h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Nice work on the article (I firmly believe that people who write entries based on computer games are geniuses... . Very well researched and not at all damp.

One point though, weren't the lampposts called Starposts, or star posts, or something starry? I remember they were in Sonic The Comic, and I think in the instruction manuals too. They had stars on 'em, you see. It's clever.

Anyway, long live retro gaming!

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Hi there!

They were lampposts in Sonic 1, but became starposts in Sonic 2 as the popsicle lamppost was ditched for the one with the star on it.

If I remember, Sonic the Comic had Tails in it, so it was based more along the lines of Sonic 2 than 1, therefore the starposts...

Thanks!

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No mention of any of the other games though... Sonic 3 & Knuckles (achieved by buying Sonic 3 and plugging it into the top of Sonic & Knuckles) definately deserves a mention!
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Oh, and you get to the Starposts by jumping into the 'Big Rings'...

Apparently after Sonic the Hedgehog some bright spark at Sega said "Actually, it doesn't look much like a lamppost does it?" So they changed it.

Oh, and Sonic 3 & and Knuckles was mentioned, though in the same section as S&K. The stages were relatively the same. I didn't see Sonic Chaos mentioned though...