a handheld console in the making for the future from SEGA, any new and original Sonic releases of the future has simply no place to go that they can call 'home' - like the MegaDrive, Saturn or Dreamcast.
With all this in mind, I have lead myself to face-up to the horrible and terrifying truth that we may never see an all-new Sonic game again. EVER!
:(
There was talk of Sonic Adventure 3 coming to the X-Box a while back, and then came rumours of it's destination being the Cube. But this all turned out to be a load of old Beans, like the type we saw in that Tetris-style game called Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
But would Sonic have reall done that well on another console anyway??
Since Sonic Adventure 2 was released on the GameCube, it hasn't really done all that badly. But then again, it's not exactly 'topping the charts' there either! Why could this be??
Well, for a start, Dreamcast owners who have already played this game will see no point in buying it again, even if they do own the Cube (a Nintendo console). There's nothing THAT special in this version that makes it any more of a different game to that of the DC original. There is the GBA link-up system, but we all got over that Tamagotchi business.
Mario and Sonic have been rivals ever since Gaming first began. Maybe this has something to do with it?? After all, how can you expect a large number of Nintendo fans to suddenly accept a game from a rival company as one of their own - and on their own format too!?? Mario is still no.1 in their eyes, while blue is the colour in the eyes of SEGA's followers.
Nintendo and SEGA have been rivals since time began, but all those playground scraps Mario vs. Sonic arguments seems to have died down as the 2 are becoming one to work on the Triforce Arcade system and make a success together.
So surely if Sonic was to re-appear anywhere it would have to be on the GameCube. But wether Nintendo fans would accept this 'Mario Wannabe' as one of their own or not is another question entirely....
If the truth has to be told then I think it must be said that Sonic will never make another all-new Home Console appearence unless SEGA were to put an end to their exile and re-enter the Console Market with something new. Sure, we may see another Sonic Advance game and a few more of the oldies re-vamped, but they aren't exactly the 'Sonic Adventure 3' we'll all be hoping for untill the end of our days in this sad, sad world.
By pulling-out of all future Console Wars 'full stop', Yuji Naka and co. may also be unintentionally kiling-off Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the greatest Games Characters ever created.
Sonic will always be remembered as something special taken from an Animé character so simple. Is this the end....?
The adventures of the spikey, blue one back in the MegaDrive days were 'special' to say the least. Those games gave us, as gamers, some real reasons to buy SEGA consoles, along with maybe one or two other games.
This effect didn't stop back in the Golden Age either. When Sonic first appeared in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast, this had suddenly become THE game to own if you're a fan of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and co.
But sadly it seems that the taste of a new and simply stunning Sonic adventure is unlikely to appear on any console in the near or even distant future. Just like how Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to SEGA, and it therefore wouldn't be the same if we were to see out speedy blue friend grabbing those rings on a Nintendo, SONY, Microsoft, or any other non-SEGA machine.
Ok, Sonic Adventure 2 is currently available on the GameCube, and the first game is on it's way too - along with a whole-host of MegaDrive classics. But what we want to see as Sonic fans are all new adventures - possibly a Sonic Adventure 3. Sonic has also already make a GameBoy Advance debut in 2D, and the second installment is on the way.
But Sonic on the GameCube, Sonic on the GBA.... does this really sound 'OK' to you??
If you know Sonic, and you know SEGA, then you'll know that these 2 belong together, and that neither part can survive well without the other.
But without even a handheld console in the making for the future from SEGA, any new and original Sonic releases of the future has simply no place to go that they can call 'home' - like the MegaDrive, Saturn or Dreamcast.
With all this in mind, I have lead myself to face-up to the horrible and terrifying truth that we may never see an all-new Sonic game again. EVER!
:(
There was talk of Sonic Adventure 3 coming to the X-Box a while back, and then came rumours of it's destination being the Cube. But this all turned out to be a load of old Beans, like the type we saw in that Tetris-style game called Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
But would Sonic have reall done that well on another console anyway??
Since Sonic Adventure 2 was released on the GameCube, it hasn't really done all that badly. But then again, it's not exactly 'topping the charts' there either! Why could this be??
Well, for a start, Dreamcast owners who have already played this game will see no point in buying it again, even if they do own the Cube (a Nintendo console). There's nothing THAT special in this version that makes it any more of a different game to that of the DC original. There is the GBA link-up system, but we all got over that Tamagotchi business.
Mario and Sonic have been rivals ever since Gaming first began. Maybe this has something to do with it?? After all, how can you expect a large number of Nintendo fans to suddenly accept a game from a rival company as one of their own - and on their own format too!?? Mario is still no.1 in their eyes, while blue is the colour in the eyes of SEGA's followers.
Nintendo and SEGA have been rivals since time began, but all those playground scraps Mario vs. Sonic arguments seems to have died down as the 2 are becoming one to work on the Triforce Arcade system and make a success together.
So surely if Sonic was to re-appear anywhere it would have to be on the GameCube. But wether Nintendo fans would accept this 'Mario Wannabe' as one of their own or not is another question entirely....
If the truth has to be told then I think it must be said that Sonic will never make another all-new Home Console appearence unless SEGA were to put an end to their exile and re-enter the Console Market with something new. Sure, we may see another Sonic Advance game and a few more of the oldies re-vamped, but they aren't exactly the 'Sonic Adventure 3' we'll all be hoping for untill the end of our days in this sad, sad world.
By pulling-out of all future Console Wars 'full stop', Yuji Naka and co. may also be unintentionally kiling-off Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the greatest Games Characters ever created.
Sonic will always be remembered as something special taken from an Animé character so simple. Is this the end....?
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