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[Teknoman]

lol Sonic the HEADGEHOG

 

[Hero of Legend]

Edit: Damn, beaten. XD

 

[Alphahawk]

I'm still rather confused at why a Weezer song from 1994 ended up on Sega's site. The song itself in no way fits with Sonic so it can't be the main theme, and it's already been confirmed that there going with a traditional Sonic soundtrack so it's not level music.

WHAT IS IT?

 

[Eric C]

So we had Street Fighter 4, now we have Sonic 4. Is there any chance on earth Nintendo goes all out and makes a SMB 4? Or should we just consider SMW to be the unofficial "4" at this point?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

lol Sonic the HEADGEHOG

I get it. Because these days his head is twice the size of his body.

 

[Diablohead]

This thread makes me want to go back and play some classic Sonic. I almsot want to say something positive about Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, but I won't.


:O You said the f-word!

Those little friends are his real buddies, the ones you save! So heart warming

 

[Teknoman]

Jingle's at http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicTheHedgehog4/swf/sound.mp3 , I see a few things I want to pull out...

Edit: I like how it loads up a meg and a half flv of clouds. Pretty to look at by itself, though.



On the right is a piece of art found in the Sonic Screensaver for the PC, take a look at the bottom.

So they had a plan for episodes awhile ago?

Also is the Headgehog part just a result of bad engrish?

 

[Azure Dream]

Already beaten on Huelin's request.

At least I have these:

Free to anyone who wants them, just rehost yourself, same as before.

 

[BocoDragon]

So we had Street Fighter 4, now we have Sonic 4. Is there any chance on earth Nintendo goes all out and makes a SMB 4? Or should we just consider SMW to be the unofficial "4" at this point?

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Mind = Super Blown

This means Yoshi's Island is SMB5.

 

[Poohblaster]

I wish they would've gone with the Sonic 2 look, that's my personal preferance. But, hey at least there is no way a modern developer like Sega can screw up a side scroller right?
*crickets*

 

[Firestorm]

Yup. The basic idea is that Irwin distributed Sega stuff in Canada during the late 80s and very early 90s... and their plan was basically to put "Genesis" on the PAL box art and call it a day. It even says "For Use With The Sega Mega Drive Video Entertainment System" on the bottom of the art. All early Canadian Genesis games were like this.

Eventually Sega themselves (Sega of America?) took over Canadian distribution so around 1992 or so we started to see regular USA box art in Canada.

That actually tricked me as I thought Genesis games were region free until my uncle brought back a Mega Drive game from Europe which wouldn't work =/

Mind = Super Blown

This means Yoshi's Island is SMB5.

Not unless you count Wario Land 4 as Super Mario Land 7.

 

[Anth0ny]

Part one? 4 fingers up?

They had this shit all planned out :lol

 

[Dark Octave]

working on it :lol

edit: dammit, beaten :lol

edit 2:
here's the url for the music track
http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicTheHedgehog4/swf/sound.mp3

I have to admit, it's growing on me

It's ok but I wish they stuck with an updated version of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwGKt481rNM

Anyway, can't wait for the game. Hopes are high...again.

 

[Azure Dream]

The mp3's labeled, so this is definitely "XXX S4E1 Title Screen 0202".

Mind = Super Blown

This means Yoshi's Island is SMB5.

There's been a long argument about this, I forget the topic. Yoshi's Island is a Super Mario game, but it wasn't technically Super Mario World 2. That was something they added for the US release. Even then a Super Mario World 2 wouldn't necessarily be a Super Mario 5.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

There's been a long argument about this, I forget the topic. Yoshi's Island is a Super Mario game, but it wasn't technically Super Mario World 2. That was something they added for the US release. Even then a Super Mario World 2 wouldn't necessarily be a Super Mario 5.

Hrm it's probably like SMB4-2 then. Like FFX-2.

 

[MNC]

Mind = Super Blown

This means Yoshi's Island is SMB5.

It's also officially called Super Mario World 2, so kind of. Or a 4-2 kind of thing :lol

Edit: Beaten like my ass gets spanked in the morning

 

[BocoDragon]

So they had a plan for episodes awhile ago?

The PAL release of Sonic 3 was so much later that they already knew the cut content that was later made into "Sonic and Knuckles" was going to be reintroduced at some point.

I remember game magazines actually reported the PAL version was going to have the missing levels inserted back into the game itself... but they later scrapped those plans.

When they were prepping the PALbox art for Sonic 3, they obviously went through a stage where they were debating how to package the missing content, and they probably dubbed Sonic and Knuckles "Episode Two" or "Sonic 3: Episoide Two" at some point in development. They were toying with reflecting that fact on the PAL boxart for Sonic 3.

