Sonic Weekly

This week, Grant can't pronounce "Gamma" but does have some thoughts on playing CrossWorlds closed network beta test and the conversation surrounding it. David pontificates about the journey of E-102 Gamma and the existential themes of Sonic Adventure and Bo updates us from Rings of Saturn.

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Recorded just prior to the closed beta test for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, this week Team Sonic Weekly ideate around dream features, characters, and courses that could be included in the final game. Next week: our first impressions, so stay tuned!

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They said it couldn't be done, shouldn't be done, and yet here we are — 100 episodes of the weekly fan show about Sonic the Hedgehog. Smoovies returns on-mic for a Team Sonic Weekly look back at centennial anniversaries throughout the franchise, and we also react to the big news of the week — the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds trailer!

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Writer/producer/star Dave Schilling goofs around with the fellas and shares his perspective on what makes Sonic so enduring for multiple generations. If you've been counting, this is episode 99!

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We're not going to pull your chain, this episode is mostly pointless. It's entirely possible you will enjoy it, but we're not making any guarantees.

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This week, Team Sonic Weekly digs into the listener mailbag to prompt a discussion about which Sonic pixel art sprites each host prefers, which leads into a chat about Genesis and Dreamcast box art styles. We also check the latest new news and also the latest old news!

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Jack of Old Games is back to show appreciation for the three Shenmue games, but first Team Sonic Weekly discusses the weekly Sonic news and Jack's unique thoughts on the Sonic Movie trilogy.

Our friend and raconteur Rlan (Sonic the Hedgeblog) returns to chew over a few pressing questions with the gang, like — is Movie Sonic a different character from Game Sonic? Which games are canon? And does it matter?

Barry the Nomad returns to the program to share his thoughts about the new movie, and play Mad Libs with us.

Game developer Jandê Saavedra Farias calls in from Brazil to share his thoughts about Sonic Movie 3... but first, we put the Year of Shadow & Knuckles in review with Grant, Bo, and David, plus an extra dose of Smoovies.