Random Sonic the Hedgehog USA Items Page 3

So many things that just don't fit in anywhere else.
But that doesn't mean they're not interesting! USA Random Items overflows onto the third page. As usual, things on these pages are subject to change or move as more catagories are created.

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This is a rare and unusual item by Tomy Toys. The "Sonic Duel" top launcher set. You don't see many of these around. Photos all courtesy of MCRG.

The premise of Fighting Tops was around before they invented Beyblade. This set is from somewhere in the 1990s, and features quality metal tops with mini figures on top. What makes this a great addition to your collection is the fact that it's an American item (early USA) and still has Eggman and not Robotnik on it.
You put the tops in those cone box things, and then launch them into the curved plastic 'arena'. The spinning will cause them to wobble and hit eachother, which is the fight. This is an unusual and interesting toy.

With this close up you can see all the tops. The figures appear scrunched so that the tops will still balance, their pose has to be this way. Sonic is clearly early, as they hadn't decided yet just how his spikes should be. If you look at the second photo it also

proves that Eggman can spin on his head as well as on his base! Top close up photos provided by: John

Now here's something random. Swicherz. They are like an ornament for your items. (But why?) You stick (permenently!) the bases to stuff, and then click off and swap the heads. Just stick them to something out of the way or they look likely to get snapped off. These are TOTALLY OVERPRICED. They cost more then an entire action figure for EACH at $6.99. Gear is not afraid to call 'ripoffs' when they appear. These are a rip! They aren't useful, they klutter things up and cost more than something 10x more fun. You can buy them at Hot Topic, in fall of 2006.

WARNING: Do not stick them to anything that might get hot (monitor, console, pc, etc) as they can melt and ruin your device! Info provided by Beatleboy62

Interesting Note: The head-sculpts are generally VERY good. Better than the current action figures, at least in the case of Sonic. (Shadow's mouth is odd)

Available in Sonic Amy Shadow and Eggman so far. You can see how big they are with the controller and X-Box comparison in the photo.

These puzzles are made by Karmin International. They MAY be found in BigLots stores in the USA, but merchandise there is inconsistant. They could also be at KBToys Outlets also. They should be about $2.00 each. There are 4 puzzles.

A JigSaw Puzzle with Sonic X theme. This one has Eggman and Shadow, who you can put together with 100 pieces. It likely makes the picture on the box, but without Sonic's head.

Here's another puzzle from the same mystery company, this time featuring the standard Sonic X Sonic design. Where can you buy these? Who is making them?

This interesting puzzle has the whole cast, but Tails is looking especially shy or guilty. How many puzzles are in this release?

This last puzzle seems the least well designed, with random Sonic X stock art characters thrown all over it, but at least Rouge made it onto a puzzle. Photo credit to ##m.

Karmin International
(copyright) 2004 Karmin International
Maketed and Distributed by Karmin International Darval, Quebec
Made in U.S.A (info credit to SonicEmerald)

Individual Pack Matchbox Sonic X theme cars

Look at the glittery blue paint in this close up...it's like what's on a real car!

Matchbox gets in on the action by plastering Sonic X images onto some of their famous metal tiny cars. Each car is a real type that you can drive, such as Sonic is on a Pontiac Piranha, Tails is on a Volkswagen Beetle 4X4, and Knuckles is on a Chevrolet Suburban. They themed the cars with the character, name, and tiny Sonic X logo as an added detail. Each one really rolls and is made of metal. They were available individually (seen here) or as a multi-pak. The individuals are confirmed at Eckerd (a drugstore) in the USA. The multi-packs were available at Target, and Toys R Us in the USA. They started around 2004, but many hung around until at least 2006. Photos by Memeki.

The multi pack contained all 5 cars, but doesn't tell you what type of car they are. As you see above, Eggman is on some sort of panel-van and Chris is on something like an SUV. Neither of these have glittery paint like the Sonic car. Eggman's is blackish/brown. The Tails car has a clear/yellow plastic light bar on the top (it doesn't do anything) The back of the multi-pack is also open to view and doesn't really have any info or extra art. The pack is in the collection of SonicGear.

This is a promotional Yoyo.
It was used to help promote Sonic Advance on the GBA. It was likely available (given away/sold) at the Sega booth at E3 during the year where they released Sonic Advance 1. As you can see, it's a nice and shiny blue yoyo with a clear front that contains the game's name and large Sonic head. A yoyo is a rather interesting promotional item for a show like this, and it looks to be of good quality. Photo by Nick M.

The USA had it's own unique pre-order (or simply just buying) bonuses thrown in for Sonic Chronicals: Dark brotherhood. At GameCrazy or GameStop you could get the Stylus 3-Pack if you pre ordered. However, at Circuit City, you could get a Nintendo DS skin (plastic sticker type item that is applied to the system to decorate/protect it) The skin is somewhat abstract though, being mostly a vague sky. It has a foggy graphic of Sonic on one side, as seen on the game's cover, and the logo on the other. It's an all-right skin, but not particularly super-stylish. Still, it's nice to collect, but will only be on offer during the first little while the game is sold.

As seen hear the styluses a dangly charm on each one. You get the set of all 3, with Shade (a female enemy) Sonic in a new pose (hands on hips) and Knuckles in a rather standard fists-up pose. At an inch each, the charms are pretty detailed for their small size. How easy the styluses are for use, has yet to be seen.

This is obviously a company-made photo at the top. Discovered by sonicrulz14

Here are the fan photos of the styluses. They came in a bag with actual cardboard header on it (usually bonuses are minimally wrapped) As you can see in the photos there's an error on Sonic (his nose is white) but otherwise they are quite nice. The upper right photo compares them in size with the DS box. The figures are made of the same cut plastic as the USA modern Keychains. Which really holds detail well.

Photos and scans by Juuni and Super_Silver.

This is the rare Sonic Bubble Blower. The figure you see is actually a jar for the bubble-soap-type solution. His head unscrews, acting as a lid, so that the bubble-wand can fit inside. This resembles one of the Sonic coin banks (as he is seated on an item) but it is likely smaller.

What does the stock art on the box Sonic have to say? "Dudes I'm a radical bubble blower with a wand and lots of shield bubbles insdie!" This is a rather rare Sonic item. Photos discovered by: Calistine, quote by Connernator

With the lid unscrewed, you can see the figure is actually pretty wierd. Look how long the 'neck' of the bottle is.The bubble wand is attached inside the top of the head. Bubble lid photo by John.

The magazine "Game Players" had a promotion for Sonic during the time of Triple Trouble for the GameGear. They released a set of pogs (or milk caps) that came free with an issue of the magazine. As you can see here, the art for the fronts has been 'stamped out of" larger pictures probably including the game box for Triple Trouble. Still, they're not a bad freebie, as pogs are still good to collect. Photographed and owned by Edscott

This is a 2 pack of Magic Stylus... styluses for the DS. As you can see, they both snap open and extend to become normal sized. The loop on the cap lets you hang them...but if the cap isn't secure the pen part may just come off.

The "bop bag" industry must be secretly flourishing to warrant such a giant selection of these things!
Here we have yet ANOTHER Sonic theme punching bag bopper. Available in the USA from...somewhere you can find these on Ebay. This one is about 4 ft. high, and weighted at the bottom.

The blue one has Sonic, and the black features Shadow. They're a nice gizmo item to help Sonic up your DS! Photo discovered by SonicFan2525