 

[HUELEN10]

That'll do pig hog, that'll do. :')

 

[BocoDragon]

There's been a long argument about this, I forget the topic. Yoshi's Island is a Super Mario game, but it wasn't technically Super Mario World 2. That was something they added for the US release. Even then a Super Mario World 2 wouldn't necessarily be a Super Mario 5.

Yeah I love the fact that Super Mario World is Super Mario Bros. 4 only in Japan...

...and Yoshi's Island is Super Mario World 2 only in US and PAL verisons.

 

[2 Minutes Turkish]

That'll do pig hog, that'll do. :')

Sonic 3 pighog looks so fucking bad :lol :lol :lol But that's the beauty of great games. You don't sweat the unimportant shit.

Goes in this order.

Sonic 2 > Sonic 4 > Sonic 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sonic CD

Sonic 3 shouldn't be there it's so bad :lol :lol :lol

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Sonic 3 pighog looks so fucking bad :lol :lol :lol But that's the beauty of great games. You don't sweat the unimportant shit.

Goes in this order.

Sonic 2 > Sonic 4 > Sonic 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sonic CD

Sonic 3 shouldn't be there it's so bad :lol :lol :lol

Yet Sonic 3 is the best Sonic game of them all...

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Sonic 3 pighog looks so fucking bad :lol :lol :lol But that's the beauty of great games. You don't sweat the unimportant shit.

Goes in this order.

Sonic 2 > Sonic 4 > Sonic 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sonic CD

Sonic 3 shouldn't be there it's so bad :lol :lol :lol

I'm pretty sure its a crime to say anything bad about Sonic 3. There is nothing wrong it the game. It is pure gaming bliss. Now repent or may the Carnival Barrel find you in your slumber and never allow you to progress back into waking life.

 

[ColonelColon]

I'm still rather confused at why a Weezer song from 1994 ended up on Sega's site. The song itself in no way fits with Sonic so it can't be the main theme, and it's already been confirmed that there going with a traditional Sonic soundtrack so it's not level music.

WHAT IS IT?

Maybe it will play during credits?

 

[HUELEN10]

I'm pretty sure its a crime to say anything bad about Sonic 3. There is nothing wrong it the game. It is pure gaming bliss. Now repent or may the Carnival Barrel find you in your slumber and never allow you to progress back into waking life.

I must be one of the few people on here who did not have trouble with the barrel. ZIt goes up and down, I want it to go MORE up and down, so I press up and down! Makes sense to me. Then again, I didn't play it as a kid, so maybe that's why?

Sonic 3 pighog looks so fucking bad :lol :lol :lol But that's the beauty of great games. You don't sweat the unimportant shit.

Goes in this order.

Sonic 2 > Sonic 4 > Sonic 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sonic CD

Sonic 3 shouldn't be there it's so bad :lol :lol :lol

I still wish they would have just used the actual box logo for part of the Sonic CD title screen.

I don't get tired of saying that I love this. I just love it.

 

[MisterHero]

Yet Sonic 3 is the best Sonic game of them all...

best Genesis Sonic game you mean cuz CD is clearly superior

you can fucking time travel

 

[Hero of Legend]

That'll do pig hog, that'll do. :')

Well I just got through removing the subtitle myself, here it is at full-size anyway:

 

[Calcaneus]

smw=smb4.jpg

Holy Crap. Why didn't they stick with that name for the US version?

 

[Teknoman]

Title song is growing on me...

 

[2 Minutes Turkish]

I'm pretty sure its a crime to say anything bad about Sonic 3. There is nothing wrong it the game. It is pure gaming bliss. Now repent or may the Carnival Barrel find you in your slumber and never allow you to progress back into waking life.

Yet Sonic 3 is the best Sonic game of them all...

I never said the GAME sucked.

Read my post again, I actually said that's the beauty of a GREAT game, you don't care about unimportant shit.

By unimportant shit, I meant the title screen.

It's only the title screen of 3 that was horrendous. The game itself is fucking awesome.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I never said the GAME sucked.

Read my post again, I actually said that's the beauty of a GREAT game, you don't care about unimportant shit.

By unimportant shit, I meant the title screen.

It's only the title screen of 3 that was horrendous. The game itself is fucking awesome.

That's why I said "yet".

 

[HUELEN10]

Title song is growing on me...

Do we know for sure that that is the title song?

EDIT: Yeah, we do...

Specifically for the first episode? Hmm...

 

[celebi23]

Do we know for sure that that is the title song?

Yeah, the http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicTheHedgehog4/swf/sound.mp3 file has a title in the Annotation section "XXX_S4EP1_title_screen_0202". I have to admit, it's catchy

edit: Damn, beaten. Nice to see a fellow Mac user HUELEN10

 

[2 Minutes Turkish]

That's why I said "yet".

I know, it was easier to reply to both quotes in one hit

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I never said the GAME sucked.

Read my post again, I actually said that's the beauty of a GREAT game, you don't care about unimportant shit.

