Sonic Team News: Play It Again, Samba !!! - WB 3:50 am 02-29-00 Sonic Team's wacky interpreation of the music genre will be coming to Dreamcast. After a successful run in the arcades, Samba de Amigo will be hitting stores April 27th. In Samba de Amigo gamers must use maraca shaped controllers to keep up with the beat of the music. All together very colorful with vibrant graphics inline with Sonic Team's trend, no word on a US version just yet. Source: Sega X SHQ Exclusive: A New Sonic PC Port?!? - The Sonic Speed Pack - WB 5:40 am 02-29-00 I have no idea how long this has been out, but it has to have been fairly recent as I've never viewed it before anywhere else nor had I heard of it. While I was in Wal-Mart yesterday in the computer aisle searching for a mouse pad, I came across what looks to be a new Sonic PC port! ^_^ Entitled the "Sonic Speed Pack" it contained BOTH Sonic R and the Sega Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast. Sega had released separate versions of these games before on PC, but this was my first time seeing them together in one package. I'll try to post more info on it as well as an image of the box art when I get a chance to buy it for my personal collection later. SoUnd back in the UK! - Doctor Zachary 5:40 am 02-29-00 After being missing from our screens for more than six months, Sonic Underground is about to return to the UK. A new run begins this Saturday (not Sunday this time) on Carlton (ITV) at about 8:10. Be there and be square... eyed! =) Sonic the...Store? - Joey McKlay 10:17 am 02-29-00 According to "IGN.com", there is a Sonic the Hedgehog-only store! Yet another instance of "Why isn't this in America!?" graces the IGNDC update. Today's topic of much disgust among American gamers concerns Sonic Team's announcement of a new Sonic Fashion Specialty Shop, housed in the south pavilion of Nagoy'as Matsuzakaya department store. On offer are all sorts of Sonic goodies, including t-shirts, jackets, pants, skate boards, and so forth. This store seems to function similar in style to Sega's specialty Sakura Wars store, only it focuses on the fabulous blue hedgehog. Check out the shots below of the shop, and if you're in Japan, you owe it to American everywhere to stock up on every single Sonic item in the place. Hmm . . . isn't Sonic more popular in America? Source:"www.Ign.com" Sonic Adventure 2 News - Joey McKlay 9:02 am 02-29-00 This Comes from "Segaweb". Videogames.com is saying that Sonic Adventure 2, the Sonic sequel everyone's hoping for, will be announced soon, unveiled at E3, and hit the US by Christmas. All very exciting, except of course that SegaWeb already reported this strongly-hinted-at rumor some time ago. Source:"www.segaweb.com" Less than 24 hours to live.. I mean.. to sign - Sonique - aren't you getting sick of me - the Hedgehog 4:38 am 02-28-00 Only one more day til Ben Hurst's meeting with the executive at Dic in which he'll propose the 3 options for SatAM: Pick the series up Do the third season as direct to video A film The more signatures we have the better the chances of getting the show back. Please, I beg you to sign and spread the word if you have not. If you have, thank you now please tell others. -Sonique- The T.O.S.U.P. Project - Sierra Ranay 11:12 am 02-26-00 Within a wirlwind of news centering around the cancelling of SU, and the uprising of the SatAM petition, I bring SU fans a ray of hope: The T.O.S.U.P. Project (The Online Sonic Underground Petition). Click the banner below to sign the petition to bring back SU!!! A Public Sevice Announcement on behalf of WB - Samanfur 3:53 am 02-27-00 It appears that there`s been some confusion over a post made on this board earlier today. Entitled: Brilliant news concerning sale of the Archie Sonic comic (you know, the crap one) And allegedly written by WB, the post went on to make some very derofgatory comments about both the Archie comic, its fans, the HQ, SonicNEXT and Sonic fans in general. A quick investigation into the HTML source found that the post was not in fact written by WB at all, but someone who signed themselves as: (really an old friend... if you haven't worked it out by now, you're bibbling idiots!) The _REAL_ WB had this to say on the matter: "I need someone to post on the news CGI using the public posting thing that it was a fake and explain where I am and what I am doing (x ray, wisdom teeth, surgery, all that). I hate I don`t have the original so I could compare IP numbers and prove it.. But luckily the CGI screw up saved my name... I'll handle the matter when I get back." "My hotmail box was flooded with comments." So sincere apologies are owed all round from WB and the staff as a whole to anyone offended by that post, but it seems as though someone deliberately misused the newsboard`s open CGI format to blacken the names of both the HQ and WB. The HQ staff are currently investigating. A Super Sonic Destiny - QuickPaw 2:28 am 02-26-00 It seems that ASSD is to be no more. This fan made Sonic cartoon looked very promising. The artwork was very good and the same goes for the animation. If you were able to at