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[Theslammer]

Did Zone 5's boss glitch on me?

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Pretty sure it was the fifth zone (Press Garden). He's the boss who freezes you when you get near him, but when he jumps, you can attack him to make him vulnerable.
I got to the right side of him, and I decided to run to the right, and the captive animals were there. I was like, "Eh?" I jumped on it and the level ended. I didn't even defeat the boss.

 

[Guess Who]

Can someone teach me how to do the Act 2 bossfight for (I think the 6th zone):

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Stardust Speedway

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I finally beat it earlier, but i really didn't feel like I was doing the first part right.
Trying to hit those silver sonics into Metal Sonic was a fucking nightmare. Is there some trick to this? I spent probably 4 minutes on this part alone.

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If you spin dash into Silver Sonic while he revs his own spindash, it will bounce him right into Metal Sonic.

 

[Kor of Memory]

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Just spin dash them while they are charging their own spin dash. There is no need to try and aim them.

I tried that a couple of times and it didn't really do anything. Is it a timing thing?

 

[ShirAhava]

I've had to explain

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To seven different people today loved that game!

 

[ToD_]

Just finished the first four zones. The amount of detail and creativity on display here is amazing. I can tell a lot of love went into this one. If the quality holds up this may just be my favorite 2D Sonic game.

 

[RecRoulette]

Holy crap, the opening cinematic with the alternate track is dope. I prefer that one even though I grew to like the other song.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I think that's only for the unlocks on the extras menu. The additional rules for no save mode seem to just be completion based.

Thanks! Time to step my Blue Sphere game up.

 

[nowarning]

First bug I encountered just now, on replaying chemical plant act 2 boss, I die at the end even though I won. Weird.

 

[Kinsei]

I tried that a couple of times and it didn't really do anything. Is it a timing thing?

Just make sure you hit it before it starts moving.

 

[Gourry]

First bug I encountered just now, on replaying chemical plant act 2 boss, I die at the end even though I won. Weird.

I won over the puyo, but got stuck after the victory. So had to reset.

 

[Retro Edge]

Holy crap, the opening cinematic with the alternate track is dope. I prefer that one even though I grew to like the other song.

How to start?

 

[Rhapsody]

Chemical Plant's boss was really cool. Sadly moment was slightly ruined when the game got stuck after beating it. Had to press start and restart. Eventually died and had to start from Act 1 all over again. Thankfully after I beat the boss, it didn't glitch this time.

 

[FeenixRising]

I didn't have any game breaking bugs yet.

But I did encounter one in PGZ where the level finish music came on randomly and then the level music just stopped and never came back on.

 

[The Xtortionist]

But I did encounter one in PGZ where the level finish music came on randomly and then the level music just stopped and never came back on.

This was the only bug I encountered in a full run. Just killed myself and it went back to normal.

 

[Khaos Kontrol]

I've had to explain

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To seven different people today loved that game!

Just got finished with

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the boss for Chemical plant act 2

and wasn't expecting that!

 

[dr_mario]

I was having a rough day (kinda planned) and looked forward for steamy sonicy fun in the evening. Now I come home and my hypeis completely gone. Since when has it been known that Sonic doesnt release today for PC?

 

[MadClacker]

I was having a rough day (kinda planned) and looked forward for steamy sonicy fun in the evening. Now I come home and my hypeis completely gone. Since when has it been known that Sonic doesnt release today for PC?

4 days ago.

 

[Oriel]

Fucking hell but.....

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that Puyo Puyo boss battle was fucking brilliant.

 

[NateDrake]

I tried that a couple of times and it didn't really do anything. Is it a timing thing?

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If you are able to bounce them off the wall when they are charging in the corner you'll hit Metal Sonic almost every time.

 

[Guess Who]

For all the folks having trouble

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bouncing Silver Sonic into Metal Sonic

in the Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss, I've created a handy GIF.

http://i.imgur.com/lKQfPW3.gif

 

[Yukinari]

I didn't have any game breaking bugs yet.

But I did encounter one in PGZ where the level finish music came on randomly and then the level music just stopped and never came back on.

Ive had multiple instances of getting invincibility and the music cutting out.

 

[dr_mario]

4 days ago.

Bugger them last-day-decisions.

 

[Oriel]

I won over the puyo, but got stuck after the victory. So had to reset.

Wouldn't be a true Sonic game if that didn't happen.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

For all the folks having trouble

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bouncing Silver Sonic into Metal Sonic

in the Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss, I've created a handy GIF.

Thank you! This will make replays much more enjoyable.

 

[13ruce]

Holy crap, the opening cinematic with the alternate track is dope. I prefer that one even though I grew to like the other song.

Wait the ingame one has a different track? Or does it get a new track after beating the game.

 

[jmartoine]

I will not accept Hydrocity slander in this thread!!

It's not bad as such. But when all the older zones have an act 2 that adds more elements and feels significantly different, Hydrocity is more of the same and suffers for it.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

I take it this is easily worth the $20?

 

[Kinsei]

I take it this is easily worth the $20?

Yes.

 

[shoryukens]

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There is.