By unimportant shit, I meant the title screen.

It's only the title screen of 3 that was horrendous. The game itself is fucking awesome.

That's why I said 'anything'.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I'm Sculli's complete lack of surprise.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

*Fistbump*

 

[HUELEN10]

Avatar if anyone wants it. Had to crop it, because shrinking the whole thing to such a small size just made it looks pretty fugly.

Yeah, the http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicTheHedgehog4/swf/sound.mp3 file has a title in the Annotation section "XXX_S4EP1_title_screen_0202". I have to admit, it's catchy

edit: Damn, beaten. Nice to see a fellow Mac user HUELEN10

Likewise.

 

[RobbieNick]

They've made four 2D games in the last 5 years, all of which were shit. 2D alone proves nothing.

Bull.

Sonic Advance 1 & 2 were great. Sonic Rush was AWESOME (Except that fucking sixth world where it was so easy to fall and die.) Sonic Rush Adventure was decent but not perfect.

Now, Sonic Advance 3 sucked and Sonic Rivals 1 & 2 were okay if in multiplayer. Otherwise, boring.

Oh!! Sonic pocket Adventure. That was a great one as well.

 

[-PXG-]

Avatar if anyone wants it/ Had to crop it, because shrinking the whole thing to such a small size just made it looks pretty fugly.

yoink

will rehost

 

[RagnarokX]

Title song is growing on me...

Not as good as Sonic 1 and Sonic 2, but beats the crap out of Sonic 3.

What? I thought that Sonic & Knuckles had the weakest one, and that Sonic 3's kicked it's ass! That is the only thing that saddened me when locking-on, that song was gone.

It's too surfer-y. Lock-on fixes it.

 

[HUELEN10]

Not as good as Sonic 1 and Sonic 2, but beats the crap out of Sonic 3.

What? I thought that Sonic & Knuckles had the weakest one, and that Sonic 3's kicked it's ass! That is the only thing that saddened me when locking-on, that song was gone.

 

[Jet Grind Radio!]

I just listened to the sound file. Is it supposed to be the Title Screen track? If so, I like that it started with the snare.

 

[WillyFive]

Not as good as Sonic 1 and Sonic 2, but beats the crap out of Sonic 3.

Sonic 3's theme song is superior to Sonic 1 and 2 and CD.

Spoiler

bbbbBBBBEEEEEEeeewwwwwwwwnnnnnnn da da da da da da da...da da da da da duh da duh da da.....

That said, I don't like this new theme. It's missing a melody, an identity. It's just "a game from the Genesis era" instead of "Sonic 4".

Holy Crap. Why didn't they stick with that name for the US version?

By going past the trilogy, it starts to become milkage, so they made it a new series.

So ever since, a new console means a new series. Yoshi's Island was Mario World 2, and of course, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the second Mario 3D Wii game.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Ya'll be trippin', Sonic CD plainly has the best title screen. Mainly because Sonic doesn't look like he suffers from scoliosis.

 

[WillyFive]

Ya'll be trippin', Sonic CD plainly has the best title screen. Mainly because Sonic doesn't look like he suffers from scoliosis.

What!? Heck no! That is by far the worst one! Seems like the guy who did the art for it had scoliosis. The opening video, however, is awesome.

 

[Inferno313]

Ya'll be trippin', Sonic CD plainly has the best title screen. Mainly because Sonic doesn't look like he suffers from scoliosis.

No.

Only because I can't unsee the fact that it says "Sonic CD The Hedgehog."

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Avatar if anyone wants it. Had to crop it, because shrinking the whole thing to such a small size just made it looks pretty fugly.

This inspired me.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Sonic 3 logo make sonic look like he has downsyndrome

 

[HUELEN10]

So currently, I have one major question about this game. Where does it take place in the series' chronology (laugh all you want, but it honestly piques my curiosity just a bit.)? We know it happens following the destruction of the Death Egg on Angel Island with Sonic taking a break and exploring new territories, but how long since that event is the question at hand...

I always thought it safe to assume that part of the chronology happens in this order.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles then Sonic Advance then Sonic Advance 2 then Sonic Adventure (DX)

Based on that, where do you think this will fall? Spoilerbox below has explanations on this order.

Spoiler

Why this order? Well, after Sonic 3 & Knuckles we see that Sonic Advance has very close plot to the genny games, as well as similar badniks as well. In Sonic Advance 2, we meet cream and see that some of these enemies have become slightly more modern as well. We also meet one of, if not the first robot of Eggman's new E-Series, the E-100 Alpha aka ZERO. In Sonic Adventure DX, a mostly unaltered port, we see even more advances in Eggman's robots, as well as the rest of the E-Series. In the DX port, we also see Cream. BTW, this is very abridged version on this possible timeline. I've been debating it with others for quite some time, not that it matters at all. (Don't get me STARTED on the Mario timeline though...)