Playing Sonic games at home is great, so playing them at arcades should be fun too! All pages are a mix of new and old. However, if there's something about these consoles, they seem rather well made. Don't always rule out the older ones as being 'long gone'. For some reason, arcades/gaming areas can keep them around for quite some time. Also, when a game is retired (for whatever reason) it usually filters into the hands of collectors. Old arcade games are often sold to dealers of them, who warehouse them somewhere, and then sell to collectors to restore. The area or country where each item is found is listed in it's description.
That's a lot of history with pizza & arcade games!
For this big number celebration, CEC is of course, doing lots of shows and ads and things to get people to come in and celebrate with them. And, as is the usual for them, they ALWAYS make sure Sonic is in the picture too! It seems like no-matter what's on their screen, they've got a Sonic game in the background--and remember: everything is shot very deliberatly for productions like this. It's no accident they keep featuring his fun, popular arcade games. You can spot it above the puppet dog in the top photo & another taking up half the screen in the Chuck E. Live below it.
Most or all of these in-house shows/ads are shot at a specific Chuck E Cheese location in Plano Texas. It may be a flagship facility, or a 'test' facility. It got Sonic Blast Ball first, as well as "The Ticket Blaster Booth". Special stores such as this are used for restaurants, arcades & everything else pretty much to try out new ideas with the public before going nation/world wide if it is a success. So, it is extra good/actually means something that they keep so much Sonic stuff here, because it is an important location.
Being able to play not just typical arcade video games with Sonic, but also cool sports or ticket-dispensing games is even better & PrimeTime Amusements is making it happen. It's very nice to see their Sonic games doing so well that they keep making updates & adding cool styles. Photos discovered by: Jayden S
But that doesn't mean ONLY arcade machines...as here comes an Arcade...Garbage Can? That's exactly what this is, even though it is createivly shaped like a giant soda can, complete with 'topper' part where the pull-tab would be. The trash can is gray plastic (to resemble the metal) with yellow "label" that has a big shaded Sonic art on there, along with the Sega logo at the bottom. He's positioned with his outward facing hand behind an added "Litter" barrel. The slogan on the can is "Keep Waste in Its Place", but written in a circle shape so it looks like it could be a speech bubble for Sonic. The scuffed up area on top is probably spring-loaded so it flips shut again once someone pushes trash in.
Something like this would be in a Sega World or other Sega exclusive spot & is really neat to see the art, slogan & the creative shape of the trash can. Can Sonic make throwing litter away interesting? Apparently so....hmmm. Photo discovered by
But still of importance: A pamphlet map. Big arcades or theme parks, like Sega World Sydney usually need / provide maps to the various attractions & rides. This side (the only relevent side) you can see has the Sonic Stage Show (big puppet thing covered on Gear under 'places'), some Nickelodeon Rugrats content in the upper right corner, & various rides/places to eat. Sonic is shown in the middle. The other side has a map to the park through Darling Harbor. This was a comemorative item. Photo & owned by:
Has an interesting Youtube episode on unusual Sonic games with an arcade focus. It covers and explains things with game play footage & in one case a review (The popcorn is yucky) plus, adding more facts about them, like who did the voices, and what happens in the Sonic Popcorn Shop.
It's a good thing to watch to learn even more about old, and uncommon Sonic games, so be sure to check it out at
Did You Know Gaming: Unusual Old Sonic Games