Consider this a postscript to yesterday’s video by New Frame Plus about the animation of Sonic The Hedgehog games, which is mentioned in the video. Also, there may be some swearing because Jeff is like that.
Catch more anime and occasional video game discussion over at Mother’s Basement’s YouTube channel.
While I do have a few rants in the coffers raring to go, given my condition this week I’d rather spend the time tonight talking about something fun and hoping I don’t have to deal with missing out on a hot topic. So let’s talk Sonic The Hedgehog, one of the premiere titles for the Sega Genesis (or MegaDrive for those outside the US), and a franchise that has been hit or miss. Sega’s blue mascot and the tool they used to fight Nintendo and Mario is beloved by many gamers, though some of the more recent games have been of questionable quality and story. While the original games were developed in house by Sonic Team other game creators have had their chance to play with the hedgehog and his friends to varying degrees of success.
However, we’re not looking at game play or even story this round. No, Dan over at gaming channel PlayFrame is an animator, and thus animation is his big interest for his other channel, New Frame Plus. In this video, which is about 1:45 in length so have a seat, Dan goes over the main console Sonic games to see how the animation of the playable characters has evolved and occasionally devolved over the many years of the series.
Doctor B. Roid, marriage counselor.
Robotech Masters #10
Comico The Comic Company (August, 1986)
“The Outsiders”
ADAPTATION: Mike Baron
LAYOUTS: Neil D. Vokes
FINISHES: Chris Kalnick
COLORIST: Tom Vincent
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Diana Schutz
My schedule is a bit crazed at the moment but I did promise to get the Chapter By Chapter review out each week unless I got too sick, so despite whatever this is trying again better late than never.
Last time Joanna learned the terrible secret of what’s been going on here at the wonderfully named planet Dogg but we’ve been denied the great escape. Maybe it will show up in a flashback like Joanna and Ravill’s mech battle but I kind of doubt it. These next two chapters are interesting. Chapter 28 is really short, maybe four pages, while Chapter 29 is almost the designated chapter length of at least 11 pages for this review series. Next time I think it’s one full-length chapter. Are the short chapters behind us? We’ll see as the book continues on to 32 chapters and an epilogue, so we are near the end. Let’s see what happens next.
Is this “love” or “war”? With Klingons it’s hard to tell.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #4
Marvel/Paramount Comics (March, 1997)
“War And Peace” part 1
WRITER: Chris Cooper
PENCILER: Chris Renaud
INKER: Andy Lanning
COLORIST: Kevin Sommers
LETTERER: Jim Novak
EDITOR: Bobbie Chase
In this issue: Spider-Man 2099 crosses over with Emergency+4 2099. (Now there’s an old reference.)
Spider-Man: 2099 #2
Marvel Comics (December, 1992; as reprinted in Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends)
“Nothing Ventured”
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILER: Rick Lonardi
INKER: Al Williamson
COLORIST: Noelle Giddings
LETTERER: Rick Parker
EDITOR: Joey Cavalieri
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
