Sonic the Hedgehog

[Makoeyes987]

Let's give a round of applause for the Blue Blur! He's back

Platinum'd the game last week, btw and it was fucking phenomenal. The game was wonderful. 8/10 easily.

Only criticism was the final boss was a tad underwhelming but everything else was incredibly fun! So nice to have a Sonic game that didn't try to destroy me or just be bad lolol

 

[Tetsujin]

I might actually consider getting this.


When it's like, super cheap or something.

 

[Makoeyes987]

It's worth it. And the DLC coming out is only going to add to it's value and replayability. This is a really good game!

 

[Lex]

 

[ultima espio]

Remember there was that cut level from Sonic CD? It’s just been confirmed to have been called Dubious Depths:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1617540520993226753

https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-cds-mysterious-cut-r2-level-discussion-post-origins-edition.41136/

 

[Lex]

One of the things I love about the Sonic community is the fact that now they have this name, you bet there'll be about 40 versions of it working its way into romhacks.

 

[ultima espio]

There have been mockups around for a long time now, I remember some of them calling it "Mercury Mines" in the 2000s. It came out a few years ago that the Little Planet bgm was actually it's present theme, which was repurposed for Desert Dazzle which got cancelled as well:

 

[Ghost X]

Almost feels like a lot of what was envisioned for the first Sonic games went to the scrap heap. Had it all come to pass, I wonder how it would have affected the evolution of the franchise.

 

[ultima espio]

I think this video surfaced a few years ago, but here it is again. Brad Buxer talks about how the end credits for Sonic 3 became stranger in moscow:

Colors is now available on steam:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622657589053104128

 

[ultima espio]

Some more Sonic 2 development info, new concept art/objects for Genocide City.

https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/new-sonic-2-development-lore-drop-genocide-cyber-city-palette-and-art.41661/

We're pretty close now to figuring out what this level actually looked like.

 

[Tetsujin]

 

[ultima espio]

Classic Amy gets her chance to shine! Looks close to her Advance gameplay.

Also Knuckles IS playable in CD now too.

 

[ForceStealer]

But did you put the right music in? (I know the answer's no.)

I do really love the Genesis-branded box cover though, I must say.

 

[Rankles]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1641880036960772096

 

[Odysseus]

Played it. It's a fun little Ace Attorney-esque visual novel. The investigation is piss easy but the story is fun and the art is nice.

 

[looneymoon]

I played it, it's cute!

 

[Strangelove]

i hurt myself laughing at the juxtaposition of 'we're excited to announce' ... 'he's dead'

 

[ultima espio]

If anyone remembers back in the early 2000s there was a rumor that you could unlock Sonic in Super Smash Bros Melee, it's now real:

 

[ultima espio]

More dropping on Genocide City, we now have full maps. It even had 3 acts. Act 3 even had water:

https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/new-sonic-2-development-lore-drop-genocide-cyber-city-palette-and-art.41661/page-14#post-1038679

https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/new-sonic-2-development-lore-drop-genocide-cyber-city-palette-and-art.41661/page-14#post-1038698

The gravity was supposed to change in Act 1, which must have been resued in S3K Death Egg.

The 3 acts is likely why there's Genocide City 1 and 2 on the concept maps.

 

[ForceStealer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1651276820212494338

The regional-specific boxart looks so good!


Still wish it was more of a definitive collection, though.

 

[Tetsujin]

That's some sexy boxart(s)

 

[ForceStealer]

I like that it even changes the design of the S3&K cart in Knuckles' hand for the appropriate region

 

[ultima espio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1657113936326717440

 

[ultima espio]

Footage of Knuckles in CD. 41:30:

40:00 Amy also gets her own animated opening, and there's a model for her now on the map screen.

 

[Rankles]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1666891505594933248

Yay, Sonic can turn into a squid now! Sega really knows what I want from a Sonic game. Just like when they did a Mania sequel, or back in the day when they brought out that Freedom Fighters game at the height of their popularity, instead of just settling for a blink and you miss it, badly animated cameo…