Sega and Apple announced this morning that "Sonic: The Hedgehog," the 1991 Genesis game that introduced the world to the feisty blue anti-Mario is now available on the iPod.
On Monday I talked to president and COO of SEGA of America Simon Jeffery about that development. We also chatted about the state of the "Sonic" brand, what he thinks of the criticism of recent "Sonic" games and how Sega's recent coziness with Nintendo is going.
My interview with Jeffrey is lower in the post, but first, you may be wondering the same thing I first wanted to know when I heard about "Sonic" iPod:
How in the world do you play that game with an iPod wheel?
Straight from Sega, here are the controls:
Control Scheme A (this is designed with two hands in mind):
Click left or right to run.
Click center button to jump.
Touch down while running to roll.Control Scheme B (this is designed to enable one-handed play):
Touch left or right to run.
Click left, right or center to jump.
Touch down while running to roll.
The Jeffrey interview follows below. Here's a tiny excerpt:
Jeffrey: Yeah, we are very much aware of Sonic's perception issues in the gaming market.
Read on for the rest of that, comments on Sonic's success on next-gen consoles and whatever else we could fit into 10 minutes. Read More...