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Sonic: Mega Drive Storytime


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Hey there /co/. Yesterday this particular comic came in the mail for me. With that said I've taken the liberty of scanning the pages to this comic myself, that way we can storytime this much earlier before the rips come around.

I tried my best to make them as high quality as I could. They may still be a bit rough around the edges, but they're still readable.

With that said, Happy 25th Anniversary Sonic, and Welcome to "Sonic: Mega Drive."
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>>84296856
And now some music to set the tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4uifKu6dRg
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>>84296872
You choose what music can fit these zones, cause all of them, while looking similar are "brand new"
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>>84296896

Yes I know they used a meme. Don't make such a big deal about it.
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>>84296924
And now I'd like to take this time to applaud the artwork in this comic.
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>>84296945
And there's "Mr.Pingas" himself.
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>>84296974
Onwards, to the next zone!

Flower Park!

Home to Flower Badniks and Spring Flowers.
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>>84296996
And look at that!.......A Gardener-Themed Sub-Boss!

Oh and Amy too.
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>>84297020
Can I just say something?

Classic Amy in this comic is Cute! CUTE!
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>>84297055
Since this story does take place after Sonic 3 &....you know who, this would technically be the first time Amy has shown Sonic her new "ability"
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>>84297082
Since I didn't get to post it during the first encounter, here ya go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2BLudtv81o
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>>84297109
And with that boss out of the way, ADVENTURE HO!
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>>84297127

Welcome to Cascade Temple

AKA: Every fucking water level in Sonic history.
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>>84297148
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Thanks OP

I choose this music for all of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6oRlEtFafs
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>>84297170
KNUCK KNUCK IT'S KNOCKLES
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>>84297192
How could I forget to also add this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM8h2Xyis9M

Also Knux can't doodle for shit.
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>>84297214
Pure Reaction Image Fodder for you guys.
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>>84297228
>I don't think it CAN be shattered.

Oh if only they knew what their future would hold.
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>>84297263
>Amy's little smile on the first two panels.

It's the little things.
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>>84297280
>Friendly Rival Acquired!
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>>84297315
And with this zone's boss defeated, we have now completed Act 1 of "Sonic Mega Drive"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoe141rQDa8
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>>84297384
And now for some extra bonuses!
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>>84297214
>Last three panels
Brilliant.
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>>84297407
And we have a Classic Themed Off-Panel.
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>>84297425
Was Game Shark never trademarked?
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>>84297425
Well now that the storytime is over, I guess this is an Archie Sonic/Mega Drive Discussion thread now.

I leave you now with the last page, which also acts as a teaser for what lies ahead in Act 2 AKA "Mega Drive: The Next Level"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6fHqfdd38g
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>>84297486
This comic reminds me of the movie. Not that it's a bad thing. Tyson Hesse does it again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK82EmKzXEk
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>>84297425
>forgetting about knuckles chaotix
Tiss tiss~
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>mfw this entire issue
They're all too damn cute. I want to hug them all.
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THIS FUCKING ART WORK, MY ACTUAL DICK! IT CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH. WHY ISN'T THERE AN ANIMATED IN THIS EXACT SSTYLE, FUCK.
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>>84297529

The genie says "Best I can do", and Sonic 3 & Knuckles was better than Chaotix.
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>>84296924
It's so old, though, that I don't even think it's that much of a problem.
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>>84296856
God this artwork looks so damn good. The style is just perfect.

Honestly it just makes me sad that this is no longer the official style for the games anymore. It feels so much more vibrant like this.

Maybe when Sonic gets yet ANOTHER reboot they'll go back to this. Here's hoping.
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That's how it ends? Wow, if they hadn't already announced a second issue that would have been a real dick move.

Fun though. I'd kill for an ongoing in this art style.
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>>84297228
I couldn't help it. It was too reaction worthy.
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>>84297860

>FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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Wow that was really, really good. Nailed the cheeky old style of the Mega Drive games really well. Can't wait for the next issue.
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>>84297860
Made a better version with the digital pages.

>>84297946
I think what works about it is that it kinda proves how the Sonic CD style has a lot of potential for expressions and slapstick. They are so simplistic that you can easily forgive the 'single eye two pupils' design some of the characters have, and they can be exaggerated without feeling out of place.

Knuckles for example felt just fine with all of his wacky expressions despite heavy exaggeration.
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>>84297735
There's going to be four issues so they can put them all in a trade when it's done. They're just rusing us.
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>>84297998
I personally think simplistic pupil eyes are better at emoting then more detailed ones.

Sonic Team going back to that bright and colorful Sonic CD style aesthetic is one of my big dreams with the franchise, but they won't.

>>84297486
>Next issue in god damn November
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>>84298052

Yeah, that sounds like something Archie would do...
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>>84298088
>Having to wait till November
Yeah I know that feeling bro.
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>>84298088
Oh it is. Sonic just works better with simplicity. Keep him simple but allow his expressions to be more out there and we'd have a great Sonic design.
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Anyone know where to find .zip or cbr of Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia? Neither SonicScanf nor TKA have it.
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>>84298185
I guess basically like the Classic Sonic model in Generations then?
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>>84298216
Basically
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>>84298210
>nor TKA have it
You didn't look hard enough.
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>>84297472
Didn't the company that made the Game Shark go bust? Or am I thinking of Game Genie?
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>>84298270

Ooops, my bad. For some reason it wasn't showing up on my side.
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>>84298312

Galoob made the Genie. They were bought out by Hasbro.

The Gameshark is owned by Mad Catz now, but they seem to have retired it.
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>>84297020
Good to see Hei-Ho found work after the Death Egg got axed.
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>all this Amy being cute
It's nice to imagine how many times Boco cut himself while reading this issue.
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>>84298545

Har har.
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>>84298616
Why you so tsun-tsun, Boco~?
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>>84296856
tyson hesse is the best, i really want to buy this and i´m not even a sonic fan, the style of classic sonic is awesome and it´s nice to see some classic sega recognition
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>>84298667

Shaddap.

