#sonic arcade

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SonInktober 9: Sonic the Fighters!

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TITLE: They call me sonic

ARTIST: Ben_Royale

I’m moving my feet and pumping these beats! In 1996, a German music label called Arcade released a vocal music album titled “Sonic the Hedgehog”, which has sometimes been referred to as “Sonic Arcade” by the fans. This album is famous for the song “They Call Me Sonic”. This remix is an acoustic, world-music remix with vocals provided by an entire family. You never know what will end up being passed down.

Download it here.

-Samurai Echidna.

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Sonic Electronic

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Arcade)

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TITLE: ~Sonic Electronic~ | Sonic Arcade Music Cover

ARTIST: Lil Boulder

Time to take that ring, ring, ring! Popping up around the same time as the game Sonic Forces, Lil Boulder is a fun artist that I’ve been enjoying for some time now and really wanted to share more of their work. I think I may have chosen one of their best works yet. Here a rare vocal, classical, electronica, house remix of “Sonic Electronic” from the Sonic Arcade album. Like we said, even on New Years, we can still have a sense of humor.

No download link. Please support Lil Boulder on ko-fi!

NEW YEARS SPECIAL 9/12.

-Samurai Echidna.

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TITLE: They Call Me Sonic (Sonic 2 & 3 Mix)

ARTIST: Orunan0459

Even I have a sense of humor, but most of you probably all ready know that. And I’m sure some of you have wondered what “They Call Me Sonic” would sound like as a 16-Bit Sega Genesis chiptune song. Well, our questions have been answered! Not only is this the only one ever made, it nails it from beginning to end! It perfectly captures the original song with Sonic 2 and 3′s soundboard.

Download it here.

-Samurai Echidna.

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Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade Games (1993 - 1996)

Sonic the Hedgehog was always a console mascot, nobody really associates him with arcade hits like Pac-Man or Street Fighter. The whole marketing behind Sonic was that it was an experience you could only get for Sega’s home console the Genesis, or Mega Drive depending where you’re from.

However, Sega happened to be an arcade giant of the 80’s and 90’s to today. Sega owned numerous arcades across the globe, including a full indoor amusement park in Sydney, Australia. At one point or another, we were going to see Sonic the Hedgehog grace the local arcades.

Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car

The first arcade game in the series came not long after the release of the original Sega Genesis game. Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car is a kiddie ride style arcade game that makes use of a giant police car that can fit two adults. The game is controlled by using the steering wheel and a screen in the dashboard shows the gameplay.

The player has to help Officer Sonic patrol the city, and of course stop the evil Dr. Robotnik. Its the first Sonic the Hedgehog media to feature voice acting, with Takeshi Kusao playing Sonic and Masaharu Sato as Dr. Eggman. Kusao is famous for his role as Trunks in the Dragon Ball franchise, while Sato is the current voice of Master Roshi. These actors would reprise their roles for later Sonic arcade games.

SegaSonic Bros.

SegaSonic Bros was an unreleased prototype that was location tested in Japan in 1992 before being scrapped and long forgotten about. The game was largely unknown until the 2010’s, when a prototype board was found by a private collector. The ROM was dumped in late 2018, proving that nearly thirty years after the debut of the character and the community is still finding lost treasure.

The game is an amusing puzzle game similar to Columns, and features red and yellow versions of Sonic. While there’s no official confirmation, it can be assumed that these are the titular Bros.

SegaSonic the Hedgehog

While all the arcade games are relatively obscure, SegaSonic the Hedgehog is one of the more well known titles. It received a wide release in Japan, but was only released in limited numbers in foreign markets. It was originally meant to be localized in English, complete with sprites replacing the Japanese Dr. Eggman with the Dr. Robotnik from the Saturday morning cartoon.

SegaSonic is a co-operative game that’s less about platforming and more about avoiding and clearing obstacles. The game uses a trackball to control the character, so it can be difficult to emulate, which is why the game hasn’t seen a re-release. This is also the first appearance of Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. Mighty would later appear in Knuckles’ Chaotix in 1995, while Ray wouldn’t be seen again until 2018’s Sonic Mania Plus.

At this point I should probably stop to point out that many of these arcade titles are SegaSonic instead of just Sonic. This is due to the arcade game Sonic Blast Man by Taito, to avoid confusion Sega opted to brand any Sonic arcade materials as “SegaSonic”, including games and claw machine prizes.

SegaSonic Popcorn Shop

This is one of the more confusing machines, which everyone likely knows about now thanks to it’s cameo in Sonic Mania. The SegaSonic Popcorn Shop wasn’t an arcade game so much as it was a vending machine that offer a small mini-game for children as their popcorn was being prepared. The Popcorn Shop offered a selection of Salt, Butter, or Curry flavored popcorn.

In 2007 a fan visiting Japan sent the website UK Resistance an e-mail documenting their experience with a SegaSonic Popcorn Shop machine found in the wild. They described the popcorn as being dry and disappointing, adding that they tried the butter flavor rather than the more adventurous curry.

SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter

The second Sonic themed kiddie ride, SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol is a vertical space shooter. Bullet-Hell wouldn’t be what I would describe Cosmo Fighter as, but it’s clearly a Shmup designed for younger players.

The one high point of this game is it’s beautiful pixel art design, and while like the Waku Waku Police Car its not really a game, it’s still a fun experience. The gameplay is obviously secondary to the ride, as the game mostly plays itself. The game will play through without the player doing a thing, but you can rack up a score by shooting all the enemies. The results screen at the end of the game tells you how you did and encourages you to play again.

Sonic the Fighters

Sonic the Fighters, also known as Sonic Championship, is a 3D fighter released to arcades in 1996. The story goes that an unnamed developer put Sonic and Tails into the game Fighting Vipers, Yu Suzuki liked it so much he pitched the idea to SEGA as its own game.

The first 3D Sonic game, beating Sonic R by a year, and was meant to be a more family friendly version of AM2’s fighting games such as Virtua Fighter. The game’s story follows Sonic and friends as they compete against each other for the single-seat available on Tails’s rocket, with which the winner will take to Dr. Robotnik’s new Death Egg in order to stop his plan and be the hero.

It was meant to be released on the Sega Saturn, but this port was canceled for unknown reasons. It would remain a hidden arcade gem until 2005 when it was released as part of Sonic Gems Collection. It was then released again in 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, possibly as a tie-in with the movie Wreck-It Ralph which features a Sonic Championship arcade cabinet.

The 2012 re-release is significant as it includes a secret playable character that was left unfinished. Honey the Cat can be used by highlighting Amy and pressing Start on the character select screen.

Sonic the Fighters may have gotten a boost in popularity with its re-releases and appearance in Wreck-It Ralph, but for the most part Sonic’s arcade history remains deeply obscure. While we focused mainly on the arcade games, there’s also prize redemption games, claw catchers, and pachinko-slot machines that haven’t been extensively documented.

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TITLE: They Call Me Sonic - Piano Cover

ARTIST: Pablo’s Corner

Might as well get some out-of-season laughs out of the way, since we’re sharing our backlog of music. I normally share stuff like this on April Fools, but I think we all know how that’s going to go next year. Either way, this is a great piano remix of “They Call Me Sonic”. Oh, and forgive the abrupt ending; I believe this remix was made to be looped.

Download it here.

-Samurai Echidna.