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This one Onmi posted:I will also say that your positive memories of the comics in those early issues (especially the mini-series) are most likely nostalgia. They don't hold up. A few years ago /co/ did a "Sonic Marathon" where they storytimed the whole series from issue 1 to the then latest issue Not that I don't agree with this point, but trusting the opinions of /co/? Idk
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I didn't remember it at all as a child but playing Sonic 3C I've realized falling through the geometry has long been part of Sonic's DNA.
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Jun 10, 2017 17:41
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The early stuff absolutely holds up because it's so simple and fun. It's just lots of puns and jokes around some simple stories with some surprisingly acerbic quips in there too. My favorite thing about re-reading the early Sonic comics was noticing the environmental commentary that completely passed me by as a kid. Sonic's message at its core was an environmental one, so seeing it realized in that way is nice. When it starts trying to get serious? Yeah, it probably doesn't hold up as well. I know Mecha Madness probably isn't as good as I remember and Endgame was ridiculously contrived, but I still love it. 
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Ventana posted:This one I don't see how you can misconstrue "Every page of every issue posted" when it comes to judging something. Besides, Ian and Jon Gray dropped by, it was fun, even got a shout out in Sonic Universe.  VJeff posted:The early stuff absolutely holds up because it's so simple and fun. It's just lots of puns and jokes around some simple stories with some surprisingly acerbic quips in there too. My favorite thing about re-reading the early Sonic comics was noticing the environmental commentary that completely passed me by as a kid. Sonic's message at its core was an environmental one, so seeing it realized in that way is nice. Oh the Mike Gallagher stuff is amazingly fun. The moment the series tries to take itself seriously it slowly becomes more awful. That said, Mecha Madness actually does kinda stand out as being pretty okay.
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This guy here is going through all the comics issue by issue too.
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Spiderdrake posted:I didn't remember it at all as a child but playing Sonic 3C I've realized falling through the geometry has long been part of Sonic's DNA. If it isn't loaded with game breaking bugs, it isn't a Sonic game bro Imagine if Bethesda made a Sonic game
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Gammatron 64 posted:If it isn't loaded with game breaking bugs, it isn't a Sonic game bro You'd have to download a mod before Sonic actually goes fast.
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Onmi posted:I don't see how you can misconstrue "Every page of every issue posted" when it comes to judging something. Besides, Ian and Jon Gray dropped by, it was fun, even got a shout out in Sonic Universe. Not sure what you're talking about with miscontruing anything, just taking a jab at 4chan. In my experience, /co/ has sometimes been okay, but most of the time it's about the same as the mildest parts of 4chan. Pretty nice though to hear those guys stop by though; always fun when Comic writers/artists reach out to communities. Gammatron 64 posted:If it isn't loaded with game breaking bugs, it isn't a Sonic game bro Sounds like Sonic 06 to me.
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Jun 10, 2017 20:34
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Bethesda games always get higher ratings than they deserve despite loads of terrible bugs cause bethesda & newer sonic always gets lower scores despite being great because it's sonic so what would a sonic bethesda game earn I wonder
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It would be reviewed fairly and sell moderately well. Then the Elder Sonic Scrolls modding scene would start and eh, you all know what happens next.
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At least we'll be able to romance Eggman. What a man.
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Jun 10, 2017 20:54
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so Sonic Runners Adventure released early in Russia of all places and
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beep by grandpa posted:Bethesda games always get higher ratings than they deserve despite loads of terrible bugs cause bethesda Ehhh, they also get those ratings because there's almost nothing else out there that can match them when it comes to world exploration fun and the 'over-the-next-hill' effect.
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the part with the rising lava stressed me as a child
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elf help book posted:I like Hill Top Zone. My favorite 2D Sonic music.
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Yo, Sonic 3 Complete is really cool. Also, the person who put in those springs at the start of Hydrocity Act 2 is still a real bastard 23 years later.
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TFRazorsaw posted:so Sonic Runners Adventure released early in Russia of all places and For some reason the game looks worse than the first Sonic Runners, I guess in part to the fact they scrapped the shading style they used the first time around. Maybe the game's not done yet and they'll add it in later?
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I missed out on the first Runners, looking forward to trying the new one out
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Stairmaster posted:the part with the rising lava stressed me as a child It's funny how much harder games seemed as a child. There's this one section in chemical plant zone where you have to jump onto a ledge but the floor immediately before it periodically disappears, and child me used to freak the gently caress out to the point where I used to call my mum to do it for me. It's literally just one jump that takes about 2 seconds max.
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Viewtiful Jew posted:For some reason the game looks worse than the first Sonic Runners, I guess in part to the fact they scrapped the shading style they used the first time around. There's a lot of things that just make it visually quite lazy compared to the first runners, but yeah the lack of thick outlines stands out the most since it was fairly prominent before. The UI is also quite a bit more lazily done. Looking it up, apparently it was made by Gameloft instead of Sonic Team, and it suddenly makes sense to me. With the game looking as it is, and Gameloft's track record (never been a fan of their games), ehhhhh I think I'll wait on this game or just pass it up.