I'm enjoying the art style too much to care. Just this once.
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>>84298677
Classic 80s/90s Sega was always best Sega.
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>>84298739
my nigga
someday i want to draw an official panzer dragoon or streets of rage comic for sega
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>>84298771
Hey, you never know. Extraordinary things can happen if you believe in yourself.
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>>84296957
There's something I really love about how they drew Robotnik with one leg out of the machine while attacking, it's a nice touch.
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>>84298771
It was back when everything they did was interestingly experimental and all their games were colorful and full of life. The alternate timeline where the Saturn and Dreamcast were commercially successful must be a great place.
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Just take a moment and a step backwards and compare this art style, to say, sonic booms. It makes you realise how cancerous sonic booms designs are and how you truly just don't fuck with perfection, christ sega, fix your shit.
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>>84297735
>Fun though. I'd kill for an ongoing in this art style.
Wish granted. It will replace Sonic Universe.
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>>84299013
Eh, Boom worked fine outside of the games, though.
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>>84299013
I hate everything about Sonic Boom. Just, hate it.
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>>84299025

Good!

>>84299039

My brother.
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>>84298088
>Next issue in god damn November
What, why, who, ho-
>Archie
Ah
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>>84299025
Not like Universe has been that good since the book rebooted anyway.
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>Tyson drew this

>He also drew pic related
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This is really making me want to replay the old Sonic games.

Or Sonic 4 Ep 1 and 2.

Or some ROM hacks.
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>>84299248
I was thinking some of the reaction shots looked familiar. Good job on him.
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>>84298545
>>84298667
I want to FUCK Amy!
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>>84296872
Wow that Sonic at the bottom is straight lifted from the Sonic CD opening. That's neat.
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>>84297280
That's actually not a bad idea for a boss, it'd be like the start of the Labyrinth Zone boss but reversed, run away until you can reach the end where he destroys himself.
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>>84299471

CD kinda did something like that. The Crystal Quartz boss, if I recall.
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>>84296856
Holy shit, a sonic comic I liked
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>>84297384
>Capsule only has animals that swim

Nice touch
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THIS is the sonic I love. None of that relationship drama garbage or filled with filler characters.
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Should the main comic and Universe be cancelled and replaced with this?
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>>84299623
I would be completely happy with that.
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I'm buying three copies of this comic to support it.
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>>84299623
I'd be alright with that. But more likely, they'd can Universe for it and condense Universe's side stories into backups for the main comic.
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>>84299662
Why would they can Universe? This wouldn't be the first time that 3 Sonic books were running at the exact same time. Only reason Boom got cancelled is because the higher ups went full retard
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>>84299623
No, that's retarded.

I'd like this as a quarterly side series, but in addition to what we already have.
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>>84299686
>Only reason Boom got cancelled is because the higher ups went full retard
And you think they won't again?
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>>84299604
The comic hasn't had relationship drama since the reboot.
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>>84299116
>Not taking into account the Egg Bosses

That's a tough call.....
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>>84299788
The egg bosses did nothing for me, neither did the pre-reboot batch either.
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>>84299248
Wait, that small series of comics was made by the guy who made this?

That's....... incredibly awesome.
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>>84299551

Wasn't the same pretty much in older games? Animals released from the capsules would correspond to the area they're in.
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>>84299623
No, that's be retarded as all hell.
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>>84299870
Yeah basically. Penguins and seals in ice levels etc.
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>>84299623
No. I love classic Sonic, but man, am I tired of people foaming at the mouths for it. Barring postReboot as a whole, the way the main comics have always been fine, at least for me, and it'd be stupid to get rid of them with how much they bring in.
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>>84299248
i always hear the oh great A WALL part with that fandub voice
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>>84299900
Note, "always been fine" is a blatant exaggeration, obviously it has had MAJOR rough patches, and just horrible decisions, but still.
It just annoys me how people rave over classic and moan over everything the comics do, even when it gets pretty cool, at times.
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>>84299900
yeah the comics have some really good runs, as long as we have more artists like tyson hesse and less like ken penders everything´s good
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>>84299506
By sheer coincidence, I happen to have replayed Sonic CD very recently, actually.

Now that you mention it, that was pretty similar, you were just in place the entire time so it isn't immediately evident that the two are comparable. While they could be a touch on the easy side, Sonic CD deserves some serious credit for their unorthodox bosses that required more out-of-the-box thinking to defeat.
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>>84296924
This reminds me of the bits in the really early Sonic comics when they'd get away from the Freedom Fighters plot and really closely adapt the flow and feel of the games into comic form. I loved those pages where we'd get a side-scroller-style view of the action and for a page or two the dynamism of the games would be mirrored in print.
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>>84299702
This, it's a nice treat to have, but I wouldn't want to have it be oversaturated by releasing so often, have it be a nice thing you only get once in awhile, like a holiday.
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>>84299870
Yep, that was indeed the case now that you mention it. Nice that they remembered that detail.

On a similar note, I played through Lost World recently and noticed that only birds are released when it's a stage in the sky with no ground, so that they don't presumably fall to their death.
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>>84297148
Good reaction image potential in the bottom left panel.
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>>84300044
I got that feeling best from this page, personally.

>>84297280
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>>84299662
>and condense Universe's side stories into backups for the main comic

But isn't Universe line pretty much a backup for the main comic? It would be nonsensical and redundant.

>"Yeah, we're gonna cancel this backup line for this comic, then make it a backup line again! What could possibly go wrong?"
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>>84300129
Now that I think about it, I don't think they did that with the Badniks in Sky Chase Zone in Sonic 2...... Ouch......
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>>84296924
What meme?
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>>84300234
The giant enemy crab thing. It's from an old E3.
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>>84300224

Yeah, most of the critters in that level were turtles.

Woops.
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I love Archie Amy, she's so fucking cute.
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>>84297563
The aesthetic of the early games is incredible and that really translates here.

I wish they'd take the series back to its roots:
1. BRING BACK THIS LOOK.
2. Pare the cast down to Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles (4 "hero" characters for 4 player sidescrolling in the NSMB style), Robotnik (the villain obvs), and Shadow (with less early-2000s edge, he could work great as a Proto-Man-style recurring miniboss who you maybe unlock after completing the game).
3. Return to side-scrolling with occasional 3D interludes.
4. Go much lighter on plot.
5. Get creative and wacky with the zones instead of doing boring realistic settings or rehashing what's come before.
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>>84300368
>first panel
I don't know a lot about whistling but I feel like that can't be right. It looks like the artist drew that specifically so it could be edited for lewds.
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>>84298185
This is my complaint about the Boom design. I actually like the blue arms matching his legs, but the extra quills and scarf just make him too busy.
Sonic is at his best when he looks like blue spiny Mickey Mouse.
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>>84300442
>3. Return to side-scrolling with occasional 3D interludes.
>4. Go much lighter on plot.
>5. Get creative and wacky with the zones instead of doing boring realistic settings or rehashing what's come before.

