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The supplement was actually released in the UK (in English). I own it and was meant to scan it (but don't have a scanner any more).

It uses Sonic 2 sprites for all of the screens and there's a few new Sonic 2 sprites made just for the game.

It also looks back at the history of the Sonic games (up to Sonic 3). According to it Sonic CD had a different working name (I don't have the supplement at hand, so I can't remember the exact bame). There were some other interesting bits as well.

We knew from the start that the online petition wouldn't be taken seriously, which is why the letter writing campaign was the original method. The online petition was added later and I was hoping it would given the letter writing aspect a boost, but the responses stayed virtually the same.

Some of the people signing the petition are weird. I frequently get email asking for a free download link to the game. When I explain the situation and provide a direct link to the petition, they email back complaining that the game won't install.

I won't take the campaign down (at least until the domain expires). However, unless there's a credible way of boosting responses to the letter campaign, I probably wont be doing anything more for it, at least in the immediate future. We knew it was a long shot and at least now we can say we tried our hardest.

If time allows, I might have another crack at a YouTube video just to give it one last go, but I've got a bit busy with other things, so I don't want to make any promises I can''t keep. If anyone still wants to contribute, feel free to get in touch, and I'll be happy to offer any logos, graphics or anything else you require.

Lord Nero, on 20 June 2015 - 06:29 AM, said:

Your Youtube videos sound interesting! However, it's probably best to hold off until Stealth gives the go ahead, as we wouldn't want to interfere with anything.

Yes, I agree with Nova, I wouldn't delist it. Even though the campaign's dormant, it's good for it to still awareness. That way, we will have something to build on for the relaunch.

OcelotBot, on 19 June 2015 - 01:30 PM, said:

I'm quite surprised that signatures are increasing, as I was expecting the lack of promotion to have killed it off.

Interestingly, most of the traffic is coming from Josh's video. However, there are also mini surges of interest from some of the more niche blog articles that 360 and myself got published. This is especially surprising, as I wouldn't have thought people would still be reading old articles! I guess it shows some people take a while to respond.

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http://gamesymphony..../2015/14th.html
^ Sega are holding a Game Symphony which will have a special Sonic programme. It will play music from all the key Mega Drive Sonic games, except for Sonic 3, which further reinforces the legal issues theory.


EDIT: Also Microsoft is asking for which 360 games should be emulated on Xbox One. Sonic 3 is on the list. If Stealth gives the go ahead, we might consider asking them to bring Sonic 3 Remastered. It's a long shot, but worth a try.