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All the Eggman's Wreckingball/Hammer things tally: 2 Egg Mobile-H's I really like the bouncy clouds in Sky Sanctuary, there's a satisfying mix of sound, sprite, and movement bounciness to them. Sky Sanctuary in general is pretty rad, kinda like the cooler younger brother to Launch Base Zone, and it ...

What was the text that was replaced? I can't remember anything too odious from my playthrough. Don't quote me on this as I might be remembering what I read wrong, but from what I had heard... There's some soldiers that made some really gross/sexist jokes about the protagonist, and in the end the cr...

Did somebody say "80 gigs(or two sets of 40 gigs? Some Kinda Big Number, anyway) of old weird Java cellphone games"?! ... if nobody else gets around to it, I think I could reserve that space on my hard drive and look into it before the AtS advent of mobile technology comes, if there's enou...

The dreaded curse of double jump accidental Super Sonic has finally been sealed ... for now. All The Hill Zones tally(for real, this time!): 6 Green Hill Zones 18 Green Hill Zone Acts total 3 versions of the Nakamura GHZ theme 7 versions of JP/EU Sonic CD's "You Can Do Anything" theme 8 (s...

All The Hill Zones tally(Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles but in a parallel universe where they didn't hook up edition): 97 Green Hill Zones 500 Green Hill Zone Acts total 4 versions of the Michael Jackson GHZ theme 7 versions of JP/EU Sonic CD's "Sonic Boom" theme 1 (some kinda) Hill Zone...

Perhaps to make up for it, you could play as Sonic 3 using Knuckles! _{(glitchy Sonic 3 boss spoilers in that link for any latecomers)}

So what's the status of the Green Hill counter after... whatever just happened I actually was gonna post it last night but then I got sidetracked trying to find out if there were any bits that raocow or I missed, and then I fell asleep. All The Hill Zones tally: 6 Green Hill Zones 18 Green Hill Zon...

Poor Amy... this playthrough she doesn't get the guy, OR the flag sprites! So, assuming that each GP course counts as an act... All The Hill Zones tally: 5 Green Hill Zones 15 Green Hill Zone Acts total 3 versions of the Nakamura GHZ theme 7 versions of JP/EU Sonic CD's "You Can Do Anything&quo...

I'm sure someone's gotten to this somewhere else and I forgot, but Sonic Spinball actually originally had a different theme for the title screen, using a little remix of the Sonic theme song, before replacing it with a song that didn't require paying licensing fees. I like the use of the theme song,...

Man, I love the idea of Mecha Green Hill Zone. We've had several Green Hill type areas, and beyond that, multiple literal Green Hill(s) Zones, but it feels good to see it moved to later in the game and gone to hell. Even though it doesn't do the classic Genesis Sonic 1 mix of the song, it's still a ...

I swear Sonic Chaos seemed to start off a lot more exciting when I was a kid. Then again, playing SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AND ALSO TAILS BUT ON A HANDHELD probably was exciting either way to kid-me, even if that handheld was attached to an AC adapter at all times. Still, at least you don't need a trackba...

This might be a silly grab-bag request since it is definitely not obscure, but could Super Mario Maker 2's story mode be a fun LP? I feel like they do some quite cool and strange romhack feeling things , but in that Nintendo style of introducing a concept, then making it harder, then mixing it up, e...

Guess I missed a day or two again... I could toss in the Masa Demos for Wing Fortress Zone or the two songs from Death Egg Zone , but I think now's the time to bring out a more special Sonic 2 related song in Japanese and English! The Sonic 2 ending song... is actually a love song! https://www.youtu...

Strange that Sonic 2 managed to get away with copying a song from today's VIP5 level. I blame Yuji Naka, since that's what we're doing in this thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0pbVo9QoY Sky Chase Zone is pretty relaxing, the calm before the storm, where it's kinda hard to die... unless you ...

Metropolis Zone, more like Rude... polis zone... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLHgNWfIuDY I wasn't sure if it'd be appropriate to post the video song thing without much content in the post, but I can't think of much to say that hasn't been covered. Genocide City -> Cyber City -> Metropolis Zone A...

Missed a few days due to Super Mario Maker 2 Mania. I wonder if I could make a decent Oil Ocean stage in that... no, I've gotta focus! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyPePmuWZ8o The thing that was mentioned about the color palettes was interesting. On one hand, it's annoying to think about people m...

Good old Mystic Quest Tape 2 And Tubular Ocean Dove Press The Ladder Get A Flub Zone Act 2. It's the last zone to have a 2P VS mode version, and, as mentioned by others, home of THE PIT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS7B0PHutF4 The Pit/Death Pit/Death Hole/Whatever people call it, is a specific p...

Mystic Cave Zone's song is pretty rad, isn't it? It also has a pretty nice background scrolling thing, I think I used the SMBX version of it as a base for a stage BG I made due to how many parallax layers it had. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYFUR350JDE The stage has a lot of types of spikes, doe...

Oh, I found a good example of the CRT effect that was being talked about from Sonic CD's Special Stage. Notice the waterfalls and clouds on the island thingy in the background... that plant has a similar checker effect, so it could end up looking see-through or otherwise funky and neat. Then again, ...

Hill Top Zone doesn't get a 2P version, probably because of the weird Layer 2-style lava stuff or how it could risk locking one player into the lava filled areas. At least you found a new Special Stage? They can be played competitively with another player too, with Sonic and Tails swapping front/bac...

Something about Hill Top Zone always appealed to me, maybe it was the color scheme? Maybe the fact it's half a recolor of the first zone stuck out to me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-zKarT1KU I don't seem to be the only one who liked the aesthetic. Popular fan game "Sonic: Before the Sequ...

Casino Night Zone, the second of the three zones in Sonic 2 to have a multiplayer mode and accompanying song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNclH-WGMJY Since we're sharing casino stories, the first time I went to one, right as I became of legal gambling age, I went in with 20 bucks and came out wi...

My favorite part of going to casinos is when I repeatedly attempt to spend money at the slot machine only to be knocked around by giant bumpers into deadly spikes, thus being unable to give the casino my money.

It's no wonder you drowned, you were running out of air but started begging for water, so the game listened to you and filled Sonic with water! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWKN0kDNbU Something that was pointed out to me at one time that stuck with me afterwards, is how early Sonic games designe...

As far as Sonic development lore goes, Aquatic Ruin Zone is kind of interesting. The original level entry name for it was Neo Green Hill Zone(a name that might ring a bell for some newer fans), and the song features that little Wild West Movie whistle... maybe a leftover of the lost desert level? Ma...