least see the 2 min. preview they had, you would of seen what I mean. A explaination on why this project is being stopped will be given on the ASSD web site in a day or 2. So, give these guys a friendly send off, please sign their guestbook. And hurry, their site might not be around much longer. Hard work shouldn't go unnoticed. ASSD Web Site Attention SatAM Fans! - Good News, Very Bad News, Great News, Best News! - WB 2:50 am 02-24-00 OK all of you fans of Sonic SAT AM - this is a lot to inhale and its HUGE so bear with me: Good News - Our Sonic SatAM files are FINALLY back to working! Believe me, we've been gettng the request to find out what was wrong with them OVER AND OVER so if you sent and mail and didnt hear back from us (it was probably because we were sick and tired after trying to figure out what was wrong with them), but we found out the problem and you would not BELIEVE the stupidity that caused us to get it wrong no matter how many times we uploaded and reuploaded.... We got the names of the files wrong for every one... Instead of .rm, it should have read .ram. Chalk us up for the stupid meter folks - we goofed. Sorry. Anyways - I tested it in two different spots here on campus and I had no problems whatsoever. So that means that you should be able to download: Sonic SatAM files AoSTH Intro (Files available on Segasonic.net) Sonic Anime Cutscenes Sonic Jam CGI Anime Sonic CD Anime Cutscenes Download it the regular way and you should have no problems. Sorry for the inconvenience. Source: Sonic HQ Cartoon Downloads Bad News - Ladies and gentlemen, the Sonic Stuff SatAM Petition is no more. This petition, which has been around since early last year literally gathered almost over a 1000 names. But sadly it has gone. The owner of the petition Sonin has had to balance out a lot of things in his life, one of which involved the moving and changing of his site. However the problem came up that the MIVA script that held the petition up was only hosted by simplenet. If the site moved and changed - the script could NOT. Meaning that no names could be transfered over to a new script and a new site would not be able to previously take over that script. Such are the problems with MIVA's. He only had a limited amount of time to find an alternative and unfortunately - in a situation like that: There are none. So the SonicStuff SatAM petition is no more. Source: Sonic Stuff Great News - The Sonic Stuff petition is no more, but the Artail petition is still here! How does this work? Originally Artie (webmaster of Team Artail) would take the petition if something were to happen to Sonin's. Even though the MIVA script screwed everyone over, the PETITION ITSELF has now found a new home, with that of Team Artail. So while we HAVE lost the entire past petition we will have to build from the ground up with a new one. Artie has put a lot of work into this one folks - so what we need you to do is this: If you have already signed the petition SIGN IT AGAIN! We know its a hassle but we as a fandom and regular visitors need to rebuild the base number of people as high as we can so we can get it back to its previous status IF NOT higher. Normally I've never been this adamant about petitions (in fact I was pretty sick of them at one point) but this one has good reason for going back up: Best News - Ben Hurst (primary writer of the Second Season of SatAM) WILL be having a meeting with DiC Animation. While I was talking to Artie last night about the situation, this is what he told me from an email from Mr. Hurst: My first meeting in the process of Satam Season III, in whatever incarnation I can pull off - will be with an executive at DiC next Tuesday, the 29th. Our guess is that when he meets he is going to mention the online petition. With Sonic Stuff's petition gone, Artie's petition may be what we need to get this sucker boosted, but we only have a few days to do it and WE NEED THE SIGNATURES. So far we have 80. SoNin's was literrally over a thousand. Get it out by word of mouth - announce it on mailing lists, tell your friends and put the banner on your page! Promote this petition folks! We need to have something good to report back to you by Next Tuesday. If you would like to link to this petition from your web page, you can use the following banner for it (HTML code provided for copy & paste). This code will even make it open in a new window so your visitors don't have to leave your page! <center><a href="http://www.teamartail.com/satam/" target="_BLANK"><img SRC="http://www.teamartail.com/satam/banner.gif" ALT="Sonic SatAM Petition @ teamartail.com" BORDER=0 height=60 width=468></a></center> Thats it folks. Get to signing! And don't forget - WORD OF MOUTH! ^__^ Source: Team Artail Petition courtesy Mike Reyes (Artie) Totally Off Topic - Attention Japanese Anime Fans! ^_^ - WB 2:30 am 02-24-00 Yeah - I know this is off topic and YES I do encourage NOT posting off topic, but this just got me giddy! ^___^ Are you a fan of Japanese anime? Or more specifically are you a fan of "The Slayers" - The anime created by Japanese artists H. Kanzaka/R. Araizumi