Sonic Megathread

[Miles Miles]

i love sonic adventure 1 so im biased

Same! It's my favourite 3D platformer!

 

[Morgana Veil]

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped mushrooms (some versions include this, others don't)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (23 oz or 15 oz) can crushed tomatoes (the size may vary slightly between recipes)
• 8 ounces barbecue sauce
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 (16 oz or 15 oz) can red kidney beans (drained)
• Hot dogs
• Hot dog buns
• Shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef in a large pan.
2. Add the onions, peppers, and mushrooms (if using) and brown lightly.
3. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, crushed tomatoes, and barbecue sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Add the chili powder, cumin, oregano, and drained kidney beans. Continue to simmer for another hour.
5. Add the hot dogs to the chili and cook for 15 minutes in the sauce.
6. Toast the hot dog buns.
7. Place the hot dogs in the toasted buns, generously top with the chili, and add shredded cheddar cheese if desired.

 

[aquova]

Isn't it about speed?

The secret to classic Sonic is that it isn't really about speed, it was just a platformer with a higher top speed cap than most, and momentum-based physics. Not saying you implied this, but I have seen people in the past play the games, then get annoyed that a game about speed requires them to stop and make some careful moves. I always found this a bit of an odd way to look at the games, as they're annoyed not at the game, but at their misconception of what the game was going to be.

Anyway, Adventure style kicks ass, specifically the physics in SA2. I'm not sure what happened when they went multi-platform, but the controls in Heroes onward never felt nearly as good. My pet theory is that requiring the characters to control well both in the stages as well as the Chao Garden resulted in a much tighter control scheme at all speeds, something that later games lost.

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

Frontiers for me. It is the most fun I've had playing a mainline Sonic game, and it actually let me finish the game at my own pace. I could and did ignore most of the "boost" style stages, instead focusing on fishing and exploring the open zones. Now I just want a sequel that tweaks some of the rougher aspects and is maybe set in a different environment without the weird floating platforms.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I think that Classic had the right idea: going fast, defeating an evil force, adding a touch of magic and never overcomplicating it.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Classic and Boost

Boost is just Adventure but with the option to go faster. That's a plus, not a minus.

I thought Frontiers was boring.

Best Sonic games:

Sonic X Shadow Generations
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

 

[Morgan Katarn]

Formula 1 ? just kidding.

But honestly I grew up with Sonic 1-2 on mega drive and liked it but the older I got the more I dislike the game series in general.

For one reason only we are talking about a fast running blue hedgehog in a bloody platformer. Honestly kind of pisses me of there so much platforming and jumping and what not it just feel like a super mario slow ass game with some 5 seconds speed bumps here and there to make it feel like he is fast.

Either quit pretending he is fast and do regular fun platformer games or make more games where you utilizes his speed much much more meaning less stops to jump and shit.

 

[Miles Miles]

The secret to classic Sonic is that it isn't really about speed, it was just a platformer with a higher top speed cap than most, and momentum-based physics. Not saying you implied this, but I have seen people in the past play the games, then get annoyed that a game about speed requires them to stop and make some careful moves. I always found this a bit of an odd way to look at the games, as they're annoyed not at the game, but at their misconception of what the game was going to be.

Anyway, Adventure style kicks ass, specifically the physics in SA2. I'm not sure what happened when they went multi-platform, but the controls in Heroes onward never felt nearly as good. My pet theory is that requiring the characters to control well both in the stages as well as the Chao Garden resulted in a much tighter control scheme at all speeds, something that later games lost.

Great explanation!

 

[Ikagura]

Classic and Boost

Boost is just Adventure but with the option to go faster. That's a plus, not a minus.

I thought Frontiers was boring.

Best Sonic games:

Sonic X Shadow Generations
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Sonic Colours is better than Gens.

 

[Miles Miles]

Sonic Colours is better than Gens.

Sonic Unleashed and Gens are way better than Colours.

 

[petran79]

Sonic Unleashed and Gens are way better than Colours.

Recent version of Colours was bad anyway.
Better play the Wii version on Dolphin with 60 fps patch

 

[Miles Miles]

Recent version of Colours was bad anyway.
Better play the Wii version on Dolphin with 60 fps patch

Sonic remasters in general suck. DX is terrible, and Battle isn't great. The Sonic Gens remaster looks fine in terms of gameplay, but for some stupid reason they changed the dialogue.

 

[Sunnyside]

I like Unleashed as a spectacle but not as a game. Replayed a good chunk of it recently. It did not age well. The day stages look great and have cool setpieces. The actual level design is horrible. All flash, no substance. Watching someone else play would give me nearly the same experience.

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

And here it is, the official Sonic Adventure Japanese website (https://sonic.sega.jp/sonicadv/index.html), it's filled with images of the development and documentation on how the game was being worked at the time.

 

[Miles Miles]

Nice find! It's so cool that the website is still up to this day!

 

[Deleted member 560402]

i wonder if it's possible to visit this site link via Dreamcast? :D

 

[Miles Miles]

i wonder if it's possible to visit this site link via Dreamcast? :D

That would be epic!

 

[Deleted member 560402]

They have photos from the game's release with Yuji Naka!

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

i wonder if it's possible to visit this site link via Dreamcast? :D

Yeah, I think it might be

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They have photos from the game's release with Yuji Naka!
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it was part of the development, indeed.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

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[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

Wow, that's so freaking cool!

 

[Miles Miles]

That looks awesome! I really wish Sonic OVA got a sequel.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

That looks awesome! I really wish Sonic OVA got a sequel.

me too. I just found the image and added my own subs.

 

[HyperNelson01 HyperNelson01]

The Mentioned Fang in the Area that is one of Sonic's most underrated characters.