[The Growler]

Sonic's Birthday Blowout!

In celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog's 19th birthday this week, SEGA today announced that they are rolling back prices on all Sonic digital titles, including titles available for download on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. When asked for comment, Sonic said: “Between searching for the Chaos Emeralds, adventuring with my friends, and keeping Dr. Eggman at bay, the last 19 years have just sped by!”

Join Tails, Knuckles, Blaze and everyone else in wishing him a very happy 19th birthday this Wednesday, June 23, and be sure to keep an eye on Sonic's Twitter and Facebook pages for extra goodies all this week.

On PSN:

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: Metal Sonic Death Egg----- $7.99 $5.49
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: Ryo with Forklift Character----- $4.99 $3.49
Sonic Unleashed Apatos & Shamar Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic Unleashed Chun-nan Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic Unleashed Empire City & Adabat Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic Unleashed Holoska Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic Unleashed Mazuri Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic Unleashed Spagonia Adventure Pack----- $2.99 $1.99
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Very Hard Shadow Missions----- $2.49 $1.49
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Very Hard Silver Missions----- $2.49 $1.49
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Very Hard Sonic Missions----- $2.49 $1.49
Sonic Unleashed Add On Bundle----- $17.94 $8.99
Sonic Racing Add On Bundle----- $12.98 $6.49
Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable over PSN)----- $19.99 $13.99
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable over PSN)----- $15.99 $10.99
Sonic Rivals 1 & 2 Bundle (PlayStation Portable over PSN)----- $35.98 $17.99

On iPhone:

Super Monkey Ball----- $4.99 $2.99
Sonic the Hedgehog----- $5.99 $3.99
Super Monkey Ball 2----- $5.99 $3.99
Sonic the Hedgehog 2----- $5.99[s/] $3.99
Streets of Rage----- [s]$2.99 $0.99
Golden Axe----- $2.99 $0.99
Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Ed.----- $7.99 $4.99

On XBL:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2----- $5.00 $3.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 3----- $5.00 $3.00
Sonic the Hedgehog----- $5.00 $3.00
Sonic & Knuckles----- $5.00 $3.00

This post has been edited by The Growler: 22 June 2010 - 11:19 AM

[True Dude]

So basically, for the most part, all these titles have gone down to what they're actually worth.

This post has been edited by True Dude: 22 June 2010 - 02:50 PM

[DJ Professor K]

well, I'll probably pick up sonic 1 and 2, don't have those on my Xbox yet.

[Mykonos]

What the hell, I'll see if I can get a points card and download the original titles. I've been wanting to use lock-on for a while.

Knowing my luck I won't make it to the store (credit card is a no-no), but never hurts to try.

Say, does this only last tomorrow, for a week, or what? Permanent would be nice, but I guess just tomorrow is the most likely. I didn't see how long the deal would last in the link.

[Aquaslash]

I see they didn't lower the ASR DLC on the 360 :|

I want more people to race against dangit

[JakeyBoy]

>Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: Metal Sonic Death Egg----- $7.99 $5.49
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So the Unleashed DLC comes to a total of $12? That's like £8. Worth it if I ever get the game? Also is it a permanent drop?

This post has been edited by JakeyBoy: 22 June 2010 - 04:09 PM

[GeneHF]

No. The 360 one lasts a single day and the PSN one goes on until July... 7th, I believe.

Also:

"Sonic Racing Add On Bundle----- $6.49"

$6.49 for both ASR items is... slightly reasonable. Still a bit high, but not a total ripoff. I may spring for it.

[Diablohead]

So no DLC stuff is being reduced on xbla? good for the retro titles but what about that over priced metal sonic dlc!

[GeneHF]

I guess Sega getting chummy with Sony (dat document) has its payoffs in some cases.

[W.A.C.]

So the Unleashed DLC comes to a total of $12? That's like £8. Worth it if I ever get the game? Also is it a permanent drop?

I'm also wondering if the DLC for that game is worth buying. I plan to get the PS3 version of Sonic Unleashed someday so if getting all the DLC for $12 is worth it, I totally want to buy that stuff.

[GeneHF]

Well, the DLC for Unleashed is only worth getting if you liked Unleashed and wanted more levels on every continent. It's really more for the people who had the full game and wanted more. If you hate the title, there's no sense in getting them as it's really more of the same.

[OKei]

I see nothing for Virtual Console listed, and I only have a Wii this generation, unfortunately.

I am not interested.

[Covarr]

I see nothing for Virtual Console listed, and I only have a Wii this generation, unfortunately.

I am not interested.

Ninty has a set price for VC games, with a 100 point premium when they feel like it (usually imports). Genesis games, including Sonic, will never go below 800 points, and SEGA can't do a damn thing about it.

[Jaseman]

I see nothing for Virtual Console listed, and I only have a Wii this generation, unfortunately.

I am not interested.

Ninty has a set price for VC games, with a 100 point premium when they feel like it (usually imports). Genesis games, including Sonic, will never go below 800 points, and SEGA can't do a damn thing about it.

Besides Sega's Christmas deal on the Virtual Console last Christmas, where select Sega Genesis games went down to 600 points.

EDIT: I kinda wish Sonic's Games On Demand games would have gone down in price ...

This post has been edited by Jaseman: 22 June 2010 - 10:13 PM

[HighFrictionZone]

Damn it. I had just purchased Sonic 1 - 3 on the 360 not even a week ago.