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[RiderKairuu]

2 more emeralds to go. Sheesh!

 

[Chao]

Isn't that how Sonic was kinda redesigned for the west in general?

, to make him look cool to the western audience. Sharper ears and a mohawk on the back of his head.

The word you're looking for is "uglier"

Don't know what Sega of America was thinking when they created that abomination to be honest.

 

[Dario ff]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

 

[Tizoc]

Adventures of Sonic is fun :x

 

[Sami+]

The best Sonic is the PAL / Japan Sonic 1 boxart version.

Nah.

 

[DNAbro]

So I decided to jump in and buy it. Enjoying and holy shit at that chemical plant zone 2 boss.

Had a weird glitch afterwards though where I got stuck in the environment and after a couple of minutes it finally pushed me through.

 

[jmartoine]

Finished the game tonight. Titanic Monarch was enjoyable but I wish we got those 4 mini-boss fights fleshed out rather than being an afterthought on the main boss battle.

 

[Sixfortyfive]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

Dang.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Adventures of Sonic is fun :x

Damn right. That show gave us Momma Robotnik.

 

[Pyroclastic]

Press Garden zone act 1.

You can get to it in less than 30 seconds once you start memorizing the movement.

At the start of the level, go right. Once you reach the rotating cylinder, go down instead of across and jump down. Then jump to the bottom right with the bouncy ropes and bounce into the passageway to the left.

Its annoying to quit out every time but you'll get used to it. Maybe put on some music or a podcast.

thanks! I'm pretty close to getting 5 after a couple of goes so hopefully it shouldn't take too long.

 

[Jazzem]

Beat the game with all seven emeralds, the

Spoiler

Super Sonic/true final boss

themes are so good :'D

I skipped the credits this time, is there not a post credits stinger for 100% playthrough? Was hoping for Robotnik stomping on 'The End' angrily

 

[Scothas36]

Just finished my first playthrough. Had a blast, really enjoyed it!

 

[TheDinoman]

The word you're looking for is "uglier"

Don't know what Sega of America was thinking when they created that abomination to be honest.

It's not hard to understand: they wanted Sonic to look like a cool, hip n' rude dude in comparison to that boring and lame Mario guy. SEGA's whole marketing campaign during that era was based around them being the cooler and edgier alternative to Nintendo.

You may not like it in hindsight, but hey, it worked. It was the only time SEGA ever saw sucess in the US.

 

[Aaron Strife]

The only cartoon show worth was the Sonic OVA, rest was trash (yes, including SatAM).

Fight me bro

SatAM was great but should only be judged on its own merits. As an adaptation, it's horrible but that was before they had much to go on.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Special Stages are the worst.

Its 5 and 6 I absolutely fucking hate. The rest is okay. I'm now stuck on 5 with Knuckles.

 

[13ruce]

So the true final boss was interesting, although a bit easy once you figured out the patterns. It DOES seem to confirm that

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Sonic gets transported to another dimension,
which we assume will be what goes down in Sonic Forces.

That's kinda wild. Even the ending image spells it out!

You can even play that one in level select as Knuckles or Tails wich is also neat.

Loved the final boss tbh. Was kinda unique classic Sonic wise.

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full control over Super Sonic at the final boss and fly at will no sidescrolling etc. And the conflict between Robotnik and the Emperor Badnik was cool fighting for the infinite gem

 

[jman2050]

The only cartoon show worth was the Sonic OVA, rest was trash (yes, including SatAM).

The big mark against SatAM is that Sonic feels jarringly out of place in the universe of the show despite, you know, it being named after him. Taken as a show about a bunch of animal characters trying to fight an oppressive dystopian regime against difficult odds it was pretty competently done.

And come on man. The theme song,

 

[Brandon F]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

Looks like the return of snaking.

 

[LordKano]

I'm crying every time I fight Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss. It's so perfect.

 

[Not]

Isn't that how Sonic was kinda redesigned for the west in general?

