Game On! is a complete Double Sonic story that first appeared in Issue 131 of Sonic the Comic. It was later reprinted in the Total Sonic Special.
Staff
- Script: Lew Stringer
- B&W art: Roberto Corona
- Colour: John M Burns
- Lettering: Elitta Fell
Story
Sonic the Hedgehog is dodging the attacks of a new Bat Brain Badnik, feeling like he's done this a thousand times. He's confident that he'll repel this latest attack from Doctor Robotnik and grabs a tree's branch before spinning around to punch the Badnik. Unfortunately, the robot acts first, shooting Sonic and killing him. However, he's back again, feeling like he's done this for "a thousand and one times". This time, Sonic grabs the branch and destroys the Badnik, earning him a successful "game over".
It is soon revealed that this was a video game played by a human, with two others watching. An older boy suggests they go to the park to play football. The game player thinks it would be cool if Badniks were real, but the other boy laughs him off whilst the girl mocks him, stating the only Spin Attack in real life is from her beating him with a swerving volley. However, they all change their mind when a Bat Brain appears from nowhere, destroying things in the street. The older boy runs away, but the other one grabs the loose ball and throws it to the girl. She immediately volleys it into the Badnik, destroying it.
It is then revealed that Sonic is playing this as a game, a "game within a game" created by Tekno the Canary. In Tekno's Workshop, she reveals that the characters in the game were called "humans" and were from the Planet Earth. Out in the Emerald Hill Zone, Sonic asks if Badniks do exist on Earth, but Tekno replies in the negative. She then wonders if humans play video games starring Sonic, Sonic replying that they must have good taste if they did.
Trivia
- The dialogue suggests that Sonic (controlling the young boy who is controlling the game Sonic) is a bad video game player, having taken 1001 attempts to destroy the Badnik. However, "a thousand" may have just been the default counter, with the dialogue increasing every kill.
- Sonic asks if Badniks are on Earth, even though they are a Robotnik invention who has no connection with Earth.
- Similarly, Tekno wonders if humans play Sonic games, despite the hedgehog not having visited Earth yet.
- This strip is a precursor to Earth Attacks, with Sonic finally meeting these humans in person.
Timeline
The previous Double Sonic strip was Show of Strength. The next is Football Lazy.