Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing

It's likely a mockup, but that's still pretty odd. Either way, it's good news.

 

GagaMan: I'm guessing that Akira is the move, given that all the other pics represent the moves rather than the characters.

Also, VF recognition? Fuck yeah. The fact that Jacky is my primary character makes it that little bit sweeter. If it is the VF Kids versions, that's a strange choice. I could understand if it was to fit in with an entirely cutesy cast, but given the appearances of Ryo and BD Joe, it's a little confusing. Not that I'm complaining. :D

 

Oh, man. I wonder if Jacky's Car is the Virtua Racing Car? Double Cameo!

 

I should think his car would be the Daytona Hornet, seeing as Jacky's ending in VF Kids was of him driving the hornet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5aL2X-TQXM 9 (see about 1 minute in)

Also, it wouldn't be the first time Jacky and Akira's KIDS forms have shown up in an od place: they were secert characters in Fighters megamix despite the games having the entire adult Virtua Fighter 2 cast.

(Jeffery's KIDS ending still cracks me up)

 

That would be an awesome obscure reference, but they would need to cut the top off the Hornet.

 

Yeah, they would probably make it a convertible Hornet.

Plus recently Sega re-released Daytona USA in arcades under the name 'Sega Racing Classic' and everything was intact bar the licensed name and the lyrics to Let's go away (now a rock instrumental).

 

Does anyone knows which are the 24 tracks available in the game? (by making out the frames in the video) One seems like freakin' Crisis City.

 

I actually wouldn't mind this, I can see an interesting level made out of Crisis City.

 

http://www.tssznews.com/2010/01/13/exclusi...-more-asr-info/

We got some code in, and that code has credible evidence to suggest that 2 of the final 3 characters will be some representation of the Bonanza Bros., and ChuChu Rocket.

If it is ChuChu Rocket, that would be the final Sonic Team IP to be revealed, and it would mean the Don't Forget NiGHTS people were right.

 

I think Fantasy Zone is a pretty cool guy, eh shoots stuff and doesn't afraid of anything.

Fantasy Zone could mean either Space Harrier Guy or Opa Opa. I hope it's Opa Opa.

I can assure you this has nothing to do with Chu Chu Rocket.

 

We have all three finals confirmed.

ChuChu Rocket!, Opa-Opa, and the Bonanza Bros.

We've also verified that Jacky and Akira will act as one character, in much the same vein as Zombio and Zombiko or whatever their names are.

Irrefutable evidence—all Blaze's research..

 

So wait, what was the NiGHTS dude's argument? That he would burn his stuff if NiGHTS was in or wasn't in?

Either way, I can't say I'm surprised. JoD pretty much murdered any chance the series had at becoming a viable entry for a number of reasons. It's a shame since I think the game hit its stride when it got to Bellbridge... but that's the last level in the game.

 

The bet was, if NiGHTS was a playable character in ASR, after he claimed that he was not in the game, to show that he was serious, he would burn ALL of his NiGHTS merchandise if NiGHTS was playable.


I actually look forward to playing as Opa-Opa. I love fantasy zone. I'm sad that there is no Ristar, Vector-man, or NiGHTS though.

 

Bawww, no Metal Sonic ;_;

 

I really hope characters like Vectorman, Ristar, or some Phantasy Star character show up as cameos or DLC. I'd also love to see Ecco in the game somehow, but I can't possibly imagine how that could work in any way.

I'm kind of saddened by the severe lack of Genesis-era non-Sonic characters in this game. You would think a game focused on Sega would want to emphasize more characters from what could be considered their most successful era.

 

Still pissed at the inclusion of Banjo, but honestly, this game has shaped up to be an incredibly solid SEGA themed racer. I'm content with the cast, but putting in Vectorman and Segata Sanshiro wouldn't have hurt either.

 

I wouldn't get too hung up over characters that aren't in the final roster, moreso due to the presence of DLC, which could mean anything, depending if Sumo Digital wants to make it as far as new tracks or characters, or down to just staff ghost data.