A Discovery in Sonic Unleashed

[Jay H]

I'm pretty sure you all are aware that Sonic Team has included little easter eggs into the game; such as the signs referencing other characters in Skyscraper Scamper (Empire City) and Eggman also having a Dreamcast nearby. Well; I've made another discovery just now while in Professor Pickle's Lab. You take a look at the "Encyclopedia", then in "Directory", and look at "People you've met in Eggmanland." It obviously shows the three Eggman robots that wander the small Eggmanland "town" area. Well, in this Directory, look close at their names.

I looked at the first one, named EF-DC1998, and it literally dawned on me.

DC = Dreamcast

1998 = the original Japanese release of Sonic Adventure

It may not be anything special, but I found it extremely clever. But wait! There's more with the other two...

The second is named EF-MD1991.

MD = Mega Drive?

1991 = As we all know, the release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Finally, the third is named EF-XB2006. You may all ready know what it is.

XB = Xbox 360

2006 = Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

I think this was another clever easter egg on Sonic Team's part, or I may just be too dumb to have not realized it sooner. What do you guys think of this?

[Shiny Gems]

Aw snap! I must say, that is a rather impressive find you made, Spyne! Good work!

[Ferr]

Yeah that was discovered long time ago.

Strange is the pS3 version still have the xbox360 robot

[DaBatGuy]

I can't say this is new. It was brought up before when the old forums were still up. Good find though.

[ovarloard]

I can't say that I have seen this before, because I only have the Wii version.

So what I will say is that Sonic Team really is clever.

[Detective Shadzter]

Nice find, I don't remember seeing this mentioned in the old forum like the others are saying but it is strange the PS3 version would still have the Xbox 360 name for that robot.

[Blue Blood]

Yeah, old, blah blah blah. There's gonna be a thousand posts of that.

There's reason for the XB2006 using the same name across both platforms. Sonic 06 was built for the 360 and the PS3 version was simply a port. The same applies to Unleashed, I'm sure, so it's a 360 game at heart. Not to mention that they're just Easter Eggs. It's likely that after someone coined the idea of giving the bots these names that they weren't thought about ever again.

[KoolKojoS]

Really cool find!

..How come theres no GBA or DS easter eggs...

[Blue Blood]

Sonic the Hedgehog '91, Sonic Adventure '98 and Sonic the Hedgehog '06 are Sonic's biggest games. The big 3. The handhelds are just there to milk the franchise.

[Dr. Mechano]

Nice finds! I always loved those three robots- I've always liked the idea that Eggman's common grunts had sentient personalities, and this just proved my theories.

Love the punny naming conventions too.

[Gabz Girl]

I never even knew of that! OwO Clever little Easter Egg right there. Strange, I don't recall seeing it mentioned here on SSMB, I mean the old boards.

Nice find Spyne!

[Blue Blood]

Funny... I got annoyed by the number of times it was mentioned as a new find back then.

(Does this topic belong here? Unleashed is hardly upcoming)

[True Blue]

Nice find there!

[Gabz Girl]

(Does this topic belong here? Unleashed is hardly upcoming)

Good point. I'll move it to Sonic Discussion. :3

[redmenace]

I knew about the DC and the MD one, hadn't noticed about the xbox360b one, probably because my mind blocks everything related to that game. Good find though, more stuff to add to Sonic trivia.

[BakingBluePotatoe]

I never knew any of that... well, I heard of the Eggman having a Dreamcast part. xD

Not sure why he'd have DREAMCAST, though... but... lol.

Though, I don't have any of those new systems... so... heh. ^-^'

[Jay H]

Not sure why he'd have DREAMCAST, though... but... lol.

Mostly due to the fact that the Dreamcast has since become a cult-classic console. Like many others, I believe the console had so much more potential as well as shelf life to become one of the longer lasting consoles. It's just a shame the PlayStation 2 being released so soon after made people forget about Dreamcast. (No offense to PS2 fans/users here, just stating a fact.) Also for novelty purposes; it was SEGA's final hardware, so it has that nostalgia for many SEGA fans who will play this game. XD

Edited May 23, 2009 by Spyne

[Cany the hedge]

Man, Wii users are missing so much fun at finding little details...

Anyway, Nice find there!! (*Hasn´t been in old board*)

[edge.]

Dang that was a good find.

[Roo]

I would've noticed only the years, not the console abbreviations.

Good eye.

[Blue Blood]

Also note that as well as well not being changed for the PS3, all American games still have a bot going by the name of EF-MD1991 instead of EF-G1991. Just sort of emphasizes the whole "after thought" and "kinda pointless, just for fun" thing.

[Crystal Kingfisher]

Awesome find! I love easter eggs like these.

[SABRINA]

Awesome find! I love easter eggs like these.

Me too. I used to see stuff like this in sega related games all the time

Nintendo too. Like Orcarina of Time with the pics of Mario in the castle.

The weirdest one of those I've seen,

even though it's a bit different, was in Thunder Force V for Sega Saturn.

The first few bosses were named after rock bands!

Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, and A3. And the Ship in Thunder Force III for Genesis is called STYX!

(God I love TechnoSoft for making those games.XD)

[Saint Nathan]

This is so old, it quite literally amazes me that a few people really didn't notice it.

I'm really disappointed in you all.

Can't be helped tho', not your fault the board got wiped. XD

But yeah, cool "new" find. Sorta.

[eXtaticus]

Not even a reference to the mighty Dreamcast (or even a reference to Sonic Adventure, for that matter) will stop this game from being shite - Sonic Team aren't as clever as you may have thought