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[Say hi to The Eggman]

Did not know about Eggman having the same quirk of finishing his sentences with "yes" as Megatron in Beast Wars. Kind of neat to learn. It also works well for the doctor since it's basically him confirming his remarks before anyone else has a chance to disagree. Metal Sonic looks like he was taken from the Mania Christmas special and tossed right into Easter with a new, larger flower to give. Of course, it would be a sunflower. I'm guessing that's Sonic in the background rushing to participate in the festivities and... is that suppose to be an Easter bunny hanging in the air? You'd think he'd be happy to have a man as joyous as Eggman offering his assistance to pass out those normal, delightfully festive eggs to everyone.

ICam2k responds:

You would think so, but the "Easter bunny" that's being by the claw is actually Pocky, one of the many critters that Sonic rescues them from the badniks... or maybe it's the "Easter bunny" position that it's boring for him to death.

[Sonic Rolls minissue #? - I Am Max]

Isn't Sharps the Parakeet also named Max the Parrot? Looking it up, there's another Max in a band in Sonic Underground and it's also the name of main heroes in Streets of Rage and Shining Force which are two other Sega IPs. Either the company really likes the name or they're a little lazy. Not really sure on that but this definitely seems like a comic idea someone at Sega should have come up with years ago.

ICam2k responds:

(I have to say, you're quite observant, just saying)
Jokes aside, I admittedly forgot about that. I think Naoto Ohshima once made a tweet with the concept art attached that had Sonic, Mighty, Ray, Vector and Max the Parrot after correcting Sonic the Hedgeblog on Twitter in 2018 regarding a german documentary.
You can find it here. https://x.com/NaotoOhshima/status/975791068586233856
Although, he does strike to me as a bit of a different character given the clothes and accesories, but maybe I'm overlooking, epecially since the art isn't even colored. It is pretty funny knowing how many times Sega used that name though, including Ohshima.

[Like Clouds]

This is the sort of art my dad would probably have paid you too much to have just to force it upon me later to put up on the wall of my living room and then remind me over and over again about how much he paid for it each time he'd visit. It's an oddly specific way to remind me of the man, but I appreciate it all the same. Thank you, Fabs.

[Miss Edith]

I'd be lying if I claimed to know anything about Miss Edith, but, after looking her up, I'd also be lying if I believed this deserved anything less than five stars. That is not only an impressive likeness of the woman but the stylistic choices behind the colors and glitter make it damn near impossible to ignore in a room.

Fabulous-fishstick42 responds:

She's my favorite actress in my favorite movie, she always performs the perfect level of tacky so I figured the glitter with the painted sparkle would be nice :)

[Here's the Cool Team]

I recognize Sonic the Spikey and Tanooki Mario, but I'm not sure on the third one. Is it Rex from Toy Story? Shenron from Dragonball? Hoppy from The Flintstones? Wait, is it Reptar? I bet it's Reptar. Yeah, it's gotta be Reptar because Reptar definitely belongs in the Cool Team.

Very cool fanart. Very cool team.

ICam2k responds:

Well, now I'm upset. >:(
It's supposed to be Croc cosplaying as Gex!
(nah I'm joking, it's Yoshi as Vector the crocodile in his classic look)

[The 3D Stars]

Oh. Now it makes more sense. Had this piece been posted before the previous one, I would have given your Paisanos work six stars instead of five. Too late now, I guess. Can't change the past as they say and so forth and such. It is a little odd to see the N64 version of Mario crying when he's the one who survived to still be available on the Switch.

ICam2k responds:

Nah, it's my fault. I am the one sharing most of my old work here after all. Some stuff tends to slip out of my memory.
Eh, I think five is good enough. The drawing's quality aged is a little mid anyways.
I did write the date that this comic was initially posted in the description, back when all of that craze was going on, juust to clear the confunsion here. Besides, I'm no psychic that predicts the future somehow.

[It's Over Paisanos]

Took me a while to remember the joke/meme from that time. Not a unique way to showcase it here (Mario is dead now, so graveyard... yuk yuk yuk), but the art doing so is excellent and Luigi is surprisingly dignified in his appearance.

As to your question, I do own the Switch collection. Only played SM64 on it, which felt a little off. Maybe it's because I prefer using the N64 controller. Not sure. I do own an original copy of the N64 game along with Sunshine, my favorite Mario game, but it's a Player's Choice version with that ugly yellow stripe at the top because someone stole the first copy that came with my Gamecube and, yes, that still makes me bitter to think about. I don't own a Wii nor do I own Galaxy. Fortunately, a friend let me borrow his to play both of them so I got my fill of planetary travel.

[An Average Doc]

Robotnik looks bright, bulbous, and beyond brilliant! Not the biggest fan of Sonic (my favorite games are Spinball and All-Star Racing Transformed if that tells you anything), but I do love Eggman and appreciate any fan art he receives over the blue rodent.

ICam2k responds:

Eh, your tastes are quite something, albeit not enough to make me surprised. I've seen more absurd ones. Speaking of which, I do actually have All-Star Racing Transformed, just bundled with Sonic Mania. I do plan to replay it just a bit someday.
I remembered in this year on twitter of how everyone seemed to have gotten sick of celebrating the blue blur by the time the 32nd aniversary rolled around and instead vowed to give the birthday cake to the round scientist instead, so you're not alone here. He's my favourite as well. :)

[Pick Your Cards]

Preferably, I would choose none of them in the second game. If it wasn't for boss battles requiring me to fight back with the hammer provided, I'd ignore everything except the food. I still own my copy of AI2 and I have the Wonder Boy collection that lets me play the first one because... well, you know. I really do need to sit down and tackle the third game at some point, or play AI2 again and actually use the dinosaurs for a change. *shrugs* AI2 is a favorite of mine on the NES alongside Karnov and Zelda 2. I even bought a white hat with Hachisuke on it so that I can replay it in style.

Small correction - Adventure Island now belongs to Konami. They COULD release a collection of the games at some point in the future, but I won't get my hopes up.

ICam2k responds:

Yeah, I get you. Most of the dinosaurs do feel kind of clunky in one or another as far as controls go, with the pteranodon being arguibly worse since it only allows you to throw the hammers downward (which isn't technically bad per se, but not efficient on some of the levels and bosses) and the elasmosaurus being only at best in water levels. The only the best one in the set is really the red camptotaurus.
What I can say about the third game is that it's mostly the same with some features and that's it. There is a fourth game that is more expansive though, actually taking in a more metroidvania approach and includes different minigames, but of course, that's only a japan exclusive. (it does a translation hack though)
Hachisuke hat? Nice.
Probably never. They're only interested in Bomberman at the moment.

[Dance Fighter]

He do be shmoovin'.