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A prickly object of desire: Zapped Sonic the hedgehog beats Mario the Italian plumber at his own game
Dina, Rabinovitch,. 1992. “A prickly object of desire: Zapped Sonic the hedgehog beats Mario the Italian plumber at his own game.” The Independent (UK), 17 December 1992. The Independent.
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The Independent, 17 December 1992- Original
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- Dina Rabinovitch, The Independent, 17 December 1992.
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- UK Christmas feature. Gives the 24 November launch, the Gallup chart share, the 750,000 copies sent to UK retailers on the first day, and the price (£39.99 Mega Drive). The byline and the date (published_date "Thursday, 17 December 1992") are in the page's metadata; the page's visible date, 23 October 2011, is when the archive was put online.