Sonic Mania days remaining: 12

the OC must flow

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>>385894968

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hold right t- woaaahh

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>>385895591
>>tfw no Crash in Sonic 1 mod

So how do you think the 2D levels look like in 3D? For instance do you imagine Hydrocity zone as a cutout from your point of view?

I was never a big fan of 2D Sonic (though as a kid I loved the Sonic Advance games) but I think I'll give Mania a try, it looks incredibly charming.

>>385895591
I never could beat Labyrinth Zone 3 as a kid.
I still have a hard time believing Star Light Zone and Scrap Brain Zone even exist.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5iLGWqg4M

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>>385895803
If you're ever in Labyrinth Zone Act 3 again try taking this route

>>385896393
>those shortcuts in Labyrinth Act 1 and 3 that skips most of the levels
I still dislike Labyrinth but knowing those exist makes it way more bearable when I replay Sonic 1.

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>>385896384

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>>385896393

>Bottom route makes you skip 90% of the level

I always thought the bottom route was the long one

Fuck

>play Knuckles Chaotix the last two days
>dig the special stages even if the rest of the game kinda sucks
>beat them all
>if you finish them all you can still access them if you have enough rings at the end of the act
>it just gives you the same ones you already did but with wireframes instead of textured floors so it's way harder to tell where the fuck you are
>if you beat those you get 50K points instead of a chaos ring (which is useless since the game doesn't have lives, but that's besides the point)

this is a good idea and sonic mania should steal it.

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>>385896393
>>385896507
Why the fuck is Labyrinth designed with those bottom routes that let you skip the level?

Another question, why is Marble zone so god damn linear?

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>mania is this close to coming out

Holy fuck, it feels like it's been fucking forever. I can't believe I'll be able to play it soon.

I don't think my body can contain this much hype.

>>385896393
The boss was the problem.

I remember falling down at the (6) spot and drowning. Up until today I was convinced staying on top was the easy route.

>>385896751
There's an amazing extra route going above the level for Tails and Knuckles in the Taxman port of 1 (8:12) https://youtu.be/y9vhlCKnz-Y?t=492

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>>385896971
Could have you found a worse video?

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QUICK EVERYBODY IN THIS THREAD

DRAWN AN EGGMAN

>>385896971
It's a remake.

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>>385897096

>>385896971

I remember like 8 years ago playing some romhack that put tails in 1 and it just let you walk on the "roof" of the stage until you got to the end I think. Kinda neat that taxman didn't just patch that out but instead added a new area to play.

>>385896971
>frick
Is this a lost Sammy LP?

>>385896971
Holy frick. I haven't come across a kid's let's play in a long time.

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>>385897096

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>>385896384
I kinda like pink knux, I think he fits in a bit better with the other two

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>>385897096

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>>385897096
Im da fockin baws! Im da cake baws!

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>>385897096

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>>385897096

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>12 days remaining

PLAYABLE AMY/ROSY/PINK THE HEDGEHOG WHEN

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>>385897096

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>>385897096

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>>385898446
oh shit i forgot the most important part
there fixed

>>385899067
>>385898446
For some reason
this reminds me of dilbert.

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>>385897096

>>385899157
>but that's wrong you fucking retard

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DITHERING BULLSHIT REEEE I WANT FULL TRANSPARENCIES

>>385899290
Are the bushes where you live transparent?

>>385896751
I appreciate Marble Zone for the pace it set after Green Hill. Green Hill showcased what we now take as quintessential Sonic design with elements of pinball, multiple lanes, and secrets adjacent to them, but Marble Zone showed that Sonic could do "real boy" platforming just as well as the other guys.

I think what drags Marble Zone down is what comes after it more than the zone itself. Maybe if Starlight came closer to it so we could have another Green Hill sooner. But then the ending would be a slog of Labyrinth and Scrap Brain back to back.

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>>385899141
i think the glasses and the overall style i used gave it away

>>385899415
yeah

>>385899494
oh.

>>385895591
>Tails
>Lives not in the top right

This isn't the mobile version is it?

>>385899584
sonic 1 and 2 hack

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I'm still on the fence here. namely because I used to think CD was the coolest shit until I actually played it...only to find out it doesn't play nearly as good as it looked.

And the level design of the new levels really does remind me of CD (Short and straightforward). Mirage Saloon is basically Collision Chaos in a desert. The coolest level so far has been Chemical Plant Act 2 because of the verticality, it's probably as tall as some of the Knuckles only routes in Sonic 3.

>>385899427
>but Marble Zone showed that Sonic could do "real boy" platforming just as well as the other guys

Not at all.

The great thing about Sonic games are that they're open, giant levels meant for you to learn, explore, and speed through. When it comes to linear platforming, Sonic just sucks at it and I'd rather play a Mario or Kirby game.

Its not saying that Sonic is inferior to the other platformers, but its like if you took a massive RPG game and stripped it down to its bare mechanics and made it linear

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So I'm playing S3&K and I might not get all 14 emeralds by the end of it. If I get the bad end do I still get the level select on my file? Do the special stage rings reappear?

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>>385899656
I have thought the same as you for a while but I've slowly convinced myself that the new zones shown so far have much better overall flow than CD ever did and that should be all the difference. CD has no fucking lanes to speak of like you'd find in Green Hill or the later zones from the sequels that took direction pretty much exclusively from that zone. Mania seems to be taking that direction as well while keeping enough of a nod to the exploration of CD.

HOPEFULLY we get a best of both worlds scenario.

>>385899774
You get the level select if you get to the end, period. Ending doesn't matter.
Special Stage rings do reappear.

>>385899774
yes

yes

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>>385899656
This is the level map to a Sonic CD level

Compare this to that prediction level map for GHZ and see how wrong you are

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>>385899786

>>385899924
So does your mother

>>385899924
Blows past the speed of sound!

>>385899786
>EG logo from wing fortress
It's the little things

>>385899656
>>385899857
I love Collision Chaos and I don't see how you'd draw parallels to Mirage Saloon outside of the flippers. The bulbs/pinatas I'd say are like the bubbles in CC, but they act more like the balloons in Carnival Night. Also the Mania levels don't look like something I'd call short.

>>385900019
oh please, the only thing slower than that tide colored rodent it is his fans.

>>385900127
Well how could a fan outspeed him?
They are plugged into walls!

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>>385899141
>>385899445
Which came first? hotdogs or chillidogs?

>>385899774
>girl Knuckles
>picture of a bald man saying I want to fuck that

>>385900181
I met cboyardee once at PAX '13, we talked about ulillillia and docfuture, specifically his Sonic 1 easy mode video.

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Hydrocity is the best zone. Nothing competes.

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>>385900212
Do you honestly think I care?

>>385899924
>>385900212
>undertale avatarfagging

Leave this place, and never return. You are banished.

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>>385897096

>>385900306
Don't respond to him.

>>385900339
Who needs smart, when you got speed?

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But what if Knuckles?

>>385900487
I don't think so

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>>385900403
Yeah this. He's avatar fagging with tumblr filenames.

Clearing trying to start shit.

>>385900487
Knuckles more like Thicckles

>>385899796
>best of both worlds

I honestly can't think of anything really good about Sonic CD right now.

Even Stardust Speedway, the speed level in CD, is still really cluttered and kinda shit

>>385900569
but it's good art, check out my patreon

>>385899786
>>385900340
saved

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>>385900569
Looks pretty fine to me.

>>385900569
I want to stick my fingers in Chara's bum and cunny.

>>385894968
Is non-Sonic Supers a thing yet? I want Super Tails!

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What sonic games have you completed in the wait for mania?

>Sonic 1
>Sonic 2
>Sonic 2 & Knuckles
>Sonic 3
>Sonic Generation 3DS
>Working on S3&K right now

I want to be in prime condition to see if the physics really hold up

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I don't think you understand.
Knuckles

>>385900784
>The emeralds power allows me to feel

>>385900793
After that I will put my fingers in her mouth so she can taste her juices.

>>385900743
>Sonic 1 with all emeralds
>Sonic 2 with like 2 of the emeralds cause Halfpipe is shit
>Sonic 3&K with all emeralds and super emeralds as Sonic, Tails and Knuckles

Most of my time is spent to just replaying S3&K, mostly just to play through Hydrocity. I also play the Sonic 1 remake in bed on my phone sometimes.

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>finally try out the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and 2
>they look and play fucking amazing
>ruined by touch controls that are complete ass like every other game with touchpad controls
>connect PS4 controller via bluetooth but the input lag is insane
>Android emulators run like shit on my fucking shitty ass laptop

WHY HASN'T SEGA RELEASED THEM ON ANY CONSOLE OR PC. GODDAMN STUPID CHINK FUCKS. WHY ARE WE BEING KEPT AWAY FROM THESE FUCKING MASTERPIECE PORTS. GO FUCK YOUSELF, SEGA.

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>>385900340

>>385900596
I like Sonic CD but the speed level is certainly not stardust speedway, that level is a pain in the ass. You're looking for Quartz Quadrant, a level that is too damn short due to it's speed factor.

>>385900793
Chara is for sex and nothing but

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rip wacom didnt wanna restart for the driver

>>385901157
Yep. I would recommend trying this in some sort of general on /vg/, might fetch better results.

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>>385901157

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>>385900784

>>385901379
Fuck this got me better than it should have.

>>385900743
The original 3. I've never "completed" a game though, emeralds are a pain in the ass to bother getting and each game has levels that aren't worth playing though. So I just end up playing whateve zone/game I feel like at the moment.

