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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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The only sonic game I've played before is sonic riders so please excuse me
The Xtortionist
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I touched it maybe once or twice because I always thought they were a waste of time (chaos emeralds or bust), but caught onto TMZ's version quite quickly. And using it feels amazing - the physics are just perfect.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I wasn't a huge fan of the zone at first, but I've grown to really enjoy it. Part of the reason it didn't grab me on my first playthrough was because I entered it with, like, five lives. So, every death I was like "oh man oh man oh man arrrghhhh"
Not going to be a problem on my current playthrough. I'm about to start
Metallic Madness aka Eargasm Central
The Xtortionist
Member
theaffection
Member
Only complaints about this game are no Sonic CD spindash mode
and no jingle from the old games on the Act Clear screen (when the tiny Sonic sprite popped up)
Amazing game, onto playing Sonic CD now
and no jingle from the old games on the Act Clear screen (when the tiny Sonic sprite popped up)
Amazing game, onto playing Sonic CD now
OrbitalBeard
Member
Crank that shit up, my man
"Evil doctor with a mad genius and rad minions;
Who'll help you save the planet?;
I see you acting like you've never seen;
I'm the greatest fighter that's ever been on your screen;
I'm iconic, with my bionics & animatronics;
I'll crush that hedgehog they call Sonic;
Fabled and iconic, my mustache of fire;
Welcome to this tiny world of nightmares and wire"
(11th Zone spoiler for those who haven't finished the game)
Elfforkusu
Member
I love that when Tee reached act 2 of Hydrocity in his music composition, he just said, "nah, why mess with perfection?" and recreated the original act 2 music pretty much verbatim.
(of course, you needed 14 emeralds in S3&K...)
I'm undecided on it. Obviously I'm used to it being one way, but especially with Tails and Knuckles it's a hassle. OTOH, it creates some fun frantic situations...
I'd imagine not, that's how it was in S3&K as well.
(of course, you needed 14 emeralds in S3&K...)
I'm undecided on it. Obviously I'm used to it being one way, but especially with Tails and Knuckles it's a hassle. OTOH, it creates some fun frantic situations...
The Xtortionist
Member
It's real close...I believe a few layers were added to make the track a bit higher impact without changing the core melody. Fantastic remix.
Yeah I found the 7th stage to be easier if you don't go mach 3 actually. There's little point when mach 2 is still faster than the UFO, and going mach 3 brings a lot more danger into play with the much increased speed. I think there's a few stages actually where staying mach 2 is the best call if you wanna be sure of getting it. But it depends on how well your start is of course. Love these special stages most of any Sonic game.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
Yeah, it's pretty easy to catch it at Mach 2 since there are no longer barriers keeping you from cutting corners. Although that's at the cost of possibly going off the course.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It took me longer than I'd care to admit to learn how to avoid the sun attack consistently.
I actually agree.
There was no hype like doomsday zone, the arena feels too boxed in and the dash costing rings is SUPER Stupid. You are better off not using it. It's this games biggest flaw IMO
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
No lies detected. A sour note to end an otherwise superb game.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
The Blue Spheres mini-game in the Extras menu is completely different and does not add to your medal count.
Speaking of which, I'm constantly getting repeat patterns from one stage to another on Mania Blue Spheres (the one with the new green and purple spheres). I might even be getting identical whole stages back-to-back. Is there just a shockingly low number of stages for this mode or is the game not randomizing them properly?
The S3&K music already had two acts.
Music from Sonic 1 and 2 didn't.
That's the core difference as to why the former has true-to-original arrangements and the latter have a 'new' Act 2 mix.
RecRoulette
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The Xtortionist
Member
Yeah, both themes in Mania just update the originals. I meant Act 2 has a bit more depth to it now with some added horns at around (zone spoiler) :22.
After several attempts, I managed to finally clear all blue spheres,
I hate myself rn
ruins it
only to unlock more blue spheres...
I hate myself rn
Agreed, realizing
that it's more efficient to glide into the boss than wasting rings on the dash ability
Elfforkusu
Member
Flying Battery
HPZ
e: None of these are bad things, the mixes are all great
theaffection
Member
Mirage Saloon is the best zone. So god damn cool
That's what makes it so dissapointing. How can they nail everything about Sonic except the super forms and final boss? It's mind boggling.
The Sum of Zero
Member
Got the achievement for getting all silver medals from the bonus stages.
I got a few gold from some but fuck getting gold on everything x.x
I got a few gold from some but fuck getting gold on everything x.x
FeenixRising
Banned
What about the Sonic CD music?
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Try reinstalling it.
