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[Dark Schala]

I'm sure we all know that I never liked special stages, blue sphere is the only one I sort of liked and the hyper emeralds did their best to ruin that.

Someone needs to tell me why Sonic 1 SMS/GG's special stages are their favourites because I'm having trouble understanding it.

Triple Trouble's special stages were alright.

Extra work?! in the holidays?! well I guess it paid off, seeing Math always throws me for a loop, the lack of an s on the end just feels so wrong to my limey self.

Yup! I had to get my work done before playing games or going out to run around and play. My parents are strict. And if it makes you feel better, my parents call it "maths" too (from a former British colony, my mom's great-great grandfather was British, etc.). I don't because I was raised here and became very accustomed to Canadian English (which is basically American English at times with British spellings, some accents thrown here and there, and some interesting vocalization of some vowels).

 

[Professor Beef]

Beef liked Sonic Rivals, iirc.

Jesus, Beef...

Was it bad?

It wasn't bad for a Sonic game. It wasn't good enough to make me want to waste energy defending it, though.

How dare you call me that!

You're still talking about that? Pfft, you really ARE slow.

 

[LakeEarth]

As an SNES kid growing up, I never got a chance to beat Sonic 1 and 2, but they showed up on PS+ so I thought what the hell. Of course I got to save, which made things a bit easier. Frustratingly good times. I didn't find any of the chaos emeralds, perhaps for a later playthrough.

How annoying is Tails constantly making the dying 'dun' noise? Dude dies 10 times a stage.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

You mean how increasingly hilarious Tails' deaths are? Very much so! Especially underwater!

Although you can turn Tails off in the options menu if you're feeling particularly nice to him today

 

[Shadow Hog]

As an SNES kid growing up, I never got a chance to beat Sonic 1 and 2, but they showed up on PS+ so I thought what the hell. Of course I got to save, which made things a bit easier. Frustratingly good times. I didn't find any of the chaos emeralds, perhaps for a later playthrough.

How annoying is Tails constantly making the dying 'dun' noise? Dude dies 10 times a stage.

I can't vouch for the versions with the awful front-end preventing you from accessing the game's title screen (which would probably be the versions you have), but in the original Genesis version, you can easily turn Tails off. Or play as Tails and have Sonic turned off. Even lowers the margins for passing the Special Stages accordingly.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Tails made the Metropolis boss a cinch, therefore he's forever useful!

 

[Dark Schala]

As an SNES kid growing up, I never got a chance to beat Sonic 1 and 2, but they showed up on PS+ so I thought what the hell. Of course I got to save, which made things a bit easier. Frustratingly good times. I didn't find any of the chaos emeralds, perhaps for a later playthrough.

How annoying is Tails constantly making the dying 'dun' noise? Dude dies 10 times a stage.

You can't turn Tails off in that version? And like JC said, it's more funny than annoying. It's even funnier in Sonic 2006.

That's what a lot of my friends, who exclusively played Nintendo consoles, told me. They tried Sonic games for the first time ever with the VC and (surprisingly to them) had fun with it. Dismayed that they stayed away from the Genesis games for so long.

 

[Professor Beef]

Sonic 2 was my first Sonic when I finally got a Genesis in the PS1 era. Then I played Comix Zone, and the rest is history.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

My younger brother would always plug in a second controller and play as Tails. I can't believe he had the patience. I was always running ahead of him and rarely stopping for him to catch up

 

[Nocturnowl]

Someone needs to tell me why Sonic 1 SMS/GG's special stages are their favourites because I'm having trouble understanding it.

Oh yeah, these are the ones I do like.
Well for one they stick to the standard playstyle whilst playing around with the pinball like nature of the games. But more importantly they feel like an actual bonus opportunity with the continue box hidden in each one and the vast amount of rings, there's no real goal you have to attain aside from reaching the exit in time, you just jump in, collect a bunch of what's there and leave with your goodies and if you don't make it out it's your own greed that stopped you (or getting spring stuck).
You don't start going through an increasingly strict number of one chance minigames for a trinket that often end up being far too annoying to be considered much of a bonus, when i'm actively avoiding something that's supposed to be a bonus then it's not really a bonus to me.

Sonic 1 MS basically channels the feeling of entering a coin filled room in a mario game, it's just for fun and the reward isn't locked behind whatever the task of the day is.

Plus the music is flipping awesome.

Yup! I had to get my work done before playing games or going out to run around and play. My parents are strict. And if it makes you feel better, my parents call it "maths" too (from a former British colony, my mom's great-great grandfather was British, etc.). I don't because I was raised here and became very accustomed to Canadian English (which is basically American English at times with British spellings, some accents thrown here and there, and some interesting vocalization of some vowels).

