Shout Out / Sega Superstars

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

• Ristar makes a cameo in Egg Hangar.
• Shadow's bike bears the insignia of his own game on its sides.
• Achievements named for Sega games:
  • After Burner
  • Altered Beast
  • Amber de Amigo ^Explanation Samba de Amigo
  • Captain Silver^note Even though it's a Data East game for which Sega themselves merely ported to the Master System. "Captain Silver" is a Public Domain Character from Treasure Island, so they could get away with this reference.
  • Classic Collection ^Explanation A 1994 Compilation Rerelease for the Mega Drive/Genesis, later a 2009 Sonic compilation for Nintendo DS.
  • Clock Work ^Explanation Clockwork Knight
  • Ultimate Collection ^Explanation Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection/Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
  • Enduro Racer
  • Feel the Magic, Project Rub ^Explanation The respective American and European names of the same game.
  • Fighters Megamix
  • Gaining Ground ^Explanation Gain Ground
  • Giant Egg ^Explanation Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
  • Golden Acts ^Explanation An Incredibly Lame Pun on Golden Axe and "Acts" as in the substages of Zones in Sonic games.
  • High Roller ^Explanation Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
  • Last Survivor
  • Lucky Dime ^Explanation The Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck
  • Outrunner ^Explanation OutRunners
  • Power Drift
  • Racing Hero
  • Shadow Dancing ^Explanation Shadow Dancer
  • Sonic Unleashed
  • Streets of Rage
  • Super Hang-On
  • Time Stalker ^Explanation Time Stalkers, a spin-off of Landstalker
  • Top Skater
  • Triple Trouble ^Explanation Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
  • Turbo
  • Up 'N' Down
  • Virtual Bronze ^Explanation The countless "Virtua(l) <Something>" games, though the name sounds closest to Virtual-ON in pronunciation
  • Wonder Boy
• Achievements named after something within other Sega games:
  • Crazy Box ^Explanation Minigame mode in the first Crazy Taxi
  • Death Adder ^Explanation The Big Bad of Golden Axe
  • Cat Mania ^Explanation A random event in ChuChu Rocket!'s multiplayer mode
  • The Chariot ^Explanation First boss of House of the Dead 1
• Achievements named after Sega music:
  • Magical Sound Shower ^Explanation Music track in the classic 1986 OutRun
  • Red Out ^Explanation Music track in After Burner III
  • Rolling Start ^Explanation Lyric from "The King of Speed" in Daytona USA
  • True Blue ^Explanation A Sonic the Hedgehog compilation album most notable for featuring the first complete Super Smash Bros. Brawl music track (The Angel Island remix) before Brawl's release; considering how titanic the hype for that game was, well...
  • Working Man ^Explanation Shenmue forklift theme. The achievement itself requires the forklift.
• Achievements named after miscellaneous Sega concepts:
  • Dreamarena ^Explanation The European Sega Dreamcast online service
  • Mega Driver ^Explanation An Incredibly Lame Pun on the Sega Mega Drive, may also possibly refer to the Brazilian heavy metal band who largely do covers of Sega game music
  • Road Rampage ^Explanation The Simpsons: Road Rage, a Crazy Taxi clone that Sega sued 20th Century Fox, Electronic Arts and Radical Entertainment for due to its blatant similarities.
  • Now There Are No Limits! ^Explanation Sega Master System slogan
  • Sega World ^Explanation A former brand of indoor amusement parks and arcades in the UK, China and Australia
  • To Be This Good Takes AGES! ^Explanation UK Mega Drive slogan
  • Welcome To The Next Level ^Explanation US Genesis slogan

Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed

• The various tracks are displayed on floating islands.
• The Mii's All Star Move is based on Find Mii/Street Pass Quest.
• All Star themes sources:
  • Sonic: The version of "Reach for the Stars" used for Super Sonic in Sonic Colors (Wii version).
  • Shadow: An extended version of the song which plays during his transformation into Super Shadow in Shadow the Hedgehog, which is itself a medley of "I Am All of Me", "Live and Learn", and "Digital Circuit".
  • Knuckles and Amy: Their theme songs from Sonic Adventure.
  • Tails: The invincibility theme from Sonic Adventure.
  • Dr. Eggman: His theme song from Sonic Adventure 2, "E.G.G.M.A.N."
  • Vyse: "Sudden Storm", the theme that plays whenever Rhaknam is encountered.
  • Beat: A portion of "Grace and Glory".
  • Gum: A portion of "Let Mom Sleep".
