Gas Stations and Sonic Sound Effects - Why?

A video on YouTube. In True Crime & Mysteries, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This video investigates the origin of the Sonic the Hedgehog sound effects used on cash registers and point-of-sale systems in convenience stores and gas stations, concluding that Sega Sammy Holdings likely licensed them through their ownership of Sega IP.

From the video

Answers: Why do convenience store cash registers make Sonic the Hedgehog sound effects?

Sonic the Hedgehog sound effects
Point-of-sale systems in convenience stores
Sega Sammy Holdings corporate history
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Passport POS

What it concludes

Sammy Industry created Techno Samiyco to manufacture machines for pachinko games.
Sega acquired a controlling share in Sega Sammy Holdings for 1.1 billion dollars in 2004.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root's Passport POS system was created in 1999 and is used in over 40,000 locations.
Sega Sammy Holdings likely has a hand in licensing the Sonic sound effects and Passport OS due to owning Sega's IPs.

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