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The only special stages that I like are the ones in 3&K and Mania, the others range from dislike (1, Rush) to absolute hate (any from the Advance games, ALL of the halfpipes, especially Heroes bleugh).
So I am glad that the series has more or less moved away from them, because they end up being more miss than hit.
So I am glad that the series has more or less moved away from them, because they end up being more miss than hit.
Wait I can use one big ring for all 7 emeralds if I do this after beating the game?m, did I understand correctly? How's that possible? The giant rings go away after trying it once right?
I did try the Sonic CD HD stages but nothing compares to Mania's. CD's were too confusing and the music for those stages sucked (it was just the menu music).
Blue Spheres>Mania's UFO Chase>Sonic 3D Blast's (Saturn)>Sonic 1's >All other iteration of the half-pipe.
I really enjoyed Mania's, but Blue Spheres will always be the king, imo. Every time I play Mania, I spend like a good 30 minutes in the extra menu doing Blue Sphere stages because I find them that fun to play.
I really enjoyed Mania's, but Blue Spheres will always be the king, imo. Every time I play Mania, I spend like a good 30 minutes in the extra menu doing Blue Sphere stages because I find them that fun to play.
I hate the blue sphere. At least Sonic Mania's versión of it is impossible for me and takes way too long. And good luck trying to find the last few blue spheres only to make one small mistake and you're out. I don't remember if the Genesis version of blue spheres were particularly different. UFO chasing I had more fun than all previous Sonic special stages combined.
Yeah, if I remember correctly, you unlock it after getting 32 medals (either gold or silver). There's also two variations of it: regular style and Mania style, the latter of which adds new gimmicks, like green and purple spheres.
I only have like 4 medals. I'm terrible at blue spheres.
I've always found them easier than the half-pipe and Sonic 1's special stage, so they naturally became my favorite. Them returning after a 23 year hiatus was low key one of the bigggest reasons I was excited about Mania, lol.
Same. I freakin' love these special stages so much.
Yes but once you beat the game, all rings respawn every time you load a stage. So you can use the nearest ring in GHZ1, beat it, reload and you'll have it up again while keeping the emerald you got before. If you fail you have to reload too but that's why you keep trying the closest one from the start,
Besides Mania and Chaotix, the only Special Stage I actually enjoyed was from Colors DS. Simple but very effective and the music getting progressively faster as you pass always makes me happy. Saturn 3D Blast is also cool.
The stages from 2,3, Rush and other similar ones are ok. Sonic 1 and MD 3D Blast are probably the only ones I would categorize as terrible.
The stages from 2,3, Rush and other similar ones are ok. Sonic 1 and MD 3D Blast are probably the only ones I would categorize as terrible.
That's so much better than me exiting the game and going back to try again and having to try a different one after getting an emerald! Thanks
I agree it was up there! Mutually beneficial, SEGA got some great IP's and an excellent localisation team that have no doubt helped get games like Yakuza, Valkyria and other niche SEGA titles localised. Meanwhile, Atlus got a great financial safety net, enough to amp up production and set up a new internal dev studio and a publishing arm in Europe. Together they have the clout to top metacritic year after year. Great times!
Most of the good ones already got mentioned, but I'd like to throw in a bit of a dark horse (original character do not steal) of Sonic 4: Episode II. It starts off as a nice-looking but unoriginal remake of Sonic 2, but then starts mixing it up with the bumpers that can take you to secret tracks, the timed ring challenges, and continuing the team-up theme of the game with a ribbon power-up that stretches between the two, letting you grab all the rings between.
The only problem I have with it is that the last special stage requires some serious use of the ribbon to proceed, which is easy enough in co-op, but in Single Player you have to really coax the AI player's movements, since it's mostly just echoing Sonic's movement.
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The only problem I have with it is that the last special stage requires some serious use of the ribbon to proceed, which is easy enough in co-op, but in Single Player you have to really coax the AI player's movements, since it's mostly just echoing Sonic's movement.
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After thinking about it, Episode II's special stages were probably the best part of that game, but yeah, the seventh chaos emerald was annoying to get. Still, If I rank my favorite variations of the half-pipe, I'd place it third after 3D Blast's and Rush's.
I like Blue Spheres a lot, but it seriously clashes with the rest of the pace, especially in Mania. As an extra mode I can seriously spend an afternoon playing Blue Spheres with Sonic 1 locked on to Sonic & Knuckles if I am in the right mood.
