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SONIC'S LEGS ARE TOO SHORT AND THE PHYSICS ARE ALL MESSED UP! ALSO WHY ARE HIS EYES BLACK? I'M SO MAD RIGHT NOW!!!!!*
*I'm actually not mad and in fact this makes me harder than a redwood forest. I mean seriously, look at the animation! It's gorgeous, so fricking smooth! And that music! This video makes me go HNNNNG!!!!
*I'm actually not mad and in fact this makes me harder than a redwood forest. I mean seriously, look at the animation! It's gorgeous, so fricking smooth! And that music! This video makes me go HNNNNG!!!!
Looks a little ruff around the edges but I like it lol. Sega will probably be dicks though and tell the guy to stop. of course when something gets on the internet its never going to leave lol. So hopefully he'll finish before that happens.
@Tony Ponce:
You don't remember Streets of Rage Remake?
SO yeah, this looks cool, but I fear it will "get FOXed". (elder geek points if anyone remembers where that expression came from)
You don't remember Streets of Rage Remake?
SO yeah, this looks cool, but I fear it will "get FOXed". (elder geek points if anyone remembers where that expression came from)
Again, show me the last game that a company C&Ded. I know of Streets of Rage Remake, that Chrono Trigger 3D business, and a tiny handful of others. Maybe less than 10 in a sea of HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS of fan games.
That nonsense is really getting annoying, people.
That nonsense is really getting annoying, people.
@Jinx 01
Saw your post only after I had written mine. I'm fully aware of it. Still, the numbers are in my favor.
Saw your post only after I had written mine. I'm fully aware of it. Still, the numbers are in my favor.
I have this weird problem, you know: I've never finished Sonic 2 and everytime I play it, I play until the second zone. After defeating the Chemical Plant's boss I stop playing.
Sometimes I keep a savestate directly at the beginning of Zone 2 Act 1.
To put it simple, I'm only downloading this after I can play the second zone. And even after this marvellous game is done, I will have only played its first two zones.
Sometimes I keep a savestate directly at the beginning of Zone 2 Act 1.
To put it simple, I'm only downloading this after I can play the second zone. And even after this marvellous game is done, I will have only played its first two zones.
@Tony Ponce
To be fair, most of those tons upon tons of games don't reach a level of notoriety that prompts the IP owner to do anything about them, or are so far removed from their source material as to constitute, and be protected by, parody.
This, on the other hand, looks like a 100% honest to God recreation of a game, with better graphics. It it reaches the sufficient recognition, I'm pretty sure Sega will do something about it. I don't think they would like people getting a free and better version of a product they are trying to sell themselves.
Does that automatically mean "Cease and Desist"? Well, no. But it's probably the easiest option to them.
I don't know, maybe they buy these guys out and release it themselves.
Here's hoping it everything goes well.
To be fair, most of those tons upon tons of games don't reach a level of notoriety that prompts the IP owner to do anything about them, or are so far removed from their source material as to constitute, and be protected by, parody.
This, on the other hand, looks like a 100% honest to God recreation of a game, with better graphics. It it reaches the sufficient recognition, I'm pretty sure Sega will do something about it. I don't think they would like people getting a free and better version of a product they are trying to sell themselves.
Does that automatically mean "Cease and Desist"? Well, no. But it's probably the easiest option to them.
I don't know, maybe they buy these guys out and release it themselves.
Here's hoping it everything goes well.
That looks utterly fantastic. Screw cease and desist, Sega should pay these guys a crap load of cash and make this an official release.
@El Conrado
That certainly makes sense in this particular case. I just always hate it when people cry "cease and desist" whenever a fun fan game appears. Just enjoy it and don't worry about it. Most companies certainly don't care.
That certainly makes sense in this particular case. I just always hate it when people cry "cease and desist" whenever a fun fan game appears. Just enjoy it and don't worry about it. Most companies certainly don't care.
