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'''Sonic Retro''' (formerly known as '''SSonicNET Database''', '''Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury (SHIT)''' and the '''Sonic Retro Info Wiki''') is a free content encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. It attempts to form a complete knowledge base for everything to do with [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. The site is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit articles, simply by clicking on the "edit this page" link. It's the site you're looking at right now. The site currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles. The front page features articles written by site staff, and links to the Sonic Retro forum, where fans can discuss various issues related to Sonic, [[sega:ROM hacking|ROM hacking]] and other topics. It has two sister sites: [[sega:Sega Retro|Sega Retro]], which aims to be a comprehensive resource for all topics related to [[sega:Sega|Sega]], and [[SEGAbits]][http://segabits.com/], which covers news on Sega and all Sega franchises.
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'''Sonic Retro''' (formerly known as '''SSonicNET Database''', '''Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury''' and the '''Sonic Retro Info Wiki''') is a free content online encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. Its goal is to form a complete knowledge base for all things connected to the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] franchise. Utilizing the [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] platform, the site is open for anyone to register an account, allowing users to participate in creating and editing articles, and uploading various files connected to the history of Sonic the Hedgehog. The site currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
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In addition to the wiki element of Sonic Retro, the website also features a blog with news articles and features written by site staff. There is also a robust community in the Sonic Retro forum, where users can discuss Sonic and more broader topics related to [[sega:Sega|Sega]] and video gaming. It has two sister sites: [[Sega Retro]], which aims to be a comprehensive resource for all topics related to Sega, and [[SEGAbits]], which covers news on all aspects of the Sega brand.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[File:Retrohistory.gif|thumb|left|A brief history of Sonic Retro in flowchart form.]]
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[[File:SonicRetroHistory-Flowchart.png|thumb|right|A brief history of Sonic Retro in flowchart form.]]
In mid-2004, scener [[User:LocalH|LocalH]] brought up the idea of having a scene database similar to the [http://noname.c64.org/csdb/ Commodore 64 Scene Database], but for the [[Sonic scene|Sonic hacking and research scene]], to the staff of [[Sonic Classic]] and [[SSonicNET]]. On 14 September 2004, the SSonicNET Database was founded by [[User:Alexbt|Alexbt]] as a possible test project for Local H's vision. At that point, [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites like this were not as common as they are today, and there were few if any Sonic-related [[wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]s. With the early effort of some Sonic Classic staff members, the site grew into '''SHIT (Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury)'''.
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In mid-2004, [[User:LocalH|LocalH]] approached the staff of [[Sonic Classic]] and [[SSonicNET]] with an idea. Inspired by the [http://noname.c64.org/csdb/ Commodore 64 Scene Database], he pitched creating a similar database for the [[Sonic scene|Sonic hacking and research scene]]. On September 14th, 2004, the SSonicNET Database was founded by [[User:Alexbt|Alexbt]]. Utilizing the [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] platform, the site became a test for such a database. In short time, the project was renamed to the '''Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury'''.
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By November 24th, 2004, the project already had 351 articles being worked on.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041124040641/http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Main_Page}} Though the initial focus was to chronicle the "Sonic scene" and [[Sonic hacks|Sonic ROM hacks]], it quickly expanded to cover all aspects of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, with information about the games{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041124130807/http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Category:Games}}, characters{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041124130647/http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Category:Characters}}, and developers.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050306160442/http://database.ssonicnet.com:80/index.php/Main_Page}}
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In March 2005, newly [[Administrator|adminned]] staffer of the wiki and Sonic Classic, [[User:Scarred Sun|Scarred Sun]], made an offer to [[User:Sonic McTails|Sonic McTails]], then-head of SSonicNET, to purchase SSonicNET. The offer was spurred by a series of disagreements regarding the running of the Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury. Sonic McTails declined the offer. Instead, plans were made to move both the Information Treasury and the Sonic Classic forums elsewhere. On March 18th, 2005, both sites were moved to [https://web.archive.org/web/20050327134238/http://sclassic.net/ http://www.sclassic.net].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050327134238/http://sclassic.net/}}
