History VideoGame / SegaSuperstars

* HubCity: WordOfGod confirms Rogue's Landing is this for the air pirates in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', but due to ''Transformed'' lacking bios in this game like the first one had, you wouldn't know that just by looking at it (the name might be a bit of a giveaway, though).

** [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes Roulette Road]]: CasinoPark ([[TropeNamers literally]])

** The loading screen blurb: [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog "Sonic Says..."]] See Loading Screen below.

* DemotedToExtra: [=NiGHTS=], who is reduced to flag waver in this game.

* DummiedOut: The Final Fortress tracks reference laser gates and a cameo in Dark Arsenal that are no longer there. It's speculated that the laser gates were taken out because they messed up the game's pace, and the cameo was Metal Sonic, who was instead turned to DLC.

* {{Expy}}[=/=]ShoutOut: The Sunshine Tour level is ''very'' reminiscent of [[VideoGame/MarioKart Rainbow Road]].

* LoadingScreen with a MythologyGag: [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog "Sonic Says..."]]

* NotUsingTheZWord: "[[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead Curien Mansion]]" is a popular (and {{narm}}y) Sega series where you shoot at "Creatures." And the series representatives are "Ex-Humans."

* SpotlightStealingTitle

* WolverinePublicity: No doubt [[JustifiedTrope justifiable]], but yes, Sonic's name is separate and unique from the "Sega" banner in this game.

** Quite of a few characters appear as stickers, such as Billy Hatcher, Silver, and Taro Sega.

* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: [=NiGHTS=] and Reala enter the race with themselves as their vehicles. Granted, they do have drivers- in this case, a Nightopian and a Goodle Nightmaren.

* HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection: As the Willemus update coincided with ''Company of Heroes 2'' facing a counterattack in Russia over its depiction of the Soviet Union massive enough that [[http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/5/4590812/company-of-heroes-2-furor-russian-distributor-1c-softclub-halts-sales Russian retailers are bailing out on that game]], General Winter has since been bowdlerised during that update to have all Soviet imagery removed from him (except for his All-Star move, oddly enough). [[http://i.imgur.com/FJXouAc.jpg Witness.]]

* HolidayMode: VideoGame/AlexKidd was only playable after December 25, 2012, as a gift from Sega. This effectively makes him a starter character on the PC and 3DS versions, released in 2013.

* {{Irony}}
** Beat, the main protagonist of ''Jet Set Radio'', uses "Grace and Glory" for his All-Star theme. In ''JSR'', "Grace and Glory" is the theme of the main ''antagonist''.

* JackOfAllStats:
** While vehicle mods allow most racers to be this to a degree, [=NiGHTS=] stands out as its stats remain mostly balanced no matter which mod is equipped. In fact, [=NiGHTS=]' specialty mod is the Balance Mod.

* MythologyGag: Like the first All-Stars, the red ''JSRF'' logo from that game's beta is used, though its [[http://i.imgur.com/baG2Z70.png appearance in this game]] more closely resembles its appearance in [[http://i.imgur.com/zICW4qm.jpg the]] [[http://i.imgur.com/Ocqgf34.jpg trailers.]]

* [[NintendoHard Sega Hard]]: This game is generally considered to be very challenging, with a difficulty level that approaches that of many older racing games like '''''VideoGame/FZero GX!''''' However, except for a select few missions, even the hardest difficulty level can be mitigated with situation-appropriate character choices and some practice, and the game's AI plays a lot more fair than its peers thanks to a lack of RubberBandAI and good item balance (every incoming weapon can be deflected or evaded in some manner).

* OffModel: The spinning record symbol on the back of Beat's shirt is facing the wrong direction (it's spinning to the left, when it should be spinning to the right).

* PromotedToPlayable: [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]], who was the flag waver in the previous game, [[AscendedExtra is made playable as an unlockable vehicle]], being replaced by Ristar.
* RegionalBonus: Interestingly enough, the Japanese version of the game replaces the blowfish powerup with a [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Garbage Puyo]] powerup, which functions the same.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The All-Star Moves with their BackgroundMusicOverride make a lot of situations this, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoevc1rbSyg Ulala's]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UerIrRc7Msk Amy's]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp All-Star Music]] playing on tracks like Rogue's Landing and Adder's Lair.
** The music for Burning Depths is this; it's a cheesy, funky 90s TitleThemeTune that plays on a track that features fires exploding everywhere, water levels constantly rising and aquatic life in peril. But as you might expect, it works ''very well''.

