On March the 9th Sage, Sonic.Amateur Games Expo, returned. Up for a while, all the sonic fan gamers show of their products and get them rated, and available to all us public.
Many returned products, not just Sonic but fan games are available. From Sonic team Junior, Blazefire and Poulto all return alongside several new Sonic, Mighty, Metal Sonic and many fan characters in the fan gaming event of the year.
Check it out, its good, link is here: http://www.sagexpo.org/
Sonic Cult and Sonic Hacking Community are having a contest for a universal hacking program. Here are the details:
We are looking to develop a fully functional universal studio tool for hacking Sonic games. With the current status of hacking guides, we feel it's time to develop more universal tools to hack Sonic games. We are looking for a SINGLE program. Not multiple programs. This tool should be based on the 16-bit Sega Genesis/Megadrive games. But the further you branch, the more score you receive. So if it edits Sega CD, 32x, SMS, Game Gear, and other games, the more you receive. Current programs and editors are allowed to enter, however they will be stripped of 15-30% of their final score, due to the head start they receive and depending on what they do to begin with. The prize awarded to the best tool will be a Sonic Adventure 2 store display, signed by Yuji Naka himself!
For more information visit Sonic Cult
N-Gage Sonic
An excerpt from the IGNPocket article:
Sonic the Hedgehog, or Sonic N, is just a scaled down version of Sonic Advance. The levels are pretty much exactly what GBA owners can already play. What's more, the Nokia version is severely letterboxed, squashed, and distorted when it's fit on the vertical LCD screen, making the text and score very, very hard to read. The game's speed is equal, but the refresh is not...and this limitation is noticeable when Sonic blazes at top speed, and the screen's refresh makes the scrolling look a bit choppy.
Source: IGNPocket
From XenGamers:
Sammy president Hajime Satomi recently revealed preliminary details regarding the proposed structure of his company's merger with Sega. Under the terms of the deal, both companies would retain their own brand identities. However, the merger would call for the integration of properties held by both Sega and Sammy. Specifically, Sega would support Sammy's low-cost arcade platform AtomisWave with several of its popular brands of software. Likewise, Sammy would release Pachinko products that would be branded with Sega characters. The ideal scenario, according to Satomi-san, would be a merged company that allowed for a fusion of product lines and retained brand identity. For reference, Sega's proposed merger with Sammy is expected to be complete by October 2003.
Source: XenGamers
 Writers: Karl Bollers, Benny Lee(?), Ken PendersArtists: J. Axer, Conor Tomas, Steven Butler & Jim Amash Aliens known only as the Xorda surround the planet of Mobius and another Knuckles story in "Afterlife, Part 4." |
From Swirlvision:
Sega's annual GameJam show will play host to a bevy of titles this year. To be held at the Ariake Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Sega will displaying such titles as Initial D: Special Stage (PS2), Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PS2), Virtual-On: Marz (PS2), F-Zero (Arcade/GC), Sonic Adventure DX (GC), Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox), and many more which will be playable.
In addition, Sega will hosting competitions for some of their arcade titles, like Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, Initial D: Arcade Stage - Version 2, World Club Championship Football 2, and more.
The GameJam Storm event will be held from April 5th to April 6th.
Source: Swirlvision
There are new Sonic Adventure DX screenshots available at Next Level Gaming's website.
Source: *Next Level Gaming*
For some reason spoilers for Sonic #124 weren't released, but if you want to know the story for #125...
According to an article on *Toonzone*, the anime series based on Mega Man Battle Network (Megaman.EXE, Rockman.EXE) is coming to Kids WB! this summer! No news has been given on what the series is about. But, according to *The Megaman Home Page*, the series is very good! I'm looking forward to it!
Sorce: *Toonzone*
From XenGamers:
Sega has reportedly signed a deal with TV Tokyo to develop a new animated series entitled 'Sonic X' in Japan. Scheduled to debut on April 6, the storyline of the series will follow Sega's Sonic Adventure game series, in which Sonic and his pals battle the evil Dr. Eggman for control of the legendary chaos emerald. According to Sega representatives, the half-hour show will be broadcast weekly at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings. Promotional advertisements for the series including television commercials are scheduled to begin airing early next month. It's currently unknown whether the new animated series will be distributed outside Japan.
Source: XenGamers
