be/SYKgFCW-f78) eventually leading into the whole "Pirate TV" era, which was some of the best videogame advertising ever. Nowadays I have about 20 of my favourite NES games in pristine mint in box condition in plastic sleevs on my shelf, I love how they look and its a beautiful system to collect for an appreciate the history. It's becoming clearer to me that this release really is for the fans who know the minutia of the original games, the sort that explore the wealth of fan made content on places like Sonic Retro or SFGHQ.

Probably more "miss" for the most part, but there are admittedly a few styles that gain our approval. Video game peripheral maker PDP has announced a new line of officially licensed Sonic-themed Nintendo Switch controllers that contain a "collectible figurine inside the grip". During that time period of mostly budget tape/disc games, the Master System was the expensive, "luxury" alternative, with its arcade ports and instant loading. Sega hasn't actually locked in a specific release date just yet, but it seems the game is on track, with the ESRB in North America now rating the title for Switch and multiple other platforms.It will be a big shame if they don't also include the option of the superior Master System roms too, but as they didn't show or specify, and judging by previous track records, I'm not holding my breath. Sega Sonic arcade would be amazing as well, the controls could be adjusted to swap trackball of analogue stick fairly easily.

Update [Wed 21st Dec, 2022 07:05 GMT]: Here's your reminder that Sonic's Holiday Cheer Suit will be released later today in Sonic Frontiers. I'm very glad to be proved right, this is exactly what I wanted, and I was 90% sure it would happen exactly as it has, because its the logical way to maximise sales. Its like the polar opposite of the marketing and pricing in America, where Tonka, another toy company, botched the Master System launch! I did get to go to the US regularly at the time, so although I had more exposure to the NES, back in the UK home computers like the ZX Spectrum and C64 ruled the roost, with the Master System well known.Sonic the Hedgehog fans and Lego builders alike can apparently look forward to some new blue blur sets arriving next year.

When Sega's new open-zone game Sonic Frontiers made its debut on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms last November, players were able to pick up an iconic pair of Sonic Adventure 2 shoes by signing up to the company's newsletter. You can also unlock the entirety of the Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony using your coins so you can enjoy it on the big telly whenever you like. BioWare's DS RPG Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood was always intended to be the first entry in a series, however, the sequel never came to light due to a number of reasons, including BioWare being purchased by Electronic Arts. Unfortunately at the time I wasn’t really interested in Mega CD/32X as to me they seemed like total flops and weren’t worth the money.

All those crazy expensive systems were deemed worthless once it was obvious they were dead and everyone was trading them in for Playstations. It had everyone wondering what it was for and Sega has now officially revealed it's a series of animated TikTok shorts.