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by big_smile
Sun May 13, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

Also, the translation by sth2k didn't mention that this is Eggmanland. Is this the first occurrence of that name? The earliest one I have is SA1. It first popped up in the Sonic Ova (which Sonic Team supervised), so Sonic Labyrinth must predate it. Perhaps Eggmanland was part of the Sonic series bi...
by big_smile
Thu May 10, 2018 3:18 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]
Replies: 8
Views: 10343

Re: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=j84oub7OWeA ^ A fun little fan made video about Amy in Sonic Mania. I know including a playable Amy would probably be outside of the game's budget (especially if they do her properly and make her a slower paced character), but I hope she does make a bi...
by big_smile
Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:47 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Adventures
Replies: 26
Views: 29805

Re: Sonic Mania Adventures

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

Episode 2 is out and it's just as brilliant as the first one. There's a couple of Mania Plus spoilers at the end (apparently). I don't want the game spoiled so I skipped the credits.
by big_smile
Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:48 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]
Replies: 8
Views: 10343

Re: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]

I'm glad they seem to be making special routes for Ray and Mighty. Multiple characters have failed in virtually every game since Sonic 3 &K, because they either just act as skins or they have their own routes which are too short. They certainly seem to providing a lot of content for a $5 upgrade, so...
by big_smile
Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:44 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]
Replies: 8
Views: 10343

Re: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/04/26/takashi-iizuka-explains-additions-mighty-ray-sonic-mania-plus-interview-famitsu/ ^ Translation of an interview with Sonic Team in Famitsu. Ray and Mighty are referred to as sealed characters who originally were never going to be used again. There's a co...
by big_smile
Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:52 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

This was posted on Sonic Retro by Windii: Maekawa Shiro recently made several tweets about Sonic Heroes's early planning stages, namely the team formations. In this tweet he states that they originally planned to include characters like Mighty and Ray into the game and that there were going to be 6 ...
by big_smile
Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]
Replies: 8
Views: 10343

Re: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]

Official Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUhuOwwD4n8

The updated will be released for the more than reasonable price of $5.
by big_smile
Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:46 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

Well, I always lumped the Chaos Emeralds and all those floating platforms as magic. But they probably should be more accurately be classed as other phenomena (as you have).
by big_smile
Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

It's probably an alternative continuity Sticks. While the badger hasn't appeared in any games (outside of a non-story appearance in Runners and the olympic games), she did have an episode in the official Sonic Team web comic, which furthers suggests that she's part of the universe. Although with Iiz...
by big_smile
Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:04 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

http://www.tssznews.com/2018/04/16/ian- ... idw-sonic/

Ian Flynn mentions that Sticks is considered part of the main game series. His comments tie in with Sticks Runners' profile, which also mentioned that she was a friend of Amy.
by big_smile
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:54 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]
Replies: 8
Views: 10343

Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler free thread]

Use this thread for spoiler free discussion of Mania Plus, including any official trailers. Use the other thread for discussing leaks from the version that was accidentally released early on PS4.
by big_smile
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler thread]
Replies: 4
Views: 8578

Sonic Mania Plus [Spoiler thread]

So it seems Sonic Mania Plus has been released by accident on PS4, long before Sega even released a single screenshot.

Let's keep all spoilers in this thread, at least until a few months after the game has been released proper. Take care to use spoiler tags in other threads.
by big_smile
Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Get ready for apathy
Replies: 6
Views: 8418

Re: Get ready for apathy

https://twitter.com/Tracker_TD/status/985803247393951744 Speculation that Sonic 1 might have the drop dash. I wonder if there's some legal issue with the porting the Remasters to consoles. Maybe something to do with the music (as Forces didn't have any of the classic music). It just seems bizarre th...
by big_smile
Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:02 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Get ready for apathy
Replies: 6
Views: 8418

