Our viewers — that is, you kind folks, are probably the most helpful, enthusiastic bunch I’ve ever had the pleasure to be with in terms of an online community. Between the quick responses I see in discussions here, to the way I find dozens of emails in my inbox just seconds after a new Sonic Unleashed announcement hits the net (how the heck do you guys do that…), it’s clear that we’ve got something really special going here.
Which is why it’s a total bummer when I have no real updates to share with everyone for several weeks. Yes, Camp Sonic saw quite the positive response when we launched our Facts Unleashed page for Sonic Unleashed, but even that was dry when it comes to new information.
So… what happens when we don’t have new information to share with the Sonic Community? How About a Giveaway?
Here’s the deal folks — I don’t have too much to give away RIGHT now (we’ll hold back the bigger contests until we get closer to the Sonic Unleashed release date), but I do have some odds and ends to share with the Camp Sonic fans!
The Rules
There are some rules for this contest, but don’t fret, they’re simple. There are a few ways you can win things:
- Participate in discussions! Be helpful, insightful, and kind. We’ll pick a random winner from people who simply post comments here at Camp Sonic, but will not count comments which are rude, spam (duh), or otherwise do not better our community here.
- Have a Website? Link to Camp Sonic with one of our easy to copy+paste codes, Spread word about us, and you might be one of our randomly selected winners. You’ll need to contact us to let us know you’re linking to Camp Sonic!
- Are you an Artist? Why not send us some original Sonic Unleashed fan art of yours? If you send us something really nifty, we’ll feature it RIGHT HERE on the site, and maybe send you some goodies as well! You’ll need to upload your work to some place like Flickr, Photobucket, or deviantART (And give us permission to use it here on Camp Sonic if we decide to feature it).
The Prizes
We’re still figuring out all of the prizes (what that means is we want to make sure all of the goodies are good quality before sending you something… well, not so good), but you could be winning any one of the following things:
- A set of Black, White, and Blue Camp Sonic Mini-Pins (shown in the header of this post). These are really awesome for pin collections. I’ve already got 9 of these things on my laptop case! Definitely a way to express your love for Camp Sonic!
- Camp Sonic Shirts
- Camp Sonic Mousepads
- More? Like we said, prizes are note entirely confirmed yet!
We’ll pick at least 5 lucky winners before July 10th (Giving you sometime to get excited for E3)! Winners will be emailed, and will need to respond in a timely fashion with their shipping details in order to claim prizes.
Have fun!
Hmm.. a game.
If you pick me,just try again,because I live across the ocean.
No need to send stuff that far when I don’t really need it.
And you added quick reply,awesome,that will clear things up.
@dragonite: Well dragonite, I think a lot of our fans come from over the pond (in several directions actually, as I’ve seen people come from all over the world… Brazil, UK, Germany, Australia, you name it). I’ve got a chunk of money set aside for this contest, so shipping really shouldn’t be an issue for fans of Camp Sonic.
Well, I am an artist. I could give it a shot.
Well,my main worry is that my parents will certainly forbid giving my adress out on the internet,so I rather skip this for that reason.
And is that black box a sign of you being an admin,or is it the reply box?
I assume the first.
It looks kind of cool,and you can’t miss it.
@dragonite: Oh, well that’s certainly understandable dragonite. We’re all for privacy, so if it’s not something you’d be able to disclose, we wouldn’t force you too.
And yes, that’s my new admin look. I’m still thinking about my name change
@Mike: Sounds great mate! As a note to all artists who want to participate, but don’t necessarily want to send their contact info out, we’ll still feature your artwork if we like it!
Well I’ve been a huge fan of Sonic and I might try on this contest of yours. I haven’t won anything yet but maybe this could be my first.
SWEET. I WILL ANNIMATE
Somebody need to make a spoof of the twilight princess box.
You know,the whole normal/wolf form split.
The legend of sonic:unleashment of night
yay,that that would be epic and corny.
well……i never try to have some prizes but this could get me into it.
Animations are fine, so long as they are kept to a decent filesize. By that, I mean 1 to 10 Mb.
For those, you can upload to YouTube, or a similar video host. Alternatively, contact us, and we will provide you with instructions for sending over email.
Hi everyone, i never draw a sonic unleashed fan art before..
anyway, theres the link, of all my sonic’s fan drawings…
http://xamoel.deviantart.com/gallery/#sonic
WOOO! Yay Australia. To bad I don’t have any actual talents in the realm of artistry and plus my Mother would flip if I gave our address to someone she hadn’t met before.
