First4Figures, the company responsible for all of those extravagant Nintendo figurines, has turned their attention to classic Sega for their next release: a line based on Genesis-era Sonic the Hedgehog. The collection is designed to represent Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles as they appeared back in the mid-'90s, before their extreme redesign -- before Knuckles started rapping.
For now, the set includes Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. The best part about this period in Sonic's life is that there aren't really any more ridiculous characters to base toys on. No Big the Cat, no Cream and Cheese, and certainly no Shadow. Maybe Robotnik and a couple of mechanical Sonics later, but this collection is safe from the sidekick parade that has ruined the series.
The approximately 5-inch-tall toys will be released around the summer, for a currently unspecified price. Don't be surprised if they're expensive -- this is First4Figures, after all!
[Via Joystiq]
First4Figures' new toys feature pre-attitude Sonic
Posted Feb 5th 2008 6:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Fan stuff
Tags: figures, first4figures, genesis, sonic, toys
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2-05-2008 @ 6:16PM
WhatIsThatThing said...
WANT.
The price better not be bad, especially with figures that small.
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2-05-2008 @ 7:56PM
buckyboy28 said...
It's nice to see some retro Sonic stuff. I think that Sega ruined the series with all of the new characters and 3-d worlds. I hope that there is a Dr. Robotnik figure and not Eggman!
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2-05-2008 @ 11:14PM
Koop said...
That's great! I miss the golden days of Sonic games. I despise all these useless sidekicks and annoying voices for all the characters. Also, I agree that it will forever be Dr. Robitnik and not Eggman.
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2-05-2008 @ 11:48PM
Croove55 said...
What? Pre-attitude? Sonic's always been about attitude. That finger-wagging was pure sass, my friend.
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2-06-2008 @ 2:35AM
Buntaro said...
Woah! Must import.
And I loled @ "before Knuckles started rapping"
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