Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Vol. 3 will be released on dvd some time in early 2010.  It is confirmed on TVShowsOnDVD.com

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Adventures-Sonic-Hedgehog-Volume-3/13095

Cool news.  I hope C.O.P.S. has a similar release.

They had a bunch of N-Circle (not Shout!) releases when I went to Big Lots today.  I got:

Sonic Christmas Blast - $3

Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors: Escape from the Garden of Evil- $2 (4 episodes)

They also had Pro Stars, Sabrina, and others.  I haven't really watched Jayce much, so this is a good way to get exposed to it. Sonic Christmas Blast can also be found cheap on e-bay new.

I had heard they were working on a new 2D game codename "needlemouse".  I think it is appropriate because the 3D sonic games just never really worked well.  However Sonic Unleashed was a fun game (daytime) levels and the music was superb.  Plus, that opening cinematic rivals what Pixar is currently doing.  Maybe Shout could do a dvd tie in with the game, though Volume 3 will probably be out before the game.  Good news for Sonic Fans on all fronts.

Will these 4 episodes be on the same disc: Blackbot the Pirate, Hedgehog of the Hound Table, Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme, and Prehistoric Sonic?

Gee. I haven't even bought Volume 2. But once I do get Volume 2, I'll put money in the bank (no credit cards on me), so I can Pre-Order AND, if it's possible, pay for Volume 3 in full. One gripe I have is the site's page, listing wrong episodes in the wrong order. It should be this:

• Disc 1:
  1. Super Robotnik
  2. Robolympics
  3. Magnificent Sonic
  4. Blackbot the Pirate
  5. Hedgehog of the Hound Table
  6. Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme
• Disc 2:
  7. Prehistoric Sonic
  8. Baby-Sitter Jitters
  9. Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog
  10. RobotnikLand
  11. The Mobius 5000
  12. The Little Merhog
• Disc 3:
  13. Road Hog
  14. The Robots' Robot
  15. Tails' Tale
  16. Hero of the Year
  17. Fast and Easy
  18. Lifestyles of the Sick and Twisted
• Disc 4:
  19. Sonic is Running
  20. Robo-Ninjas
  21. Sonically Ever After
  22. Sonic Christmas Blast
  BONUS: How to Draw Tails!

That's the TRUE Episode Listing for Volume 3. Robotnik Jr. isn't even ON this volume, other than the clip where he disowns his dad/maker in "Hero of the Year." And the "Quest for the Chaos Emeralds" episodes were listed out of the true order on the page. Because Robotnik goes after the emeralds in the following Time Periods:

Pirate Era (BlackBot) > Arfurian (Hound Table) > MobiGypt (Pyramid Scheme) > Prehistoric, then all three again in reverse order (Prehistoric Sonic)!

Will the episodes be in accurate order or will be in the order listed on the preorder listing? If on the preorder listing, that's WRONG

Hi I Preordered this a few days ago thanks Brian for releasing the last volume. I have been following the posts for all of the Sonic Series since the first volumes were released,alright here is my question I am sorry if this question has been answered before but you know that pilot episode is that included on any of the volumes of Adventures Of Sonic the Hedgehog?

Thanks In Advance For Your Reply

Considering that we can only get this directly from Shout!, I hope this is the right place to ask this.

Has anyone who's pre-ordered their copy have their order shipped yet? It's now 3:07 PM EDT, and my order still says "in process". I hope it will come out on time.

I apologize in advance if I've "panicked" (sp?), but this is the first time I've ordered from Shout! Factory, so I don't understand entirely how it all works.

Okay, something really weird happened just now. My copy came in the mail today, but I never got an e-mail saying my order had shipped. Further, my order status had only updated to say "shipped" today, which means it had been on its way for some time.

Has anyone gotten their copy yet, and if so, have you had similar experiences?

I have just finished watching Disc 1, and based on this particular one, there are some problems:

1. There is an extra episode that shouldn't be here. "Robotnik Jr." has already appeared in one of the previous AoSTH sets.

2. On Disc 4 (based on the cover insert) shouldn't Sonic Christmas Blast (a separate TV special that premiered later) be put in the Bonus Features section?

3. Most importantly however, all of the episodes use the Cookie Jar logos. This is especially a problem since the first two sets used the original DIC logos (as they should).

The first two are confirmed, but the third is, again, based on the first disc alone. I plan to watch the next three discs to see if this is the case on those as well. Either way, I must ask. Will there be a replacement program? I normally don't ask this, but these are very significant problems, and I don't think that asking for replacements that fix these issues is unreasonable (we had one for the first Transformers set, right?). I don't mind the missing Bohbot logos and commercial bumpers, but only because that would be nitpicking. In any case, depending on what the next three discs are like, the entire set may have to be replaced.

