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Happy birthday Sonic, you're finally legal photo

I know most of you sick bastards have been waiting for Miley Cyrus, but someone more important has just turned eighteen today, and he's everybody's favorite blue hedgehog. Sega's long-suffering mascot has become legal, and if you thought the furry slash fanfiction was bad before, you just wait to see how horrible it gets today.

To celebrate Sonic's birthday, Sega is giving away loads of stuff in Twitter via its Sonic Games account. If you want free stuff, follow them and jump through a series of hoops in order to win things like download codes for XBLA games, and a load merchandise with Sonic's battered face on it. 

Happy birthday, Sonic. Here's to you, and we hope that Sega puts you in a good game as a nice little treat on your special day. 








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SUPER-WEEDGAN's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:03
SUPER-WEEDGAN
So jim, have you ya know, ever done anything with a hedge hog?

Just sayin'...
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:03
DF
What better way to celebrate the blue rodent's birthday than by playing a romhack of one of his most successful games?

Sonic Megamix, go!
SpilledMilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:04
SpilledMilk
Don't call me sick...she obviously working on that edgy image. So it's not my fault.
Sentry's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:09
Sentry
It never occurred to me that Sonic's been going through his teen years for a while. Perhaps all those terrible games were just due to bad choices on his part?
SUPER-WEEDGAN's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:17
SUPER-WEEDGAN
And here is to hoping it doesn't take another 10 years to put out a decent sonic game.

The last sonic game I played (that I thought was good) was Sonic Adventure 2. And the first sonic on ps3 and 360 was fun for about 15 mins only because the graphics looked nice. I guess I'm a bit of a tool for not checking out the most recent one, but the whole were-hog thing looks ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

Also, does anyone notice the trend of making a kart racing game when most platformer devleoper's run out of good ideas? Crash did it, Mario did it, Jak and Daxter did it and now sega is about to do it for the 2nd time when the first one was nothing more than mediocre...didn't they release it on the saturn too? Bad choices...
Dragonzigg's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:19
Dragonzigg
I find it difficult to believe the fanfiction could get worse than it already is.
Nic128's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:22
Nic128
He was such a good kid. He went wrong in his teenage years, like most of us. Cut him some slack. Starting from now, he'll get better with age.
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 09:34
DF
@Super-Weedgan: Well, there are three Sonic R games (if you count both of the Rider games in that series), and then two Sonic Drift titles...oh, and there's that kart minigame in SA2.

Yeah, he's been racing and junk for a while now. =P
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 10:37
wanderingpixel
BOM CHICKA WOW WOW!!
Miguelcar808's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 10:50
Miguelcar808
WoW !!! I parents gave me what is now 199.99 € to buy a Mega Drive Sonic (1) bundle.
Miguelcar808's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 10:56
Miguelcar808
Ops. It's suppose to be "My parents..."
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:01
Monodi
It's funny to see Sonic being around my age.

Happy Birthday blue blur
Jack Maverick's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:06
Jack Maverick
Oh man, I'm a year older than Sonic. I never felt so old.
Archwright's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:15
Archwright
@Maverick Try being 6 years older than him. That'll make you feel even older. Maybe that's why I stick to Nintendo... most of their IPs are just as old as I am (give or take a year or two).
Ashley Davis's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:34
Ashley Davis
Happy birthday to the guy who is probably the most influential game character to ever be in my life. Or, he's certainly the one I've spent the most time with anyway, starting with a Genesis/Sonic 2 bundle I got for Christmas in '92. Sonic, no matter how bad they make your games, or how silly they make you look, I will always think fondly of you; maybe when you get older, you'll go back to your old ways, but for now, I'll keep having fun with the oldies.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:58
atastysammich
Puberty did quite a number on his voice, but hey, ya can't win 'em all.
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 11:58
Harris Hatsworth
I didn't know that I'm a year and six days older than Sonic.
hoechst's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 12:12
hoechst
i've won a tshirt. hope it's worth something 8(
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 12:13
GoldenGamerXero
Sonic? What happened to you man? You used to be COOL!
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 12:14
HiddenAHB
I'm younger than Sonic?
Oh crap!
Mini-Boss's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 12:31
Mini-Boss
Awwwwwww yeaaaaaah!
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 12:52
Discarded Couch Sandwich
Happy Birthday Sonic! Maybe to commemorate i'll actually play one of your games for once. Might pick up a copy of the Ultimate Mega Drive collection and see you back in those glory days when you were cool. Or Adventure 2, that was pretty good...
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 13:05
Trevor McGee
So Sonic shares the same birthday as me? I don't know whether to think that's cool or upsetting. I'll just think about the Sonic of old and be happy, because the new Sonic makes me want to punch babies.
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 13:31
pascuz46
So does this mean there gonna redo the genius trilogy in a 3D sidescroller with better graphics. :(

by the way. Happy Birthday sonic. I love the little guy.
Sanaj's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 14:10
Sanaj
For people saying that Sonic used to be cool...
Don't blame Sonic, blame the massive incompetence of the new Sonic Team.

Here's to hoping that if the next Sonic game is a dive that they axe Sonic Team...
I would love to see another good Sonic game. Happy Birthday you drug crazed blue streak.
t3chn1k4l's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 14:50
t3chn1k4l
this story makes me feel old. It's almost as bad as that time I told a kid I was older than Nintendo and he thought I was joking.
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 15:10
killias2
"this story makes me feel old. It's almost as bad as that time I told a kid I was older than Nintendo and he thought I was joking."

If you mean the NES, then this makes sense. If you mean the company, we may want to call up the Guinness Book of World Records...
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 16:07
JLanphear
Happy Birthday, Sonic.

You know what would be a fantastic gift? A good game. Lets hope Sonic Team delivers.
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 17:28
Artemus
Happy Birthday, Sonic!
May you live long enough to shit yourself!
Cheers.
SEGA, please do something special for him this coming year... Put him in a good game, please. He deserves it.

ration's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/23/2009 18:31
ration
Bow chicka bow wow
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Salman Khan
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