Ever hear of an old Sega arcade game called Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car? No? That's not too surprising, but it did exist, and it's even older than the well-known Sonic Arcade. In fact, it's even older than Sonic 2. Shortly after the release of the original Sonic 1, Sega wasted no time in introducing their new baby mascot to the arcade scene. The result is pictured below.

   The object, apparently, is to drive around various levels chasing down criminals within a given time limit. As you can probably ascertain from the cabinet, this was not a serious arcade contender...looks like it was just meant to keep little brother busy while big bro chucks quarters into the Altered Beast and Gale Racer machines. (These pics and info are courtesy of "Knux Lee.")

   At this point, that is the extent of my knowledge on the subject. Apparently, there was also a similar arcade title released at the same time with shooter-esque gameplay, featuring Sonic in a spaceship. I'll post museum pages on the elderly twins as soon as I dig up something substantial on them (which may take a while). Just don't talk to me, I've got a headache...

   -- Green Gibbon!

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