If you have any retro-themed projects or scoops you’d like to send my way, please contact me. The RetroBeat is a weekly column that looks at gaming’s past, diving into classics, new retro titles, or looking at how old favorites - and their design techniques - inspire today’s market and experiences. It’s time for this game to find a life beyond the 32X. Knuckles Chaotix has never been a part of a Sega compilation or gotten its own standalone port. I don’t think anyone would complain about that technicality. Of course, Sonic isn’t actually in it, which may be a problem for a compilation called Sonic Origins. It can be a bit clunky, but it’s still fun and plays a lot like the other 2D Sonic games. Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball Sega Genesis EDIT ENTRY FLAG AS NONCOMPLIANT Game Description: Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball is an action game for the Sega Genesis. You control two characters at a time, and they’re linked together with a sort of magic chain that you can use to bend and slingshot your way through levels. It’s great that we’re getting Sonic CD, but it’s a shame that Sega is leaving out the franchise’s 32X installment. I keep wishing that Sega will find a way to finally give this oddity a release on consoles. Oh, and you control these characters with trackballs. It features three player co-op, with one person controlling Sonic while the others helm Mighty the Armadillo or Ray the Flying Squirrel. It’s an arcade title from 1993 that never left Japan. SegaSonic the Hedgehog is a Sonic game that I’ve been dying to try forever. I like its somewhat grungy aesthetic, and it’s also the only Sonic game I can remember to include characters introduced in the Saturday morning Sonic cartoon and the Archie Comics series, like Princess Sally Acorn. It’s also not close to being one of the best video game pinball experiences (this is no Demon’s Crush or Kirby’s Pinball).īut there is a charm to Sonic Spinball. No, it’s not as good as the core Genesis Sonic games. Sonic Spinball is one of the franchise’s first spinoffs, which alone makes it interesting enough for inclusion in Sonic Origins. Honestly, I’d love to see Sega create a giant Master System collection for modern consoles, but even just a sampling of the Blue Blur’s 8-bit adventures would have been nice for Sonic Origins. Now, you may have played this version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on your Game Gear, but the Master System version features a wider resolution. So when Sonic became a hit, Sega developed 8-bit takes on the franchise for the older machine. never had a Master System, the Genesis’s 8-bit predecessor, but the machine was quite popular in Europe and Brazil. Sega should reach out to Burton and give this improved version of Sonic 3D Blast an official release. The original game’s lead programmer, Jon Burton, actually fixed a lot of the original game’s issues in an unofficial director’s cut that you can download as a ROM. It also has one of the console’s best soundtracks. While the controls can be a bit slippery, and the nonlinear objectives can require some annoying backtracking, this still feels like a classic Sonic experience. People are quick to lump it in with the bad Sonic games, but this 1996 isometric Genesis title is alright with me. Poor Sonic 3D Blast has an unfair reputation.
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