Sonic Mania is something of a rarity in the video game world. We've seen plenty of these retro tributes in recent years, the kind where a franchise will return to the style and presentation that originally made it famous, but more often than not, these games vanish quickly and don't have much bearing on the franchise's overall legacy. Very rarely do they ever actually supersede and...
Sonic Mania has an Easter Egg that only the most diehard fans will ever notice, and that’s incredible. Back in July of 2016, Sega was trying to drum up hype for the 25th anniversary of the beloved and eternally bruised Sonic franchise. The festivities included a 25th birthday party for Sonic the Hedgehog at San Diego Comic-Con. The event was livestreamed, and it...
I might not have been a SEGA kid, but my grandmother had a Genesis at her old house along with copies of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Rocket Knight Adventures. Needless to say, I was spoiled by the best of the best that the SEGA Genesis had to offer when I went to Grandma's house. I've sunk more time into Sonic the Hedgehog 2 than into the rest of the series combined, and I know that after...
SEGA is all set for a huge E3 with a handful of fan-favorite titles in tow. Thanks in part to the purchase of Atlus, its list of games extends to Yakuza, Sonic, the latest game from popular developer VanillaWare, a handful of excellent JRPGs, and even a Warhammer game. Check out the list of games and their descriptions below. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Yakuza Kiwami Visitors...
Sonic the Hedgehog appears to have a solid year ahead of himself with both Sonic Mania and Project Sonic 2017 delivering exactly the kind of game fans want: retro 16-bit gameplay and a sequel to Sonic Generations. I know we’ve been at this point on the Sonic hype-train many times before only to have it derail before our eyes, but I think 2017 might be the year SEGA finally gets it right...
Sonic Mania has 30-something gamers around the world whooping and cheering for the franchise like we haven't seen in nearly 20 years! The game is taking us back to the 16-bit days when it was still universally praised around the world, and each bit of footage that makes its way out looks better and better. For example, we have this latest bit from YouTube Channe Kinda Funny Games. Host...
Any child of the early 90s is going to love this Sonic Mania trailer from SEGA. The company clearly knows who it is selling this 16-bit throwback to, and it nails everything that made early 90s commercials so awkwardly awesome. Filmed to look like an old-school analog video camera dealing with tracking issues, the trailer itself is the closest any company has come to recreating the...