Pretty much all of this happened in Colors and people loved it, and most of it was in Generations. I still don't get why Lost World backed down.
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>>84298398
I feel like even if there were no technical issues preventing cheat devices from being viable now, 3rd party companies wouldn't be able to get away with producing them legally the way they did back in the day. If the Nintendo v. Galoob suit had been filed in 2016, the ruling would probably be in Nintendo's favour.
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>>84297228
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>>84299623
I wouldn't mind the main book being more like it. Not seeing the Freedom Fighters is fucking refreshing, I'm really tired of them.
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>>84300442
But outside the Classic look, they've been doing that since Sonic Colors. Heck, Sonic Unleashed did that minus the plot.

Lost World's was the one exception since they made another stab at 3D (this time modelled after Mario).

>>84300488
I get the feeling Sega and Sonic Team are constantly afraid of going the NSMB route and just rehashing the same game style over and over. Unfortunately, their experimentation always lacks polish.
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>>84299268
Sonic Megamix is awesome if you want a good ROM hack.
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>>84300517

I fell like it's less a legal thing, more "companies would rather sell you cheats as DLC" now.
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>>84300196
Yes, Universe can pretty much be summed up as "everything that ISN'T happening to Sonic"
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>>84300554
I'm tired of characters that aren't these 4 plus Eggman. Just make the comic like this but with the modern versions of them
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>>84299623
For all we know, after the anniversary Archie won't be allowed to use the classic designs again, since for a time it was a mandate that they couldn't
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>>84300175
I want to play that page.
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>>84300442
One last thing to add: Add branching paths.

No, not the 'moral choice' kind, but more like the SF64 kind. Where which zone you went to next depended on which exit you reached. Sonic games went very fast, but what kept the older ones from getting too dull (Hold right to win) was that the level designs worked around your speed. At least the good levels did.

Take this up a notch by having two or more exits per act. At least one on the upper parts of the stage, and one on the lower. Less experienced players will just miss jumps and find themselves going on the lower path, while more skilled players can reach the upper paths, which lead to harder levels.

This is a great way to keep the replay value without adding some pointless, over-padded story. Have players try to find the most optimal path for secrets, or even reward players with unlocks, bosses, or challenges if they can consistently get to the harder entryways.

Hell, if you keep the cast of characters small, you can even have it so that you can unlock characters by reaching certain paths. (Just be sure to make Knuckles the hardest one to unlock. His ability to glide and climb walls would make reaching the other exits far too easy if you get him early.)
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>>84300488
Lost World committed the cardinal sin of being completely mediocre while also having the worst set of "villains" the franchise has ever seen in those rainbow colored alien fuckers.

They need to stop copying Super Mario Galaxy and just refine the Colors/Generations formula. Also don't bloody reuse the Wisps again. They already felt completely out of place in Lost World.
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>>84300442
One thing I never noticed before until now when playing through Sonic CD recently was just how much I love the physics and engine to it. The way I can duck half way through a loop-de-loop for some extra speed, how when I fall from very high up and land on an item or enemy I'll bounce up just as high, how your speed carries over so seemlessly into everything you do is just so amazingly perfect that I now know why people complained about Sonic 4.
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>>84296896
So, I'm supposed to read this in the old cartoon voices, right?

Cause fuck, this is where I'm reading Eggman with Baldry's voice
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>>84300564
They should do what Nintendo does and have a retro-styled series run parallel to an experimental and progressive series.
Retro-style games like NSMB or A Link Between Worlds are great for refining what's already good about a series and tiding fans over until the next big thing like Mario Galaxy or Breath of the Wild.
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>>84300478
From what I've seen, general consensus of Boom Sonic's design is that the frayed quills are a nice touch.
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>>84300574
Partially, but I think the bulk of the issue lies in most games being largely online affairs now.
Cheating/Game Enhancement devices are only really good for games that are all single-player or local multiplayer.
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>>84300746
A Sonic game that apes the kind of thing that Mega Man 9 or 10 did would be fucking sweet.
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>>84300442
Blaze and Chaotix are great though. And back to its roots is what really bad for gaming. What Sega needs to do is choose one thing and focus on developing it further. With the exception of Whisps, they picked and then dropped every single idea they had.
>>84300603
But this 4 and Eggman is all we getting outside comics.
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>>84300785

Which are sadly a dying breed...
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>>84300574
That makes sense, but now that I think of it, it's probably partially due to how they've found completely new ways of hacking that don't use external devices.
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>>84300696
>the worst set of "villains" the franchise has ever seen
>not mephiles and iblis
it's already useful!
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>>84300808
>But this 4 and Eggman is all we getting outside comics.
Fine, game characters only then
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What do you think they chances are of Archie being allowed to use the classic designs after the anniversary are over?
Think Sega will mandate against using them again?
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>>84300883
The Deadly Six were literally just walking color-coded stereotypes though.
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>>84300917
That's still better than what Sonic 06 brought to the table. Probably also better than The Black Arms or those guys from Riders.
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>>84300677
This is brilliant, and I'd love to see it. Sega needs to realize we actually do want playable characters besides Sonic, just make them similar but different.

Also, I always found Tails to be the one that made it easiest to sequence-break through levels. There's only ever a few walls too high for Tails to fly above that Knuckles can climb on.

On a side note, they should bring back Amy with the same gameplay she had in Sonic Advance 1, it was different and unique in all the right ways and if you knew how to use her made for a really interesting game experience.
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>>84297055
that ring joke was pretty good.
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>>84300808
>But this 4 and Eggman is all we getting outside comics.

More like Sonic and Eggman, with Tails as a non-playable supporting character.
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>>84299248
DREAMS DO COME TRUE, GENTLEMEN
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>>84301078
Best part is that he isn't the only fan comic artist/writer who's on the book right now. In fact there's 5
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>>84301118
Amazing, amazing. It almost makes me want to not give up on my dreams.
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>>84300971

>"Why are you putting a kid's life at risk?!"
>"Because my financial well-being is far more important!"

Breezie is the kind of a sociopathic cunt you just love to hate. I hope we get to see more of her.
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>>84301143
Oh shit, make that 6. I forgot about abt
Also don't give up anon.
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>>84300969
I'd say really put emphasis on Amy's ability to vault with her hammer. Have her be able to use it for a lot of things. Like smacking enemies into each-other, using it to grab ledges, which no other character can do (Save for Knuckle, but that's only because of wall climbing) and gaining momentum through destroying enemies.