* VideoGameSettings: The dev team purposely selected a variety of setting tropes for the track themes in the game before then deciding what IP best fitted the setting (though there are some minor overlaps). The current list includes;

** [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo Samba Studios]]: AmusementPark

** [[VideoGame/PanzerDragoon Dragon Canyon]]: ShiftingSandLand

** [[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Seasonal Shrines]]: {{Wutai}}
** [[VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia Rogue's Landing]]: FloatingContinent + GangplankGalleon

** [[VideoGame/BurningRangers Burning Depths]]: UnderTheSea + SharkTunnel
** [[OriginalGeneration Race Of Ages]]: TomorrowLand

** [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo Sunshine Tour]]: NostalgiaLevel + AmusementPark
** [[VideoGame/SonicHeroes Roulette Road]]: NostalgiaLevel + CasinoPark ([[TropeNamers literally]])
** [[VideoGame/JetSetRadio Shibuya Downtown]]: NostalgiaLevel + GraffitiTown
** [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Death Egg]] [[VideoGame/SonictheHedgehog2 Hangar]]: NostalgiaLevel + SpaceStation
** Pretty much all tracks that involve a flying route fall under LevelsTakeFlight.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The ''Panzer Dragoon'' track, Dragon Canyon; you even chase the iconic Blue Dragon for the final lap in the air.

''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing'' ("[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg With]] VideoGame/BanjoKazooie" on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} version, at Microsoft's request): Released in February 2010, it can be easily described as "''VideoGame/MarioKart'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Sumo's ''VideoGame/{{OutRun}}'' games". That is, you get the item-filled MascotRacer of the former combined with the arcade racing action, handling and speed of the latter.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: They forgot to censor the word "ass" out of the song "[[VideoGame/JetSetRadio The Concept of Love.]]" The game was rated E anyway.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Just as in the first game, the lyrics to one of the ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' songs (in this case, the one that plays in Graffiti City) are left uncensored. Said lyrics include the phrase "The music just turns me on!".
** The Spy's cigarette is still on his model, and yet no mention of smoking is made in the game's rating on the PC version, though it's probably because you'd never notice it during gameplay.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The first print run of the Xbox 360, [=PS3=] and 3DS versions is a bonus edition including Metal Sonic and a track based on ''VideoGame/{{OutRun}}'', which are otherwise DLC for PC and second+ print 360/[=PS3=]/3DS runs and on-disc/cart starting materials for Wii U and Vita.

** The promotional [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie Sonic]] comic for ''Racing Transformed'' (''Sonic Universe'' #45), aside from listing off a few names from ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'', actually shows that current Archie Sonic writer Ian Flynn took some detailed amount of research for ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' as Vyse lists, among other things, being shipwrecked on Crescent Island, the names of some Valuan Admirals, and most impressively, the rumors of the Black Moon which was a very minor footnote in the actual game.[[note]]This may possibly be down to Flynn claiming ''Skies of Arcadia'' is one of his favourite games ever.[[/note]]

* XRaySparks: The result of driving through the electrical currents on the ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead'' track, the laser grids on Race of AGES, or being attacked by Gillius or Metal Sonic's All-Star Move. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeVs1ylJdVY They also reveal that Metal Sonic inexplicably has a skeleton,]] the ''Sonic'' characters have toe bones despite not having toes, Amigo's skull is rectangular because of his rectangle head, Shadow's quills are ''part of'' his skull, Ulala and Pudding have very slim and nice-looking bones, and Wreck-It Ralph has a gigantic skeleton because of his gigantic body structure. Averted in the 3DS port, in which being shocked simply makes the player spin around instead.

* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''[[note]]Basis of mini-games in ''Sega Superstars'' and ''Sega Superstars Tennis''.[[/note]]

* TheCutie: Alex Kidd, Billy Hatcher, {{AiAi}}, {{ChuChus}}, Tails, and Amy.

* TheCutie: AiAi, Alex Kidd, Amy Rose, Billy Hatcher, ChuChus, and Tails qualify, due to their lovable natures and lines.

* TheCutie: Alex Kidd, Billy Hatcher, AiAi, ChuChus, Tails, and Amy.