Canadian English sounds like a messy melting pot of English, though being on the internet with a lot of American English i'm falling into similar trappings as far as spelling goes.

You're still talking about that? Pfft, you really ARE slow.

*GASP* something said! not good!

 

[BlackJace]

I still maintain that the night stage music is the best music in all of Sonic Unleashed. They're so damn chill.

Because literally nobody has played Sonic Rivals.

This song is absolutely orgasmic on my new fancy shmancy headphones. Dat bass.


And Rivals was fun guys.

 

[Emitan]

Sonic Ungergrou~nd
Something something their mother would be proud
Sonic Undergrou~nd

Mario has the monopoly on bluegrass. Sonic better stay away.

Bluegrass Hill Zone

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Mariotehplumber doesn't appreciate the use of a classic Sonic plushie to tease Sonic Adventure 3. Not much of a fan of Billy Hatcher, either.

 

[qq more]

So is Mariotehplumber actually serious or is it all of a parody?

 

[Meccanical]

So is Mariotehplumber actually serious or is it all of a parody?

What answer would please you more?

 

[qq more]

What answer would please you more?

Both would please me about the same, I'm just curious.

 

[Meccanical]

Both would please me about the same, I'm just curious.

Oh.

It's all serious.

 

[qq more]

This guy is soooooo angry. He makes me look like the calmest person in the whole world.

In speaking of... I sort of can't help but notice I don't swear as much as I've used to... What's happening to meeee?!?!

 

[Sciz]

Missed seeing this by a few days. I'm slipping.

The second act of the epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event BEGINS HERE! “When Worlds Collide” Part Five of Twelve: Sonic, Mega Man, Tails and Proto Man enter the strange world of the Skull Egg Zone. They don’t receive a warm welcome, either, as the Genesis Unit and Copy Robot attack! Drs. Eggman and Wily wait in the wings with an even more sinister surprise waiting to be unleashed! You cannot miss this action-packed issue, featuring new cover art by Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante, and choose YOUR favorite hero with the “Team Sonic” and “Team Mega Man” variant covers!

"When Worlds Collide" Part Six of Twelve: The crossover mega-event reaches its half-way point! On the eve of Sonic the Hedgehog's landmark 250th issue, Sonic, Tails, Mega Man and Proto Man are confronted by Drs. Eggman and Wily and the eight Roboticized Masters! Why do they look so familiar to Sonic? Do our heroes even stand a chance?! Featuring stunning new cover art from Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, and a special 16-Bit pixel art variant cover!

The Genesis Unit. Of course it'd be the Genesis Unit. <3

"Roboticized Masters" is good too.

 

[qq more]

Are these even out yet??? I want to get my hands on them! It's also great to see the Genesis Unit getting noticed. Wily Tower was a great little game.

 

[Seven Force]

Mariotehplumber doesn't appreciate the use of a classic Sonic plushie to tease Sonic Adventure 3. Not much of a fan of Billy Hatcher, either.

why is he in a basement

Missed seeing this by a few days. I'm slipping.

The Genesis Unit. Of course it'd be the Genesis Unit. <3

"Roboticized Masters" is good too.

These covers are really great.

 

[Professor Beef]

I must have all of those Sonic x Mega Man issues.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

why is he in a basement

Because angry, obsessive nerds live in basements.

 

[GAMERG0D]

I have 3200 MSP and have no idea what to spend them on...I already have every Sonic game on XBLA. <_<

 

[Meccanical]

I have 3200 MSP and have no idea what to spend them on...I already have every Sonic game on XBLA. <_<

Buy JSRF and play it because I cannot.

(._. )

 

[Nocturnowl]

I have 3200 MSP and have no idea what to spend them on...I already have every Sonic game on XBLA. <_<

Mark of the Ninja.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I have 3200 MSP and have no idea what to spend them on...I already have every Sonic game on XBLA. <_<

Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
Geometry Wars 2
Mark of the mothafuckin' Ninja*
Shadow Complex
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Outland
Spelunky
Castle Crashers
Splosion Man
Ms. Splosion Man
Rez HD
Hard Corps: Uprising

Any of these great games should do you fine

*may not be actual title

 

[ShadiWulf]

MTP isn't happy that SEGA is trolling him with the classic Sonic plushie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdrtcXLybM

 

[Nocturnowl]

*may not be actual title

But it should be.

 

[BlackJace]

Beautiful covers, I must say.

 

[Diablohead]

Tails got the short straw on that last cover.