It'd make for interesting gameplay elements if she was the only character in the game that got faster and more mobile by destroying enemies.
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>>84296945
>And now I'd like to take this time to applaud the artwork in this comic
Tyson Hesse motherfucker. Fucking amazing artist. I'm happy he found work, though I still hope he'll one day return to Boxer Hockey.
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>>84300917
>>84300940

General consensus on the Deadly Six seems to be Zazz is great, Zavok is okay, Zeena has a nice design, Zomom might be popular among pre-adolescents but definitely disliked amongst older fans, Zik is alright, and depending on your sense of humor some people found Zor absolutely hysterical because of how his emoness is so out of place in a Sonic game.

Black Arms was kind of bland, although tge comics apparently made them a great deal more interesting, and Mephiles while cool in appearence and demeanor is also rather bland, but both can be (partially) chalked up to only being in one game each. The Babylon Rogues are actually not too bad, even if I haven't played beyond the first Riders game.

Personally, while I've never played '06, I've always hoped that someday the fans will release a patched version of it with no bugs at all. I actually think I would genuinely enjoy it if that were the case, trainwreck of a story aside
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Good job, Archie, but you are about... 22 years late with the premise. Hon hon.
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>>84301356
>French Knuckles is a girl
I can get behind that.
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>>84301394
>Frech Knuckles is a tribe
ftfy
Anyone cares for a storytime?
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>>84297228
You can really feel Tyson's touch through this whole thing.
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>>84301470
I'd rather storytime whatever issue >>84300971 is from.
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>>84301509

It's just a short flashback from current comic's run.
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>>84301314
>Black Arms was kind of bland, although tge comics apparently made them a great deal more interesting
Mostly because of this guy, Eclipse the Darkling. And despite the name, he's not at all what you'd think he's like. Otherwise, the Shadowfall arc really played up the hivemind aspect of the Black Arms, and the fact that Shadow has partial access to this hivemind is a major plot point.

Shit like this is why I really like the comics, because they actually do stuff with the extant elements of the games.
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>>84301509
>wanting reboot shit
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>>84301525
Champions is always worth storytiming though
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>>84301557
The reboot has been awesome, fuck you.
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>>84301557

Get a load of this pleb.
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>>84301509
I deleted the image to not get in the way, if anyone would like to storytime Champions.
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>>84301356
Those faces.
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>>84299116
>Not like Universe has been that good since the book rebooted anyway.
>Great Chaos Caper
>Eggman's Dozen

Nigga I'l fight you.
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First one to throw a character my way gets a sketch of the Sonic character they said... or TMNT character if they prefer that.
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>>84301714
Mediocre as fuck. Universe dropped off big time these past few years.
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>>84301724
Eggman in a Amy costume
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>>84301747
Which version of Eggman and which Amy costume?
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>>84301747
it's been done
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>>84301724
Sonic
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>>84300196
Not counting it'd end up hurts both books. Already arcs are suffering because they now have half the amount of pages each issue. and at least Universe has had a better flow due to not having to deal with backup stories.
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Who else associates archie sonic with this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UgFSUmuPAA
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>>84301781
Classic Eggman and Classic Amy
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>>84301561
>>84301646
I storytimed Champions part 1 about a week or two ago, actually.

Nobody cared when I did
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>>84301828
Here's one I did some time ago.
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>>84301901
Oh, I remember you. You did a request for me on /vg/.
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Sonic comics have been going strong lately in the story department, but man I gotta say I'm loving this series. Kinda wish we got to see all the characters in this style, like pic related.
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>>84301935
>84301828
Right on. I've been in more of TMNT mood lately so I haven't been lurking in the Sonic threads.
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>>84301724
Something with Nicole or Cassia
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>>84301991
The hell would a "classic" Thunderbolt even look like? Make her even smaller?
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>>84302070
Make her look even more like Classic Eggman than she already does.

Maybe with some Momma Robotnik thrown in too
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>>84300442
>BRING BACK THIS LOOK
I honestly don't mind modern sonic. I mean, I do prefer sonic a little rounder and more cuddly like OVA-Adventure 1 style but beyond that it don't bother me.

2.Pare the cast down.
They kind of have. Since Unleashed we haven't seen a lot of the cast outside of their brief cameos in Generations. They mostly just focus on Sonic and Tails and Amy and Knuckles appear most of the side characters.
3. >Return to side scrolling
I honestly have no problem with sonic running through a 3D path, as long as it's well done. Modern sonic in generations is some of the most fun I've had with him. Honestly most of my problems stem from them not being able to handle momentum well rather than camera orientation.
4. Lighter on plot
No argument here.
5. Creative and Wacky with Zones
I agree
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>>84302070
Smaller and rounder. The size of a volleyball
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>>84302070
Yep! Like a little fuzzball of hatred.
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>>84301991

I wanna see Classic Team Dark.
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>>84297148
I had to
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>>84300798
I always thought I want a sonic game that plays slightly more like Rayman Legends. Especially the music stages, considering how good sonic's music usually is.
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>>84302155
Shut up Boco.
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>>84302195
Rayman Legends music stages were amazing
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>>84301866
There you go! I might end up drawing more of the suggestions after I finish dinner.
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>>84302272

Yes sir...
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>>84302272
Shadow would have been better if he were just some dick hedgehog Sonic knew from the past or something, instead of the garbage military government conspiracy alien spawn ultimate lifeform shit.
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So where's a good place I can buy this comic? I want to support stuff like this.
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>>84302434
Would he though? Shadow was popular in his first game, it wasn't until later that people didn't like him. With your idea, it just seems really bland and nobody would've liked him in the first place.
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>>84302679
Either on the Archie online store or at your LCS
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>>84302679
Archie online store, places like comixology, or local comic book store.
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>>84302155
>we will never see Classic Rouge
Such is life.

>>84302272
No, for once in his miserable existence, he's talking sense. It's be kind of interesting to see what antics Shadow got up to with Maria on the ARK, and a young Rouge as a pickpocket on the mean streets. Not sure how you'd do Omega though.
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>tfw the Golden Age of Sonic fan games is long over
>therefore we will never have a fan game adaptation of this comic (because we can't count on Sonic Team doing it)
why live
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>>84302796
Timeline-wise, Omega wasn't built until we were at the Dreamcast-era. So a Classic Omega is impossible.
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>>84302825
>still no fangame based off the Mega Man crossover
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>>84298060
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>>84302917
Worthy of a one-zone demo and a boss rush, at best.

I can't see that being stretched for a full game though.
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>>84302917
There really isn't any effective way to make both styles of gameplay work together for it. Super fast platforming for Sonic, or very slow and bad level design for Megaman.