Lol. Those are great. ‘Speacially (forgive my faulty english) like the Friends after all one.
Here’s what you guys can do. You must have a “friend,” or “cousin” who’d let you use their address, right?
Anyway, those “Camp Sonic” pins and merchandise. For the sake of the fans, why not add a “Sonic” logo to them. Like that “Sonic image” in the “Sonic Team” logo. This way, if a person walks down the street wearing a “camp sonic” shirt, it’d be much more noticable if a Sonic icon was there. That way people walking down will say… “oh… camp Sonic” as in “Sonic the Hedgehog! Can I join your camp?”
Well, we can’t print any Sonic/SEGA logos, as that would be a huge violation of their rights. This is why we chose to print simply our own branding.
I really like this, and will definitely send an art in.
ADMIN! NEW TRAILER!
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14242719/sonic-unleashed/videos/sonic_unleased_trailer_061608.html
And, nice contest! I’ll link ya. =D
Thank you so much for the heads up NintendoBrad. Working basically from a Cell right now, with limited computer usage here. Will make more official update soon!
I’m an artist, I’ll give it a shot!
I have returned my friends! Is Knuckles in this game? I hope he can turn Super. He couldn’t even turn Hyper in Sonic Riders. I think Rouge can do something along those lines in Sonic Adventure 2.
SONIC.PVM
Replace this with SHADOW.PVM
[SONIC ADVENTURE DX]
Thank you very much, I am highly gratitude.
Ooooh! :O
Heh, I do have some fanwork, but my scanners bust, I’ll probably have to photograph it…
OMG!!! I wanna win this!!! and also feature my art =3 sweet!!! Ill start working on this, and great idea admin! keep it up!
Wow, more artists then I thought! I’ll be working on a little drawing myself.
Admin, if I get a pin, can you autogragh it for me?
You had stuff MADE? Sweet~ That button would be great along side my Super Smash Brother button I got from an issue of ONM. (Fam went down to England. Got me Sonic and Tails plushies as well. Did you know they were makin’ Eggman plushies as well? Weird.)
Great collection of prizes, I’ll try and be active and mayhaps do some fanart? Nothing fancy, but fancy enough. GREAT idea, btw.
admin- also, that logo you made for the link to the fact sheet above the Update Subscription box is as good as official…unless it IS official? O____O
@Hannah the Echidna: Um… Sign it?
*ahem*
Well, since I’m so famous, of course I’ll sign it if you win
@iNAUDiBLE: It’s the logo shown in the new gameplay footage I posted yesterday (if you haven’t seen it yet).
@admin: Ha, I figured it out. Trying to download it right at this point. Take it from me, downloading a gameplay video on a 56k modem might be slow, but streaming a gameplay video on a 56k modem is nearly impossible.
Yeah, sign me up for havin’ a pin signed too, please, in the off chance I get one. Not entirely because you’re internet famous, persay, just so that I know you are not a mindless machine.
…and if Hannah doesn’t win, I’d be willin’ to front the cost to send the signed pin to her.
@iNAUDiBLE: haha… are you guys serious about that? I feel sort of weird signing something
I was being sarcastic about the whole ‘famous’ thing.
Wish I could help you with your 56k modem troubles, but you’re stuck with that. Some folks have uploaded it to youtube (probably a lot faster than IGN’s version).
@admin: Ha, that’s no problem, I was being sarcastic about you being a mindless machine.
Your choice, you don’t have to sign one of mine if you don’t want to, if I actually get it. XD
Ah, that’s alright, not much you can do. XD Admittedly, downloading the FLV file of the trailer from Youtube would be faster, BUT the server that it’s on can stop and even restart the download, making it very unreliable. Admittedly, the lowest quality vid on IGN is 20.1 MB, but it’s on a more reliable server and it’ll probably be better looking than the Youtube version. It’s nice to have options. XD
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAVID IS GIVING OUT AUTOGRAPHS!
ME WANT!!!!!!!*fan schream*
HE IS REPLYING TO ME!!
oh…the honor… IT IS TO MUCH FOR ME!!!!!
