#segasonic the arcade

[iasminomarata]

a casual ray

[sonichedgeblog]

The squished animation for Ray in 'SEGASonic The Hedgehog'. Support us on Patreon

[doyouknowthisgame]

[tailschannel]

SEGA Sonic Cosmo Fighter's English version found and dumped online

SEGASonic Cosmo Fighter, a 1993 Sonic arcade space shooter title, was always a topic of interest between some fans due to its' extremely limited Japan-only run in the 90s. Now, an official English version has been recently released and dumped online.

Found by Twitter user Iamamazing100 around June 2021, the English version of the game recently got its ROM dumped, although while there's still no way to play it through the well known MAME emulator at the moment, some fans have already made some discoveries.

User FrideyNehgGuy shared the dialogue for the game in English, which featured never-heard-before voices for Sonic and Dr. Robotnik, and Sonic sporting a deeper than usual voice.

The fact that an English version for this game was originally planned was considered a significant discovery, and it'll be another landmark for those interested in preserving Sonic the Hedgehog history.

[thes-hitoverlord]

Official Sonic the Hedgehog Facebook

[arcadesega]

SegaSonic the Hedgehog

セガソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ

Sega System 32 (1993)

[thesonicstadium]

A rare English language version of the sit-in arcade game SEGA Sonic Cosmo Fighter has been dumped and released to the public. It's not currently playable, but fans can download the ROM in anticipation of the game being operable on the MAME emulator when it is next updated.

The ROM dump was provided by Twitter user "IAMAMAZING100" (which is, actually, an amazing name), who has reportedly been in possession of a legitimate SEGA Sonic Cosmo Fighter arcade cabinet since June 2021.

While there is currently no way to play the ROM once downloaded, eager Sonic fans have taken to run the file through audio software regardless to see what happens... and surprisingly enough you can hear the voices of Sonic and Eggman as the game runs.

SEGA Sonic Cosmo Fighter was already an incredibly rare piece of Sonic (and arcade) history, due to its extremely limited Japan-only run in the early 90s, but the fact that a legitimate English language version exists has been something of a legendary find. The fact that we have a dump that may soon be playable will go a long way for arcade game preservation efforts.

[allsonicgames]

SegaSonic The Hedgehog

Original platform: Arcade

Original Release: September 1993

Available to buy: No

I wasn’t able to play this in the fully intended method: this is a Japanese-only arcade game that uses a trackball. The closest I could get is using an analogue stick to emulate a trackpad. This makes it much easier to move at full speed as you just hold instead of having to constantly roll a ball, but at the same time it’s a lot more difficult to control your speed. I would love to be able to try this out with a proper trackball, but they seem to be more expensive than I thought they would be.

SegaSonic the Hedgehog is an isometric platformer made for coin-operated arcades. This means it’s a short game, where each life costs you money. To account for this, Sonic has a health bar that drops when you get hit, or when you fall down gaps (you instantly respawn with less health), so it’s not as strict as it could be. To get a higher score, you have to collect as many rings as possible, with Dr Robotnik laughing at you if you don’t get enough. Enemies also drop rings, so if you want to get to the end you can avoid most of them, but will get a low score. In SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Sonic (along with Mighty and Ray if you play with more players) is constantly being chased by traps, giant fireballs, collapsing paths. At the start, these shock Sonic as he’s screaming constantly, but he seems to get used as the game moves on. You have to keep moving constantly. It’s a very fast paced game but even with the emulated stick, it felt very precise to move. If you run into an edge, Sonic stops on the edge for a brief second before falling, giving you a chance to move back onto the path.

The game also looks absolutely beautiful. The blocky design is incredibly detailed, and the levels all have a magnificent look to them. Every moment is a marvel to look at, with some stunning animation to look at as well.

I would love for SegaSonic the Hedgehog to get a re-release, and I feel that Sega could get an analogue stick to work better than emulating a trackball works. It’s something that more people should get a chance to play. I suspect playing with a trackball is better, as you will get the excitement from requiring a lot of physical effort for moving faster, but it’s still a nice game to play in the non-ideal way, and is short and sweet.

