Andrew Martin

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For the five of us who have not been swallowed by the Halo 3 hype machine, I offer this tasty morsel:  the venerable Sega Genesis classic, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, is now available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 400 points (or five dollars).

It is part of the SEGA Vintage Collection, which is essentially a way of saying that they are going all Square Enix with their library, but in a more economically reasonable manner.  While there is no online co-op mode, you can utilize the Internets to play the versus mode.

Classic games enhanced with some form of online multiplayer…  Are you paying attention, Nintendo?

Granted, Sonic 2 has seen several releases over the years.  However, if you suffered a deprived childhood, or if you didn't pick up Sonic Mega Collection a few years back (and shame on you if you didn't), go ahead and part with your points.  It's a small price to pay to experience blast processing in its arguably finest form.

And now, special "behind the scenes" insight that you couldn't care less about: I should point out that this isn't exactly "news," as it was released a couple weeks ago.  But when your day job encroaches on the twilight and seeks to also become your night job, these things happen.  Hopefully, I will soon have enough capital raised to open Andrew's Dildo Emporium.  From then on, as an independently wealthy entrepreneur, I will be able to bring you the latest and greatest in a more timely manner.

That's my roundabout way of saying I've been busy over the past couple of weeks, but everything is now back to normal.  If any non-Halo 3 news drops in the near future (unlikely), I'll let you know.