As you can see, 'murrica Sonic had a generally more rougher, "edgier" look to him, to make him look cool to the western audience. Sharper ears and a mohawk on the back of his head.

Oh, so it was Sega of America that first created the "brow vagina?"

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Oh, so it was Sega of America that first created the "brow vagina?"

The fuck?

 

[Professor Beef]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

oh i absolutely am stealing this

 

[TheDinoman]

SatAM's robotization is a pretty morbid adaption of the badnik concept, when you think about it.

In the games, Eggman enslaves woodland creatures and jams them into his robots as power sources. In SatAM, Robotnik enslaves woodland creatures and turns them into his robots, lol.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

oh i absolutely am stealing this

Beef! Where were you yesterday when WrassleGAF was shooting on Sonic? There weren't enough of us.

 

[Diablohead]

Nah.

ok ok, CD animation sonic and Tyson Heese sonic are really the best, I always forget about them because they are not like that in sprite form.

 

[jman2050]

The finale to Season 2 of SatAM was great and whatever childhood self remains in me is still salty as all get out that season 3 never happened.

 

[Menitta]

The drop dash messes me up on

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Mirage Saloon

. I keep falling

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off the plane because I'm outpacing it.

 

[SkylineRKR]

I'm crying every time I fight Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss. It's so perfect.

Stardust speedway on the whole is perfect. I didn't even like it that much in CD and the boss there was rather shitty for a race. But Mania's SS boss, its probably my favourite as well.

And Hydro City is so good that I usually retry Act 2 before the end. It doesn't really feel changed but there is no need.

 

[LordKano]

The drop dash messes me up on

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Mirage Saloon

. I keep falling

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off the plane because I'm outpacing it.

Why would you drop dash there

 

[Saven]

Finally beat that

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Oil Ocean

boss, thank fuck. I think I've only a few zones left, how likely am I going to get close to the rage I felt with that boss from here on out?

Nowhere near as close I think, except maybe the

Spoiler

final boss

, but even then that one wasn't too bad. The one you just fought and it's mini boss are the worst in the game by far.

 

[Sami+]

ok ok, CD animation sonic and Tyson Heese sonic are really the best, I always forget about them because they are not like that in sprite form.

I just wanted an excuse to post cool pics of Toei Sonic lol.

 

[Menitta]

Why would you drop dash there

I'm not trying to. I tend to hold the jump button and I accidentally press it again mid jump.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Why would you drop dash there

To jump on or over an enwmy then immediately dash back to the other side of the screen. This section is also messed up if you're super sonic.

 

[Ferr986]

The big mark against SatAM is that Sonic feels jarringly out of place in the universe of the show despite, you know, it being named after him. Taken as a show about a bunch of animal characters trying to fight an oppressive dystopian regime against difficult odds it was pretty competently done.

And come on man. The theme song,

I guess it was because even as a kid (when I didn't really know about japanese Sonic story) I didn't feel like that series felt like "Sonic", and I didn't like the non-games cast.

 

[iavi]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

Crazy

 

[StarCreator]

Also fell off the plane lots. In my case, I was intentionally spindashing to try to snipe damage on things.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Also fell off the plane lots. In my case, I was intentionally spindashing to try to snipe damage on things.

Which worked just fine in Sonic 2.

 

[jman2050]

I'm pretty sure you will never fall off the plane in this or Sonic 2 if you just use single-tap spindashes.

 

[Finalizer]

Alright SonicGAF.

Here I was, ready to be a good boy. Ready to patiently wait for the PC release.

But nooooo, y'all gotta carry filling up gaming side with threads on 'bout how this is the best Sonic game in years. How it's better than the original 16-bit games. How the soundtrack is beyond God-tier. How it's such an amaaaaaaazing experience.

Y'all made me do this.

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be back in a few hours lolol

 

[nowarning]

Didn't fall off the plane once, took it pretty slow though because

Spoiler

I was loving seeing the enemies from sky chase again

I was never into SaTAM, AoSTH was my shit

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Alright SonicGAF.