featuring Lina Inverse, Gourry Gabriev, and thier partners in crime Amelia and Zelgadis! Well if so - REJOICE! The third and (so far) final installment of the series "The Slayers Try" will be available by Pre Order Date - April 10th. By Street Date - May 9th! And all I have to say is ITS ABOUT DARN TIME. ^__^ The Slayers Try: Majestic Journey Price - 19.95 Availabilty: Subbed and Dubbed Versions New from Software Sculptors! In search of fame, fortune, and foreign food, Lina Inverse sets sail for the new world! Just who told her idiot companion he could steer? After the ship capsizes magnificently, Lina and friends scarcely have time to enjoy a decent meal before they're faced with a horde of demons and beast men. Feels like home already... Also available in English language dialogue (dubbed) format. Source: Software Sculptors and Inverse.Org Sonic the Comic 175 -- "The Coming of Chaos" - Ed 11:05 am 02-23-00 Or the coming of Kitching. :) Cover: Richard Elson & John M Burns Sonic leaps into action with Johnny, Porker, Tails and new-look Amy in tow. Impressive. THE COMING OF CHAOS Script: Nigel Kitching; Art: Richard Elson; Lettering: Ellie De'Ville Continues where GAME OVER left of - Sonic and the gang take a break from trying to find Robotnik when they find a creature called Chaos terrorising Metropolis City. But things soon get out of hand... KNUCKLES: Carnival Night Conspiracy (Part 4) (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Richard Elson - Lettering: Elitta Fell) TAILS: Fox on the Run (Part 1) (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Carl Flint - Colouring: Mike Hadley - Lettering: Steve Potter) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: The Big Con (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Roberto Corana - Lettering: Steve Potter) Speedlines is cut, but there's details about the new-look STC coming next issue... along with a new look Sonic! (And you really, REALLY want to get this comic to find out how Sonic gets his new look!!) Chu Chu Rocket only $30! - Joey McKlay 2:52 am 02-23-00 Right now, most stores and online stores state the price of Sonic Team's new game, Chu Chu Rocket at $30, instead of Sega's usual $40-$50 dollar price range. As some of you would know, Chu Chu Rocket cost $50 in Japan, but that was for a copy of the game and a "Chu Chu Edition" DC controller. Remember, Chu Chu is the first online DC game in America! A Blockbuster Vote !!! - WB 8:02 am 02-20-00 Sonic Adventure has been nominated for Best Dreamcast Game! Other contenders are: NBA 2K, NFL 2K, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Sega Bass Fishing, and Soul Calibur. VOTE for SA. You KNOW you want to ^___^ Click the link below to vote for it. Source: Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Chance for Sonic Party after all? - Joey McKlay 8:07 am 02-19-00 Well, I was really skeptic hearing about "Sonic Party" from a website which lists games like "Hello Kitty in Quake III Land" as a game coming in 2000. But, I changed my mind when I read in The Official Dreamcast Magazine. It lists it as a semi-rumor- maybe some truth after all? I hope so! Sonic Pocket Adventure Review! - WB 2:30 am 02-19-00 Sega X has given a pretty decent review of NGPC's Sonic Pocket Adventure! In it, reviewer Neil Turner goes through stages, batteries, trial modes, bonus rooms, etc, etc! Check out the source code below to read the review! Source: Sega X SatAM Petition Recieves Downtime - WB 2:05 am 02-19-00 For all you Sonic SatAM junkies out there - I recently had a chance to talk to SoNIN, owner of the SatAM Petition about some stuff concerning it. He asked me to inform people that he is moving the Nine Inch Nails portion of his website. The problem here is that although his Sonic site will remain in the same place, the SatAM petition cannot due to the MIVA script hosted on Simplenet. Therefore, the petition will be moving at the earliest convenience, but it will most likely experience downtime where it will dissapear for a while. Rather, he will be in discussion with Artie, webmaster of TeamArtail, who says may be able to get the package. So, for now, it's all renovations. For those interested - stay tuned in the next couple of weeks to find out when he'll inform me of the new addresses and other stuff. Interview With Benjamin Hurst - Sonique the pesky little Hedgehog 12:52 pm 02-19-00 The owner of Sonic Stuff will be conducting an interview with the great Ben Hurst himself!!!! Writer of almost the whole second season of SatAM including the wicked DOOMSDAY PROJECT! That is so cool! Anyway, go to that page and send in your quesitons to SoNiN and he'll ask Ben Hurst for you. WOW, Ben Hurst WHOO HOOO!! Editors' Note - Excuse her folks. She's a wee bit giddy. ^__^ - WB An Old Favourite is Reborn! - Rlan 4:30 am 02-18-00 Today is a bittersweet day for sonic fans world wide for today an old site is reborn but not of its original creator...For today as the torch is passed to a new generation. We say farewell to Andre Dirk, owner of the popular Secrets Of Sonic the Hedgehog website...Andre, Secrets of Sonic was a great