Sonic Mars. Pre-rendered sprites or models?

[maze master7]

im thinking models. but sprites HAVE shown up over the years. what are your thoughts?

[Jonster]

The footage of SM that we have obviously isn't the actual game, but instead a decently impressive mock-up for 1995(?). The actual game would've likely made usage of models turned into pre-rendered sprites (i.e DKC), that or it would've used 3D-angled sprites. As for the mock-up we have, it's probably highly compressed models

[maze master7]

Originally Posted by Jonster

The footage of SM that we have obviously isn't the actual game, but instead a decently impressive mock-up for 1995(?). The actual game would've likely made usage of models turned into pre-rendered sprites (i.e DKC), that or it would've used 3D-angled sprites. As for the mock-up we have, it's probably highly compressed models

but wouldnt it be working on a 32x? unless tech demos arent based on what system they were thinking of...

[FishandChips]

Originally Posted by maze master7

im thinking models. but sprites HAVE shown up over the years. what are your thoughts?

Somehow it was models.

[I'll Begin]

Originally Posted by maze master7

but wouldnt it be working on a 32x? unless tech demos arent based on what system they were thinking of...

Not necessarily. If it's a "proof of concept" and not a tech demo specifically, it doesn't have to be running on target hardware as long as it conforms roughly to that hardware's capabilities. and IIRC the Sonic Mars videos floating around are just a non-playable animation made on a computer by the devs to illustrate their concept, not a playable tech demo running on real hardware.

[maze master7]

Originally Posted by I'll Begin

Not necessarily. If it's a "proof of concept" and not a tech demo specifically, it doesn't have to be running on target hardware as long as it conforms roughly to that hardware's capabilities. and IIRC the Sonic Mars videos floating around are just a non-playable animation made on a computer by the devs to illustrate their concept, not a playable tech demo running on real hardware.

well, i knew that. and with a little research it was running on a amiga. that, i didnt know.

[I'll Begin]

Originally Posted by maze master7

well, i knew that. and with a little research it was running on a amiga. that, i didnt know.

Huh, that's interesting! I didn't know that either. Incidentally, the Amiga actually has a similar CPU to the Mega Drive, and the Amiga was still a pretty popular computer platform for game development and animation in the early-to-mid '90s, so that totally checks.

[Nitro Turbo]

according to Sonic retro
i think they found only concept artwork and the developers never did any sprites or models at this point

[FinnishGameFan]

Originally Posted by Nitro Turbo

according to Sonic retro
i think they found only concept artwork and the developers never did any sprites or models at this point

You're wrong!
https://www.models-resource.com/satu...e/model/28255/
This is the model of TechMars demo! (Sonic Mars)

[maze master7]

Originally Posted by FinnishGameFan

You're wrong!
https://www.models-resource.com/satu...e/model/28255/
This is the model of TechMars demo! (Sonic Mars)

yeah, but thats for the TECH DEMO. not the real game.

[FinnishGameFan]

Originally Posted by maze master7

yeah, but thats for the TECH DEMO. not the real game.

Oh, right.