Sonic Megathread

[Ikagura]

Playing Sonic 3 A.I.R and Sonic Robo Blast 2 on mobile thanks to a gamepad with a built-in stand feels nice.

Post automatically merged: Nov 21, 2025

Playing Sonic 3 A.I.R and Sonic Robo Blast 2 on mobile thanks to a gamepad with a built-in stand feels nice.

I forgot to edit it but I could legitimately forfeit the rest of the franchise in favour of those two.

PS: is there any native port for SA1 outside of emulation?

 

[evercaptor]

Playing Sonic 3 A.I.R and Sonic Robo Blast 2 on mobile thanks to a gamepad with a built-in stand feels nice.

Post automatically merged: Nov 21, 2025

I forgot to edit it but I could legitimately forfeit the rest of the franchise in favour of those two.

PS: is there any native port for SA1 outside of emulation?

I think the recommended way to play is steam with a million mods to undo the changes away from the dreamcast these days

 

[Ikagura]

I think the recommended way to play is steam with a million mods to undo the changes away from the dreamcast these days

Is there a good way to be able to play Steam SADX without requiring Steam to be activated?

 

[evercaptor]

Is there a good way to be able to play Steam SADX without requiring Steam to be activated?

Mostly certain it uses steam as drm but I can test tomorrow for you. Will report back!

 

[JellyjamLu]

if it helps i could post my mod order list or offer recommendation mods for Steam SADX, either way that's how I play too. (need to check out Sonic 3 AIR)

 

[Ikagura]

Mostly certain it uses steam as drm but I can test tomorrow for you. Will report back!

I really dislike DRM for games that are over a decade and a half old.

DRM for the latest AAA is understandable not for a Dreamcast game being ported five times.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[JellyjamLu]

Had to:

 

[Ikagura]

Metal Sonic is the best rival he ever had.

Yes, even compared to Shadow.

 

[PixelAnas2]

What do yall think of the US soundtrack of Sonic CD since we're on that topic? I really do think it's a great soundtrack that's just as good if not better than the JP soundtrack and I like almost every song in it and the fact that a soundtrack this great was made in only one month(If I remember right). It definitely took a different direction from the JP one but I think this direction is really good and just as unique

 

[evercaptor]

What do yall think of the US soundtrack of Sonic CD since we're on that topic? I really do think it's a great soundtrack that's just as good if not better than the JP soundtrack and I like almost every song in it and the fact that a soundtrack this great was made in only one month(If I remember right). It definitely took a different direction from the JP one but I think this direction is really good and just as unique

I'm of the opposite opinion, I think the jp/eu soundtrack is vastly superior. I personally think it's more in keeping with the style of the other sonic games from the time and generally more fitting to the context also. The worst outlier to me being the boss theme which sounds like it has a horror vibe.

 

[Ikagura]

What do yall think of the US soundtrack of Sonic CD since we're on that topic?

I'm more used to the JP/EU one.

Miracle Edition allows per act setup music but I wish we could swap the soundtrack on the go like Wonderboy Dragon's Trap Remake.


On another subject I got CrossWorlds on the Switch (with a Black Friday Deal), yeah it's inferior than the PS5/PC/Xbox but I don't want to spend 70 on Steam for a digital game.

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On another subject I got CrossWorlds on the Switch (with a Black Friday Deal), yeah it's inferior than the PS5/PC/Xbox but I don't want to spend 70 on Steam for a digital game.

Maybe it was a mistake considering the Switch's power but I think I could handle it.

If the werehog doesn't become available via a DLC then I'd consider that this game would be basically sold in an incomplete state.

 

[petran79]

Bought Sonic Origins on sale and it is very enjoyable and not thanks to Sega but mods.
Especially the BGM mod that has music from MIDI (from Roland to SB AWE32),piano, FLAC, remastered etc. and also the various gfx restoration and fix mods.
Ultrafix mod has gone a long way.

 

[Ikagura]

Bought Sonic Origins on sale and it is very enjoyable and not thanks to Sega but mods.
Especially the BGM mod that has music from MIDI (from Roland to SB AWE32),piano, FLAC, remastered etc. and also the various gfx restoration and fix mods.
Ultrafix mod has gone a long way.

What's Ultrafix?

I've only gotten Origins on console just so I could play CD and 3&K on it.

 

[petran79]

What's Ultrafix?

I've only gotten Origins on console just so I could play CD and 3&K on it.

it is a mod that addresses over 900 issues. available on places like gamebanana

[V3] Sonic Origins Ultrafix Mod for Sonic Origins | SO Mods

"Where Happiness Begins..."... A Sonic Origins (SO) Mod in the Multiple Games category, submitted by AlyStyle

gamebanana.com

changelog

https://pastebin.com/raw/Wx3p0RRL

 

[Ikagura]

it is a mod that addresses over 900 issues. available on places like gamebanana

[V3] Sonic Origins Ultrafix Mod for Sonic Origins | SO Mods

"Where Happiness Begins..."... A Sonic Origins (SO) Mod in the Multiple Games category, submitted by AlyStyle

gamebanana.com

changelog

https://pastebin.com/raw/Wx3p0RRL

Thanks, this looks interesting.

Maybe if I get motivated to properly buy it instead of playing the decompilations...

Post automatically merged: Nov 29, 2025

Even if I consider the Advance Trilogy to not reach the quality of the Genesis one (mainly because of the screen crunch) I really like what they did with the GBA's soundchip (if there's one) and how futuristic/y2k it felt like.

I liked Techno Base and Cybertrack, they were much better representation of a cyberspace than Sonic Frontiers to me.

I almost wished they made Sonic's world into a "near future where flying cars are commonplace" than just our contemporary era.

 

[Ikagura]

I kinda miss when Sonic had Nights into Dreams references scattered around (between Casinopolis and Radical Highway)

The 3DS port of Generations also had that sign but sadly it's static

I don't know if there are references to other Sega franchises in that series.

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

Not sure if i'm late to this but it looks like Hidden Palace got an E3 build of Shadow, back when it was going more toward a T rating.

Shadow the Hedgehog (May 27, 2005 prototype)

A prototype built for E3 2005 of Shadow the Hedgehog for the Nintendo GameCube.

hiddenpalace.org

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Ikagura]

Wait, were there a Modern Night with the Xmas design before that?

Or is that just the lighting?

Also Joe Musashi should be in CrossWorlds, he literally has a board in his games.

Since I'm a huge Saturn Sonic fan I post that one but I'm tempted to make my own thread about it

 

[AnomalyHailstorm]

Limited Run Games' Sonic x Shadow Generations is a Disaster

None of the photos I've seen from this collection are good, they're just laughable specially considering that you had to pay 250 USD for this (Which might be more if you live anywhere else)

https://www.sonicstadium.org/articles/sonic/limited-run-games-finally-ships-sonic-x-shadow-generations-collectors-editions-and-fans-arent-impressed-r3210/

Post automatically merged: Jan 2, 2026

 

[ZEGA ZONICZEGA ZONIC's icon]

Noseless derpy Shadow seems kind of funny.
But I do hope LRG fixes this. (They might not.)

 

[Stare best girl]

I wish Limited Run a wonderful bankrupt

 

[AnomalyHailstorm]

While not related to Sonic x Shadow generations, limited run has another sonic collectors edition so I'm predicting that the quality is going to be terrible as the sonic x shadow generations collectors edition one.

 

[NotReallyHere]

Limited Run cares more about the extras and the trinkets that they sell more than the games, themselves.

If this is all right by you, then please feel free to continue to support Limited Run Games. But if not, then I would encourage you to give your business to a different company, if at all possible.