site while you were running it and you deserve a lot of respect for the work you did. Thanks for everything Andre and farewell, good luck to you in everything you pursue. You will be missed but never be forgotten.... SoStH will be now Maintained by Knuckles the Echidna, who also runs the Ice Cap Zone on segasonic.net. Practically everything that was in the original SoStH is there, from the design, to the much missed Sonic Hoaxes! Source: SoStH : The Original! Sonic #85 - Preview Spoilers: The Return Of Silver Sonic! - WB 1:01 am 02-18-00 Title: "The Big Payback" Written By: Karl Bollers And Ken Penders Pencils: Ron Lim Inkers: Andrew Pepoy Doc Robotnik is furious by Sonic's victory over "Perfect Chaos," so he sics Silver Sonic II on the blue blur - right as the Freedom prepare to depart the Hidden City. Joining the battle, Sonic's friends find trying to beat Silver Sonic II in hand-to-hand combat is impossible - only Sonic can withstand Silver Sonic II's blows. The battle is furious, with repercussions sure to impact the future of the Freedom Fighters! What lies in store for our fearless heroes, and is there a way to defeat the juggernaut that is Silver Sonic II? Quite interesting. This is the first issue to take place after the adaption with an original story, so it seems Mr. Bollers is utilising the Silver Sonic and Metal Sonic drones in the glass tubes of the Egg Carrier. Question I wonder about is why isn't he using Metal Sonic? Ah well - guess we'll have to wait to find out. Nice to see Silver Sonic again though - LONG LONG time no see.... Dan Drazen: Sonic The Hedgehog #81 - Review With Spoilers - WB 12:50 pm 02-18-00 Titles: "City Of Dreams" "All You Need Is A Bit Of Chaos" "A Rose Plucked" Written By: Karl Bollers And Ken Penders Pencils: James Fry (Breakdowns), Nelson Ribiero (Finishes), Steven Butler, Chris Allan Inkers: Andrew Pepoy, Harvo, and Pam Eklund Dan Drazen has released his newest review of the latest Sonic comic #81 - viewable at the link below. The second part of the Sonic Adventure adaption, it doesnt exactly get glowing reviews for a lot of errors and duly pointed mishaps. Click the link below to read Source: Sonic #81 Review Ken Penders To Host Second Online Chat! - WB 12:40 pm 02-18-00 Ken Penders recently announced on his page that he will be in his chat room to host a second online chat. He tried one before but his chat service went a little askew... ^_^ Okay, gang! If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. My first chat ended up being quite the disaster, in that we weren't prepared for the system overload we experienced. However, my tech guru Bob went through everything with a fine tooth-comb and gave the thumbs up for another go at it. So here's the deal... Everyone's invited to my chatroom on Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at 8:00 PM EST, where I'll be discussing all things SONIC and LOST ONES, and maybe a few other relevant topics as well. So bring your questions and we'll have some fun. I'll be online for at least an hour, and possibly longer depending how well everything is going. Hope to see you there. Source: Ken Penders' Message Board Sonic Hype Now At Sonic HQ! - WB 12:12 pm 02-18-00 For those of you who keep up with the Sonic fancomics and fan art, Sonic Hype, a project thats been in the works for a while, is now hosted here at SHQ. With writer SonIxe and web designer and artist Ian J. Flicky, SH consists of the popular and talented Sonic fan artists and fanfic writers including: Noelle "T2" Carballo - artist Ian the Potto - writer Ian J. Flicky - artist,webpage Fox-Li Swift - artist Rina Cat - artist SharpKnux - artist DaneHog - letterer NeoCat - artist RAF - artist Anime Abys - artist Sarah-Le - artist Tony "Asudeum Hedgehog" Nguyen - artist RealLoneWolf (Rommy Wolf) -writer Right now, everything is pretty much bare bones. But thier page is viewable in the link below. If you have any questions, be sure to send them to the SH Forum and ask for Ixe and Ian. Also available via link below. When SHQ's new forums are up look for a Sonic Hype forum to be available there as well. Laters. ^_^ Source: Sonic Hype Questions: Sonic Hype Forum (Temporary) Whatever Happened To Scott Shaw? - WB 12:00 pm 02-18-00 Thanks to Bumper for reporting this. Few people may remember this - but Scott Shaw was the very first artist for the Archie Comics version of Sonic The Hedgehog. So what has Mr. Shaw been up to since he left Archie so many years ago? Well this is what he had to say recently in reference to one of his latest projects - the possible ressurection of DC Comics's Furry old days superhero "Captain Carrot": I just wanted to check in and thank everyone for the interest in CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! I realize the series is fairly obscure (and myself even moreso) but the amount of effort and care that went into this site is impressive! (Refferring to the Captain Carrot website) I've drawn and inked the page for WORLD'S FUNNEST; it looks like a terrific comic (as are most things from the mind of Evan Dorkin.) And Captain Carrot fans might want to