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A visit on the sonic threads in
>>>/vg/ will get you agreeing.

>> No.6419078

>>6419064
Kid Chameleon, Ristar, Sketch Turner, Toe Jam & Earl; even Streets of Rage Characters could've been the Mascot of Sega instead of Sonic.

Would've said Alex Kidd and Wonder Boy, but they had their time as mascots during the Master System era.

>> No.6419083

>>6419078
Yeah. Sega would probably not have its erm, "reputation" for things like DeviantArt shit if they kept sonic less popular. Or at least didn't go to the new designs.

>> No.6419105

>>6419083
They should've balanced their franchise characters out like Nintendo did. I hated how Sega ended up cause I was more into other IP characters that they've created than Sonic. Now they're giving out their IPs to other developers and making games look like Saturday morning cartoons. Prime example, SOR 4.

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>dussy memes

>> No.6419117

>>6419064
"Chadco" would've been just fine, why do the weird "CHADcco" convolution?

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Sega already had another mascot, this thread is shit.

>> No.6419126

>>6419105
Look at the stuff they outsourced on GBA like Shinobi and Altered Beast, it's an entirely different level of awful

>> No.6419165

>>6419123
But like Alex Kidd and Wonder Boy, Opa-Opa's time as the guy came and went as a Mascot. Stayed overseas being known while Sonic is still shoved down throats til this day, so this thread is ok to me.

>> No.6419173

>>6419126
Oh I know, don't even get me started on the shitty Sega GBA games that don't have Sonic's name on it. Like how did they allow those games you've mentioned become such awful ports?Neo Geo and Sega should have done more together for the Neo Geo Pocket Color since they were both unfortunately terrible at Marketing.

>> No.6419176

>>6419173
>don't even get me started on the shitty Sega GBA games that don't have Sonic's name on it.

The Sonic 1 port was terrible as well.

>> No.6419190

>>6419126
What about that completely awful Altered Beast reboot for the 360 and PS3? Apparently they had plans to bring that game to PC, as Typing of the Dead has that game's EULA for whatever damn reason.

>> No.6419652

You zoomers really can't into marketing and appeal and can't see why Sonic had instant appeal upon release.
>>6419064
>Echo
He's a fucking dolphin with no personality.
>>6419078
>Ristar, Sketch Turner
Too late in the system's life
>Toe Jam & Earl
Early 90s rap attitude would've dated them.
>even Streets of Rage Characters
Are just generic tough guys.

>> No.6419668

>>6419064
Ecco is a dolphin name. When translated into English it's "Chadley"

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>>6419652
>dolphin with no personality.
You're a fag with no taste.

>> No.6419746

>>6419673
You’re a retard that doesn’t see why history played out the way it did.

>> No.6419826
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6419826

>>6419064
The ninja dude from Shinobi

>> No.6419843

>>6419826
He is a long running character too, from master system all the way until his final game on 3DS. And most of his games are good too, revenge of shinobi, shinobi 3, shinobi on PS2, even the offshoot nightshade were all good games. The only kinda bad one is the one on 3DS.

>> No.6419873

>>6419826
>>6419843

Not cute enough to be a mascot, imo, even though his games are mostly great.

>> No.6419890

>>6419165
Alex Kidd for smash!

>> No.6419892

>>6419826
The name JH
>>6419746
Move along sonicfag

>> No.6419925

>>6419078

>/vg/ unironically thinks these characters are as marketable as Sonic

>> No.6419981

>>6419746
Yeah sega clearly made great choices which is why they're one of hte big 3

>> No.6420173

>>6419176
But wasn't it a part of a game collection in other terrible port of games?

>>6419652
Even if Sketch Turner came later in the Genesis life, you have to understand that there was suppose to be a sequel on the Saturn which was why I mentioned him. There wasn't even a proper 3d Sonic game released on the Saturn. Yet, Sonic was still the Mascot for the Saturn.

>>6419925
Hell yeah I think that they're as marketable as Sonic. All they had to do was go into depth with their franchise characters like Nintendo did. Nintendo can switch Mario with Link, Samus, Donkey Kong and others without feeling like they're shoving too much of ONE character down throats. There was suppose to be more to Sega than Sonic, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue and Yakuza. I blame marketing on that.

>> No.6420216

>>6420173
>But wasn't it a part of a game collection in other terrible port of games?
No (unless you're counting Smash Pack, but the Spinball port there seemed fine, even with most of the music cut). The Sonic 1 port was standalone AND released as an anniversary game. Apparently, Sega tried to throw the game into the Advance engine, resulting in it becoming a buggy mess.
It also just so happened to be released in 2006, which says a lot about the state of the franchise at that point.

>> No.6420323

>>6419652
>Toe Jam & Earl
>Early 90s rap attitude would've dated them.

Sonic's 90s animal-with-attitude shit dates him too. The rough edges get sanded off with time.

>> No.6420735

>Samus, Donkey Kong
nu-Nintendo only care about their JRPG garbage and even tried to put AC under the bus before they delt with backlash
even Kirby is on its way out since people got sick and tired of the Kirby Wii formula redone for the 9th time (counting spinoffs)