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Onmi posted:I will also say that your positive memories of the comics in those early issues (especially the mini-series) are most likely nostalgia. They don't hold up. A few years ago /co/ did a "Sonic Marathon" where they storytimed the whole series from issue 1 to the then latest issue (Just before the Pendering) As one of the people who did in fact cover for issues while the OPs internet went down... yeah, they were actually quite terrible. Got an archive of the threads somewhere? The responses and the shared vitriol ought to be something worth enjoying.
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Does Ian at least have other work now? Sad that Sonic Comic's finally dead, but I'm more worried about the cool people involved than the publication.
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CJacobs posted:Yo, Sonic 3 Complete is really cool. Also, the person who put in those springs at the start of Hydrocity Act 2 is still a real bastard 23 years later. S3&K removes a surprising amount of dick moves from the S3 levels. I got good at S3&K first, so going back to the S3 layouts in S3C had me cracking up at the stupid, cheap deaths. I tried to find if someplace online documented all the changes, but nothing turned up.
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Stairmaster posted:the part with the rising lava stressed me as a child The part with the lava confused me, because there's a gate to the right that's open but the lava clips above it. That was a moment early in my gaming life when I realized that even professional first-party games can have tiny amounts of jank. I didn't figure out until years later that you're meant to kind of hop up and down on the floating platform in the middle of the lava as it rises and falls, because I always had the invincibility power-up at that part. I thought you were supposed to outrun the lava, but I don't think that's actually possible.
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King Vidiot posted:The part with the lava confused me, because there's a gate to the right that's open but the lava clips above it. That was a moment early in my gaming life when I realized that even professional first-party games can have tiny amounts of jank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaihUGv0SY&t=155s
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King Vidiot posted:I thought you were supposed to outrun the lava, but I don't think that's actually possible. Literally been doing exactly that for 20+ years ,scrub., gotta go fast.
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Crabtree posted:Does Ian at least have other work now? Sad that Sonic Comic's finally dead, but I'm more worried about the cool people involved than the publication. If SEGA is smart they'll swoop him up to either keep writing the comic for whoever gets the license next or just directly write Sonic games from now on.
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Guys I had a date last night that didn't go so well and I had to tell a very nice young lady that I don't see a future between us  and I'm watching some sonic videos today to help clear my head and finally got time to finish up Cybershell's comic book vid I think I got a shout out at the end along with some of you other fine posters and that just made my day  Thank you for your fantastic service, everyone. Only 2 months to go until sonic proves once again that this crazy hedgehog's still got some fight left in him. Have a great Sunday, everyone. 🙏 
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Eggman/Robotnik/create-a-villain?
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Where's our strategy war game Eggman's Ambition, Sega??
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Eggman/Robotnik/create-a-villain? thousands of moustache combinations, unprecedented level of control over body fat distribution, finally YOU are The Eggman sneak preview: 
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Crabtree posted:Does Ian at least have other work now? Sad that Sonic Comic's finally dead, but I'm more worried about the cool people involved than the publication. I know he at least works on the IDW TMNT book and he writes the Jughead comic. Dinictus posted:Got an archive of the threads somewhere? The responses and the shared vitriol ought to be something worth enjoying. It's probably on one archive, but each one I found had search disabled, and The Ride (what the storytime was called) was during 2014. For the record, The Ride went on for several months, covering every issue of the Archie comics, including the side stories, Sonic X and the Brazillian Megaman comic. what /sthg/ is now owes a lot to The Ride, since it was basically an explosion of fanart and edited images. EDIT: I just looked on /sthg/ they do have a MEGA archive of The Ride https://mega.nz/#F!xFAWhZTI!yoE_zGlwfNrwexXd5BCnGQ I'm on limited net so I haven't gone through it but this looks to be a collection of everything edited. I'll see if I can't find links to the threads since I'm fairly certain that's all just the art content that got made. EDIT: Oh god... memories  "Writer and Artist: Ken Penders" Kelp Plankton posted:thousands of moustache combinations, unprecedented level of control over body fat distribution, finally YOU are The Eggman I'm Hulk Hogan Eggman Onmi fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jun 12, 2017 |
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Yeah I want to see this. Edit: Also Knuckles was Green for like 3 years.
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Why would you Timg this, this is like the pinnacle of everything penders. The one guy's bizarrely human mouth, Juli-su thrusting her chest out in terror, Knuckles weird goggle-eyes.
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so is this really solely on ken penders' shoulders or does his editor share that blamequote:I'm Hulk Hogan Eggman
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The White Dragon posted:so is this really solely on ken penders' shoulders or does his editor share that blame This was well into the era where Bollers and Penders were basically siloed off into the A and B stories of their respective issues, and Penders was god-king of his own little universe. I doubt the editor could have convinced him to scratch his own rear end if he didn't want to.
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The White Dragon posted:so is this really solely on ken penders' shoulders or does his editor share that blame They can be Nega Hulk Hogan Eggman.
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Electric Phantasm posted:They can be Nega Hulk Hogan Eggman. Oof, I don't think Hulk Hegman wants to be associated with that word anymore.
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