{"id":20808,"date":"2020-09-30T09:56:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=20808"},"modified":"2020-10-17T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T14:24:39","slug":"video-game-losers-2020-13-sonic-the-hedgehog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2020\/09\/30\/video-game-losers-2020-13-sonic-the-hedgehog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Losers 2020 &#8211; 13: Sonic The Hedgehog 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tfsYL8uC6Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>GAMER isn&#8217;t a fan of retro gaming, but he has a soft spot for Sonic. DiRT quizzes him on his Sonic 2 knowledge while GAMER shows off how terrible he is at a game he loves. And along the way, GAMER learns some important life lessons&#8230; maybe.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the latest episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2020\/09\/26\/that-new-toy-smell-2020-14-s-h-figuarts-revol-mini-kinnikuman-rock-lords-giveaway\/\">That New Toy Smell<\/a> for your chance to win some classic GoBots Rock Lords!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/pop-culture-network\"> https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/pop-culture-network<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/PCNGroup\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/PCNGroup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And check out GAMER&#8217;s channels!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/4TheGamers\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/4TheGamers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitch.tv\/fourthegamers\">https:\/\/twitch.tv\/fourthegamers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAMER isn&#8217;t a fan of retro gaming, but he has a soft spot for Sonic. 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