Archive for the ‘Merchandise’ Category
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
 We love a bit of weird SEGA trivia here at SEGADriven, and this certainly fits that bill!
Very recently, a cuddly soft toy called “Cheerful Usa-Chan” was released in Japan. It seems like it’s a spin-off from another popular product, IWAYA’s “Cheerful Kuma-chan”, and the idea is that it’ll sing kids a lullaby to help them sleep. Which is all well and good, but has absolutely nothing to do with SEGA. Or does it?
Turns out one of the songs included with Cheerful Usa-Chan is none other than a brand new arrangement of “Dreams Dreams”, the main theme of SEGA Saturn cult hit NiGHTS into Dreams! Specifically, it’s a new spin on “Dreams Dreams in Silent Memory”. Composer Tomoko Sasaki goes into detail about the surprising inclusion on her blog – from the sounds of things, she asked SEGA for permission to use the track and they granted it, so you can officially have your kids put to bed by a stuffed rabbit singing old SEGA music at them. The rabbit’s singing for the track is even provided by Sasaki herself! For those unaware, her resume includes Ristar and Burning Rangers, and later on tracks for Namco’s “The iDOLM@STER” series. She even voiced the Chao in Sonic Adventure!
Fortunately Twitter user @mid0_ring0 already got their hands on the plush, and being a NiGHTS fan they’ve provided a video of the new arrangement, after the jump:
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Friday, September 6th, 2019
Cook and Becker are releasing a revised edition of their Sonic the Hedgehog 1991-2016 art book with 32 extra pages that feature art from Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces. This new edition of the book drops the 1991-2016 suffix and launches in November 2019. It is available to pre-order from the official Cook and Becker website now.
This new and revised edition is priced at £38.15 and is available in hardback only. The original release of the book was quite a special little item and if you would like to learn more we have a page dedicated to it in our merchandise section.
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Tags: art book, book, cook and becker, merchandise, sonic forces, sonic mania, sonic the hedgehog, sonic the hedgehog 1991-2016
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Thursday, August 29th, 2019
GoodSmile Company have announced a re-release of the original version of their Sonic the Hedgehog Nendoroid figure, to be released in February 2020.
The original figure released back in April 2012, with a rerelease in October 13. It was also made available in the Nendoroid EZ line, but there it was ultimately stripped down with fewer accessories. This release is the full monty, with additional goodies like a checkpoint gate and item box.
He also only comes to 3900 JPY, or £30 – which is a far cry from the £90 the original release was going for the last time we checked second-hand store Mandarake. Sonic fans who missed the first release will want to pick this up ASAP.
You can pre-order the figure here.
When Tracker isn’t playing SEGA games, he’s talking about SEGA games. Or drawing about SEGA games. Or all of the above. You can also catch him over on Twitter.
Tags: GoodSmile Company, merchandise, nendoroid, sonic the hedgehog
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Friday, July 26th, 2019
A whole host of new books and CDs have been added to our Merchandise section. You can go direct to the Book Catalogue or Music Index to browse the various entries, or you can look below for a list of the latest additions:
– Maximum Overdrive: Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack added to Music Index
– Jun Senoue’s The Works III added to Music Index
– Lemmings Adventure Gamebook 1: The Genesis Quest added to Book Catalogue
– Lemmings Adventure Gamebook 2: The Hypnosis Enigma added to Book Catalogue
– SEGA Force Presents Street Fighter II & Streets of Rage II: The Novels added to Book Catalogue
– SEGA Pro-Master Volume 3 added to Book Catalogue
– Sonic Adventure Navigation Guide added to Book Catalogue
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Tags: books, cds, jun senoue, lemmings, merchandise, music, sonic adventure, street fighter II, streets of rage 2, team sonic racing
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Monday, July 1st, 2019
We finally have official confirmation as to the complete contents of Crush 40’s new compilation, Driving Through Forever: The Ultimate Crush Forty Compilation 1998-2018. The artwork features a simple yet effective shot of the band playing live and is displayed through the album’s title. The album contains a 17 track CD and a 13 track DVD. The most notable inclusion is a new song called Call Me Crazy. What is still a bit of a mystery at this time is what the DVD is actually showcasing. One track is labelled ‘LIVE! Digest’, but it is unclear whether the other tracks are also live footage or music videos. We will update this information as we learn more.
