RUMOR: Arcade Sonic Racer On the Way?

– January 11, 2011

An ASR Port for Sonic’s 20th, Claims Source

The generally Sega focused news source Segabits is relaying a report from Arcade Heroes which cites the potential for Sonic to return to the arcades with perhaps a port of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing.

The original article cites a newsletter known as the Stinger Report, a credible, independent E-newsletter with a heavy focus on the arcade business. They are reporting a likely port of ASR to arcades in some form, with the possibility of an eight cabinet link-up, a la Daytona USA and the like. There’s no word on if there would be improvements or additions made to the core game, other than a note in Segabits’s piece that claims the title will be Sonic Racing All-Stars Arcade. If it holds, this may be more a rehash than the Nintendo and Namco co-oped Mario Kart Arcade GP series, which compared to the core Mario Kart series is like apples and oranges.

Everyone down this the chain of communication is treating the above as rumor, and so are we until we hear more. Should this be one of the three announcements slated for the year, it certainly puts a wrench in a lot of fans’ thinking as to what’s ahead for 2011. We’ll stay on top of it for you, and as always if you can help verify this information, please send a news tip.

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Jak

Posted January 11, 2011 at 5:10 PM

Port Sonic Colors to PS360 instead!!!!

RaggtimeSonic

Posted January 11, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Maybe a port of the game world in Sonic Colors in 8 bit would be better. You’d be running at the speed of sound in 8 bit, with 8 bit music, leaderboards, wisp power ups… it could be the next sega sonic the hedgehog… wait why not port that instead?

Daniele92

Posted January 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM

I hope for something like All Racing Plus even for consoles, something like Super Street Fighter 4 was to Street Fighter 4.
An updated version would be perfect!

6-8 , more charecters, including NiGHTS, Gilius & Tyris, Ristar, Blaze the cat, Bayonetta, Arle & Carbuncle, Toejam & Earl, Astal etc….

10 more stages, as well as 3 more arenas

updated frame rate

Grand Prix for multiplayer

more modes online

1 more vheicle for each character

customizable vheicle for avatars/mii

Mario for Wii and Ratchet & Clunk for Ps3

Miguel

Posted January 11, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Who cares. If they do it, it will only stay in Japan anyway.

Ryan

Posted January 11, 2011 at 7:46 PM

I hope Chuck E. Cheese’s, Middletown NJ will get Sonic Racing All Stars Arcade too because I live in NJ.
I can’t wait to play this game along with Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 and Afterburner Arcade.

GoldenHedgy

Posted January 11, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Um…. I prefer to use those quarters to buy the console version instead. It’s cheaper.

EEE

Posted January 11, 2011 at 8:29 PM

No No NO… maybe make more of “Sonic Arcade” so us old school lovers can experience it… but if you’re going to do anything, make it something that’s not already made!