One Familiar, One Out of Left Field
It’s time to don the tin foil hats as we blatantly explore some of the more credible rumors surrounding the future of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
We have two nuggets to pass along regarding who may be in the DLC pipeline. First, there is some chatter from sources that Metal Sonic may be part of a release, perhaps very soon. If it holds, there is a chance the character will be bundled with an additional track. That in of itself may be a hint as to how DLC will be handled for this game. Will we see individual characters and tracks available, or will gamers have to purchase bundles?
Second, we would like to revisit something revealed last week by the Sonic City Blognik–like the concept art below.
Last week, TSSZ News reader Mugendude26 pointed out that the concepts give a hint to an even more obscure Sega title–Toy Commander, published exclusively on the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. The game had players take control of various toys and complete missions around the house in the frame of the toy commander Andy.
The series did get a pseudo-sequel in Europe, called Toy Racer. Could either series get a representation as DLC? This possibility, judging from the concept art, may be more feasible than the Metal Sonic prospects.
Of course, we make no vouch for the authenticity of the theories, so don’t take everything to heart. But know this–one of these looks more promising than the other. We’ll let you know when the official word comes down on what’s in the DLC pipeline for ASR.
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I dont wanna sound like a younger fan of sonic, but the game needs some more sonic characters, like silver, jet, rouge and chaotix por example.
And more sega characters too, like ristar, vectorman, for example..
Metal Sonic would be so sweet
it would be perfect fit there 
there are still more sega characters the could be put in here, and more sonic.
i would love to see more sonic tracks that arent based on Sonic Heroes.
I think the only other Sonic characters that should be DLC is Blaze , Rouge , Metal Sonic & Silver
What chatter? You mean someone on gamefaqs like that Sonic 4 story?
Man, if Metal Sonic is in the game, I will be happy.
However, there may be a complaint coming with Metal Sonic’s appearence, providing that he appears as DLC to begin with. That complaint will be…
“Why is Metal Sonic in a car?”
LOL really? This is news? A sketch of what is clearly a 360 Avatar item is construed as Toy Commander? Note that the figure does the 360 Avatar finger snap to bring up the item and that the car looks just like Sonic’s Speed Star.
I want DLC’s with new tracks, Sonic tracks. I mean, why all this Sonic Heroes, they can take a theme from a classic game like Sonic 3 & Knuckles, a newer game like Sonic and the Secret Rings for exampel. I mean….why only Sonic Heroes!?
I’d say no more than two new Sonic characters, and again I say, Metal Sonic and Rouge with first priority. If we DO get more than that, Silver and Blaze would be next in line… but I honestly don’t see it. I do hope that, if there’s more than one new Sonic character, at least one of them is more modern. Metal Sonic adds to the retro cast, yeah, so Rouge would be a great addition to the more modern cast, making it five retro Sonic characters and three modern (and even then, they’re not really “recent” modern characters, either; they’ve already been around ten years).
Metal Sonic + Stardust Speedway level package FTW.
That’s not news. That’s a fucking child on NeoGAF posting what he wants.
SUMO said themselves that this is first and foremost a SEGA game with Sonic’s name stamped on it. If they caved in to all of those little brats’ wants, I’ll personally call their joint up and bitch at the representative who answers the phone.
Like I already said on the comments on the previous story: it’s probably something for the Avatar Marketplace. The guy even snaps his fingers to make the object appear, just like Avatars do to make an object appear.
And where exactly does this chatter come from?
Ugh. That concept art is NOT a reference to toy commander, it’s quite clearly an xbox 360 avatar item. Whoever said that it’s a reference to toy commander is an idiot. Look, you can quite clearly see the figure “snap” an RC car into existence, just like every single avatar item there is.
If MS is in the game I hope he comes with Stardust Speedway
I would love to see Metal Sonic being the vehicle itself, just like Opa Opa.
And hell no to Silver, Rougue and any other post Genesis Sonic characters. However other Sega characters would certainly be more welcomed
All Sonic R characters and levels or nothing.
Or Ristar.
METAL SONIC! Omg do it! Although that’s it for Sonic representation after that then go and add more characters from your other fine series Sega.
The game has too many Sonic characters as it is. Metal Sonic is cool, but blaze\silver\rougeetc… just no.
I personally want to see something, possibly a track or otherwise representing the Phantasy Star franchise. Rag Rappy racer anyone through a track version of Forest from PSO?
Personally I want to see the Daytona Car and that beginner level from Daytona USA. Nothin better =P
Yeah, it’s obviously an avatar Prop for 360
Yeah Tristan, can you update this because the sketch is obviously an Avatar item for the Avatar Marketplace.
I think Metal Sonic should be the last Sonic character available. I’m kind of sick of Sonic reps in this game.
I’d rather see Ecco in a wheeled bathtub, playable NiGHTS, Vectorman and Ristar. Gilius on that chickenleg too.
Don’t we have enough Sonic characters as it is? I mean, they don’t call it Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing for nothin.