Mania Chase > Chaotix > Spinball > CD > 1 > Blue Spheres > halfpipes when they have a good framerate (excludes 4 Episode II and Heroes) > halfpipes with bad framerate > most other special stages > broken crap like Advance 1, Lost World 3DS, etc
Mania Chase > Chaotix > Spinball > CD > 1 > Blue Spheres > halfpipes when they have a good framerate (excludes 4 Episode II and Heroes) > halfpipes with bad framerate > most other special stages > broken crap like Advance 1, Lost World 3DS, etc
Its the other way around, they used the Special Stage music for the menu in the remake. The original game didn't have a menu it was literally just a couple options on the title screen lol
New Team Sonic Racing video is on YouTube. A making of the music part one vid with some gameplay footage interspersed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa6gaG1OrD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa6gaG1OrD0
At this point the game has been marketed more as a Sonic music outing than an actual racing game.
The music is great as usual. I wish we had seen more gameplay from Frozen Junkyard. Can anyone tell if the Frozen Junkyard track is a remix from a known stage in the series ? I feel like I've heard parts of it before. Also, when will they release that godly cool edge remix we heard in that other video...
All that comes to mind is that the intro is loosely similar to Theory of Attack from Runners, and that's probably a coincidence.
Yeah, it's probably a coincidence. What I feel is similar isn't the intro tho. It's the part that starts at 0:50. I feel like it might be from Forces (I have no clue what track it would be) because Frozen Junkyard looks like it's taking element from Forces stages like Space Port and Final Judgment along with the giant mechs.
They're not great by any stretch of the imagination, but I actually have something of a soft spot for Triple Trouble's special stages.
Mania UFO Chase > whatever
Years ago I had ideas for different types of Special Stages, many resembling side missions from Unleashed/Generations, or other gimmicks that play more like a normal level. Then some were more like mini games. One idea was chasing a speeding Emerald down an obstacle course; something like Heroes, but on a more straightforward environment with mild platforming and a few enemies, instead of in a tube. After completing one you could unlock more bonus stages of the same type like Colors' Sonic Simulator. Variations would include a bonus item getting shot out of a cannon, and another being thrown by a quarterback robot on a football field where you have to run a route and avoid defense bots to make the catch.
Years ago I had ideas for different types of Special Stages, many resembling side missions from Unleashed/Generations, or other gimmicks that play more like a normal level. Then some were more like mini games. One idea was chasing a speeding Emerald down an obstacle course; something like Heroes, but on a more straightforward environment with mild platforming and a few enemies, instead of in a tube. After completing one you could unlock more bonus stages of the same type like Colors' Sonic Simulator. Variations would include a bonus item getting shot out of a cannon, and another being thrown by a quarterback robot on a football field where you have to run a route and avoid defense bots to make the catch.
on the Japanese website, there is a list of the cars names
Sonic: Speed Star .Ok , alright. He's the OG main character play on speedster. Fine nough
Tails: Whirlwind Sport: I like this, makes it sound like tails built his own car. I like to think tails built his team's cars
Knuckles: Land Breaker. Shi Ra DIIIIIHHH
Shadow: Dark Reaper.... I uh. Ok. That's hilarious. Shadow's bike is named Dark Rider. Maybe he just names everything he owns Dark "__" . Well with the customization feature and that name, maybe we can get a ghost rider type skin
Rouge : Lip Spyder. Cute reference to a real life brand of car, her car looks like. Could have been bat spyder but I guess its either lipstick or the fact that the front of her car sticks out due to the heart shape.
Omega: Cross Dozer .... I don't get it but ok. I guess like motocross plus bulldozer? But that doesn't make any sense because the technique cars are the ones who can go on dirt. But I geuss like with knuckles's car the theme is being big and tough even though... they can't drive off road.
Amy: Pink Cabriolet. Pink Convertible.... that's uh... that's real imaginative.
Chao: Chao Pod..... Amy's team bastion of creativity.
Big: Frog Cruiser.... well it was either a froggy or a fishing reference.
Vector: Beat Monster. Sick name for a car, probably listened to cool music in his cool car
Silver: Lighttron. Unless I'm missing some lore. I assume because its glowing and looks like something from tron.
Blaze: Royal Chariot. She's a princess, fancy car. Make sense.
Eggman: Egg Booster. Kinda makes it sound like a giant metal booster seat.
Metal: Formula M. Because he's metal.
Zavok:Road Dragoon....I don't know man. Dudes barely a character. Dragons it is I guess.
Sonic: Speed Star .Ok , alright. He's the OG main character play on speedster. Fine nough
Tails: Whirlwind Sport: I like this, makes it sound like tails built his own car. I like to think tails built his team's cars
Knuckles: Land Breaker. Shi Ra DIIIIIHHH
Shadow: Dark Reaper.... I uh. Ok. That's hilarious. Shadow's bike is named Dark Rider. Maybe he just names everything he owns Dark "__" . Well with the customization feature and that name, maybe we can get a ghost rider type skin
Rouge : Lip Spyder. Cute reference to a real life brand of car, her car looks like. Could have been bat spyder but I guess its either lipstick or the fact that the front of her car sticks out due to the heart shape.