* TheCutie: Alex Kidd, Billy Hatcher, AiAi, ChuChus, Tails, and Amy.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''[[note]][[SpotlightStealingTitle If the titles of the racing games didn't clue you in already...]] Sonic and his friends are playable characters in the three Sumo Digital games and the series is the basis of 12 tracks total across the racing games. Basis of a mini-game (based on the Special Stages in ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'') and a watered-down [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Chao Garden]] in ''Sega Superstars''.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/FootballManager''[[note]]The Football Manager - that is, TheFaceless guy on the series' cover arts - is a playable racer in the PC version of ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed''.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''[[note]]Basis of a mini-game in ''Sega Superstars Tennis''. In ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing'', its theme song is rearranged for the track Race of Ages and Ryo Hazuki's plane vehicle is an ''Space Harrier'' cabinet.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''[[note]]B.D. Joe is a playable racer in the racing games.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams''[[note]][=NiGHTS=] and Reala are playable characters in ''Sega Superstars Tennis'' and ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed''; basis of the track Dream Valley in the latter game and a mini-game in ''Sega Superstars''. [=NiGHTS=] is the flagman in ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing''.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall''[[note]]Aiai is a playable character in the three Sumo Digital games, joined by Pudding in ''Sega Superstars Tennis'' and ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed''. Basis of four tracks total across the racing games and a mini-game in ''Sega Superstars''.[[/note]]

See also ''VideoGame/FightersMegamix'', an earlier, unrelated Sega crossover game, ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', another unrelated Sega (and non-Sega all-stars) crossover game released between the two ''All-Stars Racing'' games, and ''VideoGame/SegaHeroes'', a later Sega crossover MobilePhoneGame featuring your favorite all-stars. There's also ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'', a Sonic racing game also by Sumo Digital.

The series features a large stable of series and games produced by Sega over the years as well as a few [[GuestFighter guest series]]. Here are the Sega series represented in at least one of the four games, including those with just mere in-game cameos:
* ''VideoGame/AfterBurner''
* ''VideoGame/AlexKidd''
* ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg''
* ''VideoGame/BonanzaBros''
* ''VideoGame/BurningRangers''
* ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''
* ''VideoGame/ChuChuRocket''
* ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'' (PC only)
* ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA''
* ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''
* ''VideoGame/FantasyZone''
* ''VideoGame/FootballManager'' (PC only)
* ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe''
* ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead'' (rebranded as "[[BannedInChina Curien Mansion]]" from ''Tennis'' onwards[[note]]The Japanese version of ''Transformed'' uses the original name, however.[[/note]])
* ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio''
* ''[[VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams NiGHTS into Dreams...]]''
* ''VideoGame/{{OutRun}}''
* ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon''
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''
* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''
* ''VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo''
* UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast
* ''VideoGame/{{Segagaga}}''
* Advertising/SegataSanshiro
* ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}''
* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''
* ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall''
* ''VideoGame/TotalWar'' (PC only)
* ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'' (rebranded as "[[BannedInChina Virtua Squad]]" in ''Tennis'')
* ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''
* ''VirtuaStriker''

Here are guest series, franchises and more that have also appeared in the ''Sega Superstars'' series:
* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' (Xbox 360 only)
* UsefulNotes/{{Mii}}s (Creator/{{Nintendo}} consoles only)
* [[UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Danica Patrick]]
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' (PC only)
* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''
* ''[[LetsPlay/SimonLane Yogscast]]'' (PC only DLC)
* UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Avatars

* GuestFighter: Banjo in the Xbox 360 version [[VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing returns to his roots as a guest star]].

* TheBusCameBack: After being playable in ''SEGA Superstars Tennis'' and then being either absent or non-playable in ''All-Star Racing'', [=NiGHTS=], Reala, [=MeeMee=], Gum, Pudding and Gilius all make their return here.

* NoPronuciationGuide: The announcer oddly has two different pronunciations for real-life [[GuestFighter guest driver]] Danica Patrick: DAN-eh-ca (correct) and Da-NEEK-a (incorrect).

* DeclarativeFinger: Most Sonic the Hedgehog based characters share an affinity for finger pointing poses, especially in All-Stars Racing. Most likely as a reference to Sonic's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment series-long iconic finger pointing pose.]] Sonic himself takes it UpToEleven [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger with the sheer amount of pointing he does during and after a race.]]

* DeclarativeFinger: Most Sonic the Hedgehog based characters share an affinity for finger pointing poses, especially in All-Stars Racing. Most likely as a reference to Sonic's [[series-long iconic pose.]] Sonic himself takes it UpToEleven [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger with the sheer amount of pointing he does during and after a race.]]