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And these, my fellow Sonicphiles, are the leftovers. These little outcasts have been lumped into this section because they're stuck on lesser technology and unworthy of their own museum pages. Nonetheless, they are electronic, and they are a part of Sonic history (like it or not), so here they are, those misfits of the Sonic Team world.
Year: 1992-1997 Info: Tiger Electronics was the first non-Sega company to nab the Sonic license. A whole series of handheld LCD games based on each major Sonic title were released shortly following each of the games that inspired them. One lone original LCD title, Amazing Sonic, was released in Tiger's "Sega Pocket Arcade" series. A black & white rendition of Sonic Jam appeared on their ill-fated handheld console the Game.Com, and even NiGHTS is brought into the fray with their (big surprise) ill-fated internet-compatible 99X series. The Tiger handhelds were only released in the US and, incidentally, are not as collectible as one might think. Included in Tiger's handheld line are:
Year: 1997 (?) Info: The first (and last) Sonic game for Tiger's failed vie at handheld dominance. To get free lives, pause the game at any time and press A, A, A, D, D. For invincibility, pause and press A, B, C, A. 
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 Year: 2003 Info: A port of the Game Gear Sonic 1 available for Palm's Tungsten C, Tungsten T, and Zire 71 line of PDA's. This was released as a part of Sega of America's "Sega Mobile" line. 
 Year: 2003 Info: A port of the Game Gear Mean Bean Machine available for Palm's Tungsten C, Tungsten T, and Zire 71 line of PDA's. This was released as a part of Sega of America's "Sega Mobile" line. 
 Year: 2003 Info: From June 27-July 24, 2003, McDonald's USA ran their second Sonic Happy Meal promotion. The promotion included six handheld LCD games based on Sonic the Hedgehog and Monkey Ball. The toys include: Sonic Speedway, Shadow Grinder, Knuckles Soccer, Sonic Action Game, Tails Sky Patrol, and Aiai's Banana Catch. Compiled and written by Jared "Green Gibbon!" Matte. Hosting provided by Emulation Zone and Emulation World. |