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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread: Green Hills and Laughing Iizukas
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How the game looks overall. It looks/animates like Shadow the Hedgehog. Doesn't surprise me, but still horrifying.
Well.. same development team.. Sonic Team USA
Sonic Team USA Tribute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ARXHy9KP8k
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
What a coincidence as I saw that this was posted today.
Edit: That song would be nice as an instrumental, actually...
I'm not going to lie, I actually do like that song. However, I first heard it in Sonic Generations, and I posted the song to represent Shadow at his worst to make it a perfect combination of horrible. I would have done Silver, but I think the combination with Shadow holding a realistic gun is more potent.
Also hoping qqmore will click it.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
This t-shirt. I want it.
I can't even..This t-shirt. I want it.
Confession time:
I like Shadow The Hedgehog's OST. Well, mainly the level themes and maybe "All Hail Shadow", as much as I disagree with the song's title. The only good thing about the game :lol
Shadow Hog
Member
Incidentally, I really, really like Sonic 3D. Not even ironically. It doesn't feature the same gameplay as the mainline Sonic series, sure, but I still really enjoyed what we did get. Mostly the Saturn/PC versions, though; don't have as much fondness for the Genesis version's soundtrack, or how off-blue Sonic is in that version (seriously, it's like a desaturated cyan, compared to the nicer dark blue shade the other versions use). It helps to think of it as a mixture between Sonic's basic moveset and the old Sega arcade game Flicky...
Although IIRC some of the bosses are a bit bullshit. I recall having issues not hitting Spring Stadium's boss's arms (which hurt you - not the hands, which obviously would, but the arms), running away from the homing flames from Volcano Valley's boss without falling into the lava like an idiot, and the blue fluff attack in Panic Puppet's boss that bounce around horribly unpredictably (also, its true weak point was incredibly unobvious).
It'd be great to see them recreate the Sonic Adventure 2 Super Sonic cutscene.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Yeah, I like Sonic 3D well enough as a mashup between Sonic and Flicky. Don't really get why they dropped the Flickies' Island subtitle in the US, 3D Blast doesn't convey that concept at all. Saturn version with that Richard Jacques hotness.
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, I've always thought of 3D Blast as a Sonic themed Flicky sequel instead of a proper Sonic game. Probably why I was able to get some sort of enjoyment out of the game.
Professor Beef
Banned
Genesis 3D Blast wasn't bad, it was just...slow. Not "slow" in the "i wanna go fast" sense, but more in the "this game is clunky and doesn't control nearly as well as other games."
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I played the PC version of 3D Blast.
It was made of ass.
It was made of ass.
This is certainly what I remember of it
I used to play it on WildTangent pfffffffffftttthahahahahaha
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Genesis is better because you can just play the No Flickies hack and finish every level in a reasonable length of time
Aaron Strife
Banned
Saturn version has the dope soundtrack and special stages.
so i just recently subscribed to the sonic show youtube channel, don't think i regret it, but at the same time, i think i've been scared for life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8ldqaHJcKc
watch at your own risk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8ldqaHJcKc
watch at your own risk
sonic fans on youtube are sure special :l
Box of Bunnies
Banned
I also like to play Pokemon games with the Gym Leaders modded out.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
That's not even comparable!
Box of Bunnies
Banned
You're right. Gym Leaders are much less central to the design of the game than Flickies.
Nocturnowl
Member
I don't think i've ever progressed outside the first zone of 3D blast, it's so boring. Then again i've only played the mega drive version.
I think i'd rather play Sonic Blast GG.
I think i'd rather play Sonic Blast GG.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Nocturnowl
Member
Who doesn't love getting lost in Blue Marine Zone?
See with a sentence like that for a zone with that name you'd wager it was getting lost via being absorbed in the aquatic visual wonders of the zone as opposed to it being a horrible mess that one never escapes from.
That and the visual wonders are the worst of pre rendered sprites.
Blunt and to the point, a valid point perhaps.
You're just jealous that I can get it off the 3DS VC and you still can't, I think.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
However awful Sonic 3D Blast is, we shouldn't get carried away here.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Flickie's Island is a Traveller's Tales game. It should have been part way decent. :/
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I miss Traveller's Tales old logo. And now all they do is Lego games, because they are adorable and make them a shitload of money so good for them, I guess
For the longest time, i thought it was some tiger lady with a big dress, travelling around the world telling stories. The Sega Genesis version is blurry, alright!?
For the longest time, i thought it was some tiger lady with a big dress, travelling around the world telling stories. The Sega Genesis version is blurry, alright!?
TheCongressman1
Member
For the longest time, i thought it was some tiger lady with a big dress, travelling around the world telling stories. The Sega Genesis version is blurry, alright!?
I always thought the same thing, hehe...
Shadow Hog
Member
I'm more used to the logo from Toy Story on the Genesis (pretty darn good game, btw). Will admit, an actual game starring that freak of nature would've been kind of interesting.
Blurry Genesis just makes me like my S-Video modded one even more :3
...Although now I have to put up with vertical lines of discoloration. Not so bad on the CRT I've got it hooked up to, at least, but it can be very distracting on my LCD HDTV.
Blurry Genesis just makes me like my S-Video modded one even more :3
...Although now I have to put up with vertical lines of discoloration. Not so bad on the CRT I've got it hooked up to, at least, but it can be very distracting on my LCD HDTV.
