Those SEGA folks sure pulled a fast one. And I approve of their shenanigans.

The company threw the collective gaming world for a loop with its week-long trivia contest that was designed to let blog.sega.com commenters eliminate a list of Sonic sidekicks and extras to reveal the true playable characters. After all the dust was cleared, only Sonic remained much to the delight of old school hedgehog fans worldwide.

It was a minor, but welcome ploy that is personally much appreciated. SEGA demonstrated that it knows exactly what long time Sonic fans want: the blue hedgehog, not bats, cats, and critters with guns.

Kudos, SEGA. You are now walking the righteous path.