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>>385899724
>When it comes to linear platforming, Sonic just sucks at it

I disagree completely. I love the way Sonic controls when jumping from platform to platform. It's as much fun to platform as Sonic as it is to run through loops, imo.

>>385901157
If this is the Toriel cosplayer who gave me a blowjob at Anthro-Con you left your vape in my room.

>>385900919
Use a USB adaptor and a wired controller

>>385901485
With Sonic 1 I just cheese the level select to front load all my special stages. Once I have my emeralds I just start at Green Hill

>>385901157
>furfag
>posts underturd
ok

>>385901664
But the emeralds dont even really do anything why bother?

>>385901761

So you can see the funny looping animation of Robotnik angrily hopping up and down on the End logo.

>>385901761
Because Robotnik doesn't like it in the credits.

Also if you do it right you can get a continue right away

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>>385897096
I'm late to the party.

>>385902000
CUTE

>>385900683
...Please?

>>385902024
Thanks.
>>385902124
Supers are confirmed
Hypers are deconfirmed

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>>385902156
Sonic Mania 2...don't fail me...

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PLEASE GIVE ME ANY COMBO DUO'S

I WANT SONIC & KNUCKLES
I WANT TAILS & SONIC
I WANT KNUCKLES & TAILS

Knuckles & Sonic don't even need abilities like Tail's flight

>>385902336

Super Sonic is autistic enough. You don't need 'hyper' Sonic. The difference is negligible.

>>385902336
if mania 2 happens I hope they do some kind of save file transfer shenanigans as a throwback to the "lock-on technology"

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So I see a lack of Rosyfags in this thread so lets talk about the idea of a 4th character

Every genesis game added a new character. Wouldn't it make sense for Mania to follow suit?

>>385902449
Hyper Sonic is pretty fun dude, being able to shoot Sonic in 8 directions super fast with the flash killing all enemies on screen & not drowning underwater is super fucking fun & nice.

>>385902449
ACTUALLY Hyper Sonic had an omni directional air dash that could kill robots on screen, you also couldn't drown as hyper sonic and had the ability to give all the children seizures

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>>385902543
What the shit man are you me?

>>385902516
we're still here, we just don't post a lot that it ends up shitting up the thread

>>385902543
It's fun to just dash through the whole game again on a super clear file as Hyper Sonic. It's cathartic.

>>385902759

I used to think that was fun back in the mid-90s when the game first came out. These days, my time demands a more engaging gameplay experience. Even when I bother collecting the emeralds, I find it more rewarding to not activate Super Sonic at all.

>>385901485
>getting Emeralds in 3: Bearable, almost fun
>getting Emeralds in 2: The sole reason I chose Sonic Only in the options
>getting the Emeralds in 1: LEVELS OF SUFFERING AND DISCOMFORT THAT FAR EXCEED MY LIMITS

>>385902861
Oh for sure, I don't mean doing it all the time.
I actually love how S3C made it that Super Sonic is a multi button activation instead of going for a insta-shield hit and accidentally becoming him without being able to turn it off until you run out of rings or go into a bonus stage.

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>>385902516
I said it last thread but I want Vector in it, his little dash attack was pretty dope & it wouldn't fuck with the level design since it'd be on-tier with the Electric Shield with what he can reach (plus Tails can go anywhere practically already). It could also kind of replace Hyper Sonic's abilities if we're not going to get them again. Alternatively I would be down for Mighty to return with his ability to cling onto walls & give him the insta-shield since Sonic has the Drop Dash now or maybe see the team take a jab at trying to make Fang playable but I doubt that'd happen since he seems like he may be a boss if he's not just on a Wanted Poster like Bean & Bark.

>>385900743
>Sonic 1 as Tails
>Sonic 2 with Sonic & Tails
>Sonic CD as Tails
>Sonic 3 Complete as Tails
>Sonic Rush
Working on Rush Adventure. Complete all with all the emeralds so far skipped over Advance due to dreading the special stages, but I'll play all 3 before Mania is out.

In regards to special stages:
Rush > 3&K > S1 > RushAdv > Adv3 >> CD > Adv1 >>>> Adv2 >>> S2
It's hilarioud that Rush took the halfpipe and made it god tier.

>>385902759
>Roleplaying where the super clear run is Sonic deciding that initial beatdown wasn't enough
>Eggman desperately puts badniks back in his way but nothing is enough
>The Death Egg rises back into the sky for repairs in space, restealing the Master Emerald to speed production
>You stop that shit and roflstomp Eggman's shit so it'll be years before he can get started again
>Delicious spite

>>385902985
Having one Chaotix without the others would feel a bit strange I think, but another character being usable with their special ability being the insta-shield would be a cool idea.

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>>385903404
True, but I don't know who else there really is for playable options. The closest ones that come to mind are The Boys which are basically a trio now to people & possibly a boss fight/are on wanted posters, Ray the Squirrel but he'd be more of a Tails/Knuckles hybrid to me. I say Mighty be able to fit without the Chaotix since he was originally in SegaSonic the Hedgehog without them & all later appearances of the Chaotix in games never had him around so he's barely apart of the group but I don't know. Other than that I guess there's Metal Sonic which would feel odd since I suspect him to be a boss of all things, Rosy & Honey.

>>385904196
Rosy/Amy being another character to play would be cool IMO. I want her to have normal jumping and rolling though with the hammer attack being like the insta-shield.

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I had the day off, so I tried to speedrun all the games. My times are in pic related

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In a couple weeks we'll be watching Mania speedruns.

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>>385904456
In a couple weeks we'll see the opening animation.

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>>385904573
In a couple weeks we'll see the cathedral level.

>>385904573
Really can't wait for that. I bet the opening song is gonna be by Hyper Potions though instead of Tee.

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>>385904705
In a couple weeks... ...her...

>>385904705
You mean Sakura Synagogue

>>385901519
No, PLATFORMING is fun

however, linear platforming with no sense of progress other than you're getting to goal isn't that fun

>>385904771
In a couple weeks the hole.

>>385904851
leads to Mystic Cave

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What if another level from S3&K is hidden palace
And it gets actual 2 full acts with boss being rock hard fist nipples

>>385902985
but vector is already confirmed

>>385904893
But is it in a couple weeks?

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>>385904851

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>>385904842

Platforming is fun in and of itself as long as the gameplay is satisfying. And Sonic has satisfying gameplay.

>>385904901
Eeeeh.
S3&K Hidden Palace isn't all that interesting. It's just basically an addendum to Lava Reef Act 2.

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ok how the fuck are you meant to beat the special stages in sonic cd. i have never gotten more than 4.

>>385905072
memorize the UFO movement patterns i guess
they are still a huge pain in the ass for me though

>>385905072

Master the physics. Master how the UFOs move. Master timing your jumps to hit them. Always remember that a time extension pod will always appear at the center of the map as soon as the clock gets too low. Take advantage of that.

>>385905072
Memorize the UFO patterns. Easier than the S2 halfpipe imo

>>385905072
you can practice them in time attack mode after getting a low enough time in a level

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Everyone post their times, I want to know how shit I was a year ago at these.

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>>385905010
I mean, like how death egg zone in 3&K became sexy when it was just 2 rooms in Sonic 2.
Extended hidden palace would be damn cool if you ask me. How can anyone not like that aesthetics, and plot development it has?

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>>385905401
Fuck. If I had my old save file I would. I'd have to upload it from my other PS3.

Wasn't there an achievement for getting the total time under a certain amount?

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>>385905473
>he plays Sonic for the plot

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>>385905706
Yes there is, but I'm not sure if that applies to doing the Special Stages also. Also you unlock the Sound Test/Level Select or some shit if I remember correctly. I just realized Mania is going to have some shit like this.

Is there any difference between characters speed in Sonic 3 & Knuckles?

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>>385905072
Better pic

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>>385904851
In a couple weeks we'll be shitting on this game and pointing out its flaws.

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>>385894968
FUCK I FORGOT.

>Check PC Specs.
>Mon visage.

Still unsure if I should get it on PS4 instead.

All we need now is someone to do the equivalent of a DKC fangame. Too bad Nintendo is a lot more anal about them than Sega.

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>>385906206
Get it on everything.

>>385906206
Play it on the BIG screen. Go big or go home my dude. Plus it'll be $5 on PC in a few months anyway. Plus, if you preorder on ps4 you get Sonic Avatars and a Theme.

>>385906206
It literally can run on a computer from like 2005. Taxman's a master at optimization.

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>>385897096
Might as well just link you guys to my troll deviantart page, you might get a kick out of it.

http://xxhedgehogxsoulxx.deviantart.com/art/Evil-Doctor-CUBMENjpg-370552150

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>>385906513
Question. Does the Taxman know that he has a ridiculous hair style?

Like. what the fuck is he thinking? not a cute.

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>>385906325
That's the plan anon.

>>385906342
Considering this due to having a stereo system hooked up to said TV for MAXIMUM SOUND.

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>>385906206

I also have been fighting with myself over which platform I need to do this on.

>>385906197
Best way to enjoy video games is to not come to the threads after it drops. I get tired of arguing over which game is the best as is with you fuckers.

>>385905072
Play the 2011 port. Otherwise, this >>385905183

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>>385906768
Clearly the answer is Sonic 2.

>>385906645
I don't think he knows, but it's fucked.

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>>385906197
What's the hottest new contrarian shitpost talking point for Mania going to be once it releases? Predictions? Aside from the rehashed Zones, of course.

>>385906768

I like all of the Genesis Sonic games equally. I'm no hair-splitter.

>>385906768
Well my personal favorite is 3&K, but 2 and 1 are also still fun games.

>>385907084
Anon you don't understand, you have to have an autistic tier list. You can't just enjoy video games like that, you fucking mad man.

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LET'S SETTLE THIS FUCKERS

>http://www.strawpoll.me/13601307
>http://www.strawpoll.me/13601307

>>385907084
This. I bought Sonic 1, 2, CD, 3, and K as they were releasing and enjoyed each and every single one of them. And I still do.

Haven't heard anything about this. Is it like Castle Mania but with Sonic?

>>385907218
Sonic was never good

>>385907218
>Not putting Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles together
What?

>>385906342
I play PC on my big screen.

>>385907218
>no option for Sonic 3 & Knuckles

ya blew it anon also this >>385907263 would be a good option too

>>385907191

I never got the need that geeks and nerds have to rank and categorize everything they enjoy. Like, I know Super Mario Bros. 3 is a technically superior game to Super Mario Bros. 1 in every way. Doesn't make SMB1 any less fun to play just because SMB3 exists.

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>>385907281
stop with this sonic 3 complete meme.

Released as separate games. It doesn't matter if they were meant to be played together/

I just beat S3K with all 7 emeralds in one sitting for the first time, the game is a lot easier than I remember it being

>>385907356
>7 emeralds

>>385907315
How is it a meme when they were always suppose to be together you dummy.

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>>385907356
>he didn't get all 14

Rest knowing that you didn't get the true and honest canon ending.

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>>385907419
>true and honest canon ending

Not if I have anything to say about it, filthy gaijin.

>>385907393
It'd give S3K the edge. It just wouldn't be fair to Sonic 2.

>>385907385
>>385907419

I already have files with all super emeralds for the 3 characters, I just wanted to see how I'd do in just 1 sitting

>>385907487
Hackzuka please go

>>385896384
>that 3D tails
Now I remember the nightmares.

>>385907308
Tier lists have been a thing on /v/ for a long time and it's just an easy way to farm (You)s I guess. I personally don't understand the appeal either. It just leads to autistic shitflinging and not the fun kind either.

>>385907545
We'll you've played it to death so of course it's easy to you now.

>>385907315

More like you should stop pushing your contrarian and irrelevant bile.

Be honest, you did that poll just to have this argument again, didn't you? That's fucking pathetic.

>>385907610
I was like 10 when I did all that, this is my first time playing the game again since I was a kid

>>385907610
Reminds me of the time I played DKC2 just to see if I could beat it one sitting. Animal Antics took me only 5 tries. Every other stage took only 1.

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>>385907554
This are your Super Tails and Knuckles tonight. Enjoy.

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>>385907487
>a ragtag group of autistic fans make a superior product to your immensely funded and developed game
IIZUKA IS DOOMED
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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>>385905749
>he doesn't appreciate top notch narrative 3&K has
I don't usually care stupid plot in sonic either, but come on. I cried everitime back then when knuckles got electrocuted.

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What's the worst song out of the classic Sonic games?

>>385907823
>I cried

Were you 5?

>>385907873
Super Sonic's theme from Sonic 3.

>>385907873
I hate spring yard

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>>385907823
>mfw in SA2 when Eggman tries to steal the Master Emerald Knuckles doesn't latch onto it and avoids getting electrocuted by simply breaking the emerald instead

I'm actually not sure which is dumber, thinking about it, but it's a nice bit of unintentional continuity I guess.

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REMINDER

SONIC WAS IN A PROGRESSIVE AD

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kru8ZaC5Wfs

>>385907959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID7__AZGyUw

This was basically your soundtrack on 100% saves. Thank god for Complete.

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>>385907724
Just like the old Tales of series director fuckin got the boot from management he'll suffer the same fate and fall into hack hell.

he actually left Namco not long after being demoted.

>>385908095
It always made me happy they used the Sonic 3 invincibility/Super theme & 1-up jingle in this.

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>>385907873
end credits for sonic unleashed is pretty terrible

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

Well he's not wrong.

>>385908257
>classic

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>>385908095
Also
ANOTHER REMINDER

The first 10 Seconds of the Labyrinth Zone
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDbzIoseyM

Sounds just like the first 10 seconds of the Cleveland Show theme
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDXrKBOKrw

>>385908282
I haven't seen that video yet but I've slowly started to hate this faggot & I don't know why.

>>385907873
Do spinoffs count?

Because if so, then this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2WTCQZkdg

>>385908173
The only way Iizuka is getting the boot is if Forces sells like shit. But it most likely won't. He's also taking credit for Mania being a thing so there's that too.

>>385907913
Around that I think. It was 1994 or 1995 first time I played it.

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>>385908368
No.

>>385908412
Well he did change the name to something actually good.

Sonic Discovery sounds like some shitty romhack fangame.

Sonic Mania on the other hand sounds much better.

Iizuka basically saved Mania.

>>385908368
Here's a non-ear rape version, for what it's worth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO9eox0UL2g&t=1s

>>385908480
Did Iizuka actually come up with the name? Even if he did, I kind of doubt the team would have stuck with Discovery in the end and probably would have come up with something similar anyway.

>>385906645
i like it. Just not the colour

>>385908095
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Q0_DgXHG0

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>been playing Sonic 1 and 2 on my 3DS every night before bed
>every other day, up until the release of Mania, I do a complete playthrough of Sonic 3 Complete
>turn on my PS3 every now and then to play Sonic CD and sometimes Generations
>just bought Sonic Colors today

I'm a man of simple and autistic pleasures.

>>385908542
yeah he did in the meeting where they pitched the game apparently he said it was "for the mania by the mania"

>>385908542
https://youtu.be/5K6hU14wero?t=14m39s

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>>385908790
I wish I could still have that same passion for Sonic. Sonic Team has worn me down so much over the past decade or so that it's hard to get hyped for his games anymore, even Mania. I mean, sure, I'll definitely buy it and play the fuck out of it, but that same spark just isn't there anymore. Maybe I'm just getting too old for this shit. Or maybe it's Iizuka's fault for making me deal with so many shitty sub-par games over the years. Is it okay if I blame it on the latter?

>>385908873
>>385908917
Ah yeah, I forgot about that. But I stand by what I said after. Taxman and friends probably still would have eventually changed it to something more appealing.

>>385909152
yeah it was just a working title

>>385909018
It sounds like your just getting jaded. Mania has me as excited as a kid again since fucking forever.

>>385906206
preordered extra autism edition for switch. debating on buying it before that ships so I can play it asap.

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>>385909652
i'm in the same boat here. Preordered for PS4, but it says it won't get here until the 21 or something. Why can't we get it same day? : (

>>385906645
Taxman is suave as fuck, you fashion pleb.

Any predictions on the HBH designs?

One looks like a ninja, another looks like a magician another has a chain and ball with spikes?

Also names?

We know one is called Heavy Gunnder. What about the others?

Heavy _____?

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>>385909502
Jaded? I dunno, perhaps. I'm usually more positive when it comes to other vidya stuff that isn't Sonic related.

Maybe Mania will revive that old spark again. I sure hope so, as Sonic is my favorite video game IP and I know full well that it desperately needs a definitive "win" nowadays. I'm glad you're getting a lot out of it though. Some autistic shitflinging aside, it has been nice to be able to talk about Sonic in a more positive light lately.

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>>385909887
forgot to attach pic

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>>385906645
he's effay af

>>385908153
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqvIfKSTwTI

NOW AND THEN (NOW AND THEN)
MY HEAD STARTS TO SPIN (STARTS TO SPIN)
AND I'LL NEVER TURN BACK AGAIN

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>>385907315
>"It's not meant to be played as the superior version because they released it as two games"
>"You're not supposed to play the complete version because of Sega undergoing time constraints"
>Someone actually thinks is a true and undeniable fact

>>385907029
Not exclusive to mania but there has been some shit posting about wide screen.

>>385910567
What is your obsession with her, Kim poster? You've been at this for years.

>>385910548
Tails is fucking glitchy in the S&K levels and Knuckles is fucking glitchy in the S3 levels. They clearly were not meant to be played in those levels.

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>>385910407
So this really went unused? Why on earth didn't they use this instead of those three second loops that weren't meant to be played any longer than 15 seconds? I know those games were rushed as fuck but come on. Was it space issues? Actually made me think.

>>385910567
Wew lad thanks for the Mania torrent!

>>385910567
Does she get naked?

>>385909963
Can't tell if bait, but looks better than most here.

>>385910667
Worse. She has shit taste in music.

>>385910625
>for years

You have me confused for somebody else. I downloaded the video from the site with no moms before it was taken down.

>>385909887
Well from what I've seen we have a policeman, one wielding a mace that could be riding a hoverboard or something, a ladybot ninja, a magician/gentleman one with a top hat and what looks to be their leader shown in those animatics and the paintings in Mirage Saloon.

>>385910657
It came with S3&K on PC and went unused, yes. We'll never know for sure if it was intended to be the Super/Hyper track, but it fits.

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

>>385908282
Yeah he's pretty much objectively correct

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5iLGWqg4M

Play this at 1.25x speed. Much better.

>>385910638

Name 1 (one) example.

