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This needs to be fixed up more from all the crappy editing it has had -- Blah2 12:38, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello guys,
I actually played this game in an (American!) arcade. Apparently, it was test-marketed in the U.S.; I played it at Golfland in Milpitas, California, back in 1993. The instructions on the cabinet were all in Japanese, so it was obviously just the normal Japanese version. I remember being absolutely confounded by the game; it seemed almost impossible to play, and I kept losing. Obviously, most U.S. test audiences felt that way, because, as we all know, it never was actually released stateside.-- TServo2049 19:40, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
If You need screenshots go to http://www.theghz.com/sonic/segasonic/segasonic.html It's got tons of description of the game as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patmancav66 ( talk • contribs) 19:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
In 1993 or '94, I saw a very unusual Sonic the Hedgehog game in the arcade section of a Golfland in the San Jose area. I cannot confirm whether it was the Milpitas Golfland, or the one at 976 Blossom Hill Rd, or the one in Sunnyvale; I was 9-10 years old and had no idea that there was more than one Golfland or where any of them were. This particular Sonic game was unusual in a number of ways. The first was that it had an isometric perspective instead of a side-scrolling one; another was that it featured Sonic, a character that I thought at the time was Tails, and a red character that I had never seen before; and instead of the player only controlling one at a time, all three followed each other around like in Sonic Heroes. I didn't pay it much attention at the time, so I can't confirm anything about its difficulty or Japanese writing or anything else. A few months or a year afterward, I heard about Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, and assumed that Knuckles was the red character I had seen in that arcade game. And so, I spent the next TWENTY-FIVE YEARS swearing up and down that knuckles had appeared in a game before Sonic 3, and that I had seen this game at Golfland arcade. Only recently, in a Facebook group dedicated to '90s nostalgia, did I find someone who told me about this alternative explanation.
Now, can I be absolutely, 100% sure that the game I saw was Segasonic the Hedgehog? No. But based on the available evidence and TServo's comment above, I'm about 99.99999% sure. Too many different things line up for it to be a coincidence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.70.13.107 ( talk) 06:49, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
The way I look at it, mentioning a game is a sufficient source. Sourcing statements in this encyclopedia all have one thing common: they mention a particular media wether it's a website, a magazine, or a newspaper. And naming something like a video game pretty says everything to those who want to know where an idea comes from. Duke17 ( talk) 15:15, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
I played Sonic 2 before, and I know how Sonic looks when he's in Super Sonic mode. Although that anon user didn't provide any links or whatever with his edit, it does seem plausible. Ray does kinda look like Super Sonic. Red White Blue and Yellow ( talk) 21:55, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
I just wanted to let everyone know that the Russian version of this article has a ton of information and sources that could be used here. JOE BRO 64 22:21, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
The article now claims that it is one of four games in the SegaSonic series of spinoff games. Is...there any source that defines/declares such a sub-series delineation? I skimmed the sources given, and none of them seemed to actually say this. I was going to just reword it to something like "titles with SegaSonic in the name", but even that doesn't seem to be true, given the inclusion of "Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car". Sergecross73 msg me 18:42, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
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I don't think this game was released outside Japan. The source here citing a worldwide release is KLOV which says "Class: Wide Release", but I don't think that means worldwide release. The game is completely in Japanese text and there are no english flyers I've seen. TarkusAB talk 17:26, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
Is there a source for the October 1993 release date? Sega's website says June 1993. http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/history/1993.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.121.179.31 ( talk) 00:36, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
In regards to this change of mine and this response by JoeBro
In regards to the recently added bit about the possibility of a Switch port if the Sega Ages line does well - Sega ended the Switches Sega Ages line about six months later. I can't imagine it was because it was doing well. So, I'm not really sure if it's worth mentioning or not. Feels pretty unlikely. Sergecross73 msg me 21:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Time Extension has been giving the game some coverage this year. Nothing huge, but this is a relatively short article, so it could be useful for expansion.
