Website News

At the moment there is an effort to round off the many things in the pipeline and get to the overall 'vision' I have for the site. Not only is it a very busy time (there have been some good game releases lately) but my server had died taking many of my documents offline thus slowing down progress.

I'm rather chuffed to say that I'm about to have 1 million visitors! To that end I'm heavily considering looking for a new hosting service with PHP and the ability to upload files larger than 2MB. Any recommendations welcome.

So whats new...

PBN finale

I have finally got round to finishing the silly series I started back in my uni days. It ended up being a tad longer than I envisioned but hopefully you will find it semi-entertaining at least.

Sonic News

On the back of the news that Sonic The Hedgehog 4 is going to be upon us � check out the official website at http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.co.uk/en - it's been quickly followed by another compilation title for the Nintendo DS and we also have Sonic Adventure hitting XBLA!. Watch out for the in-depth feature coming soon..

Other Developments/Progress Update

Progress is slow on the new Sega Section revamp. The project has amassed to huge degree (some 47,000 words at the moment!) without the stuff about the games themselves. It's going to be deployed in segments rather than totally � before it goes out of date! Any suggestions always welcome.

So coming soon will be Sonic Adventure, Sonic 06 and (Saturn), Wonder Boy In Monsterland.

Big thanks to all those people who visit the site. Since improving the navigation and creating new some newer content the visitor stats have had a marked improvement. Thanks for your feedback and comments!

New Sonic The Hedgehog Feature Added

Finally got around to replacing the feature for Sonic on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It has been updated with much more information and now has improved layout etc. Various updates were made to the other games (Sonic 2, Sonic 3, S+K) to fix some of the shocking mistakes I originally made.

New Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Feature Added

Added a feature for this puzzler.

New Section and Stargunner Feature

A new section has been opened to cover some of my favourite games outside of the Sega realm such as PC, Neo Geo and Nintendo. Kicking off is features for Stargunner (PCDOS) and Sin and Punishment (N64). Hope you enjoy these.

Other tweaks and stuff

Other upcoming features in the pipeline include the revamp of the Sonic Adventure feature which I admit is long overdue. Uploaded the new episodes of my (somewhat rubbish) mini-series Posh But Not (climatic finale will be available soon) and plenty of little additions here and there.

Work on the overhaul of all things Sega is still ongoing. This is a pretty massive undertaking but some content should be uploaded soon.

Problems Displaying Pages

It seems there was a slight problem with the PHP server over the last few days that meant some pages were not being displayed but would eventually with a few refreshes. This hs now hopefully been fixed and pages show load normally.

Site Re-Design

It has been a while since there has been any major updates owing to the fact that the site has undergone some essential re-design work. Hopefully it should (eventually, as the work is still ongoing) offer a much improved navigation system. This work is still ongoing. Check out the About/FAQ page for more info.

New Features

These are Neo Geo Pocket Colour and the excellent Sin and Punishment on the N64 (now available for Wii on Virtual Console) and Sonic Rush on Nintendo DS and Knuckles: Chaotix on the 32X.

Sonic Unleashed

By now Sonic Unleashed has been out a few months. By most accounts the Wii and PS2 versions are pretty poor but do not let that put you off!. I have been playing the Xbox 360 version and believe the PS3 version to be pretty much the same and it is a good game! I'm enjoying playing and don't find it a chore to play unlike Sonic '06.

The Sonic sections are a blast and the Warehog sections can be a tad frustrating and their length are out of the Sonic norm, but they are fun to play even if the whole system is a blatant rip-off of Devil May Cry.

It looks and plays very well with some nice tunes to go with the action. Checkout some movies on Youtube or the demo on Xbox Live.

Overall it is a good game and can now be brought for around half price in the UK so I advise you to check out what is hopefully Sonic's first step back to righteousness! It is clear there is potential in Sega's new Hedgehog Engine and hope to see it in use elsewhere.

Items Currently Under Construction

These are the sections are are currently in the pipeline and should appear on the website in the near future.

Sega Area revamp (massive updates to all consoles)
Game features including James Pond II (Mega Drive), Psycho Fox (SMS), Soul Star (Mega CD), The House of The Dead (Saturn), Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast)