Sonic Mania Thread What level do you want to see? How many

>What level do you want to see?
an original one

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vp5aMPAUYQ&index=2&list=PL0B59A49725C84F57

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccK9wtAA1O4&list=PL0B59A49725C84F57&index=4

FUCK. WRONG STARLIGHT ZONE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKh-5msybk&index=16&list=PL0B59A49725C84F57

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Crash playable character in mania when

>>380815032
>>380815153
>>380815253
>>380814957
eh, this one's still the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGR5fTO2oio

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBITnBK2zCg&list=PL0B59A49725C84F57&index=15

Sonic is the only game where the music is so good you'll play the shit level just for it

I see it, I see it, and now it's all within my reach, ENDLESS POSSIBILITY
I see it, I see it now, it's always been inside of me, And now I feel so free
ENDLESS POSSIBILITY

>>380816807
If only it wasn't for the fucking werehog, would of been perfect

>>380814957
>What level do you want to see?
Azure Lake.

mania spoilers head, geniune

[spoilers]Mania leak off a podcast recently, that when you defeat a one of the bosses, that the game randomly turns into Robotniks Mean bean machine as a 2nd boss right after, out of fucking nowhere[/spoiler]

>>380817308
That's bullshit, but I'd play it.

>>380817308
I've fucked that up twice, now. You fucks are just going to live with it

>>380817378
it really isn't bullshit, I wish I had the source, it's official, will look for it

>>380817378
http://www.tssznews.com/2017/06/14/sonic-mania-boss-details-leaked/

I've been out of the loop since they delayed the game. What zones are confirmed so far?

>>380814957
Some more brand new paths from Chemical Plant act 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVzB7UIsZ3o

>>380817939
Old
Green Hill
Chemical Plant
Flying Battery
Stardust Speedway

New
Studiopolis
Mirage Saloon

Apparantly they want to keep the newer levels a suprise which is why they haven't shown them off as much.

>>380818129
Here is a new one, this is an offical leak
>>380815632

>>380818272
We don't even know that zone's name yet so I didn't think it was enough to mention it.

>>380816134
i really dislike the tee lopes remakes of this song at least, others mostly sound fine though in my opinion too experimental (i know it isn't official or anything and he probably did it for fun to specifically make it a different sound). anyways he takes out the twang and makes it sound like a showtune instead of how i interpreted it, while i played of course which is therefore influencing it, as a mystical abandoned ruin

>>380818129
Cool thanks
I don't mind them saving the new zones for the game

>>380818129
They will double dip, right? I want atleast two levels from each sonic game, that will be 12 levels atleast

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>>380817939
>>380818129
>>380818272
>>380818510
//forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=35709&view=findpost&p=895639

Here's a fun fact, Labyrinth was originally the second level in Sonic 1 after Green Hill. You know where I'm going with this, right?

>>380818614
don't do this to me anon

it's so bizarre it might work

>>380818614
>You haven't seen Sonic Mania's special stage yet

WHAT THE FUCK IS IT, I MUST KNOW.

Hey guys, I have some insider info. In addition to the mean bean machine bossfight leak that recently leaked (and I can confirm real), Hydrocity is in, and Mirage Saloon has a Fang, Bean, and Bark boss fight.

>>380818614
I don't know where that's going. Please spell out because I'm a shitty phone poster and that image is compressed af

>>380818996
you wouldn't lie to us would you anon?

That would just be truly cruel

>>380819024
To get it you need to read what's in the link, not the image. The image was for confirmation that no new levels will get spoiled before launch.

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I love how the Act 2 Green Hill music is like a mix of Green Hill and Palmtree Panic. So tropical and groovy.

>>380819264
Feel free to screencap it anon, I'm 100% sincere

>>380819475
it also has this nostalgic vibe to it, ya know what I mean? like memories or something

>>380819481
Anything else you can tell us?

No need, I trust you.

Daily reminder that if you wish to see more unique levels, buy this game so Sega give whitehead the go ahead for Mania 2 and let him go fucking crazy with the team.

>>380819640
I've got some info on forces as well if anyone cares, and some far-fetched shit in the coming years that no one will believe. Ask away.

>>380818614
we should add to this that Sonic's original designer, Naoto Ohshima, gave them the blessing at e3 and loved everything they were doing with this game

>>380819540
Starting from 42 seconds is what sold me

Do we have any idea what Stardust Speedway is like? The past theme from that level is my favorite sonic song ever so I'm hoping they include it.

>>380819808
Spill everything, if you please. That far-fetched stuff does sound juicy.

>>380819794
Oh don't worry, I pre-ordered the game weeks ago.

>>380820016
What do you mean what it's like? If you want footage of it, there is a small amount in this trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntxff2TTsJk

>>380820020
If you insist.

SA1 and SA2 are getting a bundled remake for current gen consoles built from the ground up. Sonic Team's goal is to re familiarize themselves with the Adventure formula so that they can feel comfortable tackling their next big Sonic Project following forces.

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>>380820374
aaaannnnnd I'm erect.

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>>380820374
I cant wait for them to fuck up the Perfect Chaos fight for the third fucking time

>>380820374
wait

WAIT


wAIT.

CHAO GARDEN?

>>380819951
>Naoto Ohshima, gave them the blessing at e3 and loved everything they were doing with this game
That's in this: >>380817994 video at 7:54. You could also add Stealth's confirmation about the extended dev team here:

//forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=35709&view=findpost&p=895716

And the fact that the Mania Team we're the ones that came up with the Drop Dash:

https://youtu.be/LpenUFkUqHI?t=11m31s

And Taxman's quote about the pit the Death Egg Robot creates after being destroyed:

//forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=35709&view=findpost&p=895639

>>380820494
>>380820562
This is in its infancy, but there is discussion to get the original cast to return for these games, and whoever they can't get they'll fill with the current voice actors. Ryan Drummond is currently in talks with SEGA but whether they go through with it or stay with the current cast is beyond my knowledge.

>>380820650
Yes, with additional features.

>>380820782
I dont care
The THUNDAH bossfight will have the music cut off after the first phase and then I'll get pissed agian

>>380820658
>You can't actually fall down that hole, you'll see in the final game

Waht the fuck is he implying?

>>380820886
Not necessarily. When I said rebuilt from the ground up I meant it. Stages, Sounds, Music it is all being remastered as well as the awful audio mastering in the originals.

>>380820374
Nah, they hit a wall with boost formula physics. No way they're trying freeform 3D again.

>>380821061
yfw they remaster sa1 and 2

but add boost sections

>>380821061
They are dedicated to making SA3 happen. That's why they're doing these remasters in the first place. Sonic Team is no longer confident in their abilities to produce an adventure game after blights like 06. This is their attempt to ween their way back.

>>380821208
So 06.

>>380821231
I don't buy it. They barely touched up the boost formula.

>>380814957
i want genocide city and i hope itll have as many levels as 3&k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTAGVnfXAw

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>>380821208
>mfw unlockable boost shoes that are well hidden in a level
It'd be cool if it was just an upgrade instead of something the levels were built around from the ground up.

>>380814957
I was hoping for Lava Reef but I suppose Flying Battery will have to do. If Mania does well it'd be nice if we got the Taxman remakes of 1, 2, and CD on consoles and PC. It'd be even better if we got 3 and S&K remakes as well. Change the fucking music, I don't care. Just get those things done.

>>380821726
cd remake is on pc

>>380820960
Level transition.

>>380820562
Perfect Chaos was a good stage. Not a boss, but a level.

>>380821726
The CD remake's on Steam but I'd love for the 1 and 2 remakes to be put on there as well.

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>>380814957
>What level do you want to see?
Lava Reef

I wanna see more stuff done with the death egg face thing. Also an opportunity to see what that hand miniboss was connected to

>>380822653
What? It was connected to final boss

I really want this game to do poorly, not because I think it's bad, it's because I really really hate seeing so many people nejoy something, I rather it be crushed under heel so those people cry and scream and complain some more, life isn't fair and life isn't happy, we're all suffering every single day and happiness is nothing but a fleeting lie.

>>380822721
Well yeah but why was the final boss there in the first place? And where did the tentacle parts come from? These are the sort of things that could be explored more

>>380822780
We got a supervillain in training here, boys.

>>380822923
Okay, yeah those are pretty good questions.

>>380821726
>CD on consoles and PC.
Anon...

WHEN WILL SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGE HYDROCITY?

IT'S THE BEST ZONE IN 3 AND KNUCKLES!

>>380823168
What? Plenty of fucking people acknowledge Hydrocity. It's the zone that'll probably most likely be the Sonic 3 rep.

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>>380822780
Is this you?

>>380821851
>>380822569
Yeah I forgot CD was on PC and last-gen consoles. I'm not a PC gamer though so it'd be nice to get it on PS4 or Switch so I have have it wherever I end up buying Mania. Same with 1 and 2. Keeping those stuck on mobile is a dick move.

>>380822923
Tentacle parts? What? I don't recall them being anywhere.

>>380822982
I'm not a supervillian anon, I just wish the entire world would wake up for once and stop living the lie that is life. Everybody should be able to do what the hell they want how they want it, if you want to shoot a bunch of people,fine, if you want to to poison a drink. Laws and "society hold us all back from our true natures just so only the elite can be propped up under the false banner that is "Freedom" real freedom is doing what you like however you like without some stranger telling you what to do. It's sad, it's like watching a bunch of animals be domesticated by other animals.