[small-screen-superman]

for fun, my opinions on the trios:

Sonic, Tails & Knuckles > Sonic, Ray & Mighty >>>>>> Sonic, Manic & Sonia > Sonic, & Silver

I like all the characters in these trios. I like Shadow a lot. But SSS as a trio just reminds me of an era or way of thinking about Sonic that I don't like. Over-emphasis on special hedgehogs with "cool" powers rather than the diversity the Sonic series actually has to offer. And I don't like Sonic embracing a psuedo-edgy anime feel, tbh.

Sonic always be part of a trio

[fleetwent]

> SONIC/RAY/MIGHTY EMOTES

Source: The SegaSonic arcade game.

[ultimate-guardian]

Reblog for more votes plz 🙏 🗳

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All of Ray The Flying Squirrel’s running animations, from the ‘SEGASonic The Hedgehog’ arcade game. Support us on Patreon

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My Sonic Timeline Part 1 (Version 1)

3000 Years ago

SONIC PICT July 2021 – Someday, I’m sure…

50 Years ago

SONIC PICT July 2020 – It’s that star and that one!

SONIC PICT February 2022 – We finished it, teacher!

15+ Years ago

Dynamite Düx (Arcade) (Has Bean's father and uncle, Bin and Pin as the protags, the Arcade version is canon because Pin is absent in the Master System version)

Sonic Origins

Tails Adventure (Takes place before Tails met Sonic)

SONIC PICT January 2023 – Now it’ll be even better! (Chronological debut of Froggy)

Sonic 1

Sonic CD (Debut of Amy and Metal Sonic)

SONIC PICT February 2023 – With all her love…

Sonic 2 (Sonic meets Tails, Debut of Mecha Sonic Mark I, the Death Egg, Death Egg Robot and Super Sonic)

Sonic 3 and Knuckles + SONIC PICT July 2023 – Big Catch Greeting Card from a Genius?! (Debut of Knuckles, the Master Emerald and Mecha Sonic Mark II, PICT takes place before Ice Cap)

Knuckles's Story of Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Debut of Super Knuckles and Super Mecha Sonic)

Sonic 2 (8-Bit) (Debut of Silver Sonic and the Master Robots)

Sonic Labyrinth and Tails Sky Patrol (Both take place at the same time, they also feature the debut of Eggmanland and the Witchcarters)

Sonic Chaos

Sonic Drift

Sonic Triple Trouble (Debut of Fang)

Sonic Drift 2

Sonic Spinball (Only canon appearance of Planet Mobius, Was non canon but got canonized)

Sonic Blast

Current Classic Era

Sonic 3D Blast (Origin of the Flickys, Confirmed to take place after Spinball)

Sonic R (Confirmed to take place after 3D Blast, Debut of Tails Doll and Metal Knuckles)

SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Confirmed to take place after Sonic R, Debut of Mighty and Ray)

Knuckles Chaotix and SONIC PICT May 2023 – Botanical Early Afternoon (Debut of Team Chaotix, PICT takes place during Botanic Base)

Sonic the Fighters (Debut of Bean, Bark, Honey and the "8th Chaos Emerald")

Sonic Mania (Debut of the Hard Boiled Heavies and the Phantom Ruby)

Sonic Mania Adventures (Was non canon but got canonized to take place during Encore's Mode's Angel Island Zone)

Sonic Mania Plus's Encore Mode

SONIC PICT November 2023 – Let’s hang out together again!

SONIC PICT June 2023 – Birthday Gig!

Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special 

Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2021

Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails' 30th Anniversary Special 

Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy's 30th Anniversary Special

Fang the Hunter Mini Series (Chronological Debut of the Warp Topaz)

Sonic Superstars: Fang's Big Break

SONIC PICT October 2023 – Happy Pancake Halloween!

Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble

Sonic Superstars Start Book

Sonic Superstars

SONIC PICT August 2024 – Color of Summer ★ Hiking to Escape the Heat!

Sonic the Hedgehog: Knuckles' 30th Anniversary Special

2000s Modern Era

Sonic 4: Episode I

Sonic 4: Episode Metal

Sonic 4: Episode II (I put Sonic 4 as canon due to White Park and the game's Badniks coming back)

Sonic Advance (Tails uses the Tornado 1 so I'm placing it before Adventure, Debut of Mecha Knuckles)

Sonic Adventure and SONIC PICT August 2022 – On a hot day, this is the only way to go! (Debut of Big, the Tornado 2 and the E-Series, the PICT takes place during Sonic's Red Mountain)

SONIC PICT February 2021 – Zzz… hrm… ribbit-ribbit…

SONIC PICT April 2020 – All right! I found ’em!

