From The Sonic The Unleashed

From the Sonic the Unleashed

Summer of Sonic 2011 - The Party the Night Before

There was a party about 10 minutes away from Camden Center from 6pm that me and Stacey headed to the evening before. It was £15 to get in and all food and drink was included (until the tab ran out anyway) including Sonic and Shadow themed shots! Didn't try the Shadow one but the Sonic one was extremely minty and lovely, had a few of those. I had a big bacon cheese burger and Stacey had a Japanese dish called a Gyoza which she almost squirted all over a guy sitting beside us..

 ..who just so happened to be Mike Pollock, AKA the current voice actor of Dr. Robotnik! He was playing it very low key, chatting to people who came along knowing who he was, but we had been sitting next to him for ages not realizing who he was!

Soon after a Wii with Gamecube games was set up on a the big projection screen, and everyone took turns playing versus modes in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic 3, Sonic 2, Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R. I had a go three times and won two of them: My round in battle was luck I think, and I still remember the track layouts in Sonic R too well, but had no idea how to play Fighters well haha. The video above mainly shows random gameplay throughout the night with me (maybe a little tipsy) rambling, shouting and even singing to some of the tunes, oh boy

The guys from Sega Shiro were also there, check out their big post on the night too, where they have a video of me playing Sonic R amongst and lots of photos!

Summer of Sonic coverage continues next week!

Summer of Sonic 2011 - The Cosplayers!

The cosplayers really outdone them selfs at this years Summer of Sonic. There were lots of them and many were of amazing quality and there was a lot of variety in the characters they chose to dress as (no army of Shadow the Hedgehogs this time) including some really unusual ones! I suspect there was so many because they found out that the winner of the cosplay contest would take home of the those not-for-sale 20th Anniversary statues! Mind you, not all of them went up onto the stage, there was just so many! I will be posting a video of the cosplay contest eventually, though it was quite difficult to film this year.

I have dozens of photos I took on the day. I didn't get photos of everyone but to start off here was one of my favorites:

How are ya how are ya how are ya! It's only Wes Weasley from the Adventures of Sonic cartoon! How cool is that? More after the jump!

Here's an excellent Sonic costume that we also saw at the MCM Expo back in May. he had a brown backpack with contained a huge ring that he proudly showed off on stage for the cosplay contest, SATAM style!

Maybe not the most flattering photo (no she's not crying!) but this Tails cosplayer had some crazy dedication, namely because of the incredibly detailed hand made Tornado bi-plane back pack which I got a closer shot of..

Look at that! She kept pointing out all the tiny flaws in the stitching! Shut up, it's brilliant!

Knuckles! The gloves were actual boxing gloves that have been painted white and the spike on the end of them were...tiny party hats, apparently. The magic is ruined! Also check out those shoes!

Metal Sonic, if he was a lady, though who knows it's a robot! Using shades with painted on red eyes, clever!

Amy rose, but not just any Amy Rose: classic Sonic CD/Fighters Amy Rose! That mallet is massive, and made of foam apparently.

A friend from DeviantArt who helped set up that party we went to the night before dressed as Cream the Rabbit, complete with Chao!

..and the winner for most unexpected and probably not recognized by most cosplayer of the day had to be thus guy dressed as taro from SegaGaga! I hope I wasn't the only one there who knew what he was from!

In a close second for that prize however has to be this girl I spotted while queuing up to get my Dreamcast signed by Yuji and Iizuka. It took me a moment but then I realized what she is wearing.. Sonic's "favorite clothes" from the OVA anime! Apparently barely anyone knew what her costume was from and to be honest it took me a moment to figure it out too! Strannnge, isn't it?

Continuing the 15th Anniversary celebrations of NiGHTS we also had not one but a total of three NiGHTS cosplays, including this one of Claris from the first game! There was also a Reala and the girl from the Wii sequel somewhere.

The Ulala cosplayer from last year was also back with a new pink outfit and amazing guitar straight out of Space Channel 5 Part 2, but I didn't get the chance to get a photo of her this time around.

