New 2D Sonic game "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" announced for 2010

[Miyosaki]

hmm...I think i see what you mean, one of eggmans best creations is Metal Sonic...but I'm not leaning all the way towards such an awesome possibility...I'll just wait to see what sega does.

 

[Bobinator]

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9910/sonic4lockon.jpg

They apparently found this on 4chan, and I've never trusted those guys, but...

Please select the cartridge to lock on

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Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Episode 1

*Because the game will automatically be reset in the case that the setting is changed, please caution.

Things might have just gotten very, very real. (If this isn't a load of crap, anyway.)

 

[corneliab]

It's fake. One of the folks at Retro looked at the Japanese Sonic & Knuckles wad and found nothing of the sort in there.

 

[hms]

@hms: Does it really matter what his plans are? It's obvious, he wants revenge. Final boss? Who cares? We have only so much information that speculating about any boss is pointless. Just be patient and wait till more stuff comes out

Ok sheesh calm down.

 

[Autosaver]

Hey guys, I found out why Sonic managed to get green eyes.

 

[LongcrierCat]

Yep, guys. We're in Rehash Town.

 

[Miyosaki]

Yep, guys. We're in Rehash Town.

D=...man...that ball better do more then just swing left and ring, like shoot lasers or something...

 

[Metal Knux]

It's not the first time they rehashed that particular boss(Sonic advance as well as Sonic & Knuckles.)... Wait, where did you even get that pic anyway?

 

[Autosaver]

Yep, guys. We're in Rehash Town.

Rehash?

You do know that a lot of the 2D classic games had this boss... right?
This is more of a "revisit" then a "rehash"

Oh, what the hell is wrong with the ring counter? Isn't it supposed to be on the FAR left side?

 

[LongcrierCat]

It's not the first time they rehashed that particular boss(Sonic advance as well as Sonic & Knuckles.)... Wait, where did you even get that pic anyway?

http://www.segabits.com/?p=377

SEGA requested its demise.

People need to know it's a rehash.

 

[XAlted]

Seriously, nostalgia is a great thing and all, but this is just plain ridiculous if you ask me. Rehashed beginning of a stage, rehashed enemies, and now a rehashed boss; this game screams rehash, and I don't like it.

 

[Metal Knux]

Anyone else consider the possibilty that only Splash hill could be rehashing? Or maybe only episode 1 and the rest are original? We only saw less then half an act... From a leak...

 

[Blacklightning]

Anyone else consider the possibilty that only Splash hill could be rehashing?

The names and previews we've already seen from the zone select screen previously don't exactly give hopeful first impressions on that note. Hell, one of them practically isn't even trying to pretend it's a Casino Night alike.

Of course, I'm probably sounding like a bloody broken record at this point, but when you guys asked for Sonic to "return to his roots"...

 

[Autosaver]

First, you were ranting about the eyes and the model.
Then Sega had a leaked video and you just dropped everything.

Now you are calling it a rehash. Maybe they are reusing ONE boss, I don't think it warrants the whole game as a rehash.

 

[D00D64]

You know, this COULD just be a mini-boss for all you know, similar to S3&K and Sonic Advance 1s' mini retro boss rushes. This could just be there for nostalgia, only to fake out and introduce a new boss, or belt out new tactics.

 

[JEV3]

So... does anyone want to tell me why Sonic's eyes in the life icon are green, but there are no green irises to be seen on the sprite? Or why the grass has been blatantly ripped from the platform Sonic is standing on now and tiled. (look closely at the creases as well as the sharp cut off on the top) Or the horrid jpg-style artifacting in the rocks in the back, not to mention surrounding the sprites... in stark contrast to the photo-blur effect on the terrain.

I actually hope they do bring the real wrecking ball back though. That thing was the most memorable first boss in a sonic game, and this is coming from somebody who started with Sonic 3.

 

[clairebun]

So... does anyone want to tell me why Sonic's eyes in the life icon are green, but there are no green irises to be seen on the sprite?

They're there, they're just not particularly noticeable. Look closer.

 

[JEV3]

They're there, they're just not particularly noticeable. Look closer.

Exactly, they are really noticeable in the ingame sprite, and on the life icon, but here they look like they were erased. Another hoax. Grass has the same ripped appearance as the other one, same discrepancy between blurry background and choppy sprites, also there's a weird glare on the flower that looks like it came from the light hitting the screen/page in a certain way... but its replicated completely. Also, the motobug is ripped from the on-site render and doesn't look like the ones in the leaked video.

 

[D00D64]

That, and Sonic's shading does not match up with the shading of the other screens. Though, I never did see Sonic in his stand animation WITH shading applied.

 

[Virt]

To me, it looks like Sonic's mouth is only one one side of his head. That's weird. So when you turn around you don't see his mouth? ...Um.

Still, I want the game when it comes out. Just 'cuz it's a remake doesn't mean it's horrible! I mean, seriously, Mario Geeks didn't yell and shout when New Super Mario Bros came out! Or Super Mario 64 DS! C'mon guys, you're better than this. Act like mature people! Don't whine and cry because it's a remake!