Such a thing would dominate one or the other, like Street Fighter x Megaman did, where it just used the setting and characters for bosses, but adhered to Megaman gameplay.

The only way it could really work is two different games mashed together, which would be the werehog all over again, and nobody really wants that, I hope.
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Speaking of the Boxer Hockey guy, did he draw that comic that ends with Knuckles thanking Ken Penders?
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>>84303208
Yes
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>>84303276
Thought so.
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>>84302944
Make a Mega Man game with the Roboticized Sonic characters in place of the Robot Masters.
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>The guy who made a meme comic is now making a official sonic comic

Dreams do come true, my /co/mardes.
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>>84303208
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>>84302434
Shadow would've been better if he never existed. What a tonal misstep for the whole series.
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>>84303373
>dat QT Rouge
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>>84303321
Yeah, that's all I'm asking.
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>>84302033
A Cassia I did earlier.
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>>84303514

>Vectorman

It hurts...
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>>84302033
And one with Nicole in it.
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>>84298461
a sensible smirk
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>>84297148
>Sonic was fat and lost weight because Tails complained

cute
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>>84302155
Did two Rouges because I wasn't sure what to do with her outfit. I feel like a "Classic" rouge would probably have something more timeless that still seems "sexy". I may try some other designs later.
Also tried to make her body the "Circle" shape but with the actual circle being her lower body and a pinch in the middle, but I might change that too.

Shadow is just sonic but slightly different so not a lot of issue there.
Didn't do E-123 because Robots aren't my strong suit.
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>>84302434
You mean like Boom Shadow?
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>>84305252
BOOOOOOM SHADOW BOOM SHADOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQMEAh5rhsc
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>>84299248
I should have stuck to drawing when I was a kid.

Yeah I know it's "never too late" but I sure feel out of place doing children's scribbles now
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>>84303655
>>84303696
Great job, anon. These look fantastic.

All hail our cinnamon swirl overlord
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>>84305693
HAIL
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>>84305714
MAGNIFICENT
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>>84305766
Too bad she's going to die
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>>84305252
Huh, yeah, like that. He doesn't really have a backstory in Boom, does he?
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>>84305442
It will be a sad day in the future when Mike Pollock kicks the bucket.
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>>84297486
Best sonic character coming soon, aww yeah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo3UcnH8y3c
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>>84306542
His theme in Sonic 4 was the best track in the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOS6-5sV89Y
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>>84306515
He prefers to stand and hates shoddy IKEA furniture.
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>>84300442
>and Shadow (with less early-2000s edge, he could work great as a Proto-Man-style recurring miniboss who you maybe unlock after completing the game).
Fuck no I like Edgy SA2 Shadow. But make self aware jokes about it.
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>>84306901
Sonic 06 was oddly good about this. It wasn't self-aware, but it was Shadow being edgy and cool without any of the baggage he had in the last few games so it actually kinda worked.
>freezing time just to punt Silver in the back of the head
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>>84306948
I think I say this all the time, but Sonic was literally the worst part of Sonic 06. If they had just made it a Shadow the Hedgehog 2, or something, the overtly serious tone, the ridiculousness of a human princess, the introduction of another hedgehog and the pressure that made them rush it wouldn't nearly be as jarring.
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>>84307015
The funny thing is that you can remove Sonic from the plot and nothing changes. All you need is to give Elise another reason to feel real sad.
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>>84307525
Considering the plot revolves around a young girl struggling with serious issues and time travel while trying to keep an oddly serious tone, it seems like a story Shadow should be the hero for.
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>>84297563
Sonic CD intro is in this style
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>>84308339
wasn't that movie with metal sonic done in that style too
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>>84298739
CD style was the zenith of sonic's design
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So without the Master Emerald, did Angel Island just fucking crash into the ground?
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>>84308526
Probably.
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>>84308526
He's got insurance, it'll cover it.
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>>84308526

Well what did you expect? Knuckles is all on his own this time, no secret cabal of echidna grandpas to help him.

......oh who am I kidding, even if they were around they'd be sitting in their hideout and eating pizza rolls, waiting for Knuckles to resolve the issue while talking about some vague bullshit to themselves.
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Still trying to mess with a classic rouge.
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>>84309244
>Classic Rouge.

That would be so cute. No fuck that, it IS cute.
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>>84309244
I feel like Classic Rouge should have a different 90s-inspired outfit instead of her normal one.
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>>84310321
Well, I'd say that it's halfway there already.
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>>84310432
More 90's.
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>>84296945
>ro-butt-nik

I can't handle all this nostalgia.
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>All these reaction images
>Not a single person posting the best Tails face in the issue.
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>>84297860
>>84298060
>>84300544
>>84302174
>>84302933

You type of guys are why I love coming here.
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>you'll never play a Sonic game with this art and writing and classic 2D Sonic physics.
Why live?
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I swear that snake robot from early on is a Ristar reference. I'm not crazy, right?

https://youtu.be/HaPc-KmCDV4?t=4m3s
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>>84297214
>>84297228
>"LOL KNUCKLES IS SO DUMB!"
Ruined this good comic.
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>>84314261
Knuckles was only ever actually smart in a few places.

He's been dumb as a bag of hammers for a lot more.
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>>84314261
Knuckle's whole character is based on the fact that he's a gullible native. That's the entirety of his introduction and characterization.
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>>84314370
>>84314525
>Excusing the fact he went full retard in this.
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everything tyson has done is cool especially when he was rittz ok
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>>84314611
This is the exact same shit that happened in SA1 though
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>>84314611
It's almost exactly the same lie Eggman gives him in Sonic Adventure 1 though.
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I've been wanting to get into the main Sonic Archie comics for several years now, I've heard that there's over 800 issues but where is a good place to start? Should I start at #1?
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>>84314879
Unless you have the patience and pain tolerance of a fucking monk, I recommend starting at the reboot with Sonic 252 and Universe 55. Otherwise, start at #1 and follow pic related
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>>84314930
Oh, the last part should have SU83-86, followed by Sonic 280-283
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>>84314879
Start with the first Sonic/Mega Man crossover, Worlds Collide. It's fun and was written so that non-comic Sonic and Mega Man fans could get into it without needing to know about all the comics shit. It also directly leads into the reboot. After that, start at Sonic #252 and Sonic Universe #55. Sonic Universe is just a side-comic that focuses on (mostly) game characters other than Sonic, like Blaze, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver and Eggman. Avoid the second crossover, Worlds Unite, because it's shit and self-retcons itself Sonic 06-style. Once you're caught up, go all the way back and pick at the pre-reboot material starting with #1.

