Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
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Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car | ||||||||||
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System(s): Sega System C2 | ||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||
Developer: Sega | ||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (わくわくソニックパトカー), titled in-game as Harinezumi Sonic no Omawari-san (はりねずみ ソニックのおまわりさん), is a children's ride which features Sonic the Hedgehog playing the role of a police officer, patrolling the streets of a city and keeping it safe from Dr. Eggman.
The game uses the background music from Green Hill Zone in the original Sonic the Hedgehog, although the sprites onscreen are refined and look quite different from those used in the original Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive. Also, there are speech samples in the game. Sonic and Eggman speak in Japanese throughout the game/ride.
Contents
Story
The game begins with Sonic providing an introductory speech, stating his name and job, then pulling out of a police station and hopping into his patrol car in order to "protect the city's peace." At this point the ride begins to move and the player can control Sonic's car as they please. Along the way, the action pauses to let a group of flickies cross the road. As the ride resumes, things remain peaceful for another short period of time, then Eggman shows up and starts shoving cars aside. The player is expected to then activate the siren and pursue him, occasionally jumping out of the car briefly to injure Eggman. When he is damaged enough, Eggman gives up and leaves. If no action is taken long enough, however, Eggman will get away. Either way, Sonic will pull up in front of the police station and the ride/game ends after Sonic gives an ending speech, stating that today's patrol is now over and advising the player to protect course rules.
Gameplay
The game combines a simple video game in a family-sized cabinet (the ride's interior is spacious enough to accommodate two adults) that is in the style of a police car. The game has Sonic playing the role of a police officer, jumping into a patrol car for a daily patrol routine. Along the way, Dr. Eggman appears and begins making one traffic offense after another. Sonic must then pursue Eggman and destroy his vehicle by jumping on it before he escapes.
The ride itself rocks in a left-to-right manner in sync with Sonic's patrol car, and the police car onscreen is controlled by a steering wheel. There is a button that causes Sonic to jump out of his vehicle and hit Eggman once Eggman shows up in the game. Other buttons on the dashboard allow the user to turn on the siren and start the game.
History
Legacy
On September 17th, 2015 it was announced that the game had been dumped and will be supported in the next version of MAME.[1]
Voice actors
Role | Voice Actor |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | Takeshi Kusao |
Dr. Eggman | Masaharu Sato |
Promotional material
Photo gallery
References
- ↑ https://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=345231 (Wayback Machine: 2015-11-27 01:12)
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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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