>>380823321
God, it is the same guy from here >>380823269

Chaos Angel....please...

>>380823321
Holy shit, you are a supervillian

C O M F Y
O
M
F
Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw-qVY96sis

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>that shitty Sonic CD influenced remix

Yuck. They should have gone full Saturn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5dXMLhQPc

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>>380823318
the things that come up and shoot at you

>>380823401
>Sonic Advance
fat chance

>>380823282
Like you said, I have a feeling that the Sonic 1 and 2 remakes will most likely be put on consoles and PC if Sonic Mania does well which it will.

>>380823240
>most likely

Weasel words don't make it true, senpai.

>>380823505
I know. Chaos Angel deserves love...

>>380823492
You can't have Richard Jacques making every Sonic game soundtrack

>>380823401
this is supposed to take place before modern sonic

>>380823636
Oh. Well there goes that dream again.

>>380823540
Literally what else would be picked? Ice Cap?
Hydrocity would make for a great water zone and it's everyone's favorite one, with the only other super good Sonic water zone being Aquarium Park in Colors.

>>380823492
>They should have gone full Saturn
That's the boss theme.

>>380823350
So what?
>>380823408
I'm not, I just realized what the world really is. It's never gonna change, people only think they're happy rather thank know it and the blind hope for this game is just a dissappointment ready to happen, It'll either be panned for being too much like the originals or being too different and people will cry about how even fans couldn't save this eternally sinking ship known as the franchise. The only true that exists in this world is shattered dreams, crushed hopes, jealousy,anger and hatred.

>>380822371
And the music still cuts out

>>380814957
6 lolretro zones
4 Original ones
Maybe a Super Sonic Doomsday Zone level at the end

>>380823713
curve ball with casino night for the water stage

>>380815032

That's awesome. Feels like a PS2 Sonic game.

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>>380823906
>4 Original ones
There's more.

Which songs were keeping 3 and Sonic & Knuckles remakes from happening? Is it all of them or just specific ones?

>>380823609
I kinda agree. They weren't half bad games.
I also wish Mania would let you mix up how you team Sonic, Tails, and Knux up ala Sonic Advance 3, instead of just Sonic & Tails mode.

>>380823937
But the "party" zone for the game is basically Studiopolis.

>>380824008
Carnival Night, Ice Cap and Launch Base.

>>380823904
Why does that second song even exist? It's so bland compared to THUNDAH RAIN AND LIGHTNING

>>380824012
I'm guessing the reason they dont' do that is because knuckles has alternate routes.

>>380824008
The Michael Jackson ones, not that it matters, who cares? It'll either be trash or not good enough anyway, just like every other game and thing in life. Why do people constantly hope for this game's remake when it will never ever happen and even if it does, it won't live up to the impossible standards? It's just an excuse to start being angry and disappointed. At least the good news is that there's always something to be disappointed in with life.

>>380823815

No way - that boss theme is totally Sega CD.

I'm actually impressed with how closely it replicates the sound of that era. Wish we could get something like that for other older eras of vidya that isn't just chiptune.

>>380824163
I dont fucking know

>>380824006
5 egg guys then a sixth for Robotnik? Neato.

>>380824357
>that boss theme is totally Sega CD.
Maybe the mini boss theme, but sure as fuck not the major boss one.

>>380824425
That's my guess, yeah.

>>380824238
>>380824307

>>380824238
I'll give you like one more (You) because you just want attention.

>>380824497
Don't bother, that retards doesn't even know about the Sonic 1, 2 and CD remakes.

>>380824238
>Why do people constantly hope for this game's remake when it will never ever happen and even if it does, it won't live up to the impossible standards? It's just an excuse to start being angry and disappointed.

Because Christian Whitehead has already delivered definitive ports of Sonic 1, 2 and CD.

>>380824579
He represents the game journos. It gives me confidence that this game is going to blow people away.

Call out any hypocrites who shit on this game for milking the past but loved any pixellated indie platformer.

>>380824651
They're remakes.

>>380824792
In HD, have better draw distance in Sonic 2's special stages, and Sonic 1 has new paths for Tails/Knuckles, with 2 getting an entirely new Zone.

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Final level predictions, if it's not an original design.

Are we going back to Death Egg?

>>380824651
So what? Just because the guy did more than one doesn't mean he'll strike gold every time, you're foolishly setting yourself up to be angry and you don't even know it.
>>380824526
No, I want the rest of the world to wake up and stop lying themselves with annoying crap like hope,happiness and excitement, they don't exist, they've never existed it's just another tool of control like a dog collar or a bomb.