  • NiGHTS: A portion of "Message from Nightopia".
  • Reala: A portion of Wizeman's theme, "D'Force Master".
  • B.D. Joe: An instrumental remix of The Offspring's "All I Want", which played in the title screen of Crazy Taxi.
  • Avatar: A jingle heard in the Avatar marketplace as of the November 2010 dashboard update.
  • Metal Sonic: His boss theme from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II.
  • Ralph: The 0:25-0:40 part of "Life in the Arcade", the track playing during Ralph's Opening Narration in Wreck-It Ralph.
  • Amigo: The Minigame theme from Sambade Amigo on Wii.
  • AiAi: The Placed Well music used in the side-modes in Super Monkey Ball 3D.
  • MeeMee: The bonus stage music from Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, specifically its remix from Super Monkey Ball 3D.
  • Gilius: The showdown theme from Golden Axe's Genesis port.
  • Alex Kidd: The main theme from Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
  • Team Fortress: The main theme from Team Fortress 2.
  • Joe Musashi: "Shinobi", the opening theme from the PS2 Shinobi game.
  • AGES: The "City 202" music from After Burner.
  • Shogun: A portion of "Good Death", one of the battle themes in Total War: Shogun 2.
  • Ulala: A portion of "The Reporter from Space Channel 5".
  • Pudding: A portion of "Guitar Showdown" from Space Channel 5: Part 2.
  • General Winter: The Ominous Russian Chanting of "Don't Weep, That Time Has Passed" from Company of Heroes 2 (and we mean only the chanting, which was extracted seperately from the original source music for this game).
  • Yogscast: "Gay Activity", stock music that serves as the channel's intro theme.
  • Ryo Hazuki: "Earth and Sea" from Shenmue.
  • Mii: This very game's matchmaking music, for some reason.
  • Danica Patrick and Football Manager: Original music, because Danica is a real-life person and Football Manager has literally no music to speak of.
• Shadow's car is emablazoned with the GUN logo.
• Word of God confirmed Tails' vehicle is based on his Sonic Drift 2 car.
  • Word of God also confirmed Metal Sonic's vehicle was partially based on Metal Madness, his first One-Winged Angel form in Sonic Heroes.
• AGES takes three forms: the Hornet race car from Daytona USA, the F-14 Tomcat from After Burner, and a speedboat that resembles a Dreamcast controller.
• Stickers named for Sega games;
  • Racing Transformed
  • Cosmic Smash
  • Sonic Drift
  • Sonic Heroes
  • Spinball ^Explanation Sonic Spinball
  • Racing Hero
  • Scud Racer ^Explanation Scud Race, a spin-off of Daytona USA
  • Fighting Viper ^Explanation Fighting Vipers
  • Battle Outrunner ^Explanation Battle OutRun
  • SEGA All Star ^Explanation Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
  • SEGA Super Star ^Explanation SEGA Superstars & SEGA Superstars Tennis
  • Gale Racer ^Explanation The name given to Rad Mobile when it was ported to the Sega Saturn
  • House Party Of The Dead ^Explanation A portmanteau of "house party" (The achievements requires local multiplayer) and House of the Dead
  • Holosseum
  • Virtua Trickster ^Explanation The various "Virtua [Blank]" games
  • Crack Down
  • Laser Ghost
  • Burning Ranger^Explanation Burning Rangers
  • Swirling Ranger ^Explanation A pun on Burning Rangers
  • Revenge of Shinobi
  • Puyo Pop'ed^Explanation A verbal play on the Western name of the Puyo Puyo series at the time of this game's release
  • Bonanza Bros.
  • Sega Swirled ^Explanation Sega Swirl
  • Billy Catcher^Explanation A pun on Billy Hatcher
  • Power Edition ^Explanation Named after Daytona USA 2's Updated Re-release
  • Star Phantasy ^Explanation Reverse the words to get "Phantasy Star"
  • Toy Racer ^Explanation A standalone expansion to the racing segments of Toy Commander
  • Gain Ground
• Stickers named after something within other Sega games:
  • Spin Dash ^Explanation The ability of Sonic and various other playable characters to dash off with a spin attack from a standstill introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Team Sonic ^Explanation The name given to Sonic, Tails & Knuckles in Sonic Heroes
  • Buzz Bomber ^Explanation The name of the robotic bees found in Green Hill Zone
  • Newtron ^Explanation The name of the robotic chameleons found in Green Hill Zone
  • Tornado ^Explanation The name of Tails's biplane in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The image used was one of the logos you could choose for your ship in Skies of Arcadia.