Back to the Sonic characters, here's another friend from DeviantArt in a fantastic costume of professor Pickle from Sonic Unleashed! he even had a tiny sandwich which he clearly disapproves of, and had the voice down to a tee!

Another friend, the one who won last year for his Eggman costume (and magnificent role play of the character in general), came back this year as Eggman Nega from Sonic Rush. Again with the unfortunately named modern characters! First Cream the rabbit now this..

Another DA friend, what do you know? Her first time cosplaying and blimey, it's a full on Tails costume! All hand made and the head was huge and very soft!

You could say this was her rival: another fully suited up Tails costume! This Tails brought along a chopper/masher badnik!

The last cosplay photo I got was of this guy in a subtle Black Knight related costume with a hand made sword and iron glove! I wish I could of got more photos: there was not one but TWO Bark the Polar Bears (from Sonic the Fighters), two Mighty the Armadillos, Black Doom from Shadow the Hedgehog, and many, many more! In the end the winner was a girl dressed up as Sliver the Hedgehog. Well done of her, the competition was crazy this year but it was the crowds cheering that did the judging!

Sonic And The Black Knight

Sonic¿s storybook series, which kicked off with the hit Sonic and the Secret Rings, continues in a fast-paced, sword-filled action adventure! In Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic is drawn into the rich, colorful world of King Arthur¿s Camelot by the granddaughter of the legendary wizard Merlin who asks him to harness the power of a sacred sword. The heroic hedgehog must fight off the fearsome knights, avoid obstacles and unravel the mystery of a villain who threatens the very existence of Camelot. Designed exclusively for Wii, Sonic and the Black Knight brings a new twist to Sonic gameplay with frenetic swordplay, making full use of the intricate controls of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

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This Sonic collection is AMAZING.

Sonic Collectibles is rapidly becoming one of the best websites to check out for videos and updates about Sonic bits and bobs, updating far more often than we get to and with videos of individual pieces of rare merch popping up on the youtube account semi regularly as of late.

The owner of the site and channel Pete has just recently uploaded a 20th Anniversary video showing of his entire collection (I assume) that is all set up in a room full of glass boxes that honestly makes the one at Summer of Sonic look a bit feeble in comparison because they are just so cram,med full of ultra rare and exciting stuff!

I've been watching the Youtube account for some time and figured Pete's collection must be rather large but I could have never expected this! Almost anything you can think of is here: one of those 10th Anniversary wine glasses, the Super Sonic plush, loads of the Australian Sega World stuff, and many things that are one (or two) of a kind like an original SATAM group shot cel painting, a commissioned painting of Sonic by Milton Knight, and a statue that was owned by Tom Kalinske, CEO of Sega of America during the 90s!

Of everything on show here I think one of the main things I truly envy and adore is the Japanese classic Eggman statues and smaller toy he owns (see from about 10:55 in the video). Those are simply outstanding.

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GE Animation Sonic The Hedgehog: 20" Big Shadow Plush

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Summer of Sonic 2011 - The Glass box of Merchandise!

Now it wouldn't be Sega Memories coverage about Summer of Sonic without an in depth look at the 'rare merchandise' glass box that has been there every year, now would it? That is what we are all about after all! That and it also wouldn't be Summer of Sonic without me trying to steal said glass box, with the help of Ruben once again!

Hit the jump for photos galore of what was contained inside this year!

Up on the top shelf (ooh naughty) there's a collection of British Sonic books including the Sonic 2 guide book, Where's Sonic and Stay Sonic: one I've been after for some time as I only read it in a library when I was a kid but never found it to buy. Can't really remember what it was about. There is also the first issues of both Archie Sonic and Sonic the Comic up here, a small old Japanese plush (the one with string arms and legs), an album on CD and a Sonic 2 t-shirt. The right corner of this cabinet had that Sonic & Knuckles denim jacket again and another plush.

One thing you will notice from this years lot is there is a lot of NiGHTS stuff in here, due to it being that games 15th anniversary this year too, a majority of which are owned by TRiPPY, AKA the biggest NiGHTS fan in the world. Maybe. Issue 3 of the archie Knuckles comic and both the PAL and Japanese versions of Chaotix for the 32X are here, as well a NiGHTS Tiger LCD game and hat!

