You're runnin' a good race!
— AGES, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
AGES is a character that appears in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, representing both the game and Sega as a whole. It speaks in various soundbites from Daytona USA, Sega consoles and After Burner Climax. He is modeled after several different Sega items (both in-game and real life), most noticeably as two different Dreamcast consoles.
Contents
Description

AGES' character select artwork, showing its three transformations
AGES is a Dreamcast VMU (Visual Memory Unit) which can literally transform into trademarks of Sega's past. It starts most races off as a Hornet Stock Car from Daytona USA, then when it hits water, it transforms into a Dreamcast controller. When it flies off into the air, it becomes an F-14 Tomcat from After Burner. Its home track is Race of AGES.
Trivia
- "AGES" is "SEGA" spelled backwards.
- Its name is a reference to the Sega Ages series and one of Sega's mottos: To Be This Good takes AGES/To Be This Good takes SEGA.
- When transforming, it can either emit the trademark "SEGA!" soundbite, the end of the Japanese Sega Saturn boot-up jingle, or the SEGA Master System boot-up sound.
- In its plane and car forms, AGES communicates through radio transmissions (After Burner and Daytona USA, respectively). In its boat form, AGES communicates through sounds from the Dreamcast's start up menu, the VMU's infamous no battery beep, and the Dreamcast's infamously loud disk reader noises.
- The Hornet form is based on a Chevrolet Lumina Nascar.
- The car also appears as an unlockable, armoured fighter in the fighting game Fighters Megamix under the name "Hornet".
- The designs of the Television vans in Studiopolis Zone are also a reference to the Hornet.
Gallery
Screenshots
Gallery |
---|
AGES after completing an event in the World Tour mode in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Add a photo to this gallery |
Sega characters | AGES | Akira Yuki | Alex Kidd | AiAi | Amigo | B.D. Joe | Beat | Billy Hatcher | ChuBach | ChuBei | Chuih | ChuPea | Gilius Thunderhead | GonGon | Gum | Jacky Bryant | Joe Musashi | MeeMee | NiGHTS | Pudding | Puyo | Reala | Ryo Hazuki | Sarah Bryant | Ulala | Vyse |
---|---|
Nintendo characters | Bowser | Bowser Jr. | Diddy Kong | Donkey Kong | Larry Koopa | Ludwig von Koopa | Luigi | Mario | Mii | Princess Daisy | Princess Peach | Rosalina | Toad | Waluigi | Wario | Wendy O. Koopa | Yoshi |
Mega Man characters | Axl | Bass | Dr. Light | Dr. Wily | Mega Man | Proto Man | Roll | Rush | X | Zero |
Other | Andronic | Danica Patrick | Santa Claus | Xbox Live Avatar |