Silly goose, that wasn't a children's game. It was a sellout.
Why would Sonic or anybody be doing that? What is the context of that move in the original game?
Toby, you are quite an artist, and that looks like a pro Sonic. Drawing that on a bus is incredible. Would you be interested in joining Sonic HQ? I've always wanted an illustrator on staff for some official-looking site art that wouldn't have quite the copyright issues of official art.
Well, I suppose if your fighting giant monster birds, you have to get them in the most obvious weakspot.
HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER!! YOU DREW THIS JUST ON A BUS RIDE HOME?!!
If this your example of quick, non serious work, you have got a major career in art. I would contact Archie soon and submit your work. While your at it, contact DC and Marvel too.
P.S. do you have a Deviantart page?
Nice job there Toby 
. Looks very professional.
Edit- New interview
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YO: Originally, the whole team started off by developing the Xbox 360 and PS3 games, but when they moved onto the Wii hardware, they realised it was very different. We split up the team, and we started development from last January, so we only had one year to complete this game, with the usual time for a Sonic game being two years. Since the time we could take was only one year, we had to double the size of our development team. So we created the adventure mode and party mode separately, and combining the two was a very challenging thing to do.
Interesting. Guess that explain why the cinemas are done in story book form.
edit2- Man, this guy is everywhere.
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I had a discussion with the team on how to express Sonic inside these kinds of environments. The reason there is a jungle stage is because in the Arabian Nights story, Sinbad goes on an adventure in the forest. But a lot of people ask us why we included dinosaurs, as they do not appear in the Arabian Nights story. I thought it would be very exciting to have big creatures, and big creatures equalled dinosaurs in my concept!
So that why there are dinosaurs in this game.
Thanks to all for the kind words about that piece.
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Toby, you are quite an artist, and that looks like a pro Sonic. Drawing that on a bus is incredible. Would you be interested in joining Sonic HQ? I've always wanted an illustrator on staff for some official-looking site art that wouldn't have quite the copyright issues of official art.
As far as being a full flegdged staff member of Sonic HQ, I'm not sure. However, as far as just drawing art for the site when I have the time, I don't mind at all doing that when I have the time to do it.
Email me at barrett.toby@gmail.com and we'll talk about it.
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I would contact Archie soon and submit your work. While your at it, contact DC and Marvel too.
Archie, I don't think is going to happen. If I did though, I'd rather pencil for Sonic X, because it's the book I enjoy more, but still, I don't see this happening anytime soon.
As for Marvel and DC, I already tried them in the past, with negative responses.
Out of curiosity, should I be concerned that every time I see "God of War" mentioned, I mistakenly read "Gears of War" at first?
A Sonic game inspired by Gears of War would be interesting, though.
Spoilers (Select To Read): Well, we got some new info from Blackarms, but he classifies this as spoilers, which I agree. Like with Shadow and Next-Gen, he's got his source of info from that same guy, and he just got the Prima Strategy Guide. He's revealling little-by-little as the days pass up until the release date. Here's his post from GameFAQS:
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"Well, as the game nears home, more and more can be spoiled.
Anyways, the first thing people will be happyto hear is that the Babylon Rogues are indeed in the game. They won't appear how you think they will, I can guarentee. though.
Next off, there's 15 pges of unlockables in special mode.
The tabs go like this-
Tab 1- Character Unlocks and General Unlocks
Tab 2 through Tab 7- Artwork
Tab 8 and Tab 9- Music
Tab 10- Magic Carpets Collected from Multiplayer
Tab 11 and Tab 12- Other
Tab 13 and Tab 14- Gold Medals
Tab 15- Secret Unlocks
I'll be spoiling a bit more eveyday till' the games release till I spoil it all on release date with Prima Magazine scans!"
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Spoilers (Select To Read): Babylon Rouges?! Well, they aren't the 40 thieves, since that would be most obvious.
Spoilers (Select To Read): I wonder if the artwork will include the pages of the plot told in the story book fashion. That'd be pretty sweet.
Gamespot has a glowing preview along with the main story of the game. The story is actually one of the best yet.
Link to the preview that shigamado mention.
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Unfortunately his first encounter with Erazor goes pretty poorly and he winds up getting shot in the chest with a fire arrow that is slowing burning out, like a fuse. Erazor tells the hedgehog that the only way he'll remove the arrow is if Sonic travels into the world of the Arabian Nights and collects the seven secret world rings. While helping a villain isn't typically Sonic's style, the spirited hedgehog doesn't have much in the way of a choice as his life will be "forfeit" if he doesn't bring the rings back before the arrow's fire burns out. (D'oh!)
So that what the fire in his chest is: a timer to Sonic
life.
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The blue blur will be the only character you'll control throughout the whole adventure. And though the game goes back to its roots by keeping the spotlight on Sonic, its story takes a pretty radical departure from the standard setup
LOL.
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though the game goes back to its roots by keeping the spotlight on Sonic, its story takes a pretty radical departure from the standard setup
LOL.
Haha! 
So we're going to hear that from here on out about every Sonic game thanks to 2k6, aren't we? Splendid.
What kind of idiot lights the rear end of an arrow when firing at someone?
Maybe it was an arrow made of fire.
Sonic's getting a lot of stuff shot into his chest, lately.
New and sorta minor spoilers from Blackarms, regarding the last level of the game.
BEWARE!!!
Spoilers (Select To Read): Today I'll tell you all a little about the final level (secret final level, not the palace).
