Found under a pile of rubbish, the sculpture was restored specifically for the exhibition in Cologne.
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A large statue of Sonic the Hedgehog with a model of the Earth spinning on his finger was created specifically for the SegaWorld theme park in London, which opened in 1996 in Piccadilly Circus. At one time, the institution was the largest in Europe, but already in 1999 it was closed due to low attendance.
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The ten thousand square meter space was handed over to the owners of the Funland gallery, and the sculpture of the character was considered lost for 20 years until it was accidentally not found in the garage of an unknown person, littered with a pile of papers and boxes.
Since then, there has been little news about the statue, until in 2023 there is no information about it. shared SEGA itself. On social networks, representatives of the Japanese publishing house reported that they had restored the sculpture together with 13 Finger FX. And what’s more, it will be brought to the upcoming gamescom exhibition, which will be held in Cologne from 23 to 27 August.
Get ready for a blast from the past!
We are pleased to announce that the iconic Sonic statue from SegaWorld London has been found and restored to its original glory!
Don’t miss seeing this piece of video game history at our booth at gamescom 2023 after over two decades.
from a SEGA post
The employees of the corporation also published a short video in which, accompanied by perky music familiar to fans of the franchise, they showed the process of updating the statue – now it looks like new.
Video of the restoration process of the statue
