Oddly enough, somehow I nailed my profile pic on the head with a Piko Piko hammer. According to a recent screenshot (ahem, Sonic Rush Adventure's site screen in the Story section), Tails and Sonic are flying high in the sky in what appears to be a Tornado plane, perhaps the same one in my little sprite picture. At the time when I created it, the screenshot wasn't even released yet. What's more, Sonic and Tails are supposedly flying over islands, and coincidentally, I created a similar effect in my image. Weird. I just thought I'd mention it for rant's sake. :P
Anyway, Sonic Rush Adventure is not the forgotten game. (Duh!) Does Sega Splash! Golf ring a bell? Many of you might've never heard of it before. And reason enough. Basically, only two loads of info were dropped on this title, and this occured several months ago.
First, do any of you remember this blog entry?:
Sega is going all-out with new games this year! NiGHTS will see a well-deserved sequel, Mario and Sonic will participate in the Olympics, a follow-up to Sonic Rush is underway (more info below), and now, yet another new titleis coming our way: SEGA Splash Golf! Of course, I wouldn't have mentioned this if it excluded our speedy blue friend, and sure enough, recent screenshots assurehis appearance. Here's the inside scoop from one of my favorite news sites, Sonic News:
Sonic Confirmed to be in the upcoming PC title, SEGA Splash Golf
By: Ryan Stanford - 23rd April 2007 (02:25)
Sonic appears as a main character in the new SEGA golf game.
In a recent announcement, it has been confirmed Sonic (and a few other SEGA character such as NIGHTS and Tails) will appear in the new and upcoming SEGA PC title, SEGA Splash Golf.
Sonic appears in the game as the caddy, he gets your balls, supports you along, and much more. Besides the fact Sonic and Tails are in the game, there's also golf courses based around Sonic, such as the Green Hill Zone. Other SEGA characters to appear include NIGHTS, the puyo pop clan, Opa Opa, and Ulalala.
The game is coming out later this year to the PC, unfortunately there is no confirmation of a US or Europe release.[END]
The accompanying screens:
I don't know about you guys, but that first image has Sonic looking a little...sickly. Thankfully, these are preliminary screens, and I'm sure that the quality offuture pics will be improved. Nonetheless, this is even more exciting news for Sega fans worldwide!
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Or is it? No more until this...
Turns out that Istumbled upontwo Japanese videos for Sega Splash! Golf from a few days ago (yes, there's an exclamation point within the title). The trailer with the girl who wants totry outfor American Idol (or, in this case, Japanese Idol) is rather...um...unique, but it'sgreat to see a brief NiGHTS and Tails appearance. The other one is more of a gameplay representation, and the various activities that the player can choose from. But what's with the dress-up? "Hm, I don't know, Ting-Wan. There's this cute blouse for 5,000 yen, but then there's this pretty pink shirt for 7,500 yen. Like, which one should I get?" C'mon Sega! We play your games for violence and adventure, not for fashion apparel! Good grief! (Alright, alright. The vids might take a while to load, but it's worth the wait.)
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Forgive my horrible sense of humor. :oops: But after this stuff, nothing was heard. It's as if it was thrown off the face of the earth! What really became of it? Was it scrapped? Hidden? ...Forgotten?