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Japan should have plenty of Sonic the Hedgehog related food products. I mean, they produced just about Sonic-everything-ever. The question for this page is: Who are the people NOT taking pictures of it? |
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The famous Sonikku Akua. (Sonic Aqua, for the regular pronunciation of it) This is a type of cola produced by Asahi.
Unfortunatly, it is grape-fruit flavored. Yes, the famously bitter, annoying, super-citrus-overload fruit that NO ONE wants...they make a cola that tastes just like it.
Someone in the USA tried it, and published a review at some point, which (predictably) stated that it's rather awful. Was it some sort of limited promo? If it was sold and expected to last at retail...it isn't much a wonder that there are not many cans of it about.
Still, it remains the most 'famous' Sonic food from Japan.
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Let's Try it! |
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| SegaFreak provides us with a better shot of the infamous can, and adds another! The second is "Power Vita-...something water!" Sonic is shown in front of a soccer ball, so they were going for a sports drink of some sort? It seems odd to see a canned water, as usually its in a plastic bottle, but at least this looks neat. Wonder what the flavor was... |
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This is obvioulsy a more recent item, with the Sonic Adventure 1 type Sonic in dots all over the box.
With such curious packaging (A box which looks like a bag) what sort of food might this be? Snacks? Candy?
Surely it says what it's all about, and SonicGear is working on having it translated so you'll know too. Where did it come from? |
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It seems Joypolis is back in action, with this offering of neatly packaged chocolate sponge cake. The cake is pre-cut into cubes and shown with a little pick like object on top, presumably for getting it out. It is supposed to be good chilled. The old running Sonic stock art has been updated and used on the box. Plushes are shown with the item, to give an idea of the size. Photo discovered by: fueledbychaos |
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Apparently these are some type of gourmet lolly pop. No idea where they're from (aside from 'Japan') but they have a Segasonic sticker on them. There appears to be 4 candies per package, 2 red and 2 purple. The pack itself is quite fancy, suggesting gourmet, complete with pink ribbon, and even a jingle bell to tie the bottom around the stick. Quite fancy for candy! |
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Possibly the most curious item yet!
This is the "Segasonic Popcorn Shop". It is a type of strange vending machine found in Japan. It looks complex for a reason. First, you put in your coins (see slot), then you use the menu to choose a type of pop corn. (Salt, Butter, Curry) but then...instead of just getting it, you need to play a Sonic game! The game is in the screen to the right. In it, Sonic has to deliver popcorn, while running on Eggman's treadmill and avoiding traps. You turn the crank wheel (below) and push the buttons to make him run and jump. If you can win the game, it will dispense popcorn into the small door.
With big slightly 3D characters, a colorful presentation, and an actual game in it, this machine is surprisingly high tech and interactive for it's time. Unfortunately, if it isn't used often the product is likely quite stale |
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| Further Facts: It is one of 3 Sonic Arcade-type games released only in Japan. This is the only one that dispenses food. It does not matter if you win or lose the mini-game, you always get the pop corn. If you don't win the game, Tails is sad. Info provided by MetalMandible. |
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| There USED to be a Youtube video of this item in action, but it has since dissappeared. In it, you could watch the game and see a demo. If you want to read more about it, SegaNerds posted an article, complete with a quote from someone who got to play it at a zoo. Be sure to Read The Sega Nerds Article. |
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Another modern Sonic food: Sweet Chocolate Crunch. These are crunchy chocolate balls with regular chocolate, white chocolate and strawberry flavor. They're individually wrapped for freshness and come in this very SA1 style box. The box also has a new little rhyme type of poem on it. (see below) |
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A quick ball of lightning and Sonic's the name
Helping the needy, that's Sonic's game
Speed is his glory, it's what he does best
Sonic's the fastest north, south, east, and west! |
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These come from Joypolis in Japan, but there's no word if you can get them ouside of that. Photos by Sega, but discovered by: . Poem/Rhyme also transcribed by fueledbychaos. |
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