All the comics are available on sonicscanf
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>>84299623
NOT with me just now getting into the idea of Eggman having a small possé.
At first I was resistant to the idea, while we don't see eye to eye on everything the one thing I agreed with that one youtuber Clement on was the fact Eggman works best as a solo act. His brilliance shines through when you see the extent of his genius manufactured through his inventions and schemes. So a bunch of critters filling in for robots seemed odd, but then Eggman's Dozen won me over not only is there an interesting dynamic of the them being an anti-freedom fighter group, both in the sense of their alignment and the fact they don't get along and almost all dislike their leader (except for Ivo's chinchilla Amy: Thunderbolt), but they seem to each have their own motivations and ideas about what they're going to do during and after(assuming they survive) Eggman succeeds or fails.

It seemed like an untenable concept at first, but it so far is pacing out quite neatly without feeling too jumpy or slow. To see all that flushed for nostalgia would be criminal, and I'm someone who has no qualms with nostalgia I just don't think it should ever completely substitute future potential. It's like I figure a lot of the new characters added to the games for example have been superfluous and at times unwelcome but I still have to recognize the merit behind the idea of Sonic Heroes (execution needs work but hey, that's modern Sonic) which would not be possibly without a roster of its size. It's this ever experimental coin toss nature that actually makes me appreciate Sonic out of most other properties. They're always willing to think up new ideas and do new things with the material, admittedly precariously at that, preventing stagnation while keeping the classic afloat in some respect. The Archie Comics imo reflect that philosophy.
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>>84298060
I love this issue's reaction images so much
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>>84305064
I found a pic of Classic E-123
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>>84315158
>and almost all dislike their leader (except for Ivo's chinchilla Amy: Thunderbolt),
Don't forget Maw. Maw genuinely thinks Eggman is in the right
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>>84314930
shouldn't knuckles 4-6 be after endgame?
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>>84315354
You're right
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>>84315158
I don't think Eggman works best as a solo act honestly, he bounces off others just as well as anything else. Actually, I can't think of any time when Eggman DID have to work as a solo act. Maybe Sonic Adventure 1?
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>>84315303
Oh yeah, I love that ruthless bastard already. He has no two ways about getting things done.

Reminds me of SA2 Shadow who was less HMPH & diluted edge and more a silent, sinister kind of personality you couldn't quite read until more of the cards were on the table.

>>84315398
You might be thinking of cases where he's scamming someone or something. In SA1 he's using Chaos the way he uses Rouge and Shadow in SA2, or Dark Gaia in Unleashed. When the time comes to steal the show he does so in spectacular fashion. The latest ancient monster achieves its powered form and steals it right back, but that's not really the point.
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>>84315508
He had SA-55 in Unleashed, and he bounces off Shadow and Rouge in SA2 as partners. I don't know whether you're arguing that Eggman works best alone, or whether he's top dog.
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Well this comic was easily the best comic to come out this month, which is saying a lot considering all the stiff competition at DC/Hannah-Barbera. It's the perfect adaption.
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Can't understand how you guys liked this. It was boring.

Thanks for the dump, though.
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>>84314525
Knuckles' entire character is based on the fact he's Sonic's rival.
Guardian of the Master Emerald - Free-Spirited Adventurer
Remaining on Angel Island all his life - Travelling around the world without a specific home to go back to
Power - Speed
Master Emerald - Chaos Emeralds
Red - Blue
Gulibility = A go-to reason to fight Sonic
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>>84299623

Fuck no, and I say that as someone who likes this

Too much of a good thing is too much
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>>84315611
>He had SA-55 in Unleashed
Using his inventions or "servants" seems an odd thing to say when talking on whether Eggman can work as a big act.
Snively for example was there in the background in the comics and cartoon or the two aussie bounty hunters in Underground and they helped Robotnik flex his malicious personality when he explained his schemes or threaten the consequences of failure but they were by no means essential to the Robotnik routine.

This applies doubly so with Orbot in Unleashed and Colors really, he's there to sub in for Sonic's sarcasm so Eggman has someone to speak to, but it's nothing Sonic or Tails couldn't say or hear themselves. Something highlighted by the fact Eggman is usually ignoring most of Orbot and Cubot's banter but directly engages whatever Sonic or Tails says.

I don't recall him bouncing off Shadow and Rouge in SA2 much either. Mostly he dished out orders to them and left them be, his chemistry again was primarily with Sonic and Tails.
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>>84315873
I think before we go any further you should elaborate on what you mean by Eggman working as a solo act if Orbat and Cubot, Scratch and Grounder, or Snively don't 'count' as a posse more than the Egg Bosses.
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>>84315783
It was made to pander, and it panders well.
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>>84300883
>>84300940

Mephiles and Iblis were not a shitty knock off of Bowser and the Koopalings
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>>84306100
No. Clove's going to die. Without Clove around to protect her, Eggman will roboticize Cassia to prevent her from defecting to the Freedom Fighters.
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>>84315915
The Egg bosses are their own individuals outside Eggman's machinations however joining him uncovers elements about their characters that makes the team dynamic significant as they don't just play off each other, they develop each other.

For his part Eggman genuinely relies on them to work independently in managing subsections of his forces and also in tandem with him when required instead of just being grunts who do distraction and dirty work. It's a different kind of Modus Operandi.

As for them specifically the count per character is literally in what's brought or taken from their presence. To lose the Egg Bosses feels like an untold story. The loss of Orbot, Cubot, Scratch, Grounder, Dingo and whatshisface is unnoticeable or unremarkable by sheer fact their court jester dynamic is clearly interchangeable. Archie Snively is a different matter from Cartoon Snively just to be clear so for the most part he's exempt. His overall development has been about starting as a conscript through relation and becoming his own entity so that's quite the opposite dynamic of the Egg Bosses who are enhanced individually and collectively by their enlisting.

It comes down to what the characters ultimately add to what Eggman's already achieved or has to say. Axel for example had Eggman espousing an echoed rallying rhetoric to boost unity and morale among the Egg Bosses he knew were in discord. A noticeable shift in direction is felt.

It's really not a complicated thing. It's the simple similar difference between what Metal Sonic represents at Eggman's side compared to the general badnik, E-series or temporary assist.

