When I was younger, being a Sonic fan was a big part of my identity. I had a Master System, I often played Sonic Jam on my grandfather's Sega Saturn, I had Sonic flip-flops, a Sonic T-shirt. My favorite cartoons were Jibaku-kun, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and of course Sonic SatAM. I cringe when I remember talking at length to a very disinterested cousin about the design of Sonic's shoes in Sonic Adventure 2.
I first gained internet access at the end of 2004 and most of my time then was spent on Sonic fansites. I took pleasure in learning about all the games, comics and cartoons Sonic had been featured in. I lurked a Sonic forum for years, even making an account at one time, but then came High School and my interest in the Blue Blur waned, being replaced by anime and general gaming.
Then a few years ago I came across projects like Chrontendo and the CRPG Addict and started to think, maybe I'm crazy enough to do something like this. It's been over ten years of hanging out on the internet and now it's high time I made my own contribution. Sonic is the perfect subject for me because it's something I can bring my personal experience of growing up with, but there is still plenty I haven't seen first hand, including most of the comics.
So, on to methods. I have a big list with all the main official games, comics and cartoons from the franchise. I will play/read/watch one item at a time and post talking about what I thought about it and what were my previous experiences with it when applicable. My initial plan is to post once a week on both this blog and a Portuguese language one, but we will see how that goes.
I hope to see some comments here, since the discussion is one of my main reasons to write this blog. Thanks for reading and until next time.