>>385910928
Knuckles keeps getting randomly crushed in the S3 levels and Tails keeps going through walls in the S&K levels. Graphical glitches happen more often as well.

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>>385910818
OH okay, that makes much more sense now. Honestly, this sounds like it could fit as an end credits theme too, so I can't say for sure what it was intended to be. I do agree though, it works quite well as a Super theme. Then again, just about anything that's over three seconds long would.

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>>385895631
Now why would you want that?

>>385910998

Those aren't fucking examples. Name places that this happens only with those characters.

>>385910998
Knuckles randomly dies in S3K because he's going into somebody else's path. If he makes his way up to Sonic's boss fight in Angel Island Act 1 he just dies. It's not a glitch.

Most glitches in S3&K are intentionally caused by the player.

>>385911096
I'm not replaying S3&K right now to make you happy. Do it yourself.

What got removed?

>>385911168
Just some Sonic fangirl camwhore shit that you could easily find via five seconds Google. Or /trash/.

>>385911168

An hour long video of Kayona Kim. And no, you can't google it. :)

>>385911283
she's not even hot desu.

idk why people are posting her everywhere.

>>385911160

You are the one claiming that the games aren't meant to be locked, by failing to prove your point you are just confirming your bias to us.

>>385911356

Go back to bed, Kim. (or Kim's boyfriend)

>>385911410
He's right though, Kim is pretty average.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOsmMOc_BA&index=1&list=PL01596721403E0594

Who /ORKAL/ here? His videos blew my mind back in the day.

>>385908282
>Blue Sphere > UFO > Maze > Halfpipe
I agree.

>>385911489
Oh yeah. Orkal was the shit. I remember his thread on Retro, it was a pretty big deal whenever he put out a new video.

>>385911485

>he's right though

#1 phrase uttered by samefags. Don't you agree, Kim?

Blue Sphere a shit. Kiddies just like it because it's undemanding and easy as fuck.

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>>385911635
>it's undemanding and easy as fuck.

Hey, just like the game it's from.

>>385911489
His glitch videos are fantastic. When A+Start did his Son of a Glitch episode on S3&K I think I knew every single one already, and he even credits ORKAL in the description.

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>>385911635
I always thought that the method for entering a special stage was a little more important than the stage itself.

Speaking of that, what's the absolute WORST method for entering a special stage from any Sonic game?

>>385910638
Then why did they let you play the complete version?

>>385912129
>Update

Sonic 3D Blast.

>>385908352
Because you are a Classicfag who defends any retarded bullshit?

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>>385912129
>Speaking of that, what's the absolute WORST method for entering a special stage from any Sonic game?
Sonic Advance 2

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>>385912217
There are people who play Sonic games that AREN'T the classic games?

>>385912129
The Advance games and their stupid requirements and finding shit in the middle of nowhere.

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>>385912317
>admitting to be a retard who can't see the flaws in Sonic 1 and 2
FUCKING KEK

EATS SHIT WITHOUT QUESTIONING

>>385912317

Autistic children need entertainment too, anon.

>>385912516
Sonic 3 has more flaws than Sonic 1 and 2. Anyone who disagrees is a child who sucks at video games.

>>385912129
Sonic Heroes is a pain. It's not a hard game in the slightest but it's really easy to die a cheap death and lose the key.

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>>385912614
>Sonic 3 has more flaws than Sonic 1 and 2

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>>385912920

dumb frogposter is dumb.

You only like Sonic 3 because it's the only game you're any good at.

http://www.strawpoll.me/13601852
Who should be playable and why?

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>>385912614
Aw, sweetie, show me on the doll where Sonic 3 touched you.

Was it Carnival Night Zone? Don't worry hun, lots of casuals get hit really hard at this part.

>>385908153
This is why i hope there's an option to turn off super music in Mania. It would be a crime to have something playing over the level music.

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>>385913141
Rosy simply because the version that would be in has her own animations and everything and was only every used once before being redesigned. I demand all that fanart of OG Rosy be given justification, dag gummit.

>>385912129
I was going to say the emerald monitors from Sonic Chaos but >>385912508 is the objective truth.

>>385913275

>Sonic 3
>hard

You'd have to be an autistic Sonic 3 lover to think that part is difficult at all.

>>385913275
some people took literal years to get past that part

>>385913429

I did it the day I got it. February 2nd, 1994. Probably within the hours of 5 and 6pm. Within seconds. Game is for babbys.

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>>385913016
Says the fucking retard who defends Sonic 1 and 2 shit gameplay designs

Trial and Error like a fucking autist

>>385894968
it looks like it was painted on fucking cells

>>385913374
it's autistic sonic 3 haters who keep memeing the barrel

>>385913578
>Sonic 2
>trial and error

Sonic 2 is the 2nd easiest game ever made. How bad are you at video games, anon?