check out Comic Book Resources in the near future, specifically Gail's weekly "YOU'LL ALL BE SORRY!" column. As for more substantial appearances of the Zoo Crew, you never know...nothing is definite, but our favorite superhero funny animals may not be confined to the back-issue boxes forever! (Although it's certainly true that the "Year Of The Rabbit" miniseries presentation I showed to DC never found a home there...) And no offense intended to the Brothers Grinn's work, but if there's ever a new CAPTAIN CARROT project, as 10% owner of the property (and its co-creator), I'm gonna be the one to draw it! In the meantime, I've been working on more Pebbles cereal commercials (featuring the Flintstones), Alpha-Bits cereal commercials, Cartoon Network giveaway posters (cereal premiums) featuring the Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, cereal print ads for comic books and magazines and a ton of back-up stories for THE SIMPSONS COMICS (writing and drawing); I'm also writing a bunch of stories for the upcoming BART SIMPSON COMICS, also from Bongo. No word on Sonic projects sadly, but we'll keep you updated if we find anything out. Its good to know the dude's still very busy after not hearing from him in Sonic fandom for years ^_^ IGN Interviews Sonic TEAM - Mobius TetherBlood 5:55 am 02-16-00 Mobius TetherBlood is back on the pages of the news section filling you, once again, in with the latest news around the web. IGNDC interviewed Yuji Naka during the 1st SEGA Dreamcast Championships. You can read the interview from here. Source IGNDC Sonic Party!? - Vector 2:00 am 02-15-00 Well, this is interesting. Jtanner e-mailed me and told me about "Sonic Party," which is listed as a title on the Release Dates page of "Cheat Codes Central." Keep in mind that this is still a rumor, as sites mentioned title names such as "Sonic RPG" on their release dates pages before. I should also mention that Sonic Adventure 2 and NiGHTS 2 are also on the list. If this game is anything like Maio Party, then it could be a great fit for the Dreamcast's online capabilities! Source: Cheat Code Central Sonic Adventure STILL in Top Ten! - WB 1:30 am 02-15-00 In a stunning show of force on the North American sales chart data supplied by NPD TRSTS Videogame Service during the week of January 20th through February 5th, Sega of America's Crazy Taxi debuted as the number one best selling interactive software title, which includes both PC and Videogames. Sonic Adventure ranks in at #6. The competition it trampled on included such heavy hitters as Gran Turismo 2, Mario Party 2, Donkey Kong 64, The Sims (which also debuted that week), and every single Pokemon game for all platforms. As far as Videogame-only charts are concerned, Eidos Interactive's Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for the Dreamcast also had a good week, as it remained in the Top 25 with a showing at number 23. As for the rest of the Dreamcast games, the Top 10 for the console is as follows: 1. Crazy Taxi (Sega of America) 2. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Eidos) 3. Zombie Revenge (Sega of America) 4. NFL 2K (Sega of America) 5. NBA 2K (Sega of America) 6. Sonic Adventure (Sega of America) 7. Sega Bass Fishing (Sega of America) 8. WWF Attitude (Acclaim) 9. Soul Calibur (Namco) 10. Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (Activision). Source: Sega X Sega Breaks A Million Again! - WB 12:40 pm 02-15-00 Time to party-- online that is. Sega Enterprises announced today that its worldwide on-line user-base has broken its first milestone of one million registered subscribers. Japan leads with just over half a million, followed by North America breaking 280,000, and finally Europe close behind with exactly two hundred thousand. What is quiet impressive is the number for Europe. With less time on the market, and fewer consoles in ciculation when compared to the United States, Sega of Europe has still managed to sign on almost as many on-line users, even though the US has 1.5 million Dreamcast owners, overall. Good job Europe. Source: Sega X Sonic Adventure Series 2 Figures! - Chainspike and WB 10:36 am 02-15-00 ReSaurus has given us an advanced look at Sonic Adventure Series 2 figures. Along with the figures, Sega is set to release a sequel to their hit Sonic Adventure game in December of 2000 for the Dreamcast. There is no further word as yet on the possibility of more 11" rotocast figures, such as the just released 11" Sonic, which you can find in any toy or video game shop or some retail places like Media Play or Best Buy (if you look hard enough ^_^). The first series of ReSaurus' Sonic Adventure action figures have been performing very well at retail. RTM is pleased to share this first look at the second series of Sonic Adventure action figures - which include: Sonic The Hedgehog - On Ski Accesorries (White Base "Sonic Laughing") Big The Cat (Yellow Base) Amy Rose (Blue Base) E-102 Gamma (Gray Base Base) Overall the toys look pretty cool, but I'm most impressed with the E-102 Gamma toy seen on the right. There was a LOT of detail put into that figure...Big