>>380824998
Yes?
I have no idea what you're arguing here. You called it a port, but it's a remake, and now it sounds like you're agreeing with me.

>>380825190
>death egg
>it's a sphere

>>380825190
I think it's probably gonna be an original end. Something that level Final Fever that Taxman made.

Quick! Guess how many zones we'll get.
>16

>>380822780
Jasmine bailey?

>>380826697
Probably around 12/13

>>380826697
14

>>380826697
hopefully no more than 6 just because i feel like platformers shouldn't be very long and im perfectly fine replaying a 2 hour long game as opposed to an 8 hour long game

>>380827031
It'll probably have around 14 like Sonic 3 & Knuckles did, it has been said this game is longer than Generations after all >>380818614

>>380818996
If this is true, Sonic Mania wins 2017.

>>380824149
>Carnival Night
>Launch Base
Okay, no big deal.

>Ice Cap
This one would hurt, however. I love the Ice Cap music.

I seriously hope we get Launch Base/Ice Cap because i love those Zones to death.

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>>380814957
>What level do you want to see?
Sky Sanctuary. To hear a remix of that amazing music. Also their Act 2 for it would probably be incredible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNXBpzDp1K8

That said, I have a theory that all 3 games and all their levels will be represented in Sonic Mania. The elevator graphic in the trailer will end up being the menu in the final game.

>>380829574
That leaked level with the glassy cathederal will probably have that same grand feeling as Sky Sanctuary did. Hell, it was in Generations already.

>>380829732
>Hell, it was in Generations already.

Yeah I know, honestly that version left me wanting but I can't argue that there are probably better levels to revisit. And I definitely hope you're right about the cathedral level!

>>380826697
13.

5 new zones, 7 old ones, 1 new one as a final zone.

>>380829732
>Hell, it was in Generations already.
So was Green Hill and Chemical Plant.
Hell, they're coming back again in Forces on top of coming back in Mania.

What about lives and extra continues? It looks like lives are still in but I'm wondering whats the point. Maybe if you are going for a 'collect the emeralds' run you would have to do it from start to finish without loosing all your lives, that way extra lives are actually relevant and not just a vestigial mechanic leftover from arcade times. It made some sense in Sonic 1 and 2 since there was no form of saving your progress but I would like lives to have game-play relevance and not just for pure nostalgia reasons. Extra continues should be scrapped altogether though.

>>380831836
Lives are in the game because the original Sonic games had lives. That's probably it.

>>380831836
I think they're going to stay like normal, I mean Generations even had them after all. I guess they still have use though, if Mania is like CD or 3&K then if you Game Over in Act.2 you'll have to redo Act.1 also at least even with the saving system being there. It would be nice to have a replacement but I don't know how they could replace the life system though unless you just get rid of them altogether.

>>380831836
>>380832778
>>380832947

Maybe something to do with achievements, and/or an optional difficulty setting.

>>380823823
dude, real talk.
Go to your kitchen drawer, pull out the bleach mix it with soap, down it.
Never come around here again you miserable pile of rotten flesh and faded soul.

Seriously end your miserable life, lets just hope that kinda sociopath ain't catching,

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Where my mystic cave zone niggas at? I love this whole medley but this features the best version of mystic cave I've heard (4:23)

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

>>380814957
5 classic games means at least 5 classic Zones.
5 hard boiled heavies means 5 new Zones.
60/40 ratio means more than 5 classic Zones.

So at least 12 full Zones.

>>380835115
I thought there were 6 hard boiled heavies?

If there's 5 HBH (+ 1 Final Zone, since the Death Egg is confirmed to not be coming back.) and we know two of the level themes, Mirage Saloon (Desert) and Studiopolis (Studio, Casino) then what are the other levels going to be?

>Heavy with the shuriken.
It's that teased sky level for sure.
>Heavy with mace.
New Medieval/Castle Level
>Heavy with top hat.
Magic Level, could be that cathedral?

>>380836503
From these >>380824006 outlines, it looks like there's five. Though that ball-ish looking one behind the cop heavy could be another.

>>380836598
I think either the top hat or mace heavy is gonna get the cathedral level.

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>>380836598
This teased sky level, by the way. Not the cathedral.

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>>380837057
Here's a better shot of that.

>>380837057
>>380837256
What makes you think it's a sky level?

It's so zoomed in that there's no way to tell what that is.

>>380837365

Floating Easter Island heads,(?) tons of clouds and and it just looks like something that's supposed to be the east to me. Even more so with that texture of the ground.

Also, the ground is flying in midair, unless there's a main root to the "tower." It just looks like some kind of Japan/Ninja level mixed with a Sky one.

>>380837256
I feel like this icon will make perfect sense when the game is released.

But for now I have no idea what the hell it is. A bridge?