goldenpp72
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Also I had a quick question, in the time trials, is there anything like ranks to show how you did (like S rank, B rank) or is it just, your time and then a leaderboard?
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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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Don't think there are any. Possibly the poster refers to the UFO bonus stage, which resembles a race I suppose, but that is more of a Sonic CD callback with a slight change to the rules(chasing a UFO rather than searching and destroying them).
I did with savestate.. So yeah i cheated.... And really those Special Stage were so ass that i don't feel guilty at all about it !
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
On that note
Revenge of Shinobi
The sound effects from the Press Garden Act 2 boss
I was so happy as soon as I started to hear
those noises, a lot of love for the 90 eras SEGA.
Was hoping for something from Yakuza but alas that wasn't to be, wouldn't really fit in with the era anyway
Was hoping for something from Yakuza but alas that wasn't to be, wouldn't really fit in with the era anyway
Ristifer
Member
Press Garden
(especially if you climb the cherry blossoms to the top of the zone)
Tbh I also thought the intentionally gimped 3d was a ref to the Saturn's sonic 3d blast special stages.
Think it was more in reference of trying to come across as a Saturn game than Sonic 3D since Sonic Jam had a similar model too.
balladofwindfishes
Member
The bonus stage model is from Sonic R.
Wait, seriously? No changes?
They very well may have ripped that polygonal model from 3D Blast, but the actual stage itself seems very much inspired from Sonic CD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkNA3-Nb3bM
balladofwindfishes
Member
The texture's brightened, but it's near identical.
It's probably not taken directly from Sonic R, but it's clearly inspired by it.
The texture's brightened, but it's near identical.
It's probably not taken directly from Sonic R, but it's clearly inspired by it.
Or Sonic CD's special stages...
Guys when I said intentionally gimped 3d I was talking about the character models. I know the basis of the stage was CD. But they deliberately chose to model the characters in 3d rather than use mode 7 and some sprites like CD did. That's why I think that they also wanted to ref the Saturn games too, and I picked 3d blasts stages be cause that is what came to mind first.
balladofwindfishes
Member
I see no difference between the Sonic R and Sonic 3D Blast models?
Both games were made by the same company around the same time, so it's probably the exact same model, just slightly lower poly for R because of the added background details and other characters.
Tails and Knuckles are also extremely close to their Sonic R models, and neither had 3D Blast models.
Android18a
Member
Came across this in Studiopolis today. A reference to the 90s Sega VS Nintendo ads
This is correct.
The only possible R reference that comes to mind is the Sonic coins from bonus stages.
Came across this in Studiopolis today. A reference to the 90s Sega VS Nintendo ads
Love it!
RecRoulette
Member
Fortunately the bonuses were kinda lame after Chao Garden. You could cheese it with Cream or Tails being able to fly everywhere once and just call it a day.
Amy was just a clone of Sonic and didn't have her unique moves, sound test is whatever, and boss time attack is kinda silly when the bosses are already separate acts on the stage select.
RecRoulette
Member
Stone Vagabond
Banned
Just finished my Sonic-only playthrough of the game. Definitely my GOTY so far. My only major complaint is the disparity in quality between levels; not as in "good-to-bad" but "great-to-okay". Levels like Lava Reef and Oil Ocean aren't terrible, but they didn't have the same sense of speed or scope that Pressing Gardens and Stardust Speedway had.
Regardless, game is has turned me into a fan. Are the first two Sonic games worth playing, or should I skip to Sonic 3?
Regardless, game is has turned me into a fan. Are the first two Sonic games worth playing, or should I skip to Sonic 3?
Sonic 2 and CD also are worth playing.
Sonic 1 is worth it if you just wanna see the orginal game but the taxman port is greatly improved it got the spindash and new playable characters so if you can get that one yes otherwise it depends if you just wanna experience a part of gaming history.
But Sonic 3 + K is a must play regardless.
Edit: CD and 2 also have taxman ports.
theaffection
Member
Sonic 3 and Knux!!!! Do it!!!!
For one,
Super Tails hasn't been nerfed in Sonic 3 and K and he is great fun, Hyper Sonic has yet to be topped
Having replayed all of them the day before Mania released, Sonic 1 is a bit rough these days. Sonic 2 is definitely worth playing, as is Sonic 3 & Knuckles. CD is also a good time, though it is a little... different.
I was initially disappointed too until I understood what it (the true ending) was was supposed to mean
theaffection
Member
How do you unlock the debug mode using the level select accessed by the cheat code?
Edit: nevermind its X
Edit: nevermind its X
Yes play with Knuckles, Lava Reef Zone 2 has an exclusive boss fight for him there
IronicSonic
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3&K is the closest equivalent by a long shot if you like the exact formula Mania is going for. The other three are still good in their own right, and you'll find people championing each of them as the series' best based on their individual design goals. 1 is a slower paced game on the whole, 2 kicks the pacing up significantly but lacks the sheer size of 3, and CD is more interested in being an exploratory physics playground than anything else.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Holy shit. That boss fight at chemical plant was such a cool idea. Excited to see more.
Kor of Memory
Member
Or they'll find a way to force themselves through the wall to skip it entirely.
No, all of the boss fights of Lava Reef Act 2 take place in Hidden Palace. Sonic and Tails fight Heavy Rider in the upper levels of it.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I'm pretty sure it's all part of the same map, just in wholly enclosed halves that don't connect.
FYI, if you examine that stage via debug mode, you can find more familiar rooms that aren't actually used in this game.
I thought that was meant to be the airship of the egg robos flying above Hidden Palace
I put Undertale on the back burner to play this glad I did (also I'm assuming it's the shorter game of the 2 games obv) the week is just insane for new games coming out, as someone who will always say he likes the initial levels of Sonic games and then my enthusiasm peters out when getting close to the end, this is goddamn refreshing, just when I think I'm just doing a remix of the great Sonic levels I loved back in the day from the first 3 games it turns my expectations on its head in act 2, met with interesting bosses at the end
I'm up to Hydrocity and I feel as invigorated as I did in green Hill zone, do I dare join the Sonic cycle for the new 3D game if this is Sonic coming out of rehab.
flipped my shit with the puyo puyo boss.