>>385913586
It actually was animated by drawings. Mania's gonna have an opening animation as well like in Sonic CD in the same style.

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>>385897096

>>385913304
I think Taxman and friends are autistic enough to at least grant us that option. Unless Iizuka decided that was "too far" or something.

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My inner 90's kid is so looking forward to this game.

All I've ever wanted was a proper sequel to S3&K, and here it is.

>>385913636
Yeah, if you're playing Sonic 2 and there's a "trial and error" component involved in your gameplay session, it's probably a good idea to stop playing vidya forever.

>>385913915
pre-order trailer brought me to tears desu
haven't pre-ordered a game in 15 years or so but this is different

>>385913915
It's the game my old child self has wanted for god knows how long. I feel like I'm gonna be replaying Mania as much as I already replay S3&K.

>>385913636
>>385913971
if you play on the default sonic+tails settings, later special stages are pretty much all trial and error
that's poor design and the only thing that comes close in sonic 3&k is the unexplained barrel control

Never played CD, Gonna start today to prepare myself for Mania. Heard the game is all about exploring and finding shit in different timeliness. Should I just play it more casually the first time to focus on fun and then go for the collectibles and emeralds the second?

>>385894968
do you guys think we will ever get a 2.5d sonic game like classic sonic's generations stages with genesis physics or should sonic remain pixel 2d?

>>385914134
>Should I just play it more casually the first time to focus on fun and then go for the collectibles and emeralds the second?
That's what I did and there wasn't really much fun to be found, I actually found the game quite poorly designed and tedious.

>>385914134
the time stones are easy to get
so to me it seems like it will not be a problem to focus on them too
on cd you dont go super sonic
but playing the special zones on cd is a nice experience because of their design and atmosphere

>>385914134
You can get the good ending in two different ways. Explore by going to the past of zones to destroy a machine that will bring the zone a good future (some of these are very hard to find by the way), or you can just play the game like Sonic 1 where you keep 50 rings before the end of the zone and play a special stage to earn emeralds (or Time Stones as they're called here.)

>>385908343
REMINDER 3 & KNUCKLES
TOOT TOOT SONIC WARRIOR IS JUST GREEN HILLS ZONE WITH LYRICS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBgCuXy8T7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3cFn6NneHA

JUST LIKE BRIDGE ZONE & BELIEVE IN MYSELF OR GREEN HILL ZONE & DREAMS OF AN ABSOLUTION

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Reminder that people hating on CD are brainlets who don't understand its level design and it is actually the quintessential Sonic game if you love messing with the physics for maximum speed.

Will we get a Sonic CD tier ost?

>>385914669
Well from what we've heard already Tee Lopes is very much inspired by the Sonic CD JP OST. So yeah, the OST is most likely gonna be JP OST tier.

>>385914669
Looks like it, anon. I'm not crazy about the new Stardust Speedway soundtrack but Tee Lopes' tweet with the huebox gives me hope about Act 2. And Stardust Speedway Act 1 is the only track in the game that's "disappointing", it's not even actually bad.

>>385914572
Huh, neat. Never noticed that before.

>>385914750
So it will have weird lyrics and laughter added to the music?

>>385914794
Huebox?

>>385914820
Already has a bunch of vocal sampling in most songs.

>>385914794
I've hard Stardust Speedway Act 1 on repeat the longest I've had any other song at this point. It's smooth sexy goodness.
You'll probably get your more hyped-up theme with those HUE HUE HUE samples for Act 2.

>>385914820
>laughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXe7jEwvME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXRrpdYlgrY

>>385914832
https://twitter.com/teelopesmusic/status/892080237261066240

>>385914110
>later special stages

>waaaah, I had played a video game and I ran into some adversity. BAD GAME DESIGN!!! BAD!!!! It's the GAME'S FAULT I suck, honestly!!!

wew, lad

>>385914948
I don't mind the US OST but why did the boss and game over tracks have to be so nightmare fuel? God damn.

What was the stage in CD that had the creepy robotic voice?

>>385914595
They're Sonic 3 fags. They hate anything that requires any kind of effort.

>>385915035
>but why did the boss and game over tracks have to be so nightmare fuel
that was pretty nice imo
i'm one of those guys who like the US OST better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVMzq_3Q-A

i have eargasms from 0:35 to 1:00

>>385915129

The most alarming thing about the people who say Sonic 3 is the only good classic Sonic game is that you know that's not the only Sonic game they enjoy. Which means, they obviously like some of the later 3D Sonic games, which completely invalidates any opinion they have.

>>385894968
What is this artstyle? I like it.

>>385915193
That part sounds the most like the zone's a theme park which is cool.

>>385915281
Drawn by Tyson Hesse. He did a comic for Archie called Sonic Mega Drive and he's also doing an opening animation for Mania as well.