Sonic and Shadow: Parallel Pains, Diverging Destinies
In many ways Sonic and Shadow’s journeys run parallel to each other, as both hedgehogs have endured far more than their fair share of painful losses and unprovoked challenges in […]
Sonic and the Secret of the Disappearing Rings?
One of the defining features of any Sonic game is the act of collecting rings as we race through the level… but no matter how many rings I pick up, […]
Sonic Adventure: An Action Stage for Every Season
As much as I loved Sonic’s first foray into 3D gaming in the Sonic Adventure series, there were still parts that I wouldn’t have minded skipping. For example, playing through […]
Sonic the Hedgehog: Gotta Go FAST
If there’s one thing that Sonic, Sega’s mascot, has become known for over the years it’s that no matter where he is going, he’s gotta go FAST. Speed is the […]
Console Wars: Sega Does What “Nintendon’t”?
The original “console wars” between Sega and Nintendo got a little bit feisty… both companies battled it out for the hearts (and wallets) of the gaming audience in each successive […]
Mario and Sonic: Finding Common Ground Through Unified Purpose
For years, Nintendo and Sega’s respective mascots existed in an adversarial relationship… as the competing public faces for their brands, the idea that we would ever see Mario and Sonic […]
Sonic and the Disappearing Rings: Eternal vs. Temporary
While there have been many things that have changed in the Sonic franchise over the years, one thing has remained a constant… the rings that I pickup while running through […]
Sonic: Running at Full Speed, Even in the Dark
It hasn’t always been easy to be one of Sonic’s biggest fans… while the Sega Genesis era was full of incredible releases that made the future seem bright, as Sega […]
Sonic’s Inauspicious Debut: Small Beginnings
While Sonic the Hedgehog is the character most easily identified with Sega, he got off to a pretty inauspicious start… his original gaming debut wasn’t as the speedster with his […]
Loading Screens: The Day Between Good Friday and Easter
If I’m being honest, I’m not a big fan of loading screens in my video games, especially when they are the only thing standing between me and the next part […]
Finding God in Video Games 