This next batch of photos highlights a great release of LCD Sonic Themed Games at McDonalds. They came in many interesting shapes and sizes, with different stickers and types of plastic used. The games are simple affairs, with little themes like 'catch' and 'stop'. This promo was great because see how the bags are dark? It meant the game you could recieve could be a special SILVER game, which meant you won a cash prize of some sort.
Here you can see the approximate size of the games, with their bags. It was a really good quality for them to include the interesting clear-orange Tails game. As you can see, some of the games have flip-up lids for some reason.
Credit for finding the offiicial descriptions (which are in quotes) goes to CornBoy.
You can also checkout the European versions (alternate) of these Sonic Happy Meal games. (TODO: Link)
"Tails Sky Adventure: Players move from side to side to blast spaceships from Dr. Eggman's mother ship."
This neat little game has see-through plastic, and a lid with Tails' 'tail' symbol pressed into it. The interior has a sticker of him with the Tornado. You can use the buttons to shoot and go side to side. The enemies go faster as you level along.
"Shadow Hockey: Players can maneuver Shadow past Omega robots to block shots on goal. However, the more you play, the more robots appear."
Shadow's game is rather mysterious (he has never played hockey, and I don't think the robots did either but...) The ambiguous description means it is shadow trying to score goals, and the robots are blocking you. You can move back and forth, but not pass.
"Big Fishing: Players are challenged to help Big The Cat catch as many fish as possible by raising and lowering the lure and reeling in the catch."
As you can see in the photo, Big is stationary, and you move his line up and down to try and get fish as they swim past. If you look carefully at the photo, you can see that the buttons are textured. This is a cute touch for such a give-away item.
"Amy & Rouge Volleyball: Players are challenged to move Amy from side to side to return Rouge's serves and volleys."
This is the only game where you're not really fighting an enemy, but rather a fellow good-guy. You just move Amy back and forth to try and hit the balls Rouge serves faster and faster. This game is tricky because you have to push the volley-ball shaped button at just the right time to make Amy hit, and with the iffy screen, it can be a pest.
- Billy Hatcher game Billy Hatcher game
- Cream & Cheese game Cream & Cheese game
- Cream & Cheese game opened Cream & Cheese game opened
- Knuckles game Knuckles game
- Sonic's game Sonic's game
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Billy hatcher is another 'stray game' which is included just because it's by SonicTeam. (When shut, it looks like a speckled egg with raised spots. The buttons are also textured eggs) "Billy's Giant Egg: Players are challenged to collect fruit to feed the egg. Once the egg hatches, players move on to the next level."
"Cream Flower Catch: Players are challenged to catch as many flowers as possible."
This charming looking game is flower shaped, and you can see a stamp of Cheese the Chao on the lid, as a great added touch. The inside has a sticker of Cream and Cheese. As you can see, the pink tree will rain various flowers down, and you move Cream side to side as they fall faster. By the end, you're pretty much running on luck to not miss too many.
"Knuckles Treasures Hunt: Players must maneuver Knuckles through the building, timing jumps and collecting gemstones along the way."
Notice that the buttons are faceted too! Knuckles doesn't really 'jump' in the game so much as switch from edge to platform. The platforms go up one side, and down the other. Going off the screen makes you lose, and emeralds will appear on various sides on different levels.
"Sonic The Hedgehog Extreme Boarding: Players are challenged to move Sonic from side to side through a half-pipe collecting rings, while dodging thorny balls."
Sonic presents us with another mystery activity as he has never skateboarded before, but decides to here. This game is a rehash of the famous Sonic 2 halfpipe, and works exactly the same way, with the buttons moving left and right. Of course, the "Thorny Balls" are the spiked mines...but with an unfortunate rename.
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Of course, you would like to see the winning game, wouldn't you?
This is sure to be EXTREMELY rare. There may have only been 1 or 2 ever made due to the prize. Here, you can gaze at it in all its fake chrome electoplate glory! The winning game turned out to be this interestingly textured version of Shadow Hockey. Here, its turned on, so you can even see the sprites.
- Cream Flower Catch box. Discovered by SonicBoy19 Cream Flower Catch box. Discovered by SonicBoy19
- Sonic search for the silver game poster. Photo provided by: Andrew C. Markey Sonic search for the silver game poster. Photo provided by: Andrew C. Markey
- Sonic Catch me window cling. Photo supplied by Final Apocalypse. Sonic Catch me window cling. Photo supplied by Final Apocalypse.
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Here is some promotional material. There is a Sonic McDonalds' window cling that says "Catch Me". It's made of a sticky sort of plastic and is made to be pressed onto the window of the fast food restaurant. This one is quite large, measuring 127 by 42. After the promotions, sometimes fans can obtain these interesting items. (Much like cardboard standees, when the game promo is over) The 'catch me!' at the top is to advertise you can catch Sonic toys in the happy meals.
The poster announces the special promo "Search for the Silver Game" (which can be seen above) The fine print at the bottom is likely the rules/details for finding the game. This poster appeared to promote the Sonic Meal toys in 2004. It measures 12x33 inches, and was made for display outside.
The Cream flower catch box is an interesting find. It was mostly assumed that the above games came in the blue bags, but were those bags originally in nice boxes like this? The box is pretty classy, with nice character renders, and floral (matching) top with solid bottom. It would make a nice display in a collection, along with the game it contained.
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