The Floating Island has an interview with Lina Mineelli, the voice of Rouge, Omochao, and hundreds of other characters, which you can read here. In the interview, Robotnik's father is mentioned, which almost certainly refers to the "Pr. Gerald Robotonik" on Sonic Team's page.
One of my personal faves, Daily Radar, has closed. This site is a internet gaming news site and often a news sorce for Sonic things, and I thought it might be nice if we give it a few moments of silence. You can read reasons why they shut down and alot more at
www.dailyradar.com
Daily Radar 19??-2001
Oh no its not the light speed dash over agian Sonic and Shadow get a new skill the light dash were Sonic or shadow will burst of in speed and make images of themselves cool.You can check it out its at the site with the new Sonic screens Igndc.com this move will make you remember those images Sonic made when he was hyper Sonic.
IGNDC has released info and movies on Green Forest:
When you start off the Green Forest level, you have eight minutes to complete the stage before it blows up! Yeah, we don't know who the heck would decimate a forest (well, besides corporations like Exxon), but if Sonic has to run, no problemo! The Green Forest level is a pretty dangerous level as one bad jump will send Sonic down to the watery depths... and as we all know, hedgehogs can't swim. The level design of the Green Forest is fantastic as it follows the true principle of any Sonic level; while you can get through the game carefully, there's always a faster path that allows you to zoom by the level even faster... so long as you have the skill to do it! I really implore you dear readers to check out the movies as they really demonstrate how the level design of the Green Forest is made for our favorite turbo-charged hedgehog. Also, The Green Forest is the two-player battle level for Sonic and Shadow where both characters are trying to out race each other to the Goal Ring!
You can check out the new screens and movies here.
Source: IGNDC
Some interesting stuff is on Sonic Team's English SA2 page. It's confirmed that the military is after Sonic because they think he's Shadow, and that all the characters go to a space station named ARK that contains the "Eclipse Cannon." Slightly surprising is tyhat Tails apparently is just as good with machinery as Robotnik, and Sonic and Knuckles are listed as "friends." However, the big surprise is in Shadow's profile. It says that he was built by "Pr.Gerald Robotonik." If this isn't a translation mistake, then Sonic Team is either using the English name for Eggman for another character, or the game could intro one of Robotnik's relatives.
Source: Sonic Team
Sonic Team's SA2 page has info on some of the game's bosses. Of course, the character vs. character battles are back, but the 2 other bosses mentioned are a surprise. Big Foot is a mechanical walker built by the military and one of Sonic's bosses. It belongs to the "Scorpion Troop." Shadow fights Hot Shot, a flying military machine that chases him and fires on the ground (which sounds like a very cool boss, IMO). It belongs to the "Spider Troop." No clue what these "troops" are - maybe competing teams attempting to catch Shadow?
Today the Sonic Team's English Sonic Adventure 2 page was updated so now you can get definitive information on SA2 without the use of translators.
Source: Sonic Team
Sega is sponsering a new SA2 contest, where you can win one of 300 SA2 t-shirts featuring the new characters. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions about SA2, and you're entered.
Just jump over to http://www.sega.com/soniccontest to enter!
Source: SegaDojo
http://www.segadojo.com/ (not even gonna try to link it, I always screw it up and end up linking half the page :)
Ok, now I know the Satam DVDs must be true, cause when my friend and I were getting a soda at Target, we were browsing around the store to kill break time from college, when something unusual cought my eye. As I wondered down the bedding section, I was amazed to find.......SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AND PRINCESS SALLY!!!! That's right! This is no joke, Sonic the Hedgehog AND Princess Sally were on sheets, pillow cases, bedspreads, and of course....PJs!! If you are a fan of Satam I urged you to visit your local Kmart and check it out.
Following up on their article on Sonic's buddy Tails, Sega Dojo has decided to do an article on the best of the best Sonic series, the Genesis (or Master System). While the article isn't as long as the Tails one, it is worth checking out.
You can find it here: MASTER SYSTEM REVIEWS:: Sonic the Hedgehog