I pooped my pants twice when I first heard the news.
/Galidan
Back in the day, before I knew of RPGs, and the pinnacle of gaming seemed to be platformers, Sonic was my #2 man. Of course Mario was #1, but sometimes I got jealous when I was younger and didn't have a Sega console. Lately his games have kind of... sucked, but I'm glad that he has appeared due to the great games he has had in the past, and the nostalgia I have with his series.
I never liked Mario or sonic. I was more of a pre-tv series pokemon, zelda, astroids, and star wars fan.
Course this was before RPG's. 1995 changed my outlook on life forever. lol.