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35) Sonic Superstars (2023) for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series. After Sonic Mania, a lot of us wondered if there'd be a followup. The Mania devs went on to create their own game, Penny's Big Breakaway (it's good). Meanwhile, a new studio created... this.
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
35) Sonic Superstars (2023) for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series. After Sonic Mania, a lot of us wondered if there'd be a followup. The Mania devs went on to create their own game, Penny's Big Breakaway (it's good). Meanwhile, a new studio created... this.
34) Sonic Frontiers (2022) for the Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Another long wait for the next game, and fans were sure feeling gloomy. Sonic was going to be in an open world this time. How would that work? Early testers were not impressed...
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
34) Sonic Frontiers (2022) for the Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Another long wait for the next game, and fans were sure feeling gloomy. Sonic was going to be in an open world this time. How would that work? Early testers were not impressed...
33) Sonic Forces (2017) for Playstation 4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It was a long wait from 2013's Sonic Lost World to this, and even longer for Playstation and Xbox gamers with 2011's Sonic Generations. Forces was heavily hyped as the follow-up to that critically acclaimed fan favorite.
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
33) Sonic Forces (2017) for Playstation 4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It was a long wait from 2013's Sonic Lost World to this, and even longer for Playstation and Xbox gamers with 2011's Sonic Generations. Forces was heavily hyped as the follow-up to that critically acclaimed fan favorite.
32) Sonic Mania (2017) for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, and Mobile. I think I could post all day about how fantastic this game is. It's the gold standard for retro tributes. At a time when everyone wondered if Sega knew what to do with Sonic, they hired a Sonic maniac (positive).
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
32) Sonic Mania (2017) for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, and Mobile. I think I could post all day about how fantastic this game is. It's the gold standard for retro tributes. At a time when everyone wondered if Sega knew what to do with Sonic, they hired a Sonic maniac (positive).
31) Sonic Lost World (2013) for Nintendo 3DS. Not a port! This is its own unique handheld game, though it uses all the same bad concepts that the base version had. To the devs' credit, they made a full-blown 3D game for a portable system here. Unfortunately, it's a terrible full-blown 3D game.
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
31) Sonic Lost World (2013) for Nintendo 3DS. Not a port! This is its own unique handheld game, though it uses all the same bad concepts that the base version had. To the devs' credit, they made a full-blown 3D game for a portable system here. Unfortunately, it's a terrible full-blown 3D game.
30) Sonic Lost World (2013) for Nintendo Wii U and PC. After the poor-to-mixed reception of Heroes, Shadow, Sonic 2006, and Unleashed, Sega pulled off a small miracle in righting the Sonic ship with the likes of Colors and Generations. So naturally, it was time to shoot themselves in the foot.
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
30) Sonic Lost World (2013) for Nintendo Wii U and PC. After the poor-to-mixed reception of Heroes, Shadow, Sonic 2006, and Unleashed, Sega pulled off a small miracle in righting the Sonic ship with the likes of Colors and Generations. So naturally, it was time to shoot themselves in the foot.
#movies
Batman & Robin (1997) — Nowhere near as bad as a lot of folks have made it out to be, but all in all not super great either. For me, the complaints have little to do with the silliness and campiness, and more with the plot having way too much crammed into it and for lasting over two hours.
Batman & Robin (1997) — Nowhere near as bad as a lot of folks have made it out to be, but all in all not super great either. For me, the complaints have little to do with the silliness and campiness, and more with the plot having way too much crammed into it and for lasting over two hours.
December 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#movies
Batman & Robin (1997) — Nowhere near as bad as a lot of folks have made it out to be, but all in all not super great either. For me, the complaints have little to do with the silliness and campiness, and more with the plot having way too much crammed into it and for lasting over two hours.
Batman & Robin (1997) — Nowhere near as bad as a lot of folks have made it out to be, but all in all not super great either. For me, the complaints have little to do with the silliness and campiness, and more with the plot having way too much crammed into it and for lasting over two hours.
#movies
The Christmas Toy (1986) — Daaaaww, this is just cute and sweet. It's also, uh, basically Toy Story a decade before Toy Story. So that's kind of funny. It also more or less establishes the Gonzo/Rizzo dynamic of Muppet Christmas Carol a half-decade later (but here with a tiger and mouse).
The Christmas Toy (1986) — Daaaaww, this is just cute and sweet. It's also, uh, basically Toy Story a decade before Toy Story. So that's kind of funny. It also more or less establishes the Gonzo/Rizzo dynamic of Muppet Christmas Carol a half-decade later (but here with a tiger and mouse).