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In an effort to promote crosstraffic between the sites hosted on the "Sonic Classic Cooperative," the three main websites hosted there - Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury, Sonic Classic, and [[Sonic Hot Dimensions]] - were merged together under a new banner, '''Sonic Retro.''' The newly formed site went live on May 1st, 2005, and was relocated to the domain https://www.sonicretro.org. With freshly installed forum software, each site had their own dedicated section, while also promoting tight integration with the rebranded wiki.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060702223600/http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php}} Two months after the move, Sonic Hot Dimensions chose to step away from Sonic Retro.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060718150913/http://forums.sonicretro.org:80/index.php}} In August of that year, the Sonic Classic name was briefly retired, the forums using only the Sonic Retro name.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060821045151/http://forums.sonicretro.org/}}
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At the end of 2006, the forums were relocated to Pixel Tanker, reassuming the Sonic Classic moniker.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070203224548/http://www.pixeltanker.com/sretro}} Scarred Sun stepped away as administrator for the forums, focusing instead on Sonic Retro. New forums, with no connection to Sonic Classic, were launched on July 26th, 2007.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825202952/http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=2}} These forums would soon be replaced by those located at [[The Sonic 2 Beta Page]].
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On August 4th, 2007, after an extended outage of the [[CulTNET]] hosting service, The Sonic 2 Beta Page would become hosted on the Sonic Retro server. After this move, Scarred Sun and Sonic 2 Beta admin Tweaker would come to the realization that both websites shared similar userbases. An announcement was made on September 27th, 2007, that the Sonic 2 Beta Page would end in its current form, becoming part of the Sonic Retro wiki. The forums, which had existed since 2004, would replace the forums that were currently in use at Retro.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120163503/http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=9517}} The Sonic Classic community would later merge back with Sonic Retro on July 6th, 2008.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408083227/http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=11218}}
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Sonic Retro's first sister site, [[Sega Retro]], was announced on April 1st, 2010. Framed as an April Fools Day joke, the new wiki's stated goal was to chronicle all aspects of Sega's history. A number of non-Sonic focused articles that had been written on Sonic Retro were moved over to this new wiki.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230926044026/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/ok-heres-whats-up-homies.20293/}} By this point, Sonic Retro was host to over 4000 articles.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110410051726/http://info.sonicretro.org/}}
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February of 2010 saw [[Sega Europe]] reach out to a number of Sonic fan communities, including Sonic Retro, and inviting them to report on one of Sega's newest promotions. To help promote the release of ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', Sega teamed up with Alton Towers to rechristen one of their rollercoasters the [[Sonic Spinball (Alton Towers ride)|Sonic Spinball]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200720152916/https://sonicretro.org/2010/02/14/the-sonic-spinball-sonic-room-asr-sega-trip-2010/}} Two exclusive front page posts were also provided by Sega's community team, in an effort to promote the forthcoming ''[[Sonic Colours]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200618224550/https://sonicretro.org/2010/10/06/exclusive-new-sonic-colours-wallpaper/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191015113845/https://sonicretro.org/2010/10/29/joint-exclusive-new-sonic-and-tails-speak/}} Sega's community team also reached out to a handful of Sonic fan communities, including Sonic Retro, to help distribute tickets for 2011's [[Sonic Boom (event)|Sonic Boom]] community event.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110617130708/http://www.sonicretro.org/2011/05/be-a-part-of-sonic-boom-the-first-u-s-community-event/}}
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In April 2013, Sonic Retro and [[SEGAbits]] became sister sites, the latter being hosted on the Retro servers.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130605232731/https://segabits.com/blog/2013/03/31/segabits-sonic-sega-retro/}} The sites would appear together at TooManyGames 2014 and 2015, at SEGAbits-led panels.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210616171255/https://sonicretro.org/2014/06/23/shameless-promotion-sonic-retro-toomanygames/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200807202724/https://sonicretro.org/2015/06/08/segabits-sonic-retro-to-host-too-many-games-2015-the-sonic-x-treme-files-panel-on-saturday-june-27th-in-oaks-pa/}}. 2015 also saw the start of [https://necretro.org/ NEC Retro] and the [https://retrocdn.net/Main_Page Retro CDN], expanding the Retro family of sites.
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From 2016 to 2020, Sonic Retro worked with [[Sonic Fan Games HQ]] to help run and advertise their annual [[Sonic Amateur Games Expo]] online showcase.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20160908041308/http://www.sonicretro.org/2016/09/sage-2016-announced-dates-information/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170711222002/http://www.sonicretro.org:80/2017/06/sonic-amateur-games-expo-returns-2017/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180831231649/http://sonicretro.org/2018/02/sonic-amateur-games-expo-2018-dates-announced/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191110183034/https://sonicretro.org/2019/08/21/sage-2019-dates-guidelines-logos-and-more/}}{{ref|https://sonicretro.org/2020/06/08/the-sonic-amateur-games-expo-2020-guidelines-and-deadlines-are-now-live/}}
  
In March 2005, newly [[Administrator|adminned]] staffer [[Scarred Sun]] made an offer to [[User:Sonic McTails|Sonic McTails]], then-head of SSonicNET, to purchase SSonicNET because of a series of disputes the two had concerning the running of the SSonicNET Database. McTails declined the offer, and a plan to move the Sonic Classic forums and SHIT off McTails' server went ahead. On Friday 18 March, after hosting was finally granted, SClassic and SHIT made an impromptu switch to http://www.sclassic.net (now defunct.) SHIT was the first site on the new Sonic Classic to fully make the transition.  
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==Projects==
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The core goal of Sonic Retro is to cover everything involving the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. The games, characters, locations, lore, auxiliary media, and the development of all therein. The scope of the wiki also includes various fan games and ROM modifications, both historically important to the Sonic scene and technically impressive. The desire to make the most complete wiki led to the creation of Sega Retro and the Retro CDN. Working in tandem, the Retro family of sites also strives to be the largest collection of both high-quality box art scans and official artwork for ''Sonic'' and the many other Sega properties that exist.
  
In May 2006, SHIT, Sonic Classic, and [[Sonic Hot Dimensions]], the three main hostees of sclassic.net, were combined under the "Sonic Retro" moniker in order to help promote crosstraffic. After two months, due to infighting between the staffs of SClassic and SHD, the merger dissolved, and because of differing interests, Sonic Classic and SHIT went their separate ways in fall 2006. With that, SHIT absorbed the Sonic Retro name and became simply '''Sonic Retro'''.
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Current projects include:
  
In July 2007, the whole of [[CulTNET]] went down, and [[The Sonic 2 Beta Page]] went with it. After a period of downtime, Scarred Sun finally agreed to host the site on the Sonic Retro server. She and ''Sonic 2'' Beta Page administrator [[User:Tweaker|Tweaker]] got to talking, and realized that their two sites had remarkably similar userbases. It was therefore decided that they should be merged. Scarred Sun made the announcement in September. The S2Beta forums would replace the old Retro forums, while the main site would be copied over to the wiki (though all the old pages would still exist at their old locations). This decision was met with mixed views, with [[nineko]], [[User:Metal Man88|Metal_Man88]] and [[User:Guess Who|Guess Who]] in particular being highly opposed to the merge. Guess Who left the forums immediately after the merge was executed, although he returned almost a year afterwards. While nineko seemed to no longer have any qualms about it, Metal_Man88 remained vaguely annoyed at the merger, at least until it began to benefit the forums directly.
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* [[Sonic Retro:Sonic Retro on GitHub|Sonic Retro's Github]] - Collection of tools and disassemblies
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* [[SCHG:Sonic Community Hacking Guide|Sonic Community Hacking Guide]] - For modifying various ''Sonic'' titles
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* [[Sonic Physics Guide]] - Explaining the physics of the 16-bit era
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* [[:Category:Technical information|Techincal Information]] - Further info on the technical aspects of various ''Sonic'' titles
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* [[:Category:Hidden content|Hidden Content]] - Unseen content within both official and pre-release versions of the many ''Sonic'' titles
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* [[:Category:Development|Game Development]] - The "making of" stories for the many ''Sonic'' titles
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* [[Sonic Retro:Anniversaries|Anniversaries]] - Celebrating Sonic on any given day
  