*faints*
…
Just joking.
an autograph might seem silly,but in fact it might give all the stuff some personal charm I think
i just started coming here and i think this contest is pretty cool. ive always been a sonic collecter and i might submit some artwork. i just got one bit of advice (dont take this the wrong way) put up a prize other than camp sonic i mean there cool and all cause you can walk up to some guy and say hi i just got back from camp sonic, but this is our favorite blue guy. one more thing, just a request, please put up a sonic or camp sonic hat for a prize like abaseball cap not a beanie
jason
What is it with people and hats! I mean if it’s just for the fact that it’s supposed to make you look cool and like you don’t care about the rules, well wouldn’t it be cooler to not wear caps seeing as it’s giving you permanent protection from the sun?
@iNAUDiBLE: Oh, I live in Australia and all we have is the games. If someone who lives in Austalia could prove me wrong I’d be most satisfied.
@Jason: We might actually have a baseball cap available to selected winners
As for prizes, this is just a fun little thing I wanted to try out while we spend our time waiting for Sonic Unleashed. We’ll probably give out copies of the game, or some other nifty prizes as we draw near to November… nothing confirmed though!
to admin:
are you gonna give anything else out besides t-shirts and pins ( thats not a bad thing, it actually make you feel official). besides those prizes why not add sonic action figures to the table?And to all th people who may talk down on me: (it’s just a suggestion).
Hello everybody, this question would be directed towards the admin. Is it alright if i enter a drawn picture of Dark Sonic? Because i read the information, drew a picture, and re-read the information and saw ” . . . Sonic Unleashed fan art . . . ” And from the information i have gathered . . . Dark Sonic, unfortunately, isnt in Sonic Unleashed. Is it alright if i sent in a picture of Dark Sonic?
CAn people from Germany join too???????
I would gladly create some fan art and post it here.
count me in!
I’m one of the best artist in my school, this shound be no sweat!
mabey on of the prizes could be a copie of sonic unleashed whren it’s releashed
[...] It’s June 23rd, and that means it’s time to celebrate Sonic’s 17th Birthday! To celebrate here at Camp Sonic, we’re going to offer all our viewers to take home something from our Giveaway! [...]
I am building up a portfolio for submitting to a comic book college. A lot of my work is based on Sonic. Unfortunately, I really only have one art work based from Sonic Unleashed. If any one would like to look at my gallery here’s the link
Whoops my copy and paste didn’t register. Here’s the link http://kinbotor.deviantart.com/gallery/
Happy birthday Sonic
Happy Birthday sonic! ive been with ya since 1991 and im still stickin with ya now!
Wow Sonic’s 17 already!? 0_0 Well I wish you a Happy Birthday and keep going, I’ll be with you all the way.
Happy 17th Birthday Sonic! I have loved you since you started to run through Green Hill Zone!
Never stop running!
Sonic is 17!YES I BEEN WAITING ALL THIS TIME!All year all month!BOO YEAH!Oh do you guys know if at the end if um like = Sonic he’s um supersonic and he trying to stop himself turning into werehog?
Yeah um sorry Happy birthday Sonic your “sonic unleashed” Game looks so cool glad your 17!Your cooler when your like new sonic style never stop making dr.Eggman go dumb GO SONIC YOU ROCK!
Happy birthday Sonic,
It’s been a long time coming. I have played Sonic games since the first game and let me tell ya, I never looked back. In fact, I just happen to be at You tube today(out of curiosity) checking out gameplay videos of Sonic The Hedgehog(06). Sonic games truly are something special, both good and bad. As a birthday gift, you can bet I’ll purchase The soon to be epic comeback, Sonic Unleashed. So here’s to another 3 years til your 20th anniversary.
regardless of bad camera angles, game control, and other flaws, we sonic fans live our lives never looking back and no regrets.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC! i did it like that because I’m drunk lol jk i said that because i never said no to sonic unless he did something stupid be he always does so never mind
Happy 17th Birthday, Sonic! *huggles her Sonic plushie* Hard to believe it’s been that many years, and I’ve played almost every game of yours. ^.^ I’ve been playing Sonic since I was 7 years old and that was 10 years ago.
Happy Birthday Sonic, keep on running and entertaining us for years to come.
Happy Birthday Sonic! You’re as old as me now! Has it really been that long? wow…
Happy 17th Birthday Sonic!! Wow… you’ve been around for 17 years already… No matter how rough your path is, we will stay with you until the end. Caz we all love you. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Sonic.
It’s been a long time since I first saw you, when I was only 3yrs old.
No matter what anyone says, you were once a great video game icon and you always will be! I know it’s been a long bumpy road for u but I’m sure it’ll all get better and it starts with the fans!
