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Sega is celebrating the grand reopening of their Tokyo Joyopolis amusement park on July 14th with the debut of a new partnership with Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty. The result is a Hello Kitty plush wearing a Sonic costume. Yep, Hello Kitty is cosplaying as Sonic. The plush will be available at the park in late July. The collaboration will go worldwide during the summer of 2013. Expect more of these crossovers.

For more Hello Kitty cosplay, check out the Capcom/Toynami exclusive at SDCC 2012, Hello Kitty cosplaying as Chun Li!

Sean plays Sonic Generations on PS3 (in 3D!) and 3DS, plus breaks in from the future to show off some additional modes available in the downloadble trial available for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade.

Vinnk plays Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary, probably also for the first time in 20 years.

We give a quick rundown of the first day of Tokyo Game Show 2011, what was cool, what videos we’ll be releasing in the near future, and what we’re looking forward to in Day 2!

Listen to the Famicom Dojo Podcast to hear more about the first two days of Tokyo Game Show 2011:
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Without further delay, here is Part 2 of our comprehensive 9somewhat) look at Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20 years in the gaming industry, as we take a deeper look into the rest of the games of the series, including a few not-as-well known games, and also delve a bit into how the franchise may be able to pick itself up after so many mistakes in the past.

Check out Part 1 HERE.

As of today, it is officially Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20th birthday. No longer a speedy teen, Sonic has had his fair share of trials as he’s grown. Since June 23rd, 1991, Sonic has helped catapult Sega into fame, and also helped drag it to its current fate. Despite this, he’s survived it all, and still manages to run his way through the several potholes his franchise has gone through.

With This episode, I go through the past 20 years of Sonic with a little help from a guest. It got to be so big a project, I had to split it into two parts. Here’s Part 1, and be sure to look out for Part 2 coming shortly.

Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

You’re a badass, right? You run around and foil evil schemes of your enemy, kick the asses of his henchmen, and save all the innocents that happen to get cross in the crossfire. You do this with speed, style, and cunning.

But what’s this? Your enemy has unleashed his Ultimate Creation upon you and the hapless others around you. It renders your speed and style nearly useless and quadruples the danger-factor in your quest, drastically cutting down your chances of winning the day or even coming out of it alive. You need more than just style and speed, now. You need POWER.

You’re Sonic the Hedgehog and you need to go Super. How do you do this? With the goddamn Chaos Emeralds, that’s how.
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