==Forums==
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The {{LinkRetro|title=Sonic Retro forums}} are considered by many to be the nexus of modern Sonic hacking. Protected by a required entrance validation system and the [[Pending Approval]] system, the amount of "[[misfit]]s" is kept to a minimum. In addition to the hacking and research held in the main forums, there is an active social side to Retro, namely the [[Sonic Retro IRC channel|IRC channel]].
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* [[S2Beta:Main Page|The Sonic 2 Beta Wiki]]
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* The Sonic the Hedgehog OSV Project
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD]]''
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* ''Project: Sonic Retro''
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* [[Retro Channel]]
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* [[Sonic Retro:Sonic Retro Podcast|Sonic Retro Podcast]]
  
 
==Awards and accolades==
 
==Awards and accolades==
In 2005, Sonic Retro was nominated for several [[Sonic Site Awards]], winning the ''Most Evolved Website'' award. By the time of the awards, Sonic Retro had progressed from non-existence to having over 1000 articles.
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[[File:Most Evolved award.png|thumb|right|The "Most Evolved Site" award]]
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In 2005, Sonic Retro was nominated for several [[Sonic Stadium]] [[Sonic Site Awards]], winning the "Most Evolved Site" award.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060228191954/http://ssa.sonicstadium.org/}} By the time of the awards, Sonic Retro had progressed from non-existence to having over 1000 articles.
  
[[Image:Most Evolved award.png]]
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Sonic Retro has been cited as a source in the following publications:
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* ''[[The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (book)|The History of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (Pix'n' Love, 2012)
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia]]'' (Dark Horse, 2021)
  
 
==Current staff==
 
==Current staff==
  
 
===Webmaster===
 
===Webmaster===
* [[Scarred Sun]]: owner, webmaster, [[administrator]]
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* [[User:Metal Man88|Metal_Man88]]
 
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* [[User:Skyler|Skyler]]
 
* [[User:Skyler|Skyler]]
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==Gallery==
* [[Gen]]: ''Mobius Engine Project''
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* [[User:InstantSonic|InstantSonic]]: Fangaming Discussion
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Sonicretro-round.svg| The Retro star logo in rusted copper
* [[Perfect Chaos Zero]]: Fangaming Discussion
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SonicRetroLogo-2006.gif|Original Sonic Retro logo, 2006
* [[Slingerland]]: Fangaming Discussion
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SonicRetroLogo-2007.png|Logo post-Sonic 2 Beta Site merge, 2007
* [[Smidge204]]: Fangaming Discussion
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RetroMainPage.png|Wiki as of 2010-05-24
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SonicRetroWiki Website 2022.png|Wiki as of 2022-09-26
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro's home page]
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* [http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] home page
*{{LinkRetro|topic=12|title=The earliest available Sonic Retro discussion thread}} (from when the site was owned and administrated by [[Simon Wai]])
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* [https://twitter.com/sonicretro Sonic Retro] on Twitter
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* [https://bsky.app/profile/sonicretro.bsky.social Sonic Retro] on BlueSky
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041124040641/http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Main_Page Main Page] - Earliest archived version of the wiki
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060711191400/http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] - Earliest archived version of current domain
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* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoU5r8yMJ2kfKkr9v9Y2v_yCIGgasCrxp&si=uC5j6gA0ffd3Id60 Sonic Retro Splash Screens] - YouTube playlist of various Retro-themed screens created for ROM modifications, created by Cinossu
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Sonic Retro
Current owner(s): Scarred Sun, all editors
URL: http://www.sonicretro.org
Type of site: General/Wiki
Created on: 2004-09-14
Current status: Online

Sonic Retro (formerly known as SSonicNET Database, Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury and the Sonic Retro Info Wiki) is a free content online encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. Its goal is to form a complete knowledge base for all things connected to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Utilizing the MediaWiki platform, the site is open for anyone to register an account, allowing users to participate in creating and editing articles, and uploading various files connected to the history of Sonic the Hedgehog. The site currently has 7,304 articles.

