So. Summer of Sonic.

[j-man]

This thing.

I know there's a few people from my island here. Anyone fancy going? Crush 40 are doing a set, Sonic 4 is playable, and as far as I can tell it's free entry. Pub afterwards, of course.

[Ritz]

You do realize that this is an event for Sonic fans, right? You're going to be dealing with people at every tier of the Autism spectrum, all for the sake of playing a terrible game while listening to terrible music. You might want to hit the pub beforehand.

Just thought I'd fill in for Kogen today, let him take the load off. It's a tough and thankless job he does here.

[j-man]

You might want to hit the pub beforehand.

Good shout. It's your round, then.

Having been to the Bristol Comic Expo a couple times (with the denizens of the Mobius Forum, no less) I'm fully aware of the... calibre of people this type of event will attract. I'm kind of hoping to see some real-time nerd rage explode forth, although I doubt people are as likely to talk the same amount of shit face-to-face as they do behind the veil of a Sonic Retro screen name.

Also, maybe if I get to actually play Sonic 4 I can hate it as much as you guys!!!

[Crowbar]

Well my self-esteem has been particularly low lately.

There doesn't seem to be a date given, though. Has it been on weekends before? I don't know if I'd have time on a weekday.

Also I'm not very nice on here so I'm not sure you'd want to have to actually meet me anyway.

[j-man]

August 7th, sir, which is a Saturday. Don't worry about being a cunt!

[Crisis]

I probably won't go. If it's any consolation, I'm just as unfunny in real life (I try to compensate by being substantially more attractive).

[Dr. BUGMAN]

Seems these events also attract narcissists.

[Crisis]

Seems these events also attract narcissists.

Not this one!

[Crazy Penguin]

Ugh. Jesus. I'll see if I'm free or whatever.

You'd be the main attraction J. <3

[Kogen]

J? You mean BJ! No one is better than gay, ol' Bentley.

And just so I can ask: will Bentley Jones be attending? He did sue SEGA recently, so that might have harmed his career (by harmed I mean killed).

[P.P.A.]

I think this is still during my holidays, and it would be a nice opportunity to meet a few people I know in the UK. Not sure if I can though, nor if I actually want. It's a Sonic event after all.

[Crisis]

He did sue SEGA recently,

Wait, really?

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.

[j-man]

Registrations are now live, or whatever. Sonic Colours will be playable! Good times, right? Also, Nigel Dobbyn is attending, which excites me in strange ways.

If anyone seriously wants to go to this thing, set me a PM and we can organise a session at a nearby boozer to kick the day off. Really, if you live within a couple hours of London and have a few spare quid there's no excuse to be knocking about at home. PPA, if you're in the country you should totally swing by. We can totally be the cool guys that are only going ironically. Sneering is encouraged!

Lee, your attendance is mandatory. You can sleep on my floor and I'll make you an omelette for breakfast and we can play Smash Bros a whole bunch and it'll be sooooo bromantic.

[Crowbar]

Fuck it, I'm going.
The inclusion of a "Next of kin" field on the registration page reminds me of the intended age group for this event. Embarassing but I shan't be deterred.

Also PPA, surely that avatar will work better as a transparent PNG or GIF?

[P.P.A.]

Thanks, this should do a better job indeed. I was a bit unsure if removing the gradient around the letters would make them look fake, but it seems to work...

[Kogen]

He did sue SEGA recently,

Wait, really?

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.

They put a remixed version of one of his songs on the recent Sonic collection of music album. He had a huge fit and contacted a lawyer about getting his five yen worth of royalties.

16-03-2010 // ABSOLUTION

Taken from Bentley's official blog, below is a statement regarding his work with Sonic Team;

"It disappoints me to announce that the latest SEGA / Wave-Master releases relating to the Sonic series have proceeded without my consent, approval or notification. Specifically regarding the “True Colors” album, I wish to stress that I have not paid any direct contribution to its production at any point and is therefore not an accurate representation of my work. Furthermore; the music, vocals, production, engineering and my likeness(es) that appear on these albums do so without my permission, proper crediting and, in some instances, by breaching the copyrights of my work.

The royalties that I would normally be entitled to for any music that I have written have been denied, and so the only people who have been profiting from the exploitation of me and my music are SEGA.

The delay in issuing this statement has been due to legal investigations, and because of ongoing inquiries it may not be possible to comment on this area of my work through any medium: my sincerest apologies to the fans. Under protest, I will not list nor promote these albums as I do not consider them to be official additions to my discography.

I hope that my fans will understand and sympathise with this situation and I hope it will be resolved very soon.

// Bentley x"

The music actually sounds 'fine' (he just butchered some Sonic Adventure music) and to my knowledge he holds no copyright claim to songs Crush 40 made nor those songs that he made for Sonic character themes (Silver).

[Malchik]

I have my medallion and striped sweater ready. I'm cosplayin'.

[Crowbar]

I have my medallion and striped sweater ready. I'm cosplayin'.

Who's going to be Sonichu?

[Malchik]

I have to keep my original characters on the down-low. There'll be lots of trolls at Sega trying to steal my TRUE and HONEST, intellectual property. They had their chance.

[j-man]

Free toy with every meal! This is way past cool. And happenin'.

[Crowbar]

That's actually a pretty cute figure. I like the Amy one, too.

Seem they're being given out on a first come first served basis... and I think it starts at 10 am. I bet there'll be a queue to be at the front of, too.

I'm thinking arrive at the pub about 10 the previous evening, stay there all night, yeah?

[j-man]

That does sound like a pretty good idea, but then again I am completely ridiculous.

[PikachuColoredPichu]

Aw, but I wanna get Sonic 4...

[Crazy Penguin]

Those figures are badass. I'm pleasantly surprised that they're doing a second series. But where the hell is Eggman?

[Locit]

Free toy with every meal! This is way past cool. And happenin'.

I would have moidered for figures that nice when I was a kid. Moidered, I tells ya.