I know you’ve lost alot of fans over the years, but I don’t care if everyone else in the whole planet and beyond gives up on you you’ll always be the same blue idol I grew up with. Rest assured that, even if I’m the only one, someone will never give up on you. Happy 17th Sonic!
Sincerely,
Pimpsnick
aka
Bank
aka
Darrell Coasey.
I love sonic and his friends and happy birthday. I have a special website that can give you good info about sonic and all his friends.
go to http://concept-mobius.technoguild.com/
I’ve been a sonic fan since november,2006 and I’ve learn about sonic fast enough to get ready for the giveaway.
I remember one i got a genesis in 1991, i was only 5 then but i still remember it pretty well, i didm’t know much about video games then, so i didn’t know which game i wanted for it, so my mom just got a game for me and it turn out to be sonic the hedgehog, i played and played and waited patiently until the second one, [my personal favorite],and know i wait for unleashed and chronicles to come out. And that is what keeps me loving sonic,so HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC!
@Jack: @SegaSonic: isn,t that cool sonic? we have the same birthday!(23/6/1991 as you all know) we grew up together day after another stronger and faster
this means alot to me because everyone is celebrating this beautiful day each year! when that happens a feel like they are celebrating this for both me and sonic. and ofcourse a huge thanks for a kind admin who made such an awesome site for us all 
LOL! sorry my finger slipped at a few letters and that post is for everyone (where did these @ appear from? XD)
Late but not out, Happy birthday Sonic.
Lol, everyone just started talking about Sonic’s birthday. I celebrated it at the sega boards and *insert blablablablabla here*
Lol I’ll give this a try and draw a picture for mah fav hedgehog if I have enough time
I’m pretty good at drawing and I’ve been drawing Sonic for such a long time so I guess I can give it a try!^^
Happy be-lated birthday, Sonic!=D
Hey, Camp Sonic!
Just lettin’ you guys know that i went to PowerUnlimited.com and left them a German message asking if they could post some screenshots of the article or anything like that.
Also wondering if you guys read my HAPPY B-DAY SONIC POEM!
THAT WUZ A GREAT POEM!
I WANT A PIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >8)
@KC Cross: Wonderful KC Cross =) Let us know if you discover anything from them!
OK I WILL!
[...] Camp Sonic Giveaway is well underway, with less than 2 weeks left before our July 10th deadline, and we’re [...]
ahhhhhhhhhhhh i can’t wait this for game to come out this game is going to rock out lound! ” blue streek speeds by sonic the hedgehog too fast for the naked eye sonic the hedgehog. sonic, he can really move”. im a huge of the blue blurr i wish sonic could be my boyfriend because i looooooooove sonic soooooooooooo much. sonic will stuff chill dogs down mario pants because mario doesn’t stand a chance againest the fastest thing alive i mean he can even break the sound barriar with that 300mph hedgehog speed that like WOW!!!!! anyway happy 17th birthday sonic i love you so much my littie leadgry blue hedgehog.
can i be a very light blue hedgehog sonic then we can be together forever sigh……… so i can replace that dumb anoying pink hedgehog.
@kelly: because i have the biggest crush on him that sonic can think of.
kelly the hedgehog and sonic the hedgehog
Mmmmm that rings a pretty bell p.s sonelly
The Camp Sonic pins are nice I’ll have to upload some of my Sonic Unleashed art and talk with the other members lol.
[...] to do, is tell me who this is a photo of. Guess correctly, and you win a Camp Sonic Pin from our Camp Sonic Giveaway. Guess wrong, and you… [...]
i know who the person is with the glasses is yoshihisa hashimoto with the glasses on
http://sparkyjazzb1.deviantart.com/art/Werehog-Sonic-91069773 My entry. I tried to contact but I’m not sure if you guys got it.
@Jasmine Betts: WOW that Were-Sonic is CRAZY
I wish I COULD DRAW LIKE DAT
I wish i could draw lmao (>’.')>
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When will we know who won? Shouldn’t it be today? *eager* I worked hard on my entry.
@Jasmine Betts: David a.k.a Admin said that he would inform us on the winners after he get’s back on the 13th 3 days from now but so what. i hope i win too
oh yeah if i win could u sign my shirt david!! it’d be pretty cool u know spreading the word i sent my fan art in and the scans for the last issue of the official playstation 2 UK magazine check your email from me
Highly interesting site. Hope it will always be alive!