 

[Emitan]

I have 3200 MSP and have no idea what to spend them on...I already have every Sonic game on XBLA. <_<

MARK OF THE NINJA

 

[Professor Beef]

MARK OF THE NINJA

I just looked at a gameplay video of this. I must have it. Please tell me it's for PS3.

 

[Emitan]

I just looked at a gameplay video of this. I must have it. Please tell me it's for PS3.

It's on PC

 

[TheOGB]

Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
Geometry Wars 2
Mark of the mothafuckin' Ninja*
Shadow Complex
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Outland
Spelunky
Castle Crashers
Splosion Man
Ms. Splosion Man
Rez HD
Hard Corps: Uprising

Any of these great games should do you fine

*may not be actual title

Seconded

Spoiler

Thanks for reminding me to try out MotN >.>

 

[GAMERG0D]

Buy JSRF and play it because I cannot.

(._. )

Geometry Wars 2
Outland
Spelunky
Rez HD

Any of these great games should do you fine

*may not be actual title

These are the only games I don't have. Been thinking about Outland and Spelunky.

 

[Professor Beef]

It's on PC

Fuck.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I just looked at a gameplay video of this. I must have it. Please tell me it's for PS3.

Mark of the Ninja is like 15 years of stealth game mechanics refined and perfected into one single title. The fundamental flaws of the genre have been studied by it’s developers, and they found a way around it. No longer is playing with your character a battle of the various buttons and clumsy systems; I’ve never played a stealth game that controls as fluidly, as fast, as intuitively. No longer are you ever left wondering just how many enemies are in an area to take into account; the 2d plane and smart visual design choices make sleuthing accessible to anyone. No longer are you scared of experimentation because you don’t know how visible you are, or how loud your actions are; enemy line-of-sights are clearly visible, as are the pulses on-screen that clearly indicates the range of noise you make. Despite all this streamlining and polishing, depth isn’t sacrificed: this is a game that awards (and encourages the side-objectives) player creativity BECAUSE of the superfluous fluff has been removed, and affording you an incredible amount of flexibility in your playstyle. Constantly inventive, as every level seems to bring a new toy for you to play with, or new clever environmental hazard to think about, never letting you settle into anything approaching monotony. It's the rare kinda game that sacrifices neither depth nor sheer playability, a game built on the backs of others but comes across as nothing else but itself. I’ve had some great experiences this year, but no game stunned me with it’s fresh, accessible, brilliant design the way Mark of the Ninja did. This shit should be studied. It’s a goddamn revelation. - a very handsome, modest user

I'd trust those impressions!

 

[Kokonoe]

Is that a Robot Master Shadow? that is quite cool.

I'm going to have to acquire these Mega Man X Sonic comics as these are looking pretty great.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I can finally go back to reading Archie Sonic again!

 

[qq more]

That reminds me I need to finish Sonic Legacy Vol 2 and buy that Mega Man Vol 4 comic.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I need the next Knuckles Archive to come out

 

[Noi]

I'm on Chapter 7. I just... really don't wanna play it at night or when I'm home alone.

You're a grown-ass lady, toughen up! I'll accept no less than playing the last chapter with your only light source being a single lit candle. It's so creeeeeepy (the chapter, that is).

 

[BlackJace]

Bahahahaha, I just noticed Schala's avatar. Lose a bet or something?

 

[qq more]

Bahahahaha, I just noticed Schala's avatar. Lose a bet or something?

I won the swearing challenge so she decided to change her avatar


funny that I changed my avatar to the losing one despite winning... im so clever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BlackJace]

I won the swearing challenge so she decided to change her avatar


funny that I changed my avatar to the losing one despite winning... im so clever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh wow lol. Should've given her Cecil to be mean.

 

[qq more]

Oh wow lol. Should've given her Cecil to be mean.

It was tiggerkiddo's choice if I'm not mistaken. I was kind of like "do whateva" about it. I don't know FF very well.

 

[Articalys]

Just noticed that a new event was added to the schedule for the upcoming Animation on Display convention in San Francisco on Feburary 16:

Super Sonic: Behind the Scenes of Sonic the Hedgehog

Explore the rise, fall, and recent resurgence of Sonic the Hedgehog in games and other media. An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at Sonic's creation, his rise to fame in the early 90's, and his transition into 3D and the present day. Bring your questions and your passion for Sonic – all are welcomed! With Aaron Webber, Brand Manager, SEGA America

I'm going to the con anyway, so I'll stop by and see how the panel is.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Oh wow lol. Should've given her Cecil to be mean.

My one choice was Rosa in Cecil's arms...

 

[Sciz]

And here's a Mega Man cover:

Which is an homage to this boxart.