Here I was, ready to be a good boy. Ready to patiently wait for the PC release.

But nooooo, y'all gotta carry on 'bout how this is the best Sonic game in years. How it's better than the original 16-bit games. How the soundtrack is beyond God-tier. How it's such an amaaaaaaazing experience.

Y'all made me do this.

Spoiler

be back in a few hours lolol

Enjoy!

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I wish they had the Red Rings from Generation, I enjoyed exploring the levels for those as it helped me learn their layout and I'd love collecting those for unlocks rather than Blue Sphere, which still could've been in as a bonus game.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Didn't fall off the plane once, took it pretty slow though because

Spoiler

I was loving seeing the enemies from sky chase again

I was never into SaTAM, AoSTH was my shit

My man. AOSTH all day.

 

[J@hranimo]

You can even play that one in level select as Knuckles or Tails wich is also neat.

Loved the final boss tbh. Was kinda unique classic Sonic wise.

Spoiler

full control over Super Sonic at the final boss and fly at will no sidescrolling etc. And the conflict between Robotnik and the Emperor Badnik was cool fighting for the infinite gem

Wait, Tails and Knuckles?!?! Oh yeah I definitely need to finish those playthroughs then. It mght be my favorite one as well, I bet it would be fun to speedrun it with that dash ability.

Alright SonicGAF.

Here I was, ready to be a good boy. Ready to patiently wait for the PC release.

But nooooo, y'all gotta carry on 'bout how this is the best Sonic game in years. How it's better than the original 16-bit games. How the soundtrack is beyond God-tier. How it's such an amaaaaaaazing experience.

Y'all made me do this.

Spoiler

be back in a few hours lolol

And soon you'll own the best handheld Sonic game

Have fun!

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Wait, Tails and Knuckles?!?! Oh yeah I definitely need to finish those playthroughs then. It mght be my favorite one as well, I bet it would be fun to speedrun it with that dash ability.



And soon you'll own the best handheld Sonic game

Have fun!

This is true by default. We need portable Sonic 3&K already.

 

[Falk]

DarkspinesSonic clears all 7 special stages in like 2 minutes.

of COURSE DarkspinesSonic speedruns anything 3D sonic

 

[Fractology]

Real dumb question here, but how is the length of this game? What incentives are there to replay the levels? Can you blow through it in 2 hours or is it a little meatier than that? It's been ages since I played a proper 2D Sonic and can't remember anything about how long they can be.

 

[Guess Who]

Real dumb question here, but how is the length of this game? What incentives are there to replay the levels? Can you blow through it in 2 hours or is it a little meatier than that? It's been ages since I played a proper 2D Sonic and can't remember anything about how long they can be.

I'd say a basic first-level-to-last-level first run is about three hours. The incentives for replay are:

1) There's lots of routes through levels you won't see in one run.
2) Tails and Knuckles have exclusive routes Sonic can't access.
3) Knuckles has a slightly different story and a few things exclusive to his route.
4) There's unlockables of various kinds gated behind clearing bonus stages, including some that allow for slightly different gameplay styles.
5) If you don't get all the Chaos Emeralds in your first run, you can keep playing for them to unlock Super Sonic and

Spoiler

the real final boss

.
6) There's a great time attack mode with near-instant level restarts for perfecting your runs.

 

[gafneo]

So I unlocked everything by doing all the blue sphere and UFO chase modes. A new blue sphere mode unlocks in the menu but is just giving me a medal for completing it. Not sure if the new ones are being kept track of. Has anyone beat all Blue Pheres under Extras in both Mania and Origional?

 

[Sciz]

I wish they had the Red Rings from Generation, I enjoyed exploring the levels for those as it helped me learn their layout and I'd love collecting those for unlocks rather than Blue Sphere, which still could've been in as a bonus game.

Yeah, I would've been all over a red ring hunt for unlocks, while leaving the bonus stages as something shorter and more immediately useful. Probably the game's biggest misstep.