Also, it’s now confirmed! Origins will have a story mode in which the player will be able to marathon all games in one sitting. There’ll be some animated cutscenes as conective tissues between each game.
It also officially confirms that Sonic CD is set between Sonic 1 and Sonic 2.
After months of silence, the wait is over: SEGA has officially announced details regarding the Sonic Origins collection, with a new trailer and a website.
The official trailer showcases what players can expect from this new version of the original classics, alongisde a sneak peek of the brand new animations that have been done for the new title.
“ Developed by SEGA®, Sonic Origins delivers the legendary, non-stop Sonic action found in the original games, while providing a fresh twist with remastered visuals, added features, new content and modes and more.”
What’s New
Sonic Origins brings to the table some new content to the titles that made the Sonic series a household name, with some being brought over from the Taxman ports of Sonic 1 and 2 for Mobile devices.
Overall New Features
New areas for the player to explore
Knuckles and Tails are now playable in Sonic 1
Hidden Palace Zone, from the Sonic 2 prototypes, is now playable
New Animations for each game at the beggining and ending has been added
Interactive menu, with 3D models of characters in the background
Anniversary and Classic Mode
The games will feature two gameplay modes for players, them being the Classic Mode and Anniversary Mode.
Anniversary Mode provides a full screen display and also brings to players an infinite number of lives to keep the fun going without having to worry about game overs.
Players will be able to have the game on their original presentation of 4:3, and will play in the classic finite live and game over style.
Missions, Medallions and Museum
A new feature in which players can put their skills to test and earn medallions by completing various missions throughout the games. Those medallions/coins can be spent to unlock new content from the vault, players will also be able to try the Special Stage and more.
The missions will also feature a ranking system, like previous 3D modern Sonic games.
Deluxe and Standard versions
Like the release of Sonic Colors Ultimate, the highly anticipated Sonic Origins will come with a deluxe version and a standard version for fans to choose. Not only that, but fans that pre-order the title (either the deluxe or standard version) will get the Start Dash Pack.
The standard version of the title will be going for $39.99 USD, while the deluxe will be going for $44.99 USD.
Deluxe Version
Hard Mode Missions available
Character Animation in the Main Menu
Camera Control over the Main Menu islands
Character Animations during Music Islands
Additional Music Tracks from Mega Drive titles
Start Dash Pack
100 Bonus Coins
Mirror Mode already unlocked for players
A Letterbox Background, allowing players to customize their playthrough.
Sonic Origins will be released during Sonic’s birthday, June 23rd. Will be a digital only release for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox ONE, Steam and the Epic Games store.
In a leak done by PlayStation Network Australia, details regarding Sonic Origins have been revealed, confirming the game features a “Classic Mode” and “Anniversary Mode”, where the anniversary mode boasts new alterations to the classic games, including new animations for opening and closing for each game, and new areas for the players to explore.
“Relive the classic collected adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD in the newly remastered Sonic Origins! From the iconic Green Hill Zone to the treacherous Death Egg Robot, you’ll speed down memory lane to thwart the sinister plans of Doctor Robotnik in polished high definition! This latest version includes new areas to explore, additional animations, and a brand new Anniversary mode!
Classic Re-Defined Explore the classic Sonic titles in high-resolution, with all-new opening and ending animations for each title!
New Unlockables Complete various missions to collect coins to unlock new content, challenges, and Special Stages through the Museum.
Classic and Anniversary Mode Choose to Spin Dash your way through the numerous zones in Classic mode with the game’s original resolution and limited lives, or the new Anniversary mode with unlimited lives and revamped fullscreen resolution.”
Not only is delisting older video games from digital shops anti-consumer, but it also communicates to the consumer that your company doesn’t have faith that it has made a superior product that is worth whatever you’re charging for it.
Obviously, in some cases this lack of faith is justified, such as the GTA3 era re-releases. But then I look at Sonic Origins, which includes features like an interconnected story, Knuckles in Sonic 1, the Hidden Palace Zone in Sonic 2, etc. And so on the surface it looks like a much more worthwhile package than previous releases. But then I look at the delisting and think to myself, “Just how badly do those coins they introduced fuck up the whole experience?”
Just remember… Sonic Origins is now using updated versions of the prototype tracks from Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Do you recall what was the final official release to use those tracks?
What is going on with the terrible way SEGA, IGN, and other sources are getting Sonic news out?
Frontiers’ segmented video releases are so scrambled that fans are left confused and disappointed. It took the third IGN video to clarify that the footage is of an older build. It makes the game look terrible and first impressions are all ready locked in.
Sonic Central was also so lame. I know they’re “sneak peeks,” but are we really going to act like 8 second reveals are acceptable? I’m stoked for Sonic Frontiers: Prologue, but showing a gif of Knuckles at the Master Emerald shrine doesn’t cut it. Sonic Prime just sort of showing Shadow… doesn’t cut it. No real information on Frontiers… doesn’t cut it! Also, why did they waste time talking about the Sonic movie 2 digital release… when it was already out for weeks. It was their own event… why was it so rushed?
Geoff Keighley blatantly lied about Sonic being at Summer Game Fest. There’s no other way to look at it. It was a complete lie. Moreover, showing footage of Sonic in every piece of advertisement and then claiming that “it was showing highlights from past events” is just dishonest. It’s like if Mario Strikers showed Mario and then the game came out and he just was nowhere in it.
The IGN interview about Sonic Frontiers was scheduled and then delayed a day… but nobody said a word about that until 20 minutes after it was supposed to air.
The Sonic Origins music thing just feels sneaky. Like they were tip-toeing around the issue for as long as they possibly could. It’s genuinely disappointing that the music won’t be what the original game had, but also that we had to be dragged along until this came out. Then again this is the same company that released the Origins reveal and made it look like S3K wouldn’t be in widescreen too, so I should be surprised.
It’s 2022 and SEGA isn’t new at this! I don’t get why this has been such a disaster and it’s insanely frustrating as a Sonic fan. We can and should demand better.
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