December 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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The Christmas Toy (1986) — Daaaaww, this is just cute and sweet. It's also, uh, basically Toy Story a decade before Toy Story. So that's kind of funny. It also more or less establishes the Gonzo/Rizzo dynamic of Muppet Christmas Carol a half-decade later (but here with a tiger and mouse).
The Christmas Toy (1986) — Daaaaww, this is just cute and sweet. It's also, uh, basically Toy Story a decade before Toy Story. So that's kind of funny. It also more or less establishes the Gonzo/Rizzo dynamic of Muppet Christmas Carol a half-decade later (but here with a tiger and mouse).
Like, imagine if the level roster was something like this. Classic Sonic would play like the Game Gear version (basic controls, no homing attack obviously) and Modern Sonic would play like the Rush games (boost and tricks).
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Like, imagine if the level roster was something like this. Classic Sonic would play like the Game Gear version (basic controls, no homing attack obviously) and Modern Sonic would play like the Rush games (boost and tricks).
I hate to be too negative, so I'll wrap up by saying I guess this one could be of interest to those looking for a sci-fi standalone LN and don't mind it mostly being middle-school characters discussing quantum physics theories at length. (And you better believe our favorite science cat is there!)
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I hate to be too negative, so I'll wrap up by saying I guess this one could be of interest to those looking for a sci-fi standalone LN and don't mind it mostly being middle-school characters discussing quantum physics theories at length. (And you better believe our favorite science cat is there!)
#books
Finished reading "Qualia the Purple" by Hisamitsu Ueo. There once was a time, oh, about 15 years ago, when the vast majority of Japanese light novels available to read in English were via fan translations. And one of the standalones that got recommended the most was this.
Finished reading "Qualia the Purple" by Hisamitsu Ueo. There once was a time, oh, about 15 years ago, when the vast majority of Japanese light novels available to read in English were via fan translations. And one of the standalones that got recommended the most was this.
December 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#books
Finished reading "Qualia the Purple" by Hisamitsu Ueo. There once was a time, oh, about 15 years ago, when the vast majority of Japanese light novels available to read in English were via fan translations. And one of the standalones that got recommended the most was this.
Finished reading "Qualia the Purple" by Hisamitsu Ueo. There once was a time, oh, about 15 years ago, when the vast majority of Japanese light novels available to read in English were via fan translations. And one of the standalones that got recommended the most was this.
29) Sonic Generations (2011) for the Nintendo 3DS. This handheld version is its own unique game. It has a (mostly) different set of themes for its levels, and is entirely 2D gameplay. Which is fine with me, of course—but unfortunately I gotta say this one is super disappointing.
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
29) Sonic Generations (2011) for the Nintendo 3DS. This handheld version is its own unique game. It has a (mostly) different set of themes for its levels, and is entirely 2D gameplay. Which is fine with me, of course—but unfortunately I gotta say this one is super disappointing.
28) Sonic Generations (2011) for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. One of the rare Sonic games, especially for the "modern" era, that basically everyone agrees is a good one. And yeah, a few small quibbles aside, this game does rule. It's a really easy one to jump into whenever I'm in the mood.
December 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
28) Sonic Generations (2011) for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. One of the rare Sonic games, especially for the "modern" era, that basically everyone agrees is a good one. And yeah, a few small quibbles aside, this game does rule. It's a really easy one to jump into whenever I'm in the mood.
All my years of spelling Megaman without a space are finally paying off
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
All my years of spelling Megaman without a space are finally paying off
27) Sonic Colors (2010) for the Nintendo DS. Yup, another case of same name, different game. This is basically the third Sonic Rush game, but as a 2D demake of the Wii release of Sonic Colors. This is a game that neither lets me down nor impresses me—I'm left feeling very "whelmed," let's say.
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
27) Sonic Colors (2010) for the Nintendo DS. Yup, another case of same name, different game. This is basically the third Sonic Rush game, but as a 2D demake of the Wii release of Sonic Colors. This is a game that neither lets me down nor impresses me—I'm left feeling very "whelmed," let's say.
26) Sonic Colors (2010) for the Nintendo Wii. For a long time this was touted as one of the greatest entries for 3D Sonic games. I think fans are a bit more mixed on it now, but I guess my take is it's... fine. It's not amazing, it's not bad. But I think calling it 3D is a bit of a misnomer!
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
26) Sonic Colors (2010) for the Nintendo Wii. For a long time this was touted as one of the greatest entries for 3D Sonic games. I think fans are a bit more mixed on it now, but I guess my take is it's... fine. It's not amazing, it's not bad. But I think calling it 3D is a bit of a misnomer!
I've had this saved on my laptop for years, waiting to be shared for a moment like this
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I've had this saved on my laptop for years, waiting to be shared for a moment like this
25) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episodes 1 and 2 (2010, 2012) for Mobile, PC, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360. This game is trash. If it had only been a throwaway smartphone game and titled "Sonic Mobile" or something, I wouldn't have cared much. But they deemed this worthy to be THE Sonic 4.