In the past, Shout! Factory's releases have been of much higher quality than this; even the ones that have little or no bonus features. That said, I was surprised to find this set to be as seemingly "rushed" as it was. Again, Brian, I don't usually ask about this, but I feel that the above mentioned problems are significant enough to warrant a replacement program for this set. I truly hope you will consider it.

No offense, YoshiAngemon, but the end logo replacement is unacceptable, especially since the previous two sets have the DIC logos. In any case, yes DIC is now part of Cookie Jar, but the shows DIC made specifically need to retain them, otherwise it might cause people to think that Cookie Jar (formerly Cinar, a completely separate company) "originally" made them, when in fact this is not the case. "Cookie Jar" replacing Cinar logos is one thing (because of a scandal they were involved in), but DIC has its own history and legacy, and we simply can't just pretend as though all of that never existed. In any case, this is a separate issue for another thread.

I just finished watching all four discs, and indeed, all four are affected by the end logo replacement. Further, I have confirmed that Sonic Christmas Blast does indeed belong in "Bonus Features" since after watching "Hero of the Year", I saw the Shout! Factory logo appear (which happens when all the episodes on a disc finish playing in their entirety, including the original production logos).

Again, Shout! Factory's releases are usually of higher quality (especially Transformers and G.I. Joe), and I hope there will be a replacement program for this set.

So, basically, the DVD's Episode Playlist is the same as it was on the Product Page? That's NO GOOD! Refer to my post for the PROPER Playlist, when you replace the sets, okay?

Of course, if you all want to save yourselves the trouble of sending the Sets in, maybe someone would learn how to change the sets around, and edit the contents themselves, rearranging the episodes so it would be in the right order, and eliminating Robotnik Jr. from the set. Of course, in doing that, it voids the warranty!

The chaos emeralds episodes are in the correct order.

I'm not so sure about that. I think what you posted was the broadcast order. On the previous two sets, the episodes were shown in "chronological" order. The first set began with "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad", the chronological first episode, instead of "Best Hedgehog", the first broadcast episode. As I recall, "Sonically Ever After" was the final broadcast episode. I always felt that "Hero of the Year" was the chronological final episode, given that that was the closest "Dr. Robotnik" (now known by his Japanese name "Dr. Eggman" in the games) came to a decisive victory, plus it serves partially as a "clip episode" (I don't think the are others; not sure).

For these reasons, the (chronological) episode order on the vol. 3 DVDs should be correct (with the exception of the extra episode that's already on a previous set). Other than that, everything else I've said on previous posts still stands.

Ok, just to clarify....but there really isn't anything wrong with the 3rd volume is there?  If the packaging advertises 22 episodes, and one of the episodes is a repeat "robotnik Jr.", does that mean there is an episode missing.

They won't change the logo, so don't even try (Look at all the MGM movies now under the Warner Bros banner).  Also be careful how much complaining you do because you don't want to turn people off of a product when there is really nothing wrong with it.  Especially since Shout Exclusives is still in a marketing trial.

I already mentioned this, but Sonic Christmas Blast is a separate TV special that premiered later. It's not an episode of this series.

Anyway, for what it's worth, I'm not completely worried about SCB since that's actually available on DVD elsewhere; namely the aforementioned N'Circle's standalone DVD, plus Shout's DIC Christmas Blast DVD.

Personally, I think "that time he helped Sonic" could very well refer to either the "pinball fortress" episode, or "Hero of the Year". In any case, I'm pretty sure that "Hero of the Year" is the chronological final episode.

Anyway, I don't want it to look as though I'm "only complaining", so let me say this. I am grateful that vol. 3 is now out, however I still think there should be a replacement program for this set. However, I do support this new "direct-to-consumer" program that S!F is doing, and I hope it will continue. That said, I hope that volume 2 of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors is released this way, but only of the DIC logos are kept intact, even if it's the "Kid in Bed" logo or even the later "Incredible World of..." logo; just as long as the original company is acknowledged. On the other hand, if Shout! Factory is unable to do this; if for some reason or another the actually "can't" do it (i.e., because of some kind of circumstances beyond their control), then I'll understand.

Except that there is no "66th episode". Like I stated previously, Sonic Christmas Blast is a separate TV special that premiered around 1995-1996 or so (which would actually be at least a year after the SatAM series concluded), and should really be in "Bonus Features". I believe the name is even a partial tie-in to "Sonic 3D Blast" which came out for the Genesis and Saturn in 1996.

Also, how are the episodes "out of order"? They ARE in chronological order...aren't they?

sorry but i must say that you guys are pathetic

You wine and complain that Shout included an already released episode again when you should be freaking gratefull that they actually released the rest of the  show at all without a missing episode   and in good quality

And if you think that the episodes are out of order than just a sticky paper on the DVD cover and write the episodes in correct order