  • Speed Shoes ^Explanation A power-up from the Sonic games
  • Chao Down, Chao Gardener^Explanation Named after the Chao system in the Sonic games.
  • Scrap Brain^Explanation The last major zone in Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Super Sonic Racer ^Explanation "Super Sonic Racing" is the main theme song of Sonic R
  • Drift More ^Explanation Something your girlfriend in OutRun 2 says during Heart Attack mode.
  • Triple A ^Explanation One of the ranks in OutRun 2.
  • Welcome To Victory Lane ^Explanation The message you receive if you place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Daytona USA
  • The King of Speed ^Explanation The music from Daytona USA's beginner course, Three Seven Speedway
  • Vyse The Legend ^Explanation The highest rating Vyse can get in Skies of Arcadia Legends
  • Pirate's Wrath ^Explanation Vyse's most powerful Super Attack in Skies of Arcadia
  • De Rol Le Credits ^Explanation A pun on "Roll the credits" and a Phantasy Star Online boss
  • You Got The Horn ^Explanation A quote from 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
  • Justice Shot ^Explanation The in-game term for Blasting It Out of Their Hands in Virtua Cop
  • Link Chain ^Explanation A gameplay mechanic from NiGHTS
  • Dream Delight^Explanation A lyric from "Dream Dreams", the theme song of the NiGHTS series
  • Super Paralooper^Explanation Paralooping is the name of NiGHTS' signature attack.
  • Race Leader ^Explanation Most classic Sega arcade racing games have a lamp on the cabinet that says this
  • Time Extension ^Explanation This phrase appears in various Sega arcade racing games
  • Parts Shop ^Explanation The place where Opa-Opa bought extra weapons in Fantasy Zone
  • Arrow of Light ^Explanation The technical name of the dragons' lasers in Panzer Dragoon
  • Sega Saturn Shiro ^Explanation Segata Sanshiro's catchphrase
  • Monkey Target^Explanation A minigame from the Super Monkey Ball series
  • Fall Out! ^Explanation The term for losing a life in the Super Monkey Ball series.
  • Humming the Bassline^Explanation The character select song from Jet Set Radio which was remixed for Future
  • Like a Butterfly^Explanation "Fly Like a Butterfly" was a song from Jet Set Radio Future
  • Rise From Your Grave^Explanation A phrase from Altered Beast.
  • Ax Battler ^Explanation The name of one of the three playable characters of Golden Axe.
  • Edelweiss ^Explanation The name of a tank in Valkyria Chronicles
  • Glide Wing ^Explanation One of the dragon forms in Panzer Dragoon Orta.
  • Legend of the Streets ^Explanation A game mode in the Initial D Arcade Stage series.
  • Meteor Strike ^Explanation The technical term for Ristar's flight.
  • You're Doing Great! ^Explanation A phrase from Space Harrier.
  • Welcome To The Fantasy Zone ^Explanation The phrase heard upon starting a level in Space Harrier.
  • Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! ^Explanation Both Space Channel 5 games end with this phrase.
• Stickers named after miscellaneous Sega concepts:
  • Mega Jet ^Explanation A portable Mega Drive that was rented out on Japanese airlines
  • Nomad ^Explanation A portable Sega Genesis. Also a pun playing off literal nomads, as the achievement is for playing on all tracks
  • Genesis ^Explanation The US name of the Mega Drive
  • To Be This Good, Takes AGES ^Explanation Parts of Sega Europe's tagline during the Mega Drive-era.
  • Blast Processing ^Explanation A term used in Sega America's marketing for the Genesis
  • System Master ^Explanation Reverse the words to get "Master System"
  • Menacer ^Explanation A lightgun peripheral for the Mega Drive
• Stickers named after non-Sega concepts:
  • SUMO Wrestled ^Explanation Named after the makers of the game, SUMO Digital, for this sticker is received from beating one staff ghost
  • Yokozuna ^Explanation The highest rank a sumo wrestler can achieve. Following from the above, this sticker is obtained from beating all staff ghosts.
  • Zui Quan ^Explanation A drunken fist style of kung fu. The sticker's context only refers to the "drunken" part of "drunken fist" (in other words, drunk driving), though.
  • Miles Per Hour ^note From which Tails' punny real name, Miles Prower, is derived.
  • Pioneer ^Explanation Consumer electronics company Pioneer, with whom Sega collaborated to add Mega Drive compatibility to the Pioneer LaserActive.