looks a bit creepy (^__^) and they need to do some work on those bases. The colors a litle gaudy, but that may just be the picture quality. But otherwise it looks pretty cool. The Toy Island Line is coming along fairly nice as well. Most impressive is thier 5" Dr. Robotnik figure shown to the left. Didja hear that? Sonic Adventure 2 this December! Thanks to Conekiller for this news. Click HERE to view the Toy Island line. Click HERE to view the Resaurus line. The Death Of A Great Man. Farewell Charlie Brown - WB 1:40 am 02-13-00 Sad news today folks. We take this time out in the Sonic newswire to tell you that Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Schroeder, Linus, Lucy, and a host of characters that have been in American culture since its heyday has passed away at the age of 77. Mr. Schultz died, ironically, on the eve of his final Peanuts announced a while ago. In his final strip, showing Snoopy seated on top of his doghouse in his role as a writer who invariably starts his stories ``It was a dark and stormy night...'' Other scenes in the panel recall typical situations from the cartoon -- Snoopy as a famous World War One fighter pilot, Snoopy making a grab for Linus's security blanket, Lucy snatching a football away as Charlie Brown tries to kick it, Lucy staffing her psychiatry stall, and Woodstock operating a Zamboni on a frozen bird bath. In a farewell message printed in the strip, Schulz said: ``I have been grateful over the years for the loyalty of our editors and the wonderful support and love expressed to me by fans of the comic strip .... Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy ... how can I ever forget them...'' ``Why do musicians compose symphonies and poets write poems?'' he once said. ``They do it because life wouldn't have any meaning for them if they didn't. That's why I draw cartoons. It's my life.'' Ironic, yet poetic and poignant, he always said that his strip would die only when he died. It was as if he wrote his own death. And with him goes that Good Ol' loser Charlie Brown. Farewell Charles Schultz - the cartoon and comics world mourns its loss. Happiness truly is a warm puppy... The Final Strip: Sonic Team Interview - Sonic Championships! - WB 1:40 am 02-13-00 The First-Annual Sega Dreamcast Championships, which contained a host of Sega's gaming heroes, including the legendary Yuji Naka were held a while ago. IGN DC had a chance to chat with Naka-san about the contest, Chu Chu, and of course, Phantasy Star Online. Click on the picture above to hear what he had to say! Source: IGN DC - Yuji Naka Interview Sonic Team - Chu Chu Cachoo !!! Play Against Sonic Team! - WB 1:13 am 02-13-00 IGN DC has officially gotten a truckload of Chu Chu Rocket info! First off, Sega has officially confirmed a Chu Chu Rocket Online Tournament which points to the future of Sega's plans for the Dreamcast Network, and will give gamers a chance to play against a host of Sega's finest, from the Marketing Department to Sonic Team themselves! IGN found this little tidbit in Chu Chu's Network area, which among other areas, had an "Events" section, which gave them a glimpse at the contest plans. Here's the skinny: On March 25th, Sega will go toe-to-toe with gamers from across the nation during an all-day tournament against several groups from Sega HQ. Here's a breakdown of the day's contestants: 9-12:00pm: Sega Test 12-2:00pm: Sonic Team USA 2-4:00pm: Chu Chu Rocket Team 4-6:00pm: Dreamcast Network Team 6-8:00pm: Sega Marketing 8-11:00pm: Sega Test II And as an added bonus IGN has also placed a nifty little article which theyve played CCR using Sega's new online America network. Viewable here! Source: IGN DC Vintage STC For Sale And Trade - WB (BoingoBaby@aol.com - trader) 4:10 am 02-13-00 This message was just posted on the STC Mailing List courtesy of Selena (BoingoBaby@aol.com). If you are interested in trading or buying STC Comic books please contact the person below. A link to her page has been placed in the source: Hiya STCs for sale or trade or auction...see how good I am at this kind of thing? Anyway, they're all here: http://members.xoom.com/Boingobaby/nackstash.html Some of the small pictures dont work as yet, but I'm slowly sorting the matter. If you click them, you'll see the cover in it's full glory, despite the thumbnail not working. Sorry about the astronomical load time...but I spent over 2 hours scanning them, over an hour resizing and sorting them and over another two hours uploading, resizing, downloading, sticking onto webpage, complaining with xoom and killing the PC. I just dont have any more strength to sort it out right now :P Just a quick glimpse, anyway. And no, the page is not staying like that. I dont like the colour scheme / layout / order...it'd be good for a My little Pony page, but it just doesn't say "Sonic" to me :) Source: STC Mailing List, Nack's Stash SOA Aspiring For 6 Million? - WB 4:10 am 02-13-00 All of those worried on Dreamcast's success can take stock in a little bit of optimism tonight. Current projects of consoles sold-through (which means consoles in the possession