In addition to the wiki element of Sonic Retro, the website also features a blog with news articles and features written by site staff. There is also a robust community in the Sonic Retro forum, where users can discuss Sonic and more broader topics related to Sega and video gaming. It has two sister sites: Sega Retro, which aims to be a comprehensive resource for all topics related to Sega, and SEGAbits, which covers news on all aspects of the Sega brand.

History

A brief history of Sonic Retro in flowchart form.

In mid-2004, LocalH approached the staff of Sonic Classic and SSonicNET with an idea. Inspired by the Commodore 64 Scene Database, he pitched creating a similar database for the Sonic hacking and research scene. On September 14th, 2004, the SSonicNET Database was founded by Alexbt. Utilizing the MediaWiki platform, the site became a test for such a database. In short time, the project was renamed to the Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury.

By November 24th, 2004, the project already had 351 articles being worked on.[1] Though the initial focus was to chronicle the "Sonic scene" and Sonic ROM hacks, it quickly expanded to cover all aspects of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, with information about the games[2], characters[3], and developers.[4]

In March 2005, newly adminned staffer of the wiki and Sonic Classic, Scarred Sun, made an offer to Sonic McTails, then-head of SSonicNET, to purchase SSonicNET. The offer was spurred by a series of disagreements regarding the running of the Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury. Sonic McTails declined the offer. Instead, plans were made to move both the Information Treasury and the Sonic Classic forums elsewhere. On March 18th, 2005, both sites were moved to http://www.sclassic.net.[5]

In an effort to promote crosstraffic between the sites hosted on the "Sonic Classic Cooperative," the three main websites hosted there - Sonic the Hedgehog Information Treasury, Sonic Classic, and Sonic Hot Dimensions - were merged together under a new banner, Sonic Retro. The newly formed site went live on May 1st, 2005, and was relocated to the domain https://www.sonicretro.org. With freshly installed forum software, each site had their own dedicated section, while also promoting tight integration with the rebranded wiki.[6] Two months after the move, Sonic Hot Dimensions chose to step away from Sonic Retro.[7] In August of that year, the Sonic Classic name was briefly retired, the forums using only the Sonic Retro name.[8]

At the end of 2006, the forums were relocated to Pixel Tanker, reassuming the Sonic Classic moniker.[9] Scarred Sun stepped away as administrator for the forums, focusing instead on Sonic Retro. New forums, with no connection to Sonic Classic, were launched on July 26th, 2007.[10] These forums would soon be replaced by those located at The Sonic 2 Beta Page.

On August 4th, 2007, after an extended outage of the CulTNET hosting service, The Sonic 2 Beta Page would become hosted on the Sonic Retro server. After this move, Scarred Sun and Sonic 2 Beta admin Tweaker would come to the realization that both websites shared similar userbases. An announcement was made on September 27th, 2007, that the Sonic 2 Beta Page would end in its current form, becoming part of the Sonic Retro wiki. The forums, which had existed since 2004, would replace the forums that were currently in use at Retro.[11] The Sonic Classic community would later merge back with Sonic Retro on July 6th, 2008.[12]

Sonic Retro's first sister site, Sega Retro, was announced on April 1st, 2010. Framed as an April Fools Day joke, the new wiki's stated goal was to chronicle all aspects of Sega's history. A number of non-Sonic focused articles that had been written on Sonic Retro were moved over to this new wiki.[13] By this point, Sonic Retro was host to over 4000 articles.[14]

