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Sonic Mania (8-15-2017, SEGA/Taxman/Headcannon/PagodaWest, PS4/XB1/PC/NX)
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Elfforkusu
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BWAHP
You and me both, friend. The more original content, the better.
Giant rings, judging from this tweet.
celsowmbr
Banned
IronicSonic
Member
balladofwindfishes
Member
Let's get some Flying Battery in this game.
My favorite S3+K stage.
My favorite S3+K stage.
They were in a number of Gamespot and such gameplay videos.
For folks who are curious what this game looks like at "native resolution", which appears to be 424x240, I used some screenshots that were released to approximate it.
It really is the 32x game that never was. I hope the PC release allows native resolution.
sixteen-bit
Member
that's close to 3DS res, right?
Sonic Mania is slightly wider (3DS top screen is effectively 400x240), but it's pretty close.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I really wish this game was using the Sonic 3&K look.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
lol 3DS technology
TheCongressman1
Member
cool !
Interesting, it's wireframed. Either they're just like that for the demo, to tease, or that plays into how you can access them.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Or it's a suggestion that the special stages themselves will use polygons/wireframes.
Any chance of a new Tornado's stage or even a cutscene?
As much as I love how cool Sky Chase Zone was... They need to stop trying to recreate it. It was great for its novelty but it's terrible for gameplay. Every single attempt to make another Sky Chase Zone has been awful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0fe9ny5pk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sk3kZBhNGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdpSq0xIjQ
https://youtu.be/GTxaRDXNfuc?t=2m26s
Sonic 4 and Sonic Lost World even used the superior Genesis Tornado. Sonic 4's version has sections where you get off the Tornado for a while and you have to fight Metal Sonic with it, but all that stuff just made the level longer and more tedious. It's just not a concept that can carry a whole level.
If they do something like it they should have it take up the first 1 minute of a level max and then Sonic gets off the Tornado and it becomes a traditional level. Or bring it back as a special stage like Lost World for chaos emeralds.
Do we know exactly how the Retro Engine works? It's possible everything is actually polygons, most of them flat, with sprites as textures.
TheCongressman1
Member
Could be, I didn't think about it that way because the player I saw runs through one and it just didn't do anything.
Horns aren't corny! You're just weird about horns.I remember you telling me to lay off the saxophone on some of my other songs
I do love them in cases like Casinopolis! In general, actually, they're cool.
What I'm more frigid about are particular 80's/90's pop vibe being used today, and thinking about it now, I may have mixed up the brass instrument in question with similar sounding synthesis.
But I think that kind of vibe was popular in 90's anime and Sonic CD JP certainly carried elements of it in certain stages.
(Sidenote: 0:24 onwards has that particular instrument that irks me ;p)
Ginger Hail
Member
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Okay...?
RubyEclipse
Sega of America
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
I definitely appreciate that you guys want to keep the demo exclusive to events to help promote said events, but once the big events are out of the way it'd be really nice if the demo saw a public release.
And I'm also excited to see more of the game!
He's just joking about his tagline.
stan423321
Member
My personal intuition is that they should fill when activated. Could be wrong though.
I guess they're wireframed to show that they're disabled for the demo, but they're in there to still serve as a tease, maybe?
Ristifer
Member
Thanks for everything you're doing! Can't wait to see more of the game. Although, I'm going to try and not spoil myself too much before it releases.Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Cool. Oh fuck it I'll get tickets to summer of sonic why not?Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
SOLD OUT WHAT THE FUCK?!
Boo Ruby. Boo. Stop advertising things I can't go to.
Last year, your tweets in the official account made me buy a (used) copy of Sonic 2006, they were just that good. Looking forward to your posts about this new game, even though I'll probably get it day one already. Can't wait to see more about it.Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Keep up the good work!
Second. All good though.
Ristifer
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The SoS twitter account said there were still tickets available as of yesterday. Maybe it sold out...? But I assumed there were still spots left.