Sonic Shuffle

SONIC PICT March 2020 – I wonder if you’ll be pleased…?

Sonic Adventure 2 (Debut of Shadow, Rouge and G.U.N)

SONIC PICT April 2023 – First-Rate Brilliance

SONIC PICT May 2024 – Not like that! Like this!

SONIC PICT January 2020 – A Naughty Adult Chao?

SONIC PICT March 2024 – Fine spring day, cherry blossom viewing feast, treat for the palate

Sonic Advance 2 (Debut of Cream)

SONIC PICT February 2024 – So excited…!

Sonic Heroes (Debut of Omega)

SONIC PICT November 2021 – If you’re looking for someone, leave it to me!

SONIC PICT October 2019 – YOU SCREAM, CREAM!?

SONIC PICT October 2020 – I’ll play a prank on you! ♪

SONIC PICT October 2021 – Trick or Trick?!

SONIC PICT October 2024 – “Does not compute…”

Shadow 05 (Expert Mode confirms Shadow canonically does the Hero Mission in Cryptic Castle and makes it to Cosmic Fall, Debut of Abraham Tower and Black Doom)

Shadow 05's Expert Mode (Shadow gets placed in a simulation for GUN training)

Sonic Battle and SONIC PICT May 2022 – Maiden Straight! (Rouge mentions Omega and Shadow has most of his memories, Debut of Emerl, the PICT takes place during Amy's Story)

Sonic Advance 3 (Debut of Gemerl)

SONIC PICT May 2020 – To my beloved mom…!

World Grand Prix

SONIC PICT March 2022 – To a New Stage!

Sonic Riders (Debut of the Babylon Rogues)

SONIC PICT September 2024 – Is this it? …What are these?

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

SONIC PICT August 2020 – A Green Gale Blowing Through

Sonic Free Riders (In Zero Gravity, Sonic tells Jet's he'll see him in the next Grand Prix)

Jet & Shadow

06 Timeline

SONIC PICT September 2022 – A Brief Rest (Takes place before 06 Silver met Blaze)

Sonic 06 (Game was intended to be a prequel to Rush, Debut of 06 Blaze, Elise, 06 Sonic Man and Mephiles)

SONIC PICT August 2021 – Fire Flower Scenery in the City of Water (During the game)

SONIC PICT March 2023 – I’ve got something for you! (During of the 06 Town Mission)

Post 06

Sonic Rivals (Silver's first canon appearance, retconned debut of Eggman Nega)

Sonic Rivals 2 (Silver and Espio become friends, Debut of Metal Sonic 3.0)

Sonic and the Secret Rings and it's tie-in comic, Sand, Spirits and Sonic Speed (Comic takes place during Pirate Storm)

SONIC PICT April 2021 – That means the treasure is…

Sonic Rush (Debut of Blaze)

Sonic Rush Adventure and SONIC PICT July 2022 – The Princess’s Elegant Evening Cool (Debut of Marine, the Sonic PICT takes place during Coral Cave)

SONIC PICT August 2023 – Coral Adventure

SONIC PICT November 2020 – Indian Summer at the Sol Empire

Shattered Earth

SONIC PICT April 2022 – Bon appétit!

SONIC PICT July 2024 – If only I could make these emotions into data, too!

Sonic Unleashed

Night of the Werehog (takes place before the town missions, Tower Terror and Jungle Fright)

SONIC PICT February 2020 – With all her heart… (Take place after Spagonia)

SONIC PICT March 2021 – Spring in full bloom, dancing in the night sky (During the game)

SONIC PICT June 2022 – Let’s make it your birthday too! (During the game)

Amy & Professor Pickle

Camelot

Sonic and the Black Knight (In Unleashed, Sonic has the option to go on a date with Amy)

Sonic and Merlina (During Misty Lake)

SONIC PICT April 2024 – Travel preparations livening up the castle town

Egg Planet Park

Sonic Colors Comics

SONIC PICT September 2020 – How unusually thoughtful!

