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This boss configuration from Green Hill Zone got the nickname (was it ever official?) "Checker Wrecker" because the ball was checkered like the ground...but here, the ball is just blank and brown? Strange.
The rest of it looks good though, with the layers inside the frame creating a shadowed/3D type effect that helps imitate the look of the game. (Also probably the parallax background too)
That's a great rate for a large towel you could probably also use at the pool or at the beach. Each one uses CG for all the art. The towel has flying forward Tails, gliding profile Knuckles, and leaping/reach Sonic. They're in front of the usual 3D styled 'Green Hill Zone-esque' background with the rock tower waterfall. The wash cloth uses a different expression for Sonic...but his face looks almost exactly the same? (His arm is down, and his mouth is open) the background here is also fairly similar. You'd think they'd want quite a different look for him to create variety on the wash cloth--and CG can do just about anything...so a bit odd. This is still a great pair of items at a very nice price. Good to use or to collect.
It's true! "Silly ideas" often drawn for gags or memes would feature Sonic as a 'chia head' and now it seems that the Chia Pet company (Does it operate on pure nostalgia and irony? The world may never know) believes Sonic popular enough to make a chia head for him.
As is the usual, it's a glazed ceramic object with a hole in the top and a textured area where the green is expected to grow. Pouring water in the hole allows it to seep and disperse within the unglazed ceramic part which in turn waters the tiny seeds. They then sprout to create a fuzzy look as seen here. In this case, the green part is to be grown on classic Sonic's spikes...of which he seems to only have 3 because he probably had to be simplified to use in this instance. One can argue if it's tacky or not, but it sure does exist now!
This tiny speckled seed produces interesting transparent gel on the outside when it is soaked in water. This allows it to stick to drier surfaces. That's why you can 'spread' the seeds onto the sculpture. The seeds are also very vigorous, the tiny dicotyledon appears quickly and grows tall. (So the image on the box does not last very long, it rises up like grass)
Further Chia Seed:
If you get food-grade seeds you can actually eat them. They are very good for you, and so is the gel. But they don't taste like anything. You can also eat the sprouts of food-grade seeds...though they are rather spicy.
All puns aside however, the Mochi pillow company that keeps making these..only a head...somewhat strange pillows now adds Knuckles to their line up. And, out of the three (Sonic & Tails as the other two) he's...the least accurate? The way the head is built is odd, it's not like the plush dolls, it's constructed such that it looks like he has sort of a 'hair band' going across the top of the head, or that the spike is some kind of long horn or hot-dog that wraps over the top of the head. They also super-shortened his spikes (a main feature) which also doesn't help. The face/expression and proportions of that are fine, which makes the whole spike/head situation even stranger. Why can they get 1 thing very well, but not another?
In late summer 2022, it releases the "Impatient Sonic" pixel frame. This has, as you'd expect, 16 bit Sonic in his waiting /foot tapping pose where he looks somewhat annoyed. It has the usual well done Green Hill background with the layered (it was paralax scrolling) background, and palms/flowers for the foreground.
These are decent on their own, as a small art piece for the wall, but if they keep doing them, some kind of tiled arrangement of them on the wall could be possible...giving like a cool GHZ scene you could put together or re-arrange. This may appear in Game Stop, on Amazon, Walmart online stores, and possibly the IGNShop. This is the factory photo for the item.
These are most likely the very first Sonic themed official cutting boards! Slice safely in the kitchen on sustainable bamboo boards when you have these. It looks like they are laser etched to get the neat and tidy designs. They are both classic. The left has Knuckles, Amy, Tails & Sonic
Opinion Zone:
Very fun! 'Exotic' Sonic items are always something I like to see. Having him on something as 'mundane' as a cutting board is very interesting. You can cut, then use Sonic bowls, cups and plates to serve. Having it of sustainible bamboo is also an excellent choice.
In this case, it's a red metal water bottle with black plastic cap. It is 30 dollars
Wow Pods are unsurprisingly from "Wow Stuff", who has recently aquired lots of brands including modern & classic Sonic. (As well as others like Fall Guys & Marvel) They feature a 3D fully painted display figure in a hexagon shaped 'pod'. However, when you wave a hand in front of it, the pod lights up blue and shows a secret background! Then, you can connect the pods together to form structures on the wall of your favorite characters.
In this case, it's the actual product photos for Shadow & Modern Knuckles as finished items. The Shadow one was breifly pictured on Amazon but they tore it down after probably 2 days. Of course, it won't stay rare, the company will release them, but it's an odd situation in Winter 2022.
Instead of a hexagon item in a square box, the box is now also a hexagon. You can tell the border is the same. For their Modern Sonic, they really went...SA 1 style, taking off from the stock art and including the 'sorta crazy eyes' and the 'bdg=big dumb grin' with the offset teeth. Sure he's dynamic but it fairly dates itself and is slightly odd looking.
On the edge of the box you can see how they hook together, and also a picture of the other modern characters you can get (small, to the left) it also advertises the 'swipe to light' feature.
The answer is nice! The backgrounds reveal a blue glow, and individualized design for each character. In Tails' case it has the slogan "Time To Fly" added as well as rings, arrows and icons. This photo also shows how the logo is half-printed (as are rings and the speed boost chevrons) so that when you 'collect and connect' they'd complete each other.
It's a fun gimmick, and they've chosen some cool poses for each of the characters. The varied backgrounds and lighting features add more style and more value. Someone was clearly thinking of good design when they did these.
This is a 2022 winter season product, likely on Amazon and probably about 15 or so each.