February of 2010 saw Sega Europe reach out to a number of Sonic fan communities, including Sonic Retro, and inviting them to report on one of Sega's newest promotions. To help promote the release of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sega teamed up with Alton Towers to rechristen one of their rollercoasters the Sonic Spinball.[15] Two exclusive front page posts were also provided by Sega's community team, in an effort to promote the forthcoming Sonic Colours.[16][17] Sega's community team also reached out to a handful of Sonic fan communities, including Sonic Retro, to help distribute tickets for 2011's Sonic Boom community event.[18]

In April 2013, Sonic Retro and SEGAbits became sister sites, the latter being hosted on the Retro servers.[19] The sites would appear together at TooManyGames 2014 and 2015, at SEGAbits-led panels.[20][21]. 2015 also saw the start of NEC Retro and the Retro CDN, expanding the Retro family of sites.

From 2016 to 2020, Sonic Retro worked with Sonic Fan Games HQ to help run and advertise their annual Sonic Amateur Games Expo online showcase.[22][23][24][25][26]

Projects

The core goal of Sonic Retro is to cover everything involving the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The games, characters, locations, lore, auxiliary media, and the development of all therein. The scope of the wiki also includes various fan games and ROM modifications, both historically important to the Sonic scene and technically impressive. The desire to make the most complete wiki led to the creation of Sega Retro and the Retro CDN. Working in tandem, the Retro family of sites also strives to be the largest collection of both high-quality box art scans and official artwork for Sonic and the many other Sega properties that exist.

Current projects include:

Past projects include:

Awards and accolades

The "Most Evolved Site" award

In 2005, Sonic Retro was nominated for several Sonic Stadium Sonic Site Awards, winning the "Most Evolved Site" award.[27] By the time of the awards, Sonic Retro had progressed from non-existence to having over 1000 articles.

Sonic Retro has been cited as a source in the following publications:

Current staff

Webmaster

Administrators

Moderators

Wiki Sysops

Site Staff

Gallery

External links

References

  1. http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Main_Page (Wayback Machine: 2004-11-24 04:06)
  2. http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Category:Games (Wayback Machine: 2004-11-24 13:08)
  3. http://database.ssonicnet.com/index.php/Category:Characters (Wayback Machine: 2004-11-24 13:06)
  4. http://database.ssonicnet.com:80/index.php/Main_Page (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-06 16:04)
  5. http://sclassic.net/ (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-27 13:42)
  6. http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php (Wayback Machine: 2006-07-02 22:36)
  7. http://forums.sonicretro.org:80/index.php (Wayback Machine: 2006-07-18 15:09)
  8. http://forums.sonicretro.org/ (Wayback Machine: 2006-08-21 04:51)
  9. http://www.pixeltanker.com/sretro (Wayback Machine: 2007-02-03 22:45)
  10. http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=2 (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-25 20:29)
  11. http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=9517 (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-20 16:35)
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  17. https://sonicretro.org/2010/10/29/joint-exclusive-new-sonic-and-tails-speak/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-15 11:38)
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  21. https://sonicretro.org/2015/06/08/segabits-sonic-retro-to-host-too-many-games-2015-the-sonic-x-treme-files-panel-on-saturday-june-27th-in-oaks-pa/ (Wayback Machine: 2020-08-07 20:27)
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  23. http://www.sonicretro.org:80/2017/06/sonic-amateur-games-expo-returns-2017/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-11 22:20)
  24. http://sonicretro.org/2018/02/sonic-amateur-games-expo-2018-dates-announced/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-31 23:16)
  25. https://sonicretro.org/2019/08/21/sage-2019-dates-guidelines-logos-and-more/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-10 18:30)
  26. https://sonicretro.org/2020/06/08/the-sonic-amateur-games-expo-2020-guidelines-and-deadlines-are-now-live/
  27. http://ssa.sonicstadium.org/ (Wayback Machine: 2006-02-28 19:19)


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