In the level, Erazer has finally done his task; The real world and Arabian Nights are merging into one. Sonic plays through a level that keeps on shifting in shape. Throughout the level, the color will change depending on what area Sonic is in (There's a Sand Oasis theme which is yellow, a Dinosuar Jungle theme that is green, etc).
The level is a long straight path to begin with, but as it morphs and changes, it builds obstacles like endless pits, canon's, etc.
That's all for today.
Spoilers (Select To Read): Merging Arabian with Earth?
Fleetway rip-offs! The Shanazar saga ended with the Arabian world of Shanazar merging with Mobius!
I'm lame. I'm listening to all of these game interviews that include game play footage. Trying to catch any hint of Sonic speaking. I still don't know if they have changed out his voice already or not.
Spoilers (Select To Read): First there was wacky Charmy Bee for the resigned Chaotix.
Now Shanazar.
Brotherhood of Metal Sonic is coming. 😀
Spoilers (Select To Read): Endless pitfall? NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Spoilers (Select To Read): But hey, there are infinite lives! So it may be a little frustrating, but at least you don't have to go through game overs, title screens, cut-scenes, and loading times just to repeat it all over again, y'know?
Whoa...this place is starting to look like the Sonic Heroes thread from 3 years ago with all the "Spoilers(Select To Read)" stuff everywhere. However this time i'm not tempted to actually select and read them. =P
I guess I must apologize for that then. Sorry about that. I can't resist the temptation of new info, and I really don't care about spoilers for myself. But of course, you gotta be considerate for other people, because they don't want the same things as you. In this case, spoilers. 🙂
Looking at FMR video links it seem Sonic does get to rip something off.
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Looking at FMR video links it seem Sonic does get to rip something off.
Yes, and it looks like it will be a cool battle. This game keeps looking better and better. Can't wait until I get this and a Wii!
It sucks that I don't have a job anymore, but I got a $50 gift card for Gamestop from my cousin for Christmas. I also have 10 bucks in my wallet, so I guess that's a guarantee to get the game. Yay!
Hahahha @ Super Shadic. It's no problem dude, new info is hard to keep secret indeed. I need a new Wii game and i'm glad it will be this. *thumbs up*
This game's looking pretty good so far. I might buy it when I have the chance.
>_>
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Erazor looks like Majin Buu from Dragonball Z.
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Erazor looks like Majin Buu from Dragonball Z.
lol, that's exactly what I said the first time I saw him. His physique is what made me think that, not to mention his color and eyes.
Great, another DBZ connection? Are the Secret Rings secretly chocolate with a gold foil rapper?
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Anyway, the one thing that I haven't heard of about this game are the load times, which after Sonic PS360 people will bring up attention and point at it when it comes out. Does anybody know?
I'd like to see a higher quality pick of Erazor...
Word on the (internet) street is that Game On (whatever that is) gave this game a 9.2. Now I know what you're thinking so let me just say it already so it won't be brought up again:
"SEGA BRIBED THEM!"
There.
Also Game On gave Sonic the Hedgehog (360, PS3) 8.7
Either sonic fanboys or mentioned, bribing :O
Is this good enough?
What kind of hacks are these Game On people anyway?
Besides that, I further would like to know about the loading times. Like is it going to be loading talk loading action loading talk again loading? Or 15 sec loading everytime sonic dies? Because I don't want Sonic's last chance to go under.
It won't be Sonic's last chance. People said Sonic Next was gonna be his last chance.
It's kinda curious, though... this has been the first time in recent memory that we haven't known of a new game being developed. I mean, Secret Rings is pretty much released, but when, say, Shadow was released, we knew they were working on Riders and 360. It's a little odd that we don't know what's in the works for Sonic next.
Judging on recent years, we'll know in a month or so by some leakage of info.
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Erazor looks like Majin Buu from Dragonball Z.
Funny you mention that,since Majin Buu is also a djinn like Erazor. The Funimation dub never mention this but manga does.
Djinn are also in Golden Sun
Ok, we've been introduced to, in order:
Bulma (Tails)
Piccolo (Knuckles)
Vegeta (Shadow)
Trunks (Silver)
Cell (Mephiles)
Buu (Erazor)
Will the next game be a galactic tour of planets and a battle against the dark chaos emeralds?
Well, seeing how Naka blatantly told everyone that he's a HUGE DBZ fan, I'm really not surprised.
There's soo many parallels.
And YEAH! Erazor does look like Majjin Buu. only it's Buu in his 3rd form. (Can't remember the name...)
Frankly, I'm suprised Sonic Team didn't try to make Silver Shadow's son from the future.
I may not care about the next gen, but I really, really want this game to succeed. I want Sonic to regain at least a little bit of dignity after what we've had recently. Sonic was the first video game series I became a fan of, and I'd hate it for it to die like this.
Heh, I could TOTALLY see that.
Wait.
If Tails is Bulma...
mwahaha slash.
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And YEAH! Erazor does look like Majjin Buu. only it's Buu in his 3rd form. (Can't remember the name...)
Super Buu, I think.
Yeeess, I think that was his name.
I preferred Kid Buu though =P
Yes, it's Super Buu, the form that the Evil Buu took when he absorbed Fat Buu by eating him, giving him the more sleeker, muscular, pink form with black/red eyes.
I'll give it some time before Sonic Team makes the horrible plot twist of Silver being the son of Shadow. Watch him be some experimental test that makes him the son of Shadow and had him in cryogenic sleep for 200 years to the time of Iblis. I'm for that theory 100%!
Erazor needs to undergo many transformations, including Kid Erazor and destroy the world of Arabian Nights, bringing the next and last branch of Sonic's epic battle to somewhere other than Earth to complete his role that resembles Buu.