TT did the tech, Sega did the game design.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
yeeeeeees I'm not alone
and yeah, I mostly know the title from Toy Story, which is MUCH better then any 16-bit licensed platformer has any right to be. Great visuals, lots of fun gameplay variety, and boy was that Buzz nightmare boss creepy! "You don't wanna be in the way when my laser goes off"
Seven Force
Banned
I had a choice between Lion King and Toy Story when I was a kid. I went with Lion King, got stuck on that damned second stage and wished I had gone with Toy Story ever since.
can't believe no one ever posted this here
i was looking through hunnidp's youtube channel (they guy who made knuckles rap songs) and discovered this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn8usuYcCQE
pure magic
also... his facebook profile picture made me lol
can't wait to see the project hes working on with SEGA.
i was looking through hunnidp's youtube channel (they guy who made knuckles rap songs) and discovered this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn8usuYcCQE
pure magic
also... his facebook profile picture made me lol
can't wait to see the project hes working on with SEGA.
Lord British
Member
=Five Shittiest Sonic Games I Have Played=
5. Sonic Adventure 2
The Sonic stuff can't make up for everything else.
4. Sonic Heroes
GOD DAMNIT IT'S FINAL FORTRESS I KNOW HOW TO JUMP STOP HELPING ME
3. Tomy Water Game
Just gets boring after a while.
2. Knuckles Chaotix
No level design. Literally none.
1. Sonic and the Secret Rings
I put the Wiimote down and went for a piss. Came back to an A rank.
=Five Shittiest Sonic Games I Haven't Played=
5. Sonic Free Riders
Kinect, so awful by default.
4. Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
Fuck the police.
3. Tails and the Music Maker
More like who cares.
2. Sonic 2006
I hear this isn't very good.
1. Sonic Generations 3DS
Because I don't own it but all my friends do.
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And now you know.
5. Sonic Adventure 2
The Sonic stuff can't make up for everything else.
4. Sonic Heroes
GOD DAMNIT IT'S FINAL FORTRESS I KNOW HOW TO JUMP STOP HELPING ME
3. Tomy Water Game
Just gets boring after a while.
2. Knuckles Chaotix
No level design. Literally none.
1. Sonic and the Secret Rings
I put the Wiimote down and went for a piss. Came back to an A rank.
=Five Shittiest Sonic Games I Haven't Played=
5. Sonic Free Riders
Kinect, so awful by default.
4. Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car
Fuck the police.
3. Tails and the Music Maker
More like who cares.
2. Sonic 2006
I hear this isn't very good.
1. Sonic Generations 3DS
Because I don't own it but all my friends do.
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And now you know.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You would of got stuck on the RC battery level on toy story anyway though.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Heroes and Chaotix are both shit, but there's no way they're worse than Sonic Blast.
More SFM videos with Sonic: http://www.sonicretro.org/2012/08/classic-sonic-has-advice-for-you-through-source-film-maker/
Shadow Hog
Member
I'm sorry.
I don't even remember how I wound up with Toy Story on the Genesis, in retrospect. Don't really mind, though, that game gave me plenty of hours of fun as a kid. I remember The Claw's boss fight being a brick wall for me for the longest time (not so hard now, now that I have the pattern down), so I had to skip the stage more often than not.
But yeah, I picked up The Lion King for the Genesis a few years ago, complete with box (no manual), from a thrift store for a few bucks (right time, right place, I guess). I tried to play it the other day, but something about the game really puts me off. The second stage really annoys me, honestly; the ostrich segment is okay until it asks me to double-jump, so I do, and I hit the air so hard that I instantly die (I so cleared the bird's nest, why did I die anyway?). If I clear that, then I have to swing from hippo tail to hippo tail, 3-4 in a row, over a bottomless pit, only for it to turn out that the collision detection for Simba latching onto swinging things is complete ass, meaning I'll clearly be in contact with the tail and won't grab it, falling to my death, more often than not exhausting whatever lives I had spare from the ostrich segment. And if I somehow clear the tower of hippos? Another ostrich segment, only this time I don't get any warning as to what's coming up. And I still slam headfirst into solid air and die.
Okay, enter cheat code, go to third level instead... now I've got to climb a sort of zig-zag column of bones that Simba swings from (well, I don't think I have to, but I want to). Except either I'm not getting enough height, or Simba's shitty "grab onto" collision detection strikes again, because I'm going clear through the next-higher bone, despite being all over it, and falling back down. Is this my Genesis acting up? Let's boot up an emulator, cheat to the same level - nope, the collision is just as shitty on here as it is on there. Good thing this isn't a life-or-death situation...
Oh hey, a life-or-death situation, climbing this tall column with a bunch of small ledges I can just grip onto as my only means of ascending. Green... something? Instant death, rising below me? Great. Guess I can just hop my way up here oh I'm dead again. Okay, now I'm at the top - hey, there's something else up there? I wonder if I keep up the pace I can make - dammit dead again. Well, maybe if I take the first exit so I'm safe, it'll - yeah, the green slime thing just closed off access to whatever that was. Great. Okay, getting tired of this now.
It's amazing how annoying this game is after the beaut that was Aladdin. I want to say it's the same development team, but I think this game was produced about the same time several Virgin Interactive blokes broke off to form Shiny Entertainment and make the Earthworm Jim games, so maybe not?
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