** # 3: Sonic Firsts ( Winter 1998 )

* Jason Knuth the subject of the dedication of Silver Session for Jason Knuth, a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth

The Sega Dreamcast followed in 1998, and launched with the return of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Adventure.

* Sonic Youth / Jim O ' Rourke-SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo ( 1998 )

Although their personnel was continually changing, The Meanies ' sound would remain consistent as they released the albums Peace Love Groove ( 1991 ), Pave The World ( 1992 ), Kiss Your Ass Goodbye ( 1995 ), Full Throttle ( 1997 ), and the live Sonic Documentation Of Exhibition And Banter ( 1998 ).

Produced by Pip Williams, Sonic Origami, originally issued in Japan in 1998, then, a year later, in the U. S., had " a grand, epic tone throughout " that, according to rock critic Steve Huey, " doesn't always match Uriah Heep's journeyman-sounding prog-tinged hard rock ," still being " a solid entry in its chosen genre.

* Sonic Origami ( 1998 )

is a 1998 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on November 27, 1998, in Japan as one of five launch titles by Sega for the Dreamcast.

Chao made their first appearance in the 1998 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure as digital pets.

They made their first appearance in the 1998 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure.

Beginning in 1998, Sonic began a retrofit program, called " Sonic 2000 ", to redesign and update all stores in its chain to what was called a " retro-future " look.

Thrussell described the change in musical styles between albums in a 1998 interview with Jester, from Sonic Boom Magazine, " In the past Snog has written a lot of dance floor material and while it has been successful, I kind of felt that I needed to write something different.

In May 1998, after limited commercial success with Book of Shadows, Wylde and drummer Phil Ondich recorded what became Black Label Society's debut album Sonic Brew.

Sonic Brew was released in Japan on 28 October 1998.

* Sonic Adventure ( 1998 ) — Story Event Motion Designer, Story Event Coordinator, CG Movie Producer, Opening Movie Editor

The soundtrack for the Mega Drive version was composed by Tatsuyuki Maeda, Seirou Okamoto, Jun Senoue, and Masaru Setsumaru, the latter two would later write music for Sonic Adventure in 1998, while Maeda would do sound effects.

Certain tracks from the game were later remixed for Sonic Adventure in 1998 ; composer Jun Senoue stated he included those tracks because he personally enjoyed them, but they hadn't widely been heard, as he only composed the music for the Genesis version, which was not released in Japan.

** # 5: Sonic Kids ( Summer 1998 )

** # 6: Sonic # 50: Director's Cut ( Fall 1998 )

* In 1998, a mini-comic given away for Halloween entitled Archie & Friends: A Halloween Tale was released and featured a short story called A Festival of Fantasy that included appearances by Sonic, Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik.

* 6-Pak: Includes Columns, Golden Axe, The Revenge of Shinobi, Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage and Super Hang-On

* Sonic Compilation: Includes Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Sonic anemometers, first developed in the 1950s, use ultrasonic sound waves to measure wind velocity.

Influenced by the sounds and style of no wave and noise rock bands, Love convinced Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon to produce Hole's first studio album.

* Marine the Raccoon, an extra-dimensional character first appearing in Sonic Rush Adventure

The US branch's first game was the 2001 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure 2.

In 2002, Sonic Team USA ported Sonic Adventure 2 to the Nintendo GameCube, the first home console Sonic title to appear on a major non-SEGA system following the cancellation of the Dreamcast.

This later design has gained the nickname " Series 3-4 Sonic " ( relating to the fact that at the start of Series 3, in " Smith and Jones ", the first Sonic Screwdriver was supposedly destroyed ), even though strictly speaking it first appeared in Series 4.

** The first Sonic the Hedgehog game is published by Sega.

The following year, BioWare released Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on the Nintendo DS, its first title for a handheld game console.

In 1982, Branca launched his own record label, Neutral Records, releasing Y Pants ' LP and the first few records by New York noise rockers Sonic Youth.