The simplest explanation is in the phrasing. There's the Sheriff's deputy and staff, who just work under the lone law of the Big Man in town, and then there's the Sheriff's possé who are usually a gang of infamous individuals that together don't fade behind the face of the Chief.
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>>84303514

I wonder what would be the weakness order?
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>>84296872
>sonic found the time to stop him...

I appreciate what they did there
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I have no idea why people only want Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Eggman.

Shit would get boring.

The Fleetway and Archie comics both started small, but grew their cast out of necessity to make new stories. Same thing with the games, new characters and villains were introduced.
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>>84297263
>how would I find all the pieces?! It'd be next to impossible.

Knuckles you casul
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>>84314525
Knuckles' gullibility comes from his genuine belief in the goodness of people and that they can change, hence why Eggman can trick him so easily.
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>>84297425
oooh thats funny
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>>84314740
>>84314688
Knuckles' gullibility has gotten better overtime, but this is in the Genesis era, so he's still pretty gullible.

On top of that, in SA1, Knuckles actually DIDN'T believe Eggman at first when he said Sonic was after the Master Emerald pieces too, he wanted to talk to Sonic about it to see what was really going on. It was only when he mistaked the green Chaos Emerald he saw Sonic holding for a Master Emerald shard that he attacked demanding the emerald back, not specifying WHICH emerald.

SA1 is easily my favorite and the most nostalgic Sonic game to me, and I love it derpy moments and all.
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>>84315294
I found a better pic of him for you instead
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>>84300442
classic Shadow, anyone?
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>>84315508
Except the Time Eater, which for some unfathomable reason actually DIDN'T betray him for once.
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>>84300677
technically Shadow's game did that. the problem with that is that you end up with stages branching waaaay out, unless you have some stages have only 1 exit, leading back to the "main" path"
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>>84318071
>Except the Time Eater, which for some unfathomable reason actually DIDN'T betray him for once.

The Time Eater didn't betray him because Classic Robotnik and Modern Eggman effectively lobotomized it and replaced its brain with their control mechanisms.
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>>84318035
Classic Shadow
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>>84297055
>little flowers in the background framed to resemble love hearts
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>>84318036
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>>84320067
HDD is such a great animator/artist... I love his style
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>>84320067
>hotdiggedydemon.png
I read this like the jingle at the end of his toons.
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Classic Amy a cute.
I like that she has little ball hands most of the time.
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>yfw
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>>84323242
>Pooh's adventures
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>>84318895
>tetrahedron
>not even icosahedron
Steppe it uppe
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>>84323242
The Internet has ruined my ability to enjoy crossovers of any kind. Though Chun-Li using her Spinning Bord Kick as a helicopter is pretty cute.

>Joe and Silvia
NEVER EVER! KEEP DREAMING NERDS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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>>84323242
A Sega vs Capcom crossover had a great potential to be awesome, shame it was fucked up by the editor and his hard-on for Xavier Payne.
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>>84323242
>Worlds Unite
Trash.
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>>84323625
>The Internet has ruined my ability to enjoy crossovers of any kind.
Even "Tails Gets Trolled"?
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>>84305064
That is a nice Rogue, great job anon.
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>>84323765
Anything. All these fuckin' nerds care about is if character X could beat up character Y, and who fucks who, and blah blah blah. Fuck crossovers.
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>>84323242
>almost get excited, thinking it's Worlds Collide
>Worlds unite
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>>84323943
Here, have a palette cleanser. If this isn't THE best page of WC, then it's most certainly up there.
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>>84323991
Eggman tossing Dr. Light off the Death Egg was the best part of Worlds Collide.
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>>84297109
Hey, that's the first mini-boss from Ristar, same arena and all, cool stuff
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>>84324062
Like I said, up there.

>just straight up dropped him from hundreds of feet in the air
If only Eggman could be this fucked up in the games.
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>>84324141
Well he did drop Sonic from low earth orbit once.
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Sonic Mega Drive 001 (2016) (digital) (Oroboros-DCP)
http://www62.zippyshare.com/v/cVxcbrlp/file.html
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>>84324237
Twice, actually. SA2 and Unleashed. I suppose it's just less pronounced in the games. Also, games Eggman has fewer minions to abuse, so there's no "Game" to play.
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>>84324237
>>84324304
The SA2 scene is my favorite cutscene in the entire franchise. There was so much intensity in that bit and it felt like a genuine shit just got real moment. Eggman wasn't fucking around anymore.

The time he dropped him in Unleashed was him fucking up as Proto-Orbot pointed out to him in a later cutscene. And absolutely no tension to that scene since it was the very beginning of the game.
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>>84323242
I loved how they always positioned Tyra's body so as little of her body as possible is clearly visible while Ax Battler was always full-on visible even from behind. Apparently women in chainmail bikinis frightens Archie.
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>>84324237
Sonic's been blowing up shit in low orbit and somehow making it to earth safely since 2.
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>>84318036
Nice.
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I'm doing another throw a character my way and I will draw him/her.
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>>84326024
Penelope the Hedgehog?
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>>84326132
There you go Anon!
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>>84326366
Cute! Thanks
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I miss the mega man comic.
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I'm alright with Archie trashing the main comic for this.
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>>84323991
>sonic doesnt even comment that 8 guys he previously owned are now on the other side
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>>84326024
Could you draw Katella as a cute witch?
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>>84327016
Turned into more of a "sexy" witch.
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>>84327251
The line between cute and sexy is fairly thin in some areas to be fair. Thanks.
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>they sold out as soon as it was my turn
WHY IS LIFE ONLY SUFFERING AND PAIN
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>>84327792
I suppose you could order it online? I just paid for my copies. But I'll have to wait a few days to get them.
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>>84327952
>order online
THAT is my only option at this point.
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>>84328026
Unless you have more comic book shops in your city that might have it.
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>>84328026
You can order it from Archie themselves.
http://archiecomics.stores.yahoo.net/sonicmegadrive.html
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Are the DS version of Colors and the 3DS version of Generations worth playing?
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cool comic couldn't help but hear the cast of sonic boom in my head while reading

I'm kind of behind my sonic lore, what did >>84296872
Was referring to with the whole death egg stuff and past adventure stuff, past games?
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>>84328056
You're my saving grace, /co/
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>>84328478
Sonic 1-3 & CD.
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>>84328384
They aren't as good as the console versions but yes. Colors DS plays like a Sonic Rush game only with Wisps. Generations 3DS actually uses different levels than the console version. Only problem being that the classic stages just remake the original level instead of twisting them like the console version. And they give Classic Sonic the homing attack halfway through the game for some reason.
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>>84328505
Thanks
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>>84301734
Go to bed, Penders.
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thanks for the dump OP
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>>84328726
Thanks anon I'll check them out
I'll probably emulate the Wii version of Colors. I have a Wii back at home but I'm mostly at college. I'll have to see if the PC version of Generations works well in WINE.
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>>84297486
>>84296856
Who's dick do I have to suck to get these as posters.
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>/co/ shits itself over the nostalgia-wanking of a dead franchise.

