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| International Sonic Items
Different countries around the world had their own exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog items. The two most notible countries being the USA and Japan, which have their own separate sections, due to the sheer amount of Sonic stuff they made. Go around the world with this page to see fun Sonic the Hedgehog collections from great countries.
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Sonic Gear Main Page |
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Countries which only made 1 or 2 things appear under the navigation on this page, and don't have a page of their own. Each item is labeled with what country it comes from. |
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Click a flag to see the pages in whichever language you prefer. It's truly international! |
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England
Spain
Germany
France
Australia
Random International |
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Sonic Chocolate Bar display and food item. |
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Here's something interesting, 2 different kinds of Sonic Adventure 1 chocolates. One is a bar with peanut, peanut butter, and caramel, coated in chocolate. The other is a peanut butter cup (complete with edge-ridges) which must be like a Reesy Cup. The last is the store display you never saw them dispensed from! |
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Canadian Sonic Adventure 1 Chocolates
These are annoying, because they were obviously planned out, yet magically no one's ever seen them. Being Sonic Adventure 1, they were recent as well. You can tell these are not from the USA or England, because they are weighed in Grams and not Ounces. These are the company's own photos, taken from a now-defunct website. These were supposed to be released in Canada and the USA, but despite the good looks of these photos, they were scarce. They must have originated in Canada first, due to the spellings and the measurments. |
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Here is a pencil box from St. Vincent. This is an island in the Carribbean. Was it sold anywhere else? It looks like something Japan may have shared.
It has a curious mix of art, but makes a nice presentation. It uses the old Japan "Segasonic" name, but on Sonic R and Sonic Jam art. This is curious because Segasonic faded from use earlier then Sonic R. The back has a Copyright Sega mark on it though, so it is unlikely to be a bootleg item.
As you can see, it's a stiff sided box covered in slightly paddy shiny plastic. This box is uncommon.
Photos contributed by mAtt Pieper.
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Although the photo is from Germany, this "Repair Kit" could probably be obtained anywhere in Europe.
It is very rare though because you could only get it, if you called the Service Centre, when the PC-CD-ROM Part on the Sonic Arcade Music CD didn't work. Currently, it is impossible to get one, because even at that time there were not in stock. They produced them only when someone requested one. The Design is very nice, because the Blue Colour is glittering and everything that is white is glimmering like metal. On it are PC Game Demos from the Mega Drive / Genesis Games Sonic & Knuckles and Comix Zone. And the Music Video "They call me Sonic" as AVI File.
As you know, some shiny or glittery things do not photograph well, so this may look like an ordinary CD, but it is probably quite cool to look at in person. Photo and info by Tikal. |
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This interesting classic Sonic shirt is from Austria!
It has 4 little stock arts across the middle in the front. It may seem a bit plain, but on closer inspection you can see it's actually pretty progressive for its time. Notice the non-matching but sporty sleeves: one is solid blue, the other with two different stripes. The collar is also a stretchy textured blue, and blue stitches were used to make the bottom hem.
The tag proves it's official, with the classic Sonic logo and copyright. Austria is near Italy and Germany. This shirt was found in Vienna. Shirt owned and photographed by Don91. |
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Here's an interesting Chilean metal token. It's brassy colored (like most tokens are) and the same on both sides. Naturally, an older stock Sonic is used, cropped mid-chest like some real coins are. It's clearly different than the Australian one.
This token was used around 1994 for arcade and Sega games at an arcade in Chile. As far as it's known, this is the only Chilean Sonic item that's unique to the country. Do you know anything about more Chile Sonic items, or facts/pricing on this token? If so, write in for info credit. Token owned and photographed by: MuTaNtE |
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This isn't really an item per se...but it is interesting to see. Is it a fan art or a fan place? This doesn't really fit in a category, so it's here on International Items. In the Netherlands there is a store called Die Zwei Brüder Venlo . The store appears to be a fresh and packaged food store. On the first level is a toys/coffee shop and the owner has decorated the column there with some fan-art type pictures which includes Sonic! Above him, you can see Lara Croft and Goku with the Dragon Balls. Pikachu is beside him, though that may be a big sticker. Still, it's interesting to see a store interior decorated with Sonic. Photo and info by Tikal. |
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This pin is from Brazil, and it is quite rare.
It was made in 1994 by TecToy, and was given out only to Sega's TecToy management as a promotion for Sonic games being released in Brazil. So basically like some of the jackets or patches, it's an 'employees only' item which means that not too many of them were made and they never retailed. The pin has classic finger waving Sonic stock, likely in an enamel coating on the metal pin with the TecToy logo in yellow/orange at the bottom. If you see this pin, hang on to it! Photo discovered by BlueBlur. |
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This special edition Dreamcast was released in honor of Sonic's 10th birthday by Sega of Europe. It's likely worth a small fortune now. First, the DC system itself is Sonic blue, and has SA1 style sticker on it AND it is signed by a member of SonicTeam. The controller is in blue and gray (rather than offwhite) with SonicTeam logo on it. The box is blue too, but it looks like the game is just an addition. It was given to Sega EU employees and a few were used as contest prizes in different countries in Europe, so it is not specific to just one. This is a great and rare set to celebrate the 10th! Discovered by: Flare, with additional info by Alessandro. |
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Brazil made more than just a pin, they also created this PVC Sonic figure. He's quite all right looking for the time, with thought-out spikes and mostly proportional hands and shoes. This was made in 1994, but because its from Brazil, it's not very easy to get as items didn't seem to leave the country that often to be collected. Photographed & owned by: , Right photo by Berzerker |
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This is a hard back binder. Unlike trapper-keepers it's made of thick, hard cardboard like a hardback book and has nothing to keep it shut. This was found in Sweden, however is it FROM there as well? If so, it'd be the first on SonicGear. The art is interesting, somewhat Japan-styled, but also mis-placing a spike ball out of Sonic 1 onto a clearly Sonic 2 Background (raised log bridge/night cave area) Photo discovered by: GhostieShadow |
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In Brazil, they didn't stop at just Sonic with the PVCs. Here, they tried their hand at Robotnick (AoStH style) and Tails. You'll notice the mis-coloring on Tails right away, his glove cuffs were never supposed to be blue. |
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| His brownish color was likely thought to be correct at the time, due to botched up stock art and Archie Comics as well as SatAm Sonic mis-coloring him this way for years in the USA. Robotnicks eyes also appear to have white in them, instead of red. The other noticible difference figre-wise on Tails is that he's shown with his tails arranged vertically, where other pvcs usually show them side by side. It is likely all 3 figures appeared in Brazil stores at the same time in the 1990s. But what company produced them there? Photos discovered by Berzerker. |
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Here's an interesting self-promoting plush from Brazil! It's a classic Sonic doll, but he's wearing a little Sonic & Knuckles logo tee! This looks like a felt-spikes version of a plush, with real sewn in shoe stripes instead of ribbon overlays. He has suction cups on his hands so you could stick him to windows or mirrors in the home or car. His eyes seem to be positioned looking up. This is an interesting promotional item for the game! Photo discovered by Berzerker |
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This is a Sonic 10th Anniversary pack.
But what exactly is it all about? It resembles the item that had the blue & gold embossed foamcore package (that had a music CD in it, and booklet) however, this colorful item IS the exterior of the package. Where all was it released? It's clearly got something to do with SA2 Battle, but does it actually contain the game as some kind of special packaging? Is it a promo or a freebie? Photo discovered by: Plushies4Ever |
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