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There is. It uses the old archaic rules though.

GOTY confirmed.

 

[BFIB]

I take it this is easily worth the $20?

If you remotely a fan of the old school Genesis titles, absolutely.

 

[LotusHD]

I take it this is easily worth the $20?

Hell yea

 

[The Hermit]

I was really afraid this would feel like a Rom-hack of the old games.

It's far from it. The desert and TV stages feels like they belonged to older games.

The new special stage is great and not too hard ( so far).

Blue spheres is still addictive and frustrating, and the focus on coins is nice ( two times I got perfect and died afterwards)

 

[Azure Phoenix]

Onto Zone 5's second act and wow, just wow. So far I'm really enjoying the new special stages, although finding the entrances seems to be really hard as I've only encountered 2 so far. The boss of Zone 2 blew me away, I was actually screaming "oh my god" at the screen when I realised what it was.

Not all roses though, so far I think the blue spheres stages are absolutely terrible as you can't sight read them and they have no logical paths through them, something even the hardest S3&K spheres stages always adhered to. I've barely completed any and probably won't even go back to attempt it, they just suck.

 

[LordKano]

What's the point of doing the blue spheres special zones ? It doesn't seem to give anything.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

What's the point of doing the blue spheres special zones ? It doesn't seem to give anything.

You unlock abilities that can be used only during no save runs.

For instance, Sonic's instant shield from S3&k

 

[FeenixRising]

It's not bad as such. But when all the older zones have an act 2 that adds more elements and feels significantly different, Hydrocity is more of the same and suffers for it.

I think in Hydrocity's case they did it backwards. Act 1 has all the new mechanics plus included classic Act 2's most infamous obstacle

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moving wall

. The huge draw back to Act 1 is unlike the classic, they force you underwater whereas you can largely avoid it in the classic.

Act 2 is just classic Hydrocity Act 2 fare with Act 1s background, even Tee Lopes barely changed the music. But personally, I really don't have a problem with it. I needed something a little easier after the bullshit this game put me through already xD

 

[LordKano]

You unlock abilities that can be used only during no save runs.

For instance, Sonic's instant shield from S3&k

Ooh I think I unlocked the super speed from Sonic CD but I didn't know what it was. Thanks.

 

[E_Darkness]

I'm really bad at the blue sphere stages. Hell I didn't even discover them until I accidently stumbled upon it in like zone 8.

 

[Ferr986]

For all the folks having trouble

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bouncing Silver Sonic into Metal Sonic

in the Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss, I've created a handy GIF.

reminder, spoiler pics are shown on mobile, maybe you could put it as a simple link (I already cleared that , but it was a nice eastern egg boss IMO).

 

[Kinsei]

I think in Hydrocity's case they did it backwards. Act 1 has all the new mechanics plus included classic Act 2's most infamous obstacle

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moving wall

. The huge draw back to Act 1 is unlike the classic, they force you underwater whereas you can largely avoid it in the classic.

Act 2 is just classic Hydrocity Act 2 fare with Act 1s background, even Tee Lopes barely changed the music. But personally, I really don't have a problem with it. I needed something a little easier after the bullshit this game put me through already xD

In regards to your spoiler: It did? I guess not all paths through the level have it since I never encountered it.

 

[Guess Who]

reminder, spoiler pics are shown on mobile, maybe you could put it as a simple link (I already cleared that , but it was a nice eastern egg boss IMO).

Ah, sorry, edited.

 

[RecRoulette]

Wait the ingame one has a different track? Or does it get a new track after beating the game.

Just let the game keep running at the title screen you let it play twice it plays with a version of the title track.

 

[ckaneo]

Weird that developers are well aware of how much we hate water levels and yet add them anyways

 

[Kinsei]

Weird that developers are well aware of how much we hate water levels and yet add them anyways

A lot of games (Some Sonic games included) have great water levels.

 

[Ferr986]

Ah, sorry, edited.

It's ok I said it just in case.

Weird that developers are well aware of how much we hate water levels and yet add them anyways

But I love water levels.

 

[Shift Breaker]

You guys weren't kidding about that

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Chemical Plant Act 2

boss, were you?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Weird that developers are well aware of how much we hate water levels and yet add them anyways

Water levels can be great. I think the water level in this game is far from bad.

 

[FeenixRising]

In regards to your spoiler: It did? I guess not all paths through the level have it since I never encountered it.

I could've swore it was right before the Act 1 boss. Rather than it coming from the left side like classic Act 2, it's much like classic Marble Garden where it comes from below.

Unless you consider it a totally different thing of course.

 

[Kinsei]

I could've swore it was right before the Act 1 boss. Rather than it coming from the left side like classic Act 2, it's much like classic Marble Garden where it comes from below.

Unless you consider it a totally different thing of course.

I do. During that part I was thinking of the Labrynth Zone boss, not the wall.

 

[Brandon F]

Anyone else feel some input delay on the Sonic 3 bonus rounds? Particularly when the speed gets really high, turning can be too sluggish and delayed that my mistakes come from not being overtly early on hitting the button rather than something actively going wrong.