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
How did you manage to make this happen.
hooowwwwww
Waddle Dee
Member
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
No, thank you and the rest of your team for giving us such an amazing looking game. I'm dying to try it out! Haven't been this excited for a game in maybe over a decade!
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Ahhh, I literally grabbed tickets out of impulse moments before it showed up as sold out. Cannot wait to play Sonic Mania
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Thank you so much for the two big announcements; Sonic Mania & Sonic '17. Both brought such positive vibes to the franchise and I can't wait to hear more about them! Sonic Mania is a dream come true for fans of the Classic series and its amazing that SEGA is finally letting the community work with Sonic Team to make an brand new Sonic experience.
Sonic is in a good spot now thanks to a number of factors, and its all thanks to you, the developers working on these great projects and SEGA for understanding what people want out of the series.
Its an amazing time to be a fan of the Sonic franchise and thank you for being a part of that.
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Amy. Playable.
I dunno if it was you who made this possible, but if it was... thank you. It looks fantastic.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
I don't necessarily think it has to be one or the other. Just because the core of the game is 2D sprites doesn't mean Retro Engine is locked down to only ever using 2D sprites. This isn't Unity.
I'd take Vector before Amy
Amy in Sonic Advance was weird
BlazeHedgehog
Member
(disregard)
Mr Waluigi
Banned
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
hi mr twitter mememan
I have one question. How much input does Sonic Team have in this? I am probably in the minority but part of why I buy Sonic games is because Sonic Team makes or at least directs them. However, from what I can find online, this is purely done by indie developers without anyone from Sonic Team helping? I would have thought that it would be a collaboration between both instead, at least to some degree.
But that is only a minor issue. The game looks fantastic and made me remember my love for the classic Sonic games. It seems to bring back literally everything that everyone loved from Sonic CD and 3&K, while standing on its own as an original title, which couldn't get any better. This is amazing.
Izuka and one of the art directors from Sonic CD & Knuckles Chaotix is on board & overseeing production on the game. They are even helping Taxman & Company with the original zones appearing in Mania!
Mr Waluigi
Banned
Okay, that's great, thanks! I was worried it would be a case of Sega basically turning a fangame into an official release (like Capcom did with Street Fighter X Mega Man) but if people from Sonic Team are helping with things beside production, this is great news to my ears.
Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
You're a good egg, Ruby. I'm sorry the stream/event didn't go as seamlessly as you would have liked to, but I hope the excitement has made it all worth it.
I'm excited for Project 2017 too! Can't wait to hear more.
Saw this being discussed on Sonic Retro, but does anyone think the teal represents something? If I remember the classics correctly, they liked to use colours to reference playable characters and whatnot.
It's probably nothing, but it's fun to speculate.
SolidSnakex
Member
March-May. And it's digital only as of now.
wrestleman
Member
Normally you could maybe dismiss it, but there are pretty clearly colors there for Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The teal could be a thing to discuss, actually.
Seven Force
Banned
I actually don't mind this one too much, if only for playing like a ghetto Panzer Dragoon game (Wasn't there a scrapped dragon boss for this bit? A PD tribute might have actually been the intent of Sky Chase), which is far more inoffensive than practically every other Sky Chase variant in the series.
stan423321
Member
Would be even better if it came with messed up animations like Wechnia/************* Chaotix... glitch... leftover... thing
Shadowlink
Member
Not to sure if you're able to answer this, but is there a reason why this is skipping Wii U/3DS? My assumption is that they haven't ported the Retro Engine on either consoles.Hey GAF!
Been waiting so long to finally show you guys this game. Reading all the posts here has been amazing - thank you so much for the support. Seriously.
We've been planning this for some time, and the entire team behind the project are all extremely talented. As we go forward, we plan to tour the game around even more so that more people can get some time to play it and really experience how good it is. (Up next is Summer of Sonic in the UK.)
So excited to show you guys what comes next for this one!
Definitely excited to be able to play this next year!
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