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
25) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episodes 1 and 2 (2010, 2012) for Mobile, PC, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox 360. This game is trash. If it had only been a throwaway smartphone game and titled "Sonic Mobile" or something, I wouldn't have cared much. But they deemed this worthy to be THE Sonic 4.
24) Sonic Unleashed (2008) for the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. It shares the same name as the XBox 360/PS3 release, but this is its own unique game. In some ways I like this version more... and in some ways I don't. (I will call this Unwiished for clarity's sake.)
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
24) Sonic Unleashed (2008) for the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. It shares the same name as the XBox 360/PS3 release, but this is its own unique game. In some ways I like this version more... and in some ways I don't. (I will call this Unwiished for clarity's sake.)
23) Sonic Unleashed (2008) for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. We're now officially in the boost era for home console and 3D Sonic games. This game was intended to be a fresh start and/or return to form for Sonic. It got mixed reviews at the time, but is now a fan favorite. Where do I stand?
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
23) Sonic Unleashed (2008) for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. We're now officially in the boost era for home console and 3D Sonic games. This game was intended to be a fresh start and/or return to form for Sonic. It got mixed reviews at the time, but is now a fan favorite. Where do I stand?
#movies
Twilight of the Yakuza (2013) — Watched this over the course of a week or so. It's a very laid-back documentary that's pretty much entirely interviews with various people associated with the yakuza, also offering the insight of police, detectives, and reporters as well.
Twilight of the Yakuza (2013) — Watched this over the course of a week or so. It's a very laid-back documentary that's pretty much entirely interviews with various people associated with the yakuza, also offering the insight of police, detectives, and reporters as well.
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
#movies
Twilight of the Yakuza (2013) — Watched this over the course of a week or so. It's a very laid-back documentary that's pretty much entirely interviews with various people associated with the yakuza, also offering the insight of police, detectives, and reporters as well.
Twilight of the Yakuza (2013) — Watched this over the course of a week or so. It's a very laid-back documentary that's pretty much entirely interviews with various people associated with the yakuza, also offering the insight of police, detectives, and reporters as well.
#movies
Almost Christmas (2016) — Watched because of the Phoenix Wright meme. (And so I was disappointed when the story actually did reach Christmas Day, lol.)
Almost Christmas (2016) — Watched because of the Phoenix Wright meme. (And so I was disappointed when the story actually did reach Christmas Day, lol.)
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
#movies
Almost Christmas (2016) — Watched because of the Phoenix Wright meme. (And so I was disappointed when the story actually did reach Christmas Day, lol.)
Almost Christmas (2016) — Watched because of the Phoenix Wright meme. (And so I was disappointed when the story actually did reach Christmas Day, lol.)
#movies
The Last Unicorn (1982) — Well, it's not for me, I guess is the nicest way to put it. I read the book for the first time recently, and my complaints with this animated film adaptation are more or less the same as with that. Just don't care for the characters, the setting, or the plot.
The Last Unicorn (1982) — Well, it's not for me, I guess is the nicest way to put it. I read the book for the first time recently, and my complaints with this animated film adaptation are more or less the same as with that. Just don't care for the characters, the setting, or the plot.
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#movies
The Last Unicorn (1982) — Well, it's not for me, I guess is the nicest way to put it. I read the book for the first time recently, and my complaints with this animated film adaptation are more or less the same as with that. Just don't care for the characters, the setting, or the plot.
The Last Unicorn (1982) — Well, it's not for me, I guess is the nicest way to put it. I read the book for the first time recently, and my complaints with this animated film adaptation are more or less the same as with that. Just don't care for the characters, the setting, or the plot.
#books
I recently read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. This is a beloved fantasy classic, but I'm afraid it just isn't my thing. I did not care for the characters, the plot, the setting, the themes, or the messages. I'll give it credit for its prose at least, it has a clear style to it.
I recently read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. This is a beloved fantasy classic, but I'm afraid it just isn't my thing. I did not care for the characters, the plot, the setting, the themes, or the messages. I'll give it credit for its prose at least, it has a clear style to it.
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#books
I recently read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. This is a beloved fantasy classic, but I'm afraid it just isn't my thing. I did not care for the characters, the plot, the setting, the themes, or the messages. I'll give it credit for its prose at least, it has a clear style to it.
I recently read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle. This is a beloved fantasy classic, but I'm afraid it just isn't my thing. I did not care for the characters, the plot, the setting, the themes, or the messages. I'll give it credit for its prose at least, it has a clear style to it.
At least 6 gave us that glorious runway
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
At least 6 gave us that glorious runway