Never change. Only good thing about this is the other, otherwise it's completely insubstantial. Sonic fans are the epitome of arrested development.
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>>84329130
You can try this with Generations if it doesn't work otherwise.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/low-end-mod
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>>84329780
Here's your (You)
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>>84329780
>Only good thing about this is the other

The other what?
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>>84329798
Oh shit thanks, that'll come in handy.
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>>84329802

So you're going to ignore all the babies in this thread clamoring for a return to four characters, and salivating at the thought of a run of this.

>>84329814

I meant the art
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Fuck it, /co/, I am taking the next stop on the ride that never ends. Anyone got an accurate reading order?
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>>84329839
Wouldn't the "babies" want the series to remain as it is or like their favorite more recent style like Adventure or Unleashed? It's bad enough you think this is /v/ and need to throw shit everywhere because people like something you don't, but you can't even get your shitposting right.
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How much is this? I'm thinking of getting it now that I've seen it.
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>>84329878
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>>84329882

Someone who keeps their mind 25 years in the past is childish.
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>>84329944
Which means everyone in the world is childish because they like things from the past. Are you the only one who rejects and forgets everything from the past when you hit certain ages in order to feel as mature and adult as possible?
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>>84329926
That order has Knuckles 4-6 *before* Endgame. I'm willing to fix that, but before I do does anyone else know of any other errors in this order?
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>>84329944
By that logic, all of human media is childish because of the ubiquitous use of mythology.
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>>84329978

I know when it's time to bow my head and back off instead of crying

>NOT MUH SONIC

For better or for worse, the Sonic franchise has changed. This is an inoffensive anniversary comic, and the fact that so many people want a long-running "classic" Sonic comic shows how out of their depth they are.
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>>84330096
>YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING ONE WAY, THERE IS NO WAY TO DO TWO AT ONCE, THIS I DECREE BECAUSE I AM GOD!

This comic is going on alongside two others. Sega could easily do the same with Sonic, in fact it did for a while with having the 2D Advance games going at the same time the 3D console games were. The problem is that Modern Sega is unable to stick with a formula, they do one or two Sonic games in one style then completely abandon it to do something else, usually half-assed.
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>>84330096
If it sells well, you can expect a boost in Classic Sonic comics...that's a FACT, jack!
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>>84329979
>I would put the Sabrina crossover and Sonic Super Special #10 before Sonic #72 just so that the whole Robotnik's Return arc can flow a bit better.
>Sonic Super Special #'s 14 and 15 are listed as 13 and 14. There's two 13s.
>Universe #'s 1-4 should be read after Sonic #198
>Put Universe #'s 5-8 before Sonic #201 so that arc can flow better
>Free Comic Book Day 2010 takes place after Sonic #212
>Universe #'s 46-49 should be read before Sonic #'s 243-246
>Sonic Super Digest #11 is missing from the list. It should be read after issues 8 and 9
>The game tie-ins from Sonic Super Special Magazine #3, Halloween Comic Fest 2013, Sonic Super Digest #5 and Sonic Super Special Magazine #10 are all missing. Not that their placement matters since none of them are canon.
>Worlds Unite should be given it's own subcategory with Optional written next to it
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>>84331133
Oh. And put Sonic Mega Drive before the Shattered World Crisis I guess because that's supposed to be canon.
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>>84331233
Honestly you can take or leave Mega Drive since while it is canon, it's entirely standalone
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I'm just happy there's a damned comic I can finally hop on. The whole archie universe clusterfuck just confuses me. I don't know where to begin and where it ends. Not a fan of sally or whatever the hell the rest of em are.
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>>84332119
It's currently ongoing and rebooted with issue #252 and Sonic Universe #55. It's currently up to #283 and U#86, so that's only 61 (not including Worlds Unite, which was shit) issues that are still relevant.
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>>84305442

This will never not be good
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>>84301846
You just sent me spiraling back to being a twelve year old kid staring at the Extras menu for hours in end. Cheers dude
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>>84296856
Am I the only one reading all of these panels in the voices from the OVA?
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>>84332119
Don't get too excited. It's only got one sequel in the works and that won't come out til November.

>I don't know where to begin and where it ends.

We constantly have threads asking this.
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>>84331233
You put the comics in order of how you're supposed to read them, not how they're arranged chronologically. Even if an issue is all flashback, put it when it was released.
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>>84324266
Download link for Mega Drive if any of you missed it!
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>>84334334
This thread started off as a storytime. How could anyone have missed it?
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>>84297183
That's a cute song you picked. Thanks! :)
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>check barnes and noble today
>only had the recent issue of eggman beating wally
>but no sonic mega drive
>don't want to drive all around town for a sonic comic because town is on the verge of losing its shit
guess I'm ordering online. what site usually has good prices? I don't order comics a lot
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>>84334661
You live in Baton Rouge?
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>>84334735
What's going on in Louisiana? Did I miss something?
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>>84335224
Cops shot a black man while holding him down, apparently. Someone filmed it.

I'm not Black Lives Matter guy but these cops really do walk into these things. Why do they just think it's the wild west and you can slug a bloke and blame it on Indians?
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>>84335279
It's literally a Dave Chapelle joke except two decades after Dave Chapelle stopped making jokes entirely.

>I thought he was reaching for a gun!!!!
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>>84297214
>not Knuckles from K.N.U.C.K.L.E.S. & Knuckles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXDNBBh2QSo
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>>84335346
Yeah, there really needs to be a major attitude and indeed cultural change in both the police force and in black communities. Shooting people at the slightest provocation won't endear you to local communities, and demonising everyone in law enforcement just leads to less policing in communities where they need it most.

Yeah, Sonic.
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>>84314930
>tfw still chewing my way through this
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>>84324381
But Unleashed's opening movie is still one of the greatest cutscenes in the whole series.
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>>84326024
Queen Aleena in more casual attire?
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>>84335404
>Not the """"""OST version"""""" of Unknown from M.E.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNfj2tlQ1o
RUFF RUFF I'M A DOG
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>>84335404
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>>84332939
Certainly not
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