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Trailer for the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome Issue #3 (Page 9; info and source provided by chocolatejr9):
https://readallcomics.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-imposter-syndrome-3-2022/
Know Your Meme article:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/family-guy-death-pose-peter-falls-down-the-stairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome Issue #3 (Page 9; info and source provided by chocolatejr9):
https://readallcomics.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-imposter-syndrome-3-2022/
Know Your Meme article:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/family-guy-death-pose-peter-falls-down-the-stairs
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The 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has two endings:
• A good ending, played if the player collects all the emeralds, where Sonic and Tails run off together at night, and see a constellation in the shape of their heads in the sky.
• A bad ending, where Sonic runs alone in the night, and sees a constellation in the shape of Tails' head in the sky
Although it has never been confirmed, many fans have speculated that the bad ending is supposed to involve Tails dying at the hands of Dr. Eggman, with some even going as far as to suggest that a large star on the right of Tails' forehead is supposed to represent a gun wound. The @sonic_hedgehog Twitter account has jokingly acknowledged this theory without confirming one way or another if it is true. Once in a cross-promotion for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and the 8-bit game's addition to Sonic Origins Plus, where it compares both games' inclusion of "a beloved character's possible demise", and in a piece of promotional artwork taking place at a carnival, where Tails gets nausea on an intense ride and his constellation can be seen above him, with the "gun wound" star being placed on his muzzle.
• A good ending, played if the player collects all the emeralds, where Sonic and Tails run off together at night, and see a constellation in the shape of their heads in the sky.
• A bad ending, where Sonic runs alone in the night, and sees a constellation in the shape of Tails' head in the sky
Although it has never been confirmed, many fans have speculated that the bad ending is supposed to involve Tails dying at the hands of Dr. Eggman, with some even going as far as to suggest that a large star on the right of Tails' forehead is supposed to represent a gun wound. The @sonic_hedgehog Twitter account has jokingly acknowledged this theory without confirming one way or another if it is true. Once in a cross-promotion for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and the 8-bit game's addition to Sonic Origins Plus, where it compares both games' inclusion of "a beloved character's possible demise", and in a piece of promotional artwork taking place at a carnival, where Tails gets nausea on an intense ride and his constellation can be seen above him, with the "gun wound" star being placed on his muzzle.
Good ending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gl54WKbFGc#t=810s
Bad ending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ19n421nBc
The Gamer article about Sonic 2 being added to Sonic Origins Plus:
https://www.thegamer.com/sega-reminds-sonic-fans-tails-technically-died-30-years-ago/
Bleeding Cool article about holiday artwork reference to the bad ending:
https://bleedingcool.com/games/sega-adds-dark-easter-egg-to-holiday-sonic-the-hedgehog-art/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gl54WKbFGc#t=810s
Bad ending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ19n421nBc
The Gamer article about Sonic 2 being added to Sonic Origins Plus:
https://www.thegamer.com/sega-reminds-sonic-fans-tails-technically-died-30-years-ago/
Bleeding Cool article about holiday artwork reference to the bad ending:
https://bleedingcool.com/games/sega-adds-dark-easter-egg-to-holiday-sonic-the-hedgehog-art/
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The game's Steam page has a section titled "Canon or headcanon?", which reads as follows:
This is a reference to an infamous tweet made by the Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account in response to a tweet from the Puyo Puyo Twitter account showing off art made to commemorate Sonic's inclusion in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, where the Sonic Twitter account claimed that "Everything is canon".
"You know what they say: everything is canon*.
*This is not a Sonic Team title, but we strongly believe in the power of headcanon!"
*This is not a Sonic Team title, but we strongly believe in the power of headcanon!"
This is a reference to an infamous tweet made by the Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account in response to a tweet from the Puyo Puyo Twitter account showing off art made to commemorate Sonic's inclusion in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, where the Sonic Twitter account claimed that "Everything is canon".
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324650/The_Murder_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog/
Sonic the Hedgehog tweet:
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1349867554903187457
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324650/The_Murder_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog/
Sonic the Hedgehog tweet:
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1349867554903187457
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Reveal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Species confirmation:
https://thefantastician.tumblr.com/post/713514678715875328/i-think-i-asked-a-question-on-the-wrong-blog
Discussion about the fanname:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/13slc6g/barry_the_quokka_is_that_his_actual_name_or_is_it/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Species confirmation:
https://thefantastician.tumblr.com/post/713514678715875328/i-think-i-asked-a-question-on-the-wrong-blog
Discussion about the fanname:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/13slc6g/barry_the_quokka_is_that_his_actual_name_or_is_it/
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Early plans for the game had Charmy Bee and Cream the Rabbit involved in the game's plot, but these were scrapped as the devs felt that they were too young to participate in a murder mystery party game.
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