See below for the full tracklisting for both the CD and DVD:
DISC 1
1 Green Light Ride
2 2 Nights 2 Remember
3 Free
4 Sonic Boom
5 One Of Those Days
6 All Hail Shadow
7 His World
8 Knight Of The Wind
9 Watch Me Fly…
10 I Am… All Of Me
11 Never Turn Back
12 Sonic Heroes
13 What I’m Made Of…
14 Live & Learn
15 Open Your Heart
16 Sonic Youth
17 Call Me Crazy
DISC 2
1 [DVD] CALL ME CRAZY
2 [DVD] 2 NIGHTS 2 REMEMBER
3 [DVD] ONE OF THOSE DAYS
4 [DVD] WATCH ME FLY・・・
5 [DVD] LIVE & LEARN
6 [DVD] SONIC YOUTH
7 [DVD] DOWN & DIRTY
8 [DVD] WHAT I’M MADE OF・・・
9 [DVD] OPEN YOUR HEART / WHAT I’M MADE OF・・・
10 [DVD] HIS WORLD
11 [DVD] LIVE! Digest
12 [DVD] I AM・・・ ALL OF ME / NEVER TURN BACK
13 [DVD] LIVE & LEARN
Crush 40’s Driving Through Forever: The Ultimate Crush Forty Compilation 1998-2018 will be released on the 24th of July 2019 and can be pre-ordered now through CD Japan.
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Saturday, June 8th, 2019
A listing for a new Crush 40 compilation called Driving Through Forever – The Ultimate Crush 40 Collection is available to pre-order on CD Japan and Amazon Japan with a release date of July 24th 2019 and an RRP of ￥2,918.
While there is currently no complete track list, it’s easy to assume that this will be another compilation similar to The Best of Crush 40 – Super Sonic Songs. Amazon Japan confirms that Green Light Ride, Open Your Heart, Live & Learn and Sonic Heroes will be included with other songs to be confirmed later.
The description does include mention of a DVD that comes with the compilation. Again, there are currently no details as to what this will include at the time of writing. We will update this story as we learn more.
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Tags: album, cd, compilation, crush 40, driving through forever, dvd, merchandise, music, sonic adventure, sonic heroes, team sonic racing
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Friday, June 7th, 2019
Video game vinyl wizards Data Discs have announced their next release, and it’s one hell of a pick – the beloved soundtrack to Sonic CD is coming to wax in September!
The release includes almost the Japanese soundtrack, with the only exceptions being the Opening and Ending themes, You Can Do Anything and Cosmic Eternity. There’s three editions, offering splattered aesthetics and bespoke etching, as well as art prints and liner notes from composer Naofumi Hataya. The release will also include a download code.
The set costs £34.99, and is available to pre-order now until June 17th. You can pre-order it here.
When Tracker isn’t playing SEGA games, he’s talking about SEGA games. Or drawing about SEGA games. Or all of the above. You can also catch him over on Twitter.
Tags: data discs, mega cd, mega drive, sonic cd, soundtrack, vinyl
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Friday, June 7th, 2019
That’s right; it’s another update to our Music section! This time we’ve got 6 additions to share, complete with brief information, artwork scans and track lists. See below for the full list of additions and direct links to each entry:
– So Much More… Main Theme of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
– Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed: Original Soundtrack
– Sonic and the Black Knight – Tales of Knighthood
– Sonic Dance Power II
– Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks
– Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack – Break Free –
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Tags: bentley jones, cds, jun senoue, merchandise, music, richard jacques, sonic & sega all-stars racing, sonic and all-stars racing transformed, sonic and the black knight, sonic free riders, sonic the fighters
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Monday, June 3rd, 2019
A fresh set of additions are now available to view in the Music section of our Merchandise catalogue. See below for the full list of additions and direct links to all of the releases:
– Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
– Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track
– JxJ – READY!
– Crush 40 – Rise Again
– Shenmue JukeBox
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Tags: crush 40, dreamcast, jxj, merchandise, music, original soundtrack, ps3, shenmue, sonic and the secret rings, sonic unleashed, soundtrack, wii, xbox 360
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We love a bit of weird SEGA trivia here at SEGADriven, and this certainly fits that bill!
