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It's no use! With Sonic 2006 making a surprise return to the Sonic News headlines this week, we thought it was fitting to focus on bringing back this time-travelling hedgehog theme from yesteryear. Silver fans, rejoice as you will now be able to browse The Sonic Stadium using our remastered 'Kinetic Psycho' theme! Like all of our remastered site themes, Kinetic Psycho brings back classic character headers and colour schemes from The Sonic Stadium's past, but remixed to suit our new 2022 site design. As you can see, Silver the Hedgehog features prominently in the title banner, and while most of the site follows his trademark silver design, the navigation banner adopts the aura of the hero's special power as an accent colour. Switch to Dark mode and you'll notice that we draw on Silver's darker hues (mostly found around his eyes). We wanted to also make this particular theme feel a little different to Dr. Eggman's "Hard Boiled" dark mode, which is more grey in tone compared to this one. As with any other character theme on The Sonic Stadium, Kinetic Psycho is available to all users with a TSS Account. If you don't have one already, why the heck not!? Simply sign up for an account, then find the Theme Select option at the bottom of any page on the right side of the navigation bar and select your favourite character. Enjoy!

It's been a while since we did one of these, hasn't it? Due to various life events, work on restoring the classic SSMB themes that you all knew and loved took a bit of a back seat over the last few months. But today is the day that I can proudly announce that (almost) everyone's favourite colour scheme (and character) makes his glorious return to the Sonic community. I'm talking, of course, about Big the Cat. It's Catfish time, baby. Gracing your Sonic Stadium experience in the most regal purple, our 'Catfish' theme is perfect for those of you who want to browse your favourite Sonic the Hedgehog website in the most distinguished manner. As Big would have you know, in the screenshot above.. "Feels good!" Don't think we've forgotten about dark mode either! Catfish was one of the only SSMB themes we've ever made a dark mode theme for (way back in the day), so when the time came to redesign the entire forum we knew for sure we needed to include a decent dark mode for our Big the Cat theme. 'Catfish' is available for all users with a Sonic Stadium account - just log in, scroll down to the bottom of any page, click the 'Themes' link and select 'Catfish' from the dropdown menu. To toggle light and dark modes, click on the Sun/Moon icon on the navigation bar at the top of any page (on the left side for desktop, on the right side for mobile). Enjoy browsing with Big! More character themes to come! Let us know what you think of this 2022 remix of a purple classic, and which characters you'd like to see next!

The Sonic Adventure era, an era most fans have moved on from while others still cling to it waiting for a possible return. Though im quite content with the general direction the the games are going, there were certain liberties that were done with this era that id like to see taken with the current style of the series. The first of that being........ Character Lives and Relations Characters that lead normal lives outside of fighting Eggman and saving the world. Now this is something that the Adventure-era did that I really loved, I liked how most of the games started out with the characters going about their daily routines before being thrusted into a big adventure much like the newer games which start the action from the get-go. I always liked this aspect, it really served as a nice way of fleshing out the characters as more than just heroes, but as (in a way) actual people who have lives and hobbies outside of beating this shit outta Eggman. They do things they find fun like Tails' working on mechanical stuff, Amy going out to shop, or just plain ol' hanging out with one another. This is something id like to see in the newer games, Rouge owns her own Casino called the Night Bablyon Tails and Sonic both seem to live in Emerald Town, and Tails even owns his own workshop Amy owns her own apartment, *box*ercises regularly, and even has Cream over on occasion. Likewise, Cream lives at her own house with her mother and Gmerl. Well, Knuckles is doing what he always does, guard the Master Emerald, but I believe he likes to take a break every now and then to hang out with Sonic and friends. There is also the fact that the dialogue between the characters feels a lot more natural and. Such as when Sonic brings up Knuckles' gullible tendencies, or Tails' cautious nature, or hell, even in Sonic Battle were Amy believes Cream to be going through "changes", which makes me cringe but hell, it's at least some good character interaction. Now moving on to Aesthetics and General Art Style I always saw the Adventure series as sort of a "melting pot" for ideals of both ideals of classic and modern to come together in a nice blend. For realistic stages such as Metal Harbor, City Escape, Speed Highway, etc. You get some of the more imaginative settings such as most levels from the Advance series, Twinkle Park, Windy Valley, and Final Rush. One thing that's notable about this time is that the Sonic characters seem to have actually lived in a established setting, either Central City, Station Square, or Emerald Town. And despite being cities, each have their own unique flavor and/or style that would honestly go well in hand with classic settings (in some cases) While it's a city level it does give off very poppy vibes. At night it's a neon with a good amount of energy and gives off a very funky vibe, at dawn it's basically Station Square in the morning with a beautiful setting, and somehow both areas manage to be aesthetically pleasing. Again, city level, but it has an array of bright colors with a nice color scheme to keep thing interesting. I really like what they sorta did here, in addition to the colorful buildings, houses and general bright tone (not to mention the Tails' shaped house), you have plenty of greenery for a good contrast, complete with the checkered designs reminiscent of Green Hill and other Sonic stages of yesteryear. I really like how the area seems to put a spin on the Casino trope by making in dark and "gritty" in a sense that this is a place where you don't want to get lost at night by yourself, think of it as the "bad side" of Central City. Run by Mama Rouge herself. I like. I also finally have to mention Yuji Uekawa's influence in this era. His art featured a lot of the characters shown in various poses and gestures, as perhaps sort of a way to convey the character's basic personality and quirks through mere body language.There is also his work on Sonic Battle, which featured a very angular and dynamic art style in order to fit the more intense nature of the game. I believe it added a good amount of charm and energy to the characters whenever we seen this kind of art on game covers and such. It's usually much more fun and interesting to view than the (often bland) CGI Sonic renders. What im kinda saying is, he gave the world of sonic a set style, tone, and feel. And he managed to keep that consistent until Heroes, newer Sonic games dont generally have a set style, and I would like for that to change. Games like Jet Set Radio and Okami have a established, easily recognized style and presentations, that's kinda like what I would want for Sonic of today, and I think the Adventure era fitted that niche pretty well. Whew, that was more text than usual from me but ive been meaning to do this for awhile, your thoughts?