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Sonic the Hedgehog collection earns US man world record─── 08:00 Mon, 25 Jul 2022
A Texas man who has been collecting Sonic the Hedgehog memorabilia for 30 years earned a Guinness World Record when his cache of items was officially tallied at 3,050.
Barry Evans of Dayton said he bought a copy of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis game console in 1992 - his first-ever video game purchase - and he's been hooked on the character ever since.
Evans said the game was the first item in his collection, and the second was a Sonic-themed bubble gum container in 1993.
He adds some of the most treasured items in his collection are giant statues of Sonic and his sidekick, Tails, that were decorations at a Toys 'R' Us store for years.
The most recent addition is a pair of Sonic and Tails plush walkie-talkies from Japan. He said the items cost him $1,700.
