Sonic Turns 15, Gametap Celebrates

[bapenguin]

Gametap (http://www.gametap.com) sends along a press release announcing some rare content on their service to celebrate Sonic The Hedgehog's 15th Birthday.This week, GameTap is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Sonic with an array of hard to find content that will make fans of SEGA’s speedy hedgehog blue with envy. Among the exciting additions to the industry’s largest catalogue of video games on demand is the rare SG-1000 Japanese-only 8-bit console featuring “Girl’s Garden,” the first game ever created by Yuji Naka. GameTap will also have plenty of other SG-1000 games for subscribers to enjoy.

On top of that there will be downloadable shows themed around Sonic's legacy.

Full press release Inside (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=319743#post319743).

Awesome. I need try out the service. It seems like they keep improving it.

[bapenguin]

GameTap Celebrates Sonic's 15th Anniversary With Rare Content From Import-Only Console, Lock-On Genesis Games, And New TV-On-The-Web Programming

This week, GameTap is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Sonic with an array of hard to find content that will make fans of SEGA’s speedy hedgehog blue with envy. Among the exciting additions to the industry’s largest catalogue of video games on demand is the rare SG-1000 Japanese-only 8-bit console featuring “Girl’s Garden,” the first game ever created by Yuji Naka. GameTap will also have plenty of other SG-1000 games for subscribers to enjoy.

Sonic’s birthday wouldn’t be complete without three new lock-on SEGA Genesis titles: “Sonic The Hedgehog and Knuckles,” “Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2”, and “Sonic 3 - Sonic The Hedgehog & Knuckles.” GameTap TV will also air the following shows:

* Tapped In: Sonic (explores the great stories behind one of the greatest characters in video games)
* Sonic Anniversary Spot (a trailer that celebrates Sonic’s anniversary, his exploits over the years, and his games in GameTap).
* Survival Guide: Tails Adventure (an expert teaches a novice player tips and tricks for becoming Sonic.


GameTap is a first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) which offers video games on-demand plus original programming via a broadband connected PC. For $9.95 a month, GameTap subscribers enjoy more than 500 video games and 350 shows with new titles and programs added every week.

[Ph00p]

Wow! I thought you meant GAMETAB as you've stated in the title, heh!
What a great service I gotta try it out too, I REALLY want to pay to rent a bunch of shity old games too! Man its so cool and fun!

[Steve_Erhardt]

15? WTF? I was playing Sonic on the Genesis back during the tail-end of High School... and that was well over 15 years ago...

[Kamalot]

Please change title from Gametab to Gametap.

[Borthcollective]

I remember picking up the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Phantasy Star III the summer they came out, and promising to do chores all summer for getting them. Well that didn't work out for my parents. $79.99 was a hard pill to swallow for my Dad for Phantasy Star III.

[bapenguin]

Please change title from Gametab to Gametap.

I did. My bad. Friggin early morning news posts.

[boratika]

the rare SG-1000 Japanese-only 8-bit consoleI remember that thing. The John Sands SEGA, if I remember corectly. But that wasn't in japan...