of consumers) will top six million by 2001. In the press release, Chris Belfield, director of marketing communications at SOA said that through "programs and marketing" the company would combat the PS2 and Dolphin in coming months. Furthermore, Sega of America is very optimstic that the six million number will be attainable by next year. For instance, they sight the fact Dreamcast will be the only console to allow out-of-the-box on-line gaming and e-mail opportunities. "This will be a fully sustainable business model and provide for a healthy revenue stream," Mr. Bellfield also said. Source: Sega X Polls - Vector 4:53 am 02-12-00 The Sega Sonic Poll Will you be buying a Neo Geo Pocket Color for the release of the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure? Yes (129) 37% No (106) 31% Undecided (112) 32% Total Votes: 347 The Sonic Cartoon Poll What Sonic continuity would you most like to see in a cartoon? Archie Sonic - based on the comic universe, basically a loose SatAM Season 3 (305) 44% Sega Sonic - A cartoon based on the SegaSonic universe, previous exploits up to current SA (109) 16% Sonic Adventure- A Sonic Adventure themed anime series based on SA and upwards with no previous SegaSonic material (207) 30% A second season of Sonic Underground (43) 6% A revamping of Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog (31) 4% Total Votes: 695 The Archie Sonic Poll What Sonic Villian would you like to see Archie use more of in the comic series? Nack The Weasel (70) 13% Metal Sonic (279) 54% Evil Sonic And The Anti-Freedom Fighters (58) 11% Ixis Naugus (15) 3% Mammoth Mogul And The Fearsome Foursome (28) 5% Scratch And Grounder ^_^ (70) 13% Total Votes: 520 The Sonic Pocket Poll seems pretty even, which should be expected, since it involves nuying a new system. In the Cartoon poll, SatAM seems to be about tied with the 2 Sega-based options. In the Comics poll, Metal Sonic wins by a landslide. What is interesting is that Scratch and Grounder got a tie for 2nd with Nack! Tales From the Crypt Back-Still a little hope for SatAM? - Joey McKlay 11:04 am 02-12-00 Well, this probably belongs on the Forum, but here it goes: Tales from the Crypt, the cartoon show (not the live action) is back on Saturday Morning TV. Why is this Sonic related? You might remember that Tales from the Crypt was part of ABC's Saturday line-up, along with Sonic SatAM. Tales from the Crypt even has new episodes! Geez, if that show can get back on the air, Sonic could easily.... Sonic Underground Canned Again - Sonique the Coolest in the World.. okay, now I'm getting carried away 7:30 am 02-11-00 I was just at SciFi.com and found out by their schedule, Sonic Underground is no longer a part of SciFi! I checked everywhere and as far as I could see, the last episode will air Thursday, February 18. This may be a good break for the SatAM to return, especially if SU keeps on going like this. It's not on in Australia, UK or on SciFi anymore. All I can say it, it's about time. Ben Hurst: I'll not give up until there is no hope left at all. - Sonique the coolest Hedgehog :) 10:10 am 02-10-00 I wrote an email to Ben Hurst about whether or not it's true he's trying to get a SatAM third season on the air and he wrote back to me saying this: Yes, I'm trying to see if I can get the third season done in one form or another.... ...I'm working on a contact at DIC to set up a meeting for me with a representitive from Sega. There are a lot of bureaucratic hurdles to jump through and the wheels grind slow in animation, so it might take awhile, but I'll not give up until there is no hope left at all. I appreciate all the people who love Sonic as much as I do and thank you for your correspondence. Take care, Ben Isn't he great folks??? :) 350,000 Hits! - Vector 4:00 am 02-05-00 I'm putting some info up in the Time Capsule about the 350,00th hit. Brian Sapinski got the 350,000th hit on February 1st. Sonic the Comic 174 -- "GAME OVER part 2" - Ed 9:41 am 02-09-00 STC 174 is released TODAY! And it's fantastic, too... Cover: Richard Elson & John Burns. Recognisable partly for the stunning picture of Robotnik holding Sonic, but also for the 'Free Super-Sonic Space Spinner' things on the front. Quite how it works, what the point of it is or how it relates to Sonic (apart from the image on them) I won't even begin to try and guess. Don't forget the two pages of Speedlines in there. :) GAME OVER (Part Two) (Script: Lew Stringer - Art: Richard Elson - Lettering: Ellie De'Ville) The conclusion to the four-issue saga with Robotnik planning to try and destroy Mobius. Knuckles and Tails lead the Emerald Hill people away from the dead Emerald Hill Zone. The mega-charged Robotnik faces off against Sonic, Amy, Shortfuse, Tekno and Grimer. KNUCKLES: Carnival Night Conspiracy (Part 2) (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Richard Elson - Lettering: Elitta Fell) TAILS: The Land Beyond (Part 3) (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Dave Windett & John M Burns - Lettering: Steve Potter) SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Day of the Death Egg (Script: Nigel Kitching - Art: Richard Elson - Lettering: Ellie De'Ville) More info (i.e. a review and probably a cover scan) will be coming to STC: STEM soon. --Ed Sega Dreamcast Championships - Chainspike 3:36 am 02-08-00 Last Saturday, Sega fans, Sonic masters, various members of Sonic Team, and a host of celebrities gathered at Sega Gameworks in Las Vegas for the first annual "Dreamcast Championships." Before the night was over, one of four Sonic fanatics would be deemed best Sonic player in the nation, pick up a check for $15,000, and get a photo op with Sonic Team's own Yuji Naka. Everyone in attendance would party hearty, though, with free arcade games aplenty, and 311 rocking the night away (well, until 2:00AM, at least). Click HERE for the full story. Sonic #84 Spoiler - Tricard 8:55 am 02-07-00 Written by Ken Penders, art by Steven Butler and Pam Eklund. "Perfect Chaos." As Super Sonic battles Perfect Chaos, Knuckles and the Freedom Fighters do whatever they can to save those in danger from the raging waters. With Super Sonic weakening, the heroes' only hope is to get the generator - which is underwater and buried under tons of rubble. Can they reverse the damage and save Super Sonic, or is everyone doomed? Even if they reach the generation, are they prepared for any ramifications their actions might cause? 32 pages, $1.99, ships on April 21. Source: tSf. Sonic The Hedgehog Comic Sales - Cuisinart King 10:03 am 02-05-00 Here are the sales generated from Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comics: Total average monthly circulation number: 133,908 Newsstand monthly sales average: 40,716 Monthly subscription average: 5,338 Comic stores/direct market monthly average: 46,054 Others (free give aways, print testing): around 1,000 Source: SoNiN of The Sonic Foundation SSRG Hacked - Tristan 9:50 am 02-06-00 In something that one can find to be incredibly ironic, the SSRG was not available yesterday; in fact, it was pointing to a very offensive picture. The problem, according to the webmaster of ZTNet, was this: DNS has a primary and secondary (and even additional servers) that contain information on how a site is accessed. On the domains listed above, (ZTNet's)secondary DNS was in control by (another) DNS server. (We're keeping this server censored because of appropriateness.) The webmaster there had brought this to my attention some time ago, and it was put on the back burner as I did not realize how important secondary DNS was. He finally got fed up with the many DNS requests being sent to his servers, that he decided to intercept them, and direct them to his webserver, and consequently redirect those HTTP requests to offensive material. In short, due to my lack of taking care of this DNS issue earlier, and to the acts of the webmaster, a portion of your visitors were redirected to offensive material for approximatley 12-14 hours. So, why did just the SSRG point to the offensive picture and not the entire Emulation Zone? Because of that secondary DNS, where SSRG's site access address was. Right now, you still can not access the SSRG, as it currently points to ZTnet, and when the SSRG will be back up and running is a question we can not answer right now. But stay here for the latest. Chu Chu Rocket Demo - Joey McKlay 8:03 am 02-04-00 Chu Chu Rocket is available to play in demo form, ON YOUR COMPUTER.It uses Shockwave. Go check out this link! Chu Chu Rocket It's in Japanese, so here's how you play: If you didn't know, you have to guide the mice (Chu's) into the rockets. To do so, you must place an arrow square on the right area. When you do that, press "Enter" to make the mice go! You must put the arrow in the right place to get them into the rockets. To take back something you might have done, press "Spacebar" (If you do it too many times, the game restarts). The game is incredibly addictive! Good luck, and watch out for Chu Chu Rocket this MARCH! STJR News - Tristan 9:25 am 02-03-00 Sonic Team Junior has opened up their new MOD archives page. This is mainly for add-on levels to SRB 2, plus Skins, Textures, Sounds and more. The location is at STJR's old site, which is here. Doomsday Project W/out Cut-Outs on the Net! - Sonique 6:46 am 02-03-00 I finally uploaded the Doomsday Project to the Real Video files section on my webpage Perfect Chaos It's about 12MB and the quality isn't the best but it's better than the 8MB that are out there now and no cut outs. I also have an MPEG video of when Sonic and Sally destory Doomsday. Check back for more including but not limited to: Spy Hog, Sonic Conversion, Cry of the Wolf and Heads or Tails! Chaotix Petition! - Vector 12:13 pm 02-01-00 Station Square has started a petition to bring a PC port of Knuckles' Chaotix to the market. Sega does know about the petition, and they have responded with a standard letter that mentions that the suggestion has been forwarded to Sega executives. At the moment, the petition has just 3 signatures, so we may get a more specific response if a lot of people sign the petition. The Chaotix Petition

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