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Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (Genesis)

Original game : Sonic the Hedgehog

Platform : GEN

Author : Xenowhirl

Release date : 06 December 2006

Category : Improvement

Patch version : Release 2

Modifications : G, P, O

Downloads : 1776

ROM Information

Sonic The Hedgehog (USA_ Europe).md - NOINTRO
CRC32: F9394E97
MD5: 1BC674BE034E43C96B86487AC69D9293
SHA-1: 6DDB7DE1E17E7F6CDB88927BD906352030DAA194
SHA-256: 46160BAA06362C711C9F1A5017CB7371026444936C8AF5E93A78996CF32FF2A6

Hack description

This is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis. It attempts to recreate features of the much disliked Gameboy Advance port of Sonic 1 called Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis. The hack has the following features:

*Physics which closely match those of the GBA game, noticeable during Eggman boss confrontations as it is possible to bounce of the top of him.
*Spin Dash which has slow animation and dust that appears slightly before the spin starts.
*Background effects, like moving clouds.
*Various bug fixes.
*Skippable score countdown, momentum preservation, "Press Start" text on title screen.
*Sonic's sprite art and the life counter text are replaced with the different art from the GBA port.
*All springs double Sonic's max speed until landing after being airborne. All side-facing red springs act like yellow springs. To compensate for the lower speed, slope repel calculations aren't performed after hitting a spring. Vertical springs erase all horizontal velocity not in a direction being pressed.
*New feature: the scrolling is changed to give a better sense of speed and Sonic CD-style lookahead (not in the GBA port).

The patch is in xdelta format. The ROM should be in BIN format.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
XenowhirlHacking

Reviews

Port of Sonic GBA?MathUser29292016-06-07Version Release 2

It is a hack of Sonic 1 that attempts to port many of the worst features of the GBA port to see if the game could still be a good experience with a wider screen aspect ratio. I personally enjoy the GBA game cause it feels so different so I enjoy this hack. It's not nearly as bad as the GBA version as not everything was ported over. Would've been nice if a more complete hack was made, but this is good enough to give you a taste of what it could have been like with a better screen aspect ratio.