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 (1988)
  • 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 Re-release 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.
  • Mega Driver ^Explanation The vehicle select theme from OutRunners, as well as 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

• Achievements named after miscellaneous Sega concepts:
  • Dreamarena ^Explanation The European Sega Dreamcast online service
  • 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 (1988).
  • 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
  • Pioneer ^Explanation The name of the two ships from Phantasy Star Online sent to explore Ragol. Alternatively might refer to consumer electronics company Pioneer, with whom Sega collaborated to add Mega Drive compatibility to the Pioneer LaserActive.
• 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.