Right in the center of this shelf was the special edition Metal Sonic statue from First4Figures! Oh boy, I want this now. Look at those menacing glowing red eyes! Fantastic.

To the right of Metal Sonic we have tons of NiGHTS stuff including the games, a soundtrack, that Playstation 2 remakes box set, two extremely rare plushes, what looks like a t-shirt, some cards and that little Journey of Dreams pre-order toy I featured here once. you also have Sonic the Comic issues 50 and 100 sitting here.

A bit quiet in this corner isn't it? Mostly games here including a Brazilian Master System copy of Sonic Blast and SegaGaga, which that Sonic plush appaers to be very interested in! A shame really that there was no notes in the cabinets detailing things this time around, plus the layout isn't the best they've had but never mind.

here we have that Shadow PS2 controller again, the very last issue of Sonic the Comic (with a free generic non-sonic-themed watch!), a NiGHTS mouse pad and probably two of the most sought after Sonic plushes ever: Sonic and Rouge released when Sonic Adventure 2 came out. They're huge and very nicely made so it's no wonder they are sought after but I don't think I'd want to pay a four digit sum for them myself!

More NiGHTS bits and bobs including a promotional video and a Journey of Dreams soundtrack that appaers to be signed. There's also a pair of Converse sneakers with the Sonic Rush logo on them, some Sonic Chronicles...things and Richard Jacques Sega retrospective.

Lots of promo bits here including the Rivals t-shirt and cap I featured once, that rare Sonic cross bones shirt and a Chronicles shirts similar in style to my Riders one. Not sure what the Sonic 2006 things are, and there's a VIP pass for a hard Rock Cafe event called Sega Rocks. At the back is a Chronicles DS case, a 2006 mug (I think) and a Mario & Sonic Olympics box set that according to Hogfather are from Australia.

Bottom shelf now! The Secret Rings framed pictures from last year are back, and there's a Black Knight sword, the pre-order from All Star Racing on Wii (they sell these in CEX for 50p, come on now) and a Wisp plush. The photo i took of the right side of this shelf was rubbish but it was all the freebies from previous Summer of Sonics including the 2008 t-shirt and last years orange goodie bag.

BUT WAIT. THERE'S MORE!

You see to the left of this glass box was gasp! Another thinner one! This is where they kept the ultra rare stuff, including..

The 10th Anniversary wine glass that was only given to staff at Sonic Team, so there are barely any of these anywhere! If you want one of these it may cost you an arm, a leg, and your soul to the devil..

Another 10th anniversary piece, the Sonic sliver ring! Imagine proposing to your partner with that! Actually, don't do that. Next to it is a SegaWorld London little statue that I've seen on ebay once. Just once. On the other side was the 15th anniversary Sonic statue which I didn't take a photo of because I don't have to, haha!

Finally here's a rather cute Chritsmas NiGHTS plush, of which I presume is mega rare like all the other NiGHTS plushes, even not even rareer than the rest for it to be in here. On the shelf below was the Black Knight script and next to this plush some box that I didn't get a proper look at, and to be honest I don't think anyone knew what it even was. Answers on a postcard please if you were there and know something about it.

So there we are! One thing I did like about this years Summer of Sonic is they were selling rare merchandise also, as you can see if my video of my swag i picked a couple things up but they also had some NiGHTS plushes for sale and other crazy rare things! If you were one of those that picked up some of the rare goodies on sale please send us photos and gloat.

Summer of Sonic 2011 - Video of Swag & Signed Things!

Sega Memories' Summer of Sonic coverage starts here! Here's a video I put together today showing what I bought back from the event, as well as what I took with me to get scribbled on by famous Sonic type people! Next video will be of the party we went to the evening before!

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GamesMaster Presents Sonic Magazine - Video Preview

GamesMaster Presents Sonic finally arrived in the mail! So I picked up the camera and put this preview video together. Enjoy!

Shadow The Hedgehog

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