Of note, I can't recall if we ever had an RS confirm an English/international version. These discuss that. Sergecross73 msg me 18:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
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This needs to be fixed up more from all the crappy editing it has had -- Blah2 12:38, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Hello guys,
I actually played this game in an (American!) arcade. Apparently, it was test-marketed in the U.S.; I played it at Golfland in Milpitas, California, back in 1993. The instructions on the cabinet were all in Japanese, so it was obviously just the normal Japanese version. I remember being absolutely confounded by the game; it seemed almost impossible to play, and I kept losing. Obviously, most U.S. test audiences felt that way, because, as we all know, it never was actually released stateside.-- TServo2049 19:40, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
If You need screenshots go to http://www.theghz.com/sonic/segasonic/segasonic.html It's got tons of description of the game as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patmancav66 ( talk • contribs) 19:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
In 1993 or '94, I saw a very unusual Sonic the Hedgehog game in the arcade section of a Golfland in the San Jose area. I cannot confirm whether it was the Milpitas Golfland, or the one at 976 Blossom Hill Rd, or the one in Sunnyvale; I was 9-10 years old and had no idea that there was more than one Golfland or where any of them were. This particular Sonic game was unusual in a number of ways. The first was that it had an isometric perspective instead of a side-scrolling one; another was that it featured Sonic, a character that I thought at the time was Tails, and a red character that I had never seen before; and instead of the player only controlling one at a time, all three followed each other around like in Sonic Heroes. I didn't pay it much attention at the time, so I can't confirm anything about its difficulty or Japanese writing or anything else. A few months or a year afterward, I heard about Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, and assumed that Knuckles was the red character I had seen in that arcade game. And so, I spent the next TWENTY-FIVE YEARS swearing up and down that knuckles had appeared in a game before Sonic 3, and that I had seen this game at Golfland arcade. Only recently, in a Facebook group dedicated to '90s nostalgia, did I find someone who told me about this alternative explanation.
Now, can I be absolutely, 100% sure that the game I saw was Segasonic the Hedgehog? No. But based on the available evidence and TServo's comment above, I'm about 99.99999% sure. Too many different things line up for it to be a coincidence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.70.13.107 ( talk) 06:49, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
The way I look at it, mentioning a game is a sufficient source. Sourcing statements in this encyclopedia all have one thing common: they mention a particular media wether it's a website, a magazine, or a newspaper. And naming something like a video game pretty says everything to those who want to know where an idea comes from. Duke17 ( talk) 15:15, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
I played Sonic 2 before, and I know how Sonic looks when he's in Super Sonic mode. Although that anon user didn't provide any links or whatever with his edit, it does seem plausible. Ray does kinda look like Super Sonic. Red White Blue and Yellow ( talk) 21:55, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
I just wanted to let everyone know that the Russian version of this article has a ton of information and sources that could be used here. JOE BRO 64 22:21, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
The article now claims that it is one of four games in the SegaSonic series of spinoff games. Is...there any source that defines/declares such a sub-series delineation? I skimmed the sources given, and none of them seemed to actually say this. I was going to just reword it to something like "titles with SegaSonic in the name", but even that doesn't seem to be true, given the inclusion of "Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car". Sergecross73 msg me 18:42, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
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."That is all from me. The article is looking in good shape overall but the review will be put on hold until all the issues raised above have been addressed. MWright96 (talk) 19:37, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
I don't think this game was released outside Japan. The source here citing a worldwide release is KLOV which says "Class: Wide Release", but I don't think that means worldwide release. The game is completely in Japanese text and there are no english flyers I've seen. TarkusAB talk 17:26, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
Is there a source for the October 1993 release date? Sega's website says June 1993. http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/history/1993.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.121.179.31 ( talk) 00:36, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
In regards to this change of mine and this response by JoeBro
In regards to the recently added bit about the possibility of a Switch port if the Sega Ages line does well - Sega ended the Switches Sega Ages line about six months later. I can't imagine it was because it was doing well. So, I'm not really sure if it's worth mentioning or not. Feels pretty unlikely. Sergecross73 msg me 21:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Time Extension has been giving the game some coverage this year. Nothing huge, but this is a relatively short article, so it could be useful for expansion.
Of note, I can't recall if we ever had an RS confirm an English/international version. These discuss that. Sergecross73 msg me 18:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)