The Sonic Knockoff Extravaganza!

To paraphrase Tony Montana: First you come up with a mascot, then you make the platformer game, then you make the money. Yes, with the advent that little blue meth/ring imbued hedgehog had dozens of game publishers thought to themselves: Hey, that looks easy, I could also do that. And so we had a swarm of Bubsys, Gexs, and acrobatic bats flood the shelves in the hopes your grandma couldn't tell the difference between the game you wanted and Awesome Possum. Many companies tried to get their own platforming mascot star, most failed, and now Holden guides Jake and Mike through the virtual pet cemetery of crappy characters that didn't even last long enough to get a catchy rap April could hit. Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon!

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The Sonic Knockoff Extravaganza! is an episode from Wizard and the Bruiser by The Last Podcast Network.

This episode is 01:32:04 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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