Sonic Colors Ultimate + Sonic Colors DS (Both the Ultimate and DS version are canon, Ultimate introduces the Jade Ghost Wisp and the DS version introduces the Mother Wisp, Red Burst Wisp and Violet Void Wisp, along with having Silver and Blaze canonically meet for the first time, Debut of Orbot and Cubot)

SONIC PICT September 2019 – Chili dogs are the best wherever he goes?! (Takes place during Sweet Mountain)

Rise of the Wisps (Takes place during Sweet Mountain)

White Space and Shatterverse

Fang & Trip

SONIC PICT December 2023 – Sky-Blue Shoes

Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings

SONIC PICT September 2021 – Agent Under the Moon (Takes place before the second episode)

Sonic X Shadow Generations + Sonic x Shadow Generations X Chao (A three stories happen at the same time)

SONIC PICT June 2024 – Put this one and that one on top of it! (During the game)

SONIC PICT November 2024 – “Look! It’s shallow here!” (Takes place after Sunset Heights)

Super Sonic and Doom Wing Shadow (During the game)

Shadow & Rouge

Sonic Prime (Orbot and Cubot's existence place this after Colors and Gens, Sonic mentions how he "never saw Tails so upset" so I'm placing it before Lost World)

Lost Hex

Sonic Lost World (Debut of the Deadly Six, the 3DS version has exclusive Wisps but otherwise has the same plot)

SONIC PICT January 2021 – Just gotta tighten this here… (Canon Debut of Cosmo)

Zazz & Espio

SONIC PICT December 2019 – Cutting through the aurora night sky…

Eggman War

Sonic Forces: Rise of Infinite (Debut of Infinite)

Sonic Force: Stress Test

Sonic Forces: Looming Shadow

Sonic Forces: Episode Shadow

Sonic Forces + Sonic Forces: Moment of Truth (Moment of Truth takes place before Spaceport, Debut of the Avatar and the Resistance)

SONIC PICT May 2021 – With her favorite raincoat…

IDW Sonic 1-12 (Debut of Lanolin, Tangle, Whisper and Starline)

Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019 (Debut of Jewel)

[crim50n-r8er]

BLOCKBUSTER!TAILS

So, umm, really sorry for not getting to Tails yesterday. I was in a Discord call and lost my train of thought. 😅 Anyway, here we have Tails in Ray’s role…but Ray in canon didn’t have anything to do outside of SegaSonic, Knuckles Chaotix, and Mania in the games, so I had to get a little creative.

Also, if you’re wondering why he looks to have eyebags is because…

✨He’s a sleep deprived mess✨

After the events of my version of SegaSonic (the arcade game where Sonic escapes from Eggman with Mighty and Ray,) Tails sadly gets left behind because of the surroundings crumbling around him and got him stuck. In the aftermath, Commander Noah (Abraham Towers in the role of Eggman) takes him in and has his team brainwash him, making him think his friends abandoned him and the views of Noah are not only the correct worldview but the only worldview.

From this, he works day and night to make machines for Noah’s army akin to the movie badniks and researching into things that he can use to help out Noah’s cause such as the Phantom Ruby in my Forces Story and the Chao (I swapped Wisps and Chao) in my Sonic Colors Story.

As for design, I finally started to add gradients to my eyes to make them more realistic and dynamic. If you payed attention to Blockbuster!Shade’s design, I actually started those eye gradients with her.

Anyway, again, I do apologize for not keeping up my promise to yall, and I promise to post the final design I have so far during my lunch break at work, Blockbuster!Rouge the Bat

[greenyvertekins]

Ok last question, any official sources or resources for putting together a complete map of the Sonic Universe? Like the islands and zones, that kinda stuff. Unleashed has some good info for this I would think.

Not to my knowledge. I mean, you do get in-game maps for where that particular game takes place like Sonic 1 GG’s South Island, Eggman’s Island in SEGASonic Arcade, the map on SA2’s level select, Sonic 4’s level select etc but there’s never been an official worldwide map of zones specific locations.

Though you do get to see Earth from space multiple times and Unleashed’s 360 level selection is the world.

In-series, South Island isn’t noted on any map as it moves around in the ocean. So its appearance on SA2’s map isn’t its permanent location - It’s always moving.

Also, Aqua Planet in Sonic Chaos is in a different dimension. Whilst Scrambled Egg is on a floating island.