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Sega Finally Gets Around to Calling a Sonic Game 'Sonic Boom'

More importantly, now your Sonic/Skrillex fan fiction has been at least partially validated.

Feb. 6 2014

Posted by: Alex

In This Episode:

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

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this is videogames

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why would you put bandages over your shoes ?

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MAYBE THIS ONE WILL BE GOOD THO YOU GUYS

edit: knuckles has been hitting them weights tho. and sonic looks like he has a lot of loose skin around his neck? like a flesh scarf.

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I was waiting for this, and I didn't have to wait long.

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Is Knuckles 'roidin now?

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To be fair, this looks like a Ratchet and Clank knock off, which wouldn't be terrible. But seriously what's going on with Knuckles. No Sega, no! Bad Sega!

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I can't unsee this!

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To be fair, this looks like a Ratchet and Clank knock off, which wouldn't be terrible. But seriously what's going on with Knuckles. No Sega, no! Bad Sega!

Yeah, but it looks like it has more in common with All 4 One than any of the main series games.

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I can't deal with how ridiculous this looks.

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Knuckles... why you skip leg day?? Never skip leg day!!!

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MAYBE THIS ONE WILL BE GOOD THO YOU GUYS

edit: knuckles has been hitting them weights tho. and sonic looks like he has a lot of loose skin around his neck? like a flesh scarf.

Yeah! I'm a really skeptical guy but this one could actually be something!!!!

Ah, we have fun.

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Sonic does not have a visible cock and balls, so I'm boycotting this.

#censorshipisnogood

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Bro, do you even chaos emerald?

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To be fair, this looks like a Ratchet and Clank knock off, which wouldn't be terrible. But seriously what's going on with Knuckles. No Sega, no! Bad Sega!

Yeah. I guess Knuckles needed a little "help" to keep up with Sonic?

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The cycle sontinues!

Knuckles got jacked and Sonic is anorexic?

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@darkvare:

To support your ankles. If the tape wasn't there your immersion would be broken because you can't go that fast without hurting yourself, duh.

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Outsourced to what studio because wtf

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Uh, that's a rather interesting choice of platform to release a contemporary game on...

Yes I know it's probably due to the wiki being kinda broken at the moment.

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Uh, that's a rather interesting choice of platform to release a contemporary game on...

Yes I know it's probably due to the wiki being kinda broken at the moment.

SEGA partnered with Nintendo for 3 exclusive Sonic games, this is the final one.

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Guess Sonic can't afford new shoes anymore and has to bandage the old ones. Only logical explanation.

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@atwa: That's not what I was referring to. When this went up the wiki page said the game was coming out on the Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, etc.

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Edited By gigantus

this looks pretty good, for a wiiu game. a lot of smooth poly characters.

Lets see how fast it runs( pun intended) XD

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Those designs look nightmare fueled.

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I thought the Skrillex thing was a joke. Also I thought Sonic Boom was a TV show or something. Ah well, I've never had high expectations for anything Sonic so keep making the games I suppose until something sticks.

I wonder how long Sonic was in great games, and how long Sega has been trying to make their mascot matter again. Something like 10 years the former, 13 years the latter - or discounting Adventure more like 5/18.

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Actually, it looks like @alex attached the video to the page for a 1990 Sega shoot 'em up named Sonic Boom, and then @saturdaynightspecials edited the page to remove the references to the old game and turn it into a page for the new Sonic game. I guess we can always just create a new page for the original one, though it seems wrong to disrespect old games like that.

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Don't do drugs kids.

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By the end of the first boss fight Sonic's sharingan gets awakened.

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IM SO PLAYING THIS THANK YOU SEGA FOR MAKING ME CARE ABOUT SONIC EVER

*reading the logos at the end of trailer* Wii U and 3DS only huh? Forget I said anything

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Awful.

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@zaxex: it is also a tv show and apparently a line of toys aswell

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Old Sonic was completely unsalvageable after all the shit they put out, so I'll give this a shot. It can't possible be as terrible as Sonic 06 or Shadow the Hedgehog.

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@blacklagoon said:

Actually, it looks like @alex attached the video to the page for a 1990 Sega shoot 'em up named Sonic Boom, and then @saturdaynightspecials edited the page to remove the references to the old game and turn it into a page for the new Sonic game. I guess we can always just create a new page for the original one, though it seems wrong to disrespect old games like that.

I wasn't aware that it was a pre-existing page, since there was no deck or article when I first looked at it. I thought someone had entered a bunch of bogus data on a new page for this game, since the publisher was listed as Activision and the developer was Sega.

I'm sure the original Sonic Boom is infinitely more worthy of a wiki page than this tragedy, but we must be thorough.

EDIT: There we are.

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Sonic's put on a lot of weight...in his head.

To think Sega looked at this and thought it was ready to show off is pretty hilarious. The character designs clearly needed to be redone unless that's how they will look in the show.

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Can we just get another Sonic and All-Stars Racing game since that was super legit and amazing?

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There's something really grotesque about Sonic's design this time.

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Oh I really don't like the art direction for this one. Also, stop taking the pills Knuckles!

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Can someone replace that Skrillex song with Guile's Theme? For consistency, you know.

Also. WTF, Knuckles?

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@accolade said:

Is Knuckles 'roidin now?

Dude looks jacked as shit, it's really weird.

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Strange how they don't mention PS4/XBone. Looks good if that's WiiU footage. I want really stupid Sonic game that is fun. That's it. Make it fucking stupid. Get Platinum to make it so its actually fun and runs at 60 frames

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Here we go! Sonic Cycle Commence!

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GET THE FUCK OUT

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Yes, but is Guile's theme on the soundtrack?

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Literally the first thing I thought of when I saw Knuckles' design.

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While I like there new look the in-game models could use some work... then again if it runs at 60fps then I will forgive them... though I must say they look spiffing in the cartoon this game is tied to :D

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I never understand it, speed is meant to be Sonics thing but everybody has no trouble keeping up with him.

Also nice to see Knuckles been hitting the gym and eating all those critters for protein.

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@slip36 said:

I never understand it, speed is meant to be Sonics thing but everybody has no trouble keeping up with him.

Also nice to see Knuckles been hitting the gym and eating all those critters for protein.

It's meant to have something to do with his shoes, I guess all his buddies buy the same sneakers.