Pre-May 1993 Sonic arcade games
From Sonic Retro
Pre-May 1993 Sonic arcade games |
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System(s): Arcade |
Publisher: Sega |
Genre: Unknown |
In the May 1993 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, then-Director of Marketing at SEGA Al Nilsen was interviewed by the publication, teasing what consumers would be expecting in the coming year. Focusing primarily on the Mega-CD and the plethora of forthcoming Sonic the Hedgehog titles, Al gives some lip service to the arcade market, and what form the blue blur could be taking there:
“ | We have developed two Sonic arcade games that have never been released because they were not the specialness that Sonic was. We are continuing to look to see if we can do something with Sonic in the arcade. There is a Sonic arcade project but nothing scheduled for release. | „ |
— Al Nilsen, Director of Marketing, SEGA of America |
While the latter game he is referring to is more than likely SegaSonic the Hedgehog, there is some debate as to what rejected arcade projects he is making allusions to. As EGM was published in America, it is possible that the two developed games mentioned were the Japanese-exclusive Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car and SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol, both skipped over for western release. However, after the unearthing of the unreleased 1992 arcade puzzle title SegaSonic Bros., it is possible that Mr. Nilsen's quote could regard two projects that were cancelled before they were announced to the general public. If that is the case, the identity of the second arcade title is currently unknown. Unfortunately, the blurb is vague enough that either interpretation could be accurate.
Magazine scans
References
Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems | |
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1991 Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog | SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | SegaSonic the Hedgehog 1996 Sonic the Fighters 2011 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade 2015 Sonic Dash Extreme 2016 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition 2020 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition Prototypes SegaSonic the Hedgehog (revision A)
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1992 UFO SegaSonic 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog | SegaSonic Popcorn Shop 1994 Sonic no Space Tours | SegaSonic Wataame Scramble | Sonic Canball | Air Circus | Curling Holiday 1997 Sonic the Hedgehog AWP 2002 Sonic & Tails Spinner 2003 CR Sonic 2007 Sonic Spinner 2008 Sonic Live! 2009 Sonic Hopper! 2010 Sonic Sports Basketball 2012 Sonic Sports Air Hockey | Oh! Ring | In the Barrel 2013 Sonic Athletics | Sonic Ghost Shooting | Sonic Brain Ranking 2016 Sonic Blast Ball 2019 Sonic Sports Kids Basketball Unknown date CoroCoro Fever (199x) | Darts Shot (199x) | Mogu-Mogu Rush (201x) | Neo Target (201x) | Circles Shoot (201x)
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Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog games |
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Sonic's Edusoft | Sonic the Hedgehog (home computers) | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD | SegaSonic Bros. | Sister Sonic | Treasure Tails | Pre-May 1993 Sonic arcade games | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition | Sonic Sports | Sonic Mars | Sonic Ride | Sonic Saturn | Sonic X-treme (Point of View, Project Condor, SonicPC) | Sonic X: Chaos Emerald Chaos | Sonic DS | Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme | Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog: Awakening | Sonic Central | Sonic Demo |