13 Responses to “Sega: Masters of Mediocrity”

1. 1 Ray Posted: Mar 20th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

   Author Comment Yeah, that sounds about right. Remember a while back when I took a vow to not buy any more Sonic games unless they reviewed well? Well, you can add “Sega Superstars Tennis” as the first Sonic title that I am not buying. Reply to this comment.

2. 2 dj75728 Posted: Mar 20th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

   Poor poor sonic, I knew the well. It’s a shame, really it is. I couldn’t imagine my childhood without Sonic, and now he’s become a sham, a mere hollow shell of the greatness he once was. I miss the day when Sonic and Sega was revered the same way Halo, or blizzard is today. Woe is the Sega fan in these days devoid of the blue blur we all knew and loved…….. Reply to this comment.

3. 3 Kree Posted: Mar 20th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

   Sometimes I wonder what Sonic games would be like if (hypothetically) Nintendo owned all rights to the Sonic franchise. It’s so irritating that Sega rides him like a one-trick pony all the time just to get games sold. With the way they treat their main character it’s no wonder that a lot of people loathe any side characters they add in. Reply to this comment.

4. 4 dj75728 Posted: Mar 20th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

   Oh god, thanks for reminding me of that theme song, that crap has been etched into my mind for all eternity >_< . so-NIC under-GROU-uunnnd, so-NIC under-GROU-uunnnd, so-NIC under-GROU-uunnnd, so-NIC under-GROU-uunnnd. Thanks Tim. Reply to this comment.

5. 5 Kip Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 6:05 am

   The last excellent Sega game I can think of was Skies of Arcadia. That’s certainly the last one I played. This Sega vs. Nintendo stuff brings me back to 4th grade, when the SNES came out and all the kids argued about which system was better. Back in those days, a statement like “While Nintendo is capable of some duds, their best games are much better than Sega’s best” would have elicited hundreds of comments (well, assuming there had been blogs back then of course). Reply to this comment.

6. 6 Rioluke Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 9:43 am

   Will there be a Sonic Adventure 3? Because the first one was great (the dreamcst version only) and the second one was ok. Reply to this comment.

7. 7 dj75728 Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 10:46 am

   Will there be a Sonic Adventure 3? Because the first one was great (the dreamcst version only) and the second one was ok. Think about for a second, do you really want that? Although I would like some closure on Sonic’s story. I’m not saying kill him off or anything, but I mean, even Pac-man eventually got married to Ms. Pac-man. I just don’t want to see Sonic go out like Crash or Spyro with all thier unwanted and sub-par sequels, that’s all. And I’m gonna take that same vow Ray has. No Sonic games till they can get back to thier roots. Reply to this comment.

8. 8 sheppy Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am

   The last excellent Sega game I can think of was Skies of Arcadia. That’s certainly the last one I played. This Sega vs. Nintendo stuff brings me back to 4th grade, when the SNES came out and all the kids argued about which system was better. Back in those days, a statement like “While Nintendo is capable of some duds, their best games are much better than Sega’s best” would have elicited hundreds of comments (well, assuming there had been blogs back then of course). For a second there, I thought you meant this arguement takes you back to 4th grade, maturity wise. That I could have agreed with. Reply to this comment.

9. 9 2-D Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 1:52 pm

   The best Sonic game was made by Nintendo (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)… Calling Brawl a Sonic game is like calling it a LoZ game. I remember when Sonic was “the sh*t” not just, “sh*t”. Reply to this comment.

10. 10 M. Kava Posted: Mar 21st, 2008 at 7:05 pm

    I grew up with Sonic and Mario.. I was fortunate to have the SNES and then later the Genesis.. two of my favorite consoles. The Sonic of yesteryear is something I do terribly miss.. I do wonder where my friend has gone. (Is the type that buys the comics and cartoon shows.. even though the comics are something that has mainly slipped out of his grasp.. sadly) I honestly want to see a great Sonic game again. I don’t want to have to crack out my Genesis or Dreamcast just to play some good Sonic.. I’d like to do it on any of the current gen consoles too… Ray, that vow is a good one.. and I’m very happy you’ve done that. No mo’ mediocre Sonic titles! Reply to this comment.

11. 11 2-D Posted: Mar 22nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    Hopefully Bioware will do a better job with the Blue Blur then Sega. Oh, and the worst Mario game ever was made by Russians. Reply to this comment.

12. 12 dr. game Posted: Mar 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    when sega stoped makeing hardwere thay stared off making good games just like thay useed to but then thay saw how much money thay cold make off porly made games that kids will love just like other 3rd partys I know of thay’ve gone to the dark side will thay ever come bak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply to this comment.

13. 13 D3vin Posted: Mar 26th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    Sega does suck now-a-days because of one simple reason, they don’t have any rivals. Sonic was created to be better than Mario, the Genesis was made to be better than the Nes, and the Commercials they had for their products said than they were crazy and off the edge with coolness compared to their competitor, Sure you can get Sega with any console now, but they have no drive to excel. Only the drive to crush the dreams that were established with the Dreamcast (no pun intended) saying that they can still do it after the failure of the Saturn. If you did a similar thing with the 16-bit console war I’d think it would be tied… Reply to this comment.