THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SONIC MEMORY?

DARRAN JONES

Constantly trying to catch

Nick out by making him admit that Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is actually Sonic’s best game.

Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls, a Snes-loving cousin and an award-winning magazine, all under one roof!

Currently playing: Hollow Knight

Favorite game of all time: Strider

ANDY SALTER

Sonic The Hedgehog was one of the games that came with my Mega Drive, but I think that the animated into of Sonic CD is my favourite Sonic memory.

Expertise: Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks!

Currently playing: M&B2: Bannerlord… Modded of course

Favourite game of all time: Rome: Total War

GRAEME MASON

Sonic The Hedgehog was the first game I played when I got my Mega Drive back in the early Nineties. After almost a decade of playing ZX Spectrum games, it was just an amazing experience I’ll never forget.

Expertise: Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver

Currently playing: Resident Evil Village

Favourite game of all time: Resident Evil IV

TIM EMPEY

Playing Sonic 3, getting to that barrel, getting stuck, flying into a rage, mashing all the buttons and accidently figuring it out.

Expertise: Finishing Game Pass games before they leave the service

Currently playing: Marvel Puzzle Quest

Favourite game of all time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

ASHLEY DAY

Working in Gamestation when

Sonic Adventure 2 released on Dreamcast, and blasting out the tenth anniversary CD that came with the import release, on the shop stereo all day.

Expertise: Buying MSX games like they’re going out of fashion

Currently playing: The Maze Of Galious

Favourite game of all time: Shining Force III

RORY MILNE

I remember Sonic 2’s two-player co-op mode being a go-to at Nineties’ games nights. Tails was always falling behind, but after a few cold beers that became part of the fun.

Expertise: The game that I’m writing about at the time of writing

Currently playing: Pyjamarama

Favourite game of all time: Tempest

NICK THORPE

Sitting down and watching Buckaroo play the Sonic 1 prototype recently, and realising that the rush of excitement I felt would be shared by so many of my friends.

Expertise: Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III

Currently playing: Yakuza

Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog 2

PAUL DRURY

Going halves with my girlfriend at the time on Sonic & Knuckles

on the day it came out. The relationship didn’t last but I got custody of the cartridge

Expertise: Giraffes in videogames

Currently playing: Circus Convoy

Favourite game of all time: Sheep In Space

JOHN SZCZEPANIAK

Growing up in South Africa the Saturday morning kids TV had a phone-in competition where lucky callers ‘played’ Sonic by shouting instructions as they watched their TV. Coolest thing ever!

Expertise: Everything Japanese and anything obscure

Currently playing: Take the Bullet (Dreamcast)

Favourite game of all time: Cave Story