If you love Sonic the Comic, here’s a date to remember: on June 3rd, an event celebrating 25 years since the series’ debut will be held in Manchester, here in the UK.
With all the talk of Archie Sonic’s demise and the all-new IDW comics, it can be easy to forget that the UK got its very own slice of Sonic comic action. The Fleetway Sonic comics were a unique take on the adventures of the blue hedgehog, even compared to the stuff going on across the pond at the time – and it garnered such a cult following that the comic still receives new issues created entirely by fans to this day, over on Sonic the Comic Online.
The event is being run by Michael Corker, founder of StCO – it’ll also mark his farewell from the series, as he intends to step down from his role as StCO’s editor in May.
The festivities will be held at the Fab Cafe in Manchester – rather than being a bombastic convention-style affair a la “Sonic the Comic-Con” (held in 2014), it’ll be a quieter meet for people to socialise and reminisce about the beloved comic series. There’s also plans for special guests, from StC both past and present, and plenty of art supplies for folks to get creative themselves.
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The long-awaited 2nd demo of the Sonic 2 HD fan game is now available to download from the project’s official website. You can check out a trailer for the latest build by clicking below:
Sonic 2 HD has been in development since 2008. The last build was released in 2012 and featured animation by Tom Fry and music by Tee Lopes. Both would later find fame for their work on Sonic Mania.
Overbound’s Sonic Time Twisted is a Sonic CD-style fan game that has been in development off-and-on for 12 years and earlier this month it finally saw release. We’ve been following the development of this game since its earliest incarnations and to say we never expected it to make it to a final release is a massive understatement after such a protracted development period.
Congratulations to Overbound and company for seeing this project to its conclusion because the finished result is a really impressive 16 bit-style Sonic game that you can download from Overbound’s website right now.
The Sonic Hacking Contest has returned and is running from the 7th to the 13th of November 2016. In these videos we take a look at 6 choice cuts from this year’s event:
The Sonic Hacking Contest has returned and is running from the 7th to the 13th of November 2016. In this video we take a look at 3 choice cuts from this year’s event:
Our SAGE 2016 coverage continues with another 4 videos featuring Sonic Project Twisted, Sonic & Tails, Sonic Beyond the Speed and Sonic Classic Days which you can watch by clicking the embeds below. If you don’t want to miss out on the action then subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new SAGE videos as soon as they appear and don’t forget to visit the official SAGE website to download all the games.
SAGE runs from 15/10/2016 to 22/10/2016 so download those fan games and have fun!
Our SAGE 2016 coverage continues with another 4 videos featuring Shadow Rising Reinedgening, Sonic Adventure 3, Sonic Generations The Lost Zones and Sonic Hero Warriors which you can watch by clicking the embeds below. If you don’t want to miss out on the action then subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new SAGE videos as soon as they appear and don’t forget to visit the official SAGE website to download all the games.
SAGE runs from 15/10/2016 to 22/10/2016 so download those fan games and have fun!
Our SAGE 2016 coverage continues with another 5 videos featuring Sonic Neo Genesis, Sonic vs Darkness True Nightmare Revived, Classic Sonic 3D Adventure, Emerald Ties and Sonic Incursion which you can watch by clicking the embeds below. If you don’t want to miss out on the action then subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new SAGE videos as soon as they appear and don’t forget to visit the official SAGE website to download all the games.
SAGE runs from 15/10/2016 to 22/10/2016 so download those fan games and have fun!
Our SAGE 2016 coverage has now kicked off and we’ve got 3 videos featuring 3 different fan games that you can watch below. If you don’t want to miss out on the action then subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new SAGE videos as soon as they appear and don’t forget to visit the official SAGE website to download all the games.
SAGE runs from 15/10/2016 to 22/10/2016 so download those fan games and have fun!
The Sonic Amateur Games Expo is returning after 2 years away. The 2016 edition will run from October 15th to October 22nd 2016. If you’re a Sonic fan game developer or just an independent game developer altogether, then you can submit your entries to sageentry@gmail.com, but you must include the following:
– A title/logo to display for it’s respective game, PNG format, at least 500 x 500.
– A description of what your game submission is all about, including any links to soundtracks, websites, game credits, or miscellaneous information about your entry.
– A zip file containing your game.
– All game entries must be submitted by October 7th. If your game will not be finished before that time, it will not be featured in the event.
– ROM Hacks are allowed, given they significantly change something about the games they are based on.
– Your submission must be a complete demonstration or full release of your game project.
– If you have multiple game projects to submit, please follow the submission guidelines for each project.
– If you have an engine to demonstrate, it will be put under a different category differing from regular game submissions. Engines must follow the same guidelines as stated above.
A complete list of details regarding entries for both games and streams is available from Sonic Retro.
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