RecRoulette
Member
Just realized that Chemical Plant Zone Act 2 samples
. sogood.gif
Normal, Good Future, Bad Future
Metallic Madness' music
Normal, Good Future, Bad Future
And Past.
Has a Good Future track from Sonic CD's Japanese soundtrack ever been remixed or referenced in a later Sonic game? I don't think one has been, or at least I can't think of any examples.
Until Mania I think the same may have been true for the Past versions.
Azure Dream
Member
The last 5%-10% of the game feels a little more rushed than the rest. Just a bit.
Titanic Monarch Act 2 feels like they had different plans and needed to abandon them, not to mention having the most confusing layout in the game, I think. And the Super Sonic boss just does the same thing over and over for the whole fight, doesn't even mix it up. Why is there even a floor?
I'm hoping a patch might retweak these just a bit. Imagine, a 2D Sonic where they can go in and fix the jankiest bits. And they don't even need to be beholden to a previously released game.
The intro animation to
Chemical Plant
Elfforkusu
Member
Oh man, I would've freaked out if Toxic Caves had started playing at any point...
Triforce141
Member
The transition from Green Hill to Chemical Plant, when that purple thing drops on Sonic's head and he shakes it off. Taken right from Sonic Spinball's Toxic Caves intro where he jumps out the water and does a similar animation
There's pretty much every popular Classic Sonic game referenced in Mania one way or another
Huh. Guess that didn't occur to me.
RecRoulette
Member
I'm having a hard time thinking of any Sonic CD song outside of Stardust Speedway Bad Future that has been remade for any other sonic game.
FeenixRising
Banned
Nope
Only the Bad Future versions (Stardust Speedway being the most obvious example), probably because they're the most amped up tracks in Sonic CD.
*listens to Palmtree Panic Bad Future*
Have you guys listened to the official SEGA released Sonic CD remix album?
I love this song: "Sonic Stream"
RecRoulette
Member
Fuck yes, so glad this CD is getting props. Dr. Gigglymen is one of my favorite game remixes of all time.
Triforce141
Member
You Can Do Anything from the JPN/EU soundtrack of Sonic CD was remade (or at the very least referenced) in Sonic Chaos' Mecha Green Hill Zone, starting at around 40 seconds into MGHZ it becomes more obvious
The opening also sounds like Zero's theme from MegaMan X1
Sonic Chaos came out shortly after CD. Whether or not the 8bit team wanted to remix Green Hills or You Can Do Anything, we don't know.
Though it counts as a Sonic CD song remade FWIW, even if it's an unintented one
RecRoulette
Member
Didn't the Game Gear games come out before Sonic CD?
Here is the more blatant 8-bit You Can Do Anything homage
Edit: Wait, is Mecha Green Hill Zone a remix of Green Hills Zone?
The Sum of Zero
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Waddle Dee
Member
So, I found a pretty neat thing you can do with
...
Play
Debug Mode
Play
Metallic Madness Act 1 in Debug Mode and get to one of the weight platforms that bounce you into the background. Enter debug mode with Triangle/X/Y during the transition between the foreground and background. Depending on how you time it, your character's sprite will look different and you can still move around in the foreground.If you enter debug mode while completely in the background, your character's sprite will disappear until you renter into the foreground, though.
PhantomThief
Banned
The problem is that Sonic & Knuckles had a few different cool bonus stages..
So personally I am a bit bummed they didnt include any of those.
TheCongressman1
Member
I love it. It doesn't play the best, but it's so weird I can't help but be into it. The bosses are terrifying. The art is ugly. The music is oppressive. It's wonderful.
But I'd totally be into another Sonic Pinball game even though it would be nothing like the original.
The Xtortionist
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IrishNinja
Member
okay so i'm in act 2 of chemical zone, and enjoying this a lot. but...
i'm seriously bummed that the superior sonic 3 blue sphere stages are just to unlock stuff, and the vastly inferior sonic CD type stages are actual emeralds..what the fuck am i doing wrong, i avoid blue dots/grass and try to get rings but the stupid @$$%ing UFO goes off track and i can't get at it, this feels pointless but i almost wanna start all over cause i feel i have little chance of finding enough more tries to get them all still, ughhhh
i'm seriously bummed that the superior sonic 3 blue sphere stages are just to unlock stuff, and the vastly inferior sonic CD type stages are actual emeralds..what the fuck am i doing wrong, i avoid blue dots/grass and try to get rings but the stupid @$$%ing UFO goes off track and i can't get at it, this feels pointless but i almost wanna start all over cause i feel i have little chance of finding enough more tries to get them all still, ughhhh
whyamihere
Banned
I've never loved a 2D Sonic as much as this game. My god.