It was developed in the United States by members of Sonic Team working at Sega Technical Institute, and was published by Sega, debuting worldwide in the first half of 1994.

In the first season of the reality TV series The Simple Life, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie worked at the Sonic Drive-In located in Ozark.

Southgate was the first city in Michigan to have a Sonic Drive-In chain.

The first Northeast Ohio location for Sonic Drive-In opened in Streetsboro in September 2008.

In 1986, Pavitt released the first Sub Pop LP, the compilation Sub Pop 100, which featured material by artists including Sonic Youth, Naked Raygun, Wipers, and Scratch Acid.

Phantasy Star also appears as an unlockable game in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by beating the first boss on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with two controllers ( Two-player mode has no bosses, so choose one-player ).

Sonic Youth invited Watt to hang out with them in New York in 1986 ; they recorded a cover of Madonna's " Burnin ' Up " ( with additional guitars by Greg Ginn ) on the first Ciccone Youth EP, and Watt played bass for two songs on the Sonic Youth album Evol.

His first album, Ball-Hog or Tugboat ?, featured appearances from dozens of musicians ( many were Watt's peers from the 1980s SST era ), including Henry Rollins, Eddie Vedder, J Mascis, Carla Bozulich, Evan Dando, members of Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Black, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Jane's Addiction, the Beastie Boys and the Screaming Trees.

Likewise, the 2006 video game Sonic the Hedgehog is set later in the same continuity as the first game in the series, 1991's Sonic the Hedgehog.

He has also made appearances in multiple Mario sports titles, including Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Super Sluggers, Super Mario Strikers and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Saturday nights feature popular entertainment, including appearances by Johnny Mathis, Ronan Tynan, Linda Eder, the Beach Boys, comedian Bill Cosby, and Christian rock stars such as Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nichole Nordeman, Hillsong United and Sonic Flood.

Chao have also made appearances in video games outside the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

The plots often used elements loosely borrowed from the storyline of the Sonic video games series, but also integrated original characters not seen in the original game, such as Robotnik's two henchbots Scratch and Grounder ( with a third robot, Coconuts, appearing on occasion, all of which appeared in the second installment of the video game trilogy in slightly different appearances ), There are many recurring characters, such as Dr. Robotnik's mother and Wes Weasley, a salesman and con-man, not dissimilar to Phil Silvers.

The Maxx has made cameo appearances in the graphic novel Popbot ( which Kieth co-wrote ), issue # 1 of the independent comic Armature, the Sonic the Hedgehog comic Sonic Super Special # 7 Sonic / Image Crossover ; the four issue limited series Altered Image, the Image mini series Blood Wolf ( 1995 ) and The Savage Dragon # 28 ( collected in Savage Dragon Vol.

Contrary to earlier games in the series, collecting all Chaos Rings does not award the player with special powers ( but it does reward them with the best ending, in which Sonic and Tails make cameo appearances ).

It includes a 60-page booklet, which contains liner notes by Thurston Moore, of the American rock band Sonic Youth, and journalist Neil Strauss, as well as photographs and a chronological catalog of the band's recording history, including studio sessions, television and radio appearances, live performances and home demo recordings sessions.

Other major characters within the game include Iria Klein and Neal Belmondo, and there are many cameo appearances from Sonic Team staff including Yuji Naka and Naoto Ōshima.

Astal often makes cameo appearances ( usually in background shots, architecture, or large group shots ) in the Sonic The Hedgehog comic book series by Archie Comics, courtesy of artist Patrick Spaziante ( who, given the frequency that Astal appears in this series, is more than likely an avid fan of the game ).

After his appearances in WWE programming in 2005, Lewington stayed in the United Kingdom to compete for the All Star Wrestling ( ASW ) promotion, under the ring name Steve Sonic.

The Babylon Rogues make appearances with their Extreme Gear and Airship in Sonic Universe issues 23 and 24.