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Big spoilers ahead forSonic the Hedgehog.
Instead of stars spreading over the mountain, we get gold rings, like the kind Sonic collects.
In the game, the hedgehog hoards rings for power and protection.
Baby Sonic
TheJapanese trailerdidnt lie: There is a baby Sonic.
Okay, more like an elementary-school-aged Sonic, but hes still super adorable!
But therewas an owlin the 1996Sonic the Hedgehoganimated movie, so maybe theyre related?
Were grasping at rings here.
Could one of them turn out to be Knuckles or Tikal?
Hill Top Rd.
This is a reference to the Hill Top Zone fromSonic the Hedgehog 2.
Chili Dogs
Everyone knows Sonic loves chili dogs.
They are to him what lasagna is to Garfield.
In fact, the dogs are so good Sonic sleep-talks about them later that night in the motel.
Heyyy, thats a spin dash move.
Some light video-game humor, as a treat.
Gotta Go Fast!
Sonic says the iconic phrase when hes woken up with smelling salts.
Power Sneakers
Finally!
An origin story for Sonics legendary shoes.
In the movie, theyre given to him by Tom Wachowskis niece.
In the first teaser, before the cartoony redesign, Sonic wore photo-realistic Pumas.
And thats not the only craven product placement in the movie.
San Francisco
Did that San Francisco chase sequence look familiar?
This level is lodged in my head for all eternity because it has agreatoriginal song.
The Rise of Eggman
More like Easter Eggman, am I right?
Race Car Bed
Sonic has a race car bed,just like in the comics.
Soundtrack
Keep your ears peeled for some familiar musical motifs.