Re: Get ready for apathy

Mega Play for Sonic is a nice touch. But the Switch was made for the Taxman/Stealth version. It would look wonderful on the Switch's lovely widescreen. Not to mention they could add in a 2P mode to work with the Switch's detachable controllers and probably even port over Ray and Mighty (although I a...
by big_smile
Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:45 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Get ready for apathy
Replies: 6
Views: 8418

Re: Get ready for apathy

The worst thing is that the Mania team have finished Plus and are now looking for work. Why isn't Sega getting them to do more ports?
by big_smile
Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:32 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Get ready for apathy
Replies: 6
Views: 8418

Re: Get ready for apathy

So the announcements are in: -Sega's releasing its own Mega Drive mini. Previous reports have said that it's just a re-release of the Flashback consoles, so that's probably not a good thing. -Shenmue 1 & 2 are being released for PS4 and Steam with Widescreen support. -Sega's brining 15 classic games...
by big_smile
Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:45 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

There was a thread about this on Sonic Retro recently: http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=37930 Basically, it looks Tails Sky Patrol was originally a Disney game as some of the earlier sprites of Bearenger resemble Peg-leg Pete. All the other characters also seem to be based on Disney ...
by big_smile
Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:21 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

Angel Island is seen floating on the Advance 2 level map and also appears to be floating in Advance 3 (and in the Sonic Shuffle ending credits). In Runners, it's mentioned that Knuckles keeps the Master Emerald in a special temple so he can go on his adventures. The game isn't clear (nor my memories...
by big_smile
Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:41 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Revenge of the nerds
Replies: 210
Views: 177023

Re: Revenge of the nerds

This was posted by MainJP on Sonic Stadium: http://speeps-highway.tumblr.com/post/161663191085/kurohaai-click-on-pictures-to-see-the http://speeps-highway.tumblr.com/post/161894919845/oh-yeah-if-anyones-wondering-the-e3-trials Basically, Sonic Adventure had lots of little references to the Mega Driv...
by big_smile
Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:30 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic Mania Adventures
Replies: 26
Views: 29805

Sonic Mania Adventures

The first episode was out today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDYbwdEn7rs It oozes with a sheer love for Sonic filled with clever references. The characterizations are also really well done. When I first heard that were dong silent shorts, I was disappointed that they would be sticking with decis...
by big_smile
Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:02 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 2018
Replies: 41
Views: 38472

Re: Sonic 2018

Naoto Ohshima just tweeted this: https://twitter.com/NaotoOhshima/status/975790031632719873 Note that Mighty has his Chaotix era shoes... and Ray's match! So that picture Ohshima posted.... Were Ray, Mighty, Vector, Max and Sonic going to be an alternative version of the Sonic band? Oshima mentione...
by big_smile
Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:43 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 2018
Replies: 41
Views: 38472

Re: Sonic 2018

Sorry, I phrased my last post poorly. I meant I wished they had kept the style of Mighty's shoes for Ray (e.g. with 1 stripe), but just changed the colour to blue. For me, Classic Tails colour scheme worked better as the red of his shoes didn't stand out much when placed next to his orange fur. Plus...
by big_smile
Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:59 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 2018
Replies: 41
Views: 38472

Re: Sonic 2018

I'm glad they dropped the red of Ray's shoes, because it clashed too much with his skin. But I wish they had kept the design of Mighty's shoes to keep a link between the characters.
by big_smile
Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:01 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 2018
Replies: 41
Views: 38472

Re: Sonic 2018

There's also going to be a new Youtube Mania Adventures series, using the art team from the game. Here's a sneak peak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2uyIBURMjs It's pretty awesome for Sega to do this as a free YouTube series. (Although I'd much prefer it as an unlockable for collecting the gold m...
by big_smile
Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:59 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 2018
Replies: 41
Views: 38472

Re: Sonic 2018

I'm so over physical media, but I might have to pick up physical Mania Plus for the art book (Hopefully, they'll release a digital artbook). I'd never thought I'd see Ray and Mighty again, especially not playable. Iizuka mentioned Mighty in that interview long before Mania's release, so they must ha...