Omega: Cross Dozer .... I don't get it but ok. I guess like motocross plus bulldozer? But that doesn't make any sense because the technique cars are the ones who can go on dirt. But I geuss like with knuckles's car the theme is being big and tough even though... they can't drive off road.
Amy: Pink Cabriolet. Pink Convertible.... that's uh... that's real imaginative.
Chao: Chao Pod..... Amy's team bastion of creativity.
Big: Frog Cruiser.... well it was either a froggy or a fishing reference.
Vector: Beat Monster. Sick name for a car, probably listened to cool music in his cool car
Silver: Lighttron. Unless I'm missing some lore. I assume because its glowing and looks like something from tron.
Blaze: Royal Chariot. She's a princess, fancy car. Make sense.
Eggman: Egg Booster. Kinda makes it sound like a giant metal booster seat.
Metal: Formula M. Because he's metal.
Zavok:Road Dragoon....I don't know man. Dudes barely a character. Dragons it is I guess.
Are we sure there are multiple speeds? Has it been confirmed? I sure hope so...
Now that you mention it, I actually don't think that's been confirmed. I looked through some of the clips and some seem faster, but I can't really tell.
I believe i remember a video of the devs strait up saying that there will be different difficulties and the higher ones are faster.
Happy birthday to what I consider even now as the best game in the series!
I still remember buying my copy from Target almost 25 years ago to the day, as well as trying to collect all of the McDonald's toys. I also have a ton of nostalgia for this commercial:
Dragons actually were his gimmick in Lost World. He rode on top of one for a boss fight and his levels featured them.
Oh im aware
I just have nothing to say....dragons
That's it. I didn't think much of it then , i don't think much it now did nothing as far as characterization went.
It would be like zeena having a snow car, i get it.... I just got nothing to say
I'm excited to see what other zones are extrapolated from the seven (that was the number, right?) locale types in Team Sonic Racing. Seeing Sand Hill and a ghost pyramid level a la Sandopolis has been really cool to see, and I'm sure they'll be fun to race on, too. Sumo does great work with its track design.
25th anniversary for the best game of all time... sort of. You can't have Sonic 3 & Knuckles without the Knux...
Some of these might be different over here. I distinctly recall hearing that Vector's car name was the Tailgator over here.
Yeah it was confirmed. I believe the higher speeds were even playable at events because I remember people discussing it a lot. Well, that and how the framerate was not looking too hot.
That's true!
I loved seeing Fang's little antics at the end of each stage. The first one where he puts fire in himself always brings a smile to my face.
A look at the Windows 9X port of Sonic 3K;
(Link to Sega PC Reloaded - definitely recommend to use it if you feel like trying the port)
You can also experiment with MIDI soft synths (or hardware synths if your audio interface has a MIDI out port) such as VirtualMIDISynth with a SF2 soundfont to get a different sort of sound signature with the GM music. I found that a bunch of tracks paired super well with the Arachno Soundfont, along with some that sounded odd or bad.
Examples:
Flying Battery Act 2
Special Stage
Balloon Park
(Link to Sega PC Reloaded - definitely recommend to use it if you feel like trying the port)
You can also experiment with MIDI soft synths (or hardware synths if your audio interface has a MIDI out port) such as VirtualMIDISynth with a SF2 soundfont to get a different sort of sound signature with the GM music. I found that a bunch of tracks paired super well with the Arachno Soundfont, along with some that sounded odd or bad.
Examples:
Flying Battery Act 2
Special Stage
Balloon Park
I don't know how I endured that bonus stage music :/
At least he has one of the prettiest level on Sonic Lost World with top tier music as well
I mean, if Shadow gets brownie points from "dark" in the name, we at least get to give Zavok some credit for consistently being a scalie.
I think the level looks ok
As far as the music goes, I can talk a lot of shit about lost world.... a lot.
The music is neat
Its less brownie points and more I think that shit is goofy and halarious, you know what you right. I shouldn't kink shame zavok
The concept of the stage where dragon dance plays in lost world is one of those things that would be top notch if it were in say a modern rayman or DKC game.
Unfortunately it was in Lost World so the execution was off and you get sudden moments of death, inconsistent telegraphing and all that.
Story of Lost World's life, neat ideas, middling execution.
Unfortunately it was in Lost World so the execution was off and you get sudden moments of death, inconsistent telegraphing and all that.
Story of Lost World's life, neat ideas, middling execution.
Sky Road Act 2 was the one stage I liked replaying similarly to how to I would for my favorites in Unleashed/Colors/Generations. But yeah, it still suffers from the same enervating level design as the rest of Lost World.