@Tony Ponce
I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the hell out of it, but the last time I enjoyed a Sega fangame this much was Streets of Rage Remake, which got pulled as soon as the Internet noticed its existence. So maybe I'm just a tad bitter. Hope I'm wrong, it looks incredible.
I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the hell out of it, but the last time I enjoyed a Sega fangame this much was Streets of Rage Remake, which got pulled as soon as the Internet noticed its existence. So maybe I'm just a tad bitter. Hope I'm wrong, it looks incredible.
After Sonic Generations a simple HD update won't do it for me anymore, but this does seem like a super high quality one. The mechanics don't seem quite perfect yet, but it's extremely close to feeling like a completely authentic remake based on the video.
WOW
I just played and am I happy I just bought a 23" inch led screen.
Sorry bluray and Xboxes and PS3s and 3D IMAX movies. THIS is what HD was made for.
I just played and am I happy I just bought a 23" inch led screen.
Sorry bluray and Xboxes and PS3s and 3D IMAX movies. THIS is what HD was made for.
Sonic Generations wasn't perfect, but it was worth it just for the uber-HD Green Hill Zone. As someone old enough to have pined for the release of the FIRST Sonic game,... I totally needed new pants after seeing that at 1920x1200.
@Tony:
I know what you are saying, but I'm with Conrado on this one. The better the game turns out, and the closer it is to completion, the more likely Sega will take notice and shut it down. Considering they still whore the old Genesis library to every platform in existence, they would probably see a free HD version of a game they still sell as a bad thing.
I wonder if any of the developers of those Genesis games get anything from the digital sales 30 years later? I'm guessing they don't get a damn thing.
@Tony:
I know what you are saying, but I'm with Conrado on this one. The better the game turns out, and the closer it is to completion, the more likely Sega will take notice and shut it down. Considering they still whore the old Genesis library to every platform in existence, they would probably see a free HD version of a game they still sell as a bad thing.
I wonder if any of the developers of those Genesis games get anything from the digital sales 30 years later? I'm guessing they don't get a damn thing.
The speed; not certain if its just the top speed possible, or the acceleration, or both, are lacking. Visuals arent much better tho....is it just me on that? It looks cleaned up, Sonic himself is the only real difference i saw, plus little touches like trees moving n such. Cool considering its fan made, but I'd like a bigger overhaul to bother going back. The Sonic and Tails animation in the menu was way better tho lol
I might be lame, but it looks pretty similar to what I remember. That either means this is awesome or terrible.
This game has drm hacking prevention.
Serious. A game created from a non original ip and reverse engineered code has drm. Fail
Serious. A game created from a non original ip and reverse engineered code has drm. Fail
Anyone who's interested in checking this game out should really read this article
http://www.sonicretro.org/2012/03/guest-editorial-in-which-i-rain-on-the-sonic-2-hd-parade/
Highlights some things people probably want to know about the game.
http://www.sonicretro.org/2012/03/guest-editorial-in-which-i-rain-on-the-sonic-2-hd-parade/
Highlights some things people probably want to know about the game.
@Tony
Some companies care, SEGA are mostly pretty lenient about it though. Konami are bitches about it though, got hit with a C&D ourselves last year for making a play (non-profit) based on Silent Hill 2 for our high school project... Then they claimed that they'd let us discuss the matter with their people, so we sent a e-mail, didn't get a response, then they shut down all their scandinavian HQs...
Some companies care, SEGA are mostly pretty lenient about it though. Konami are bitches about it though, got hit with a C&D ourselves last year for making a play (non-profit) based on Silent Hill 2 for our high school project... Then they claimed that they'd let us discuss the matter with their people, so we sent a e-mail, didn't get a response, then they shut down all their scandinavian HQs...
If I had a male sexual reproductive endowment believe me it'd be as hard as it can be.
I gotta add that usually companies (in our cases, videogame companies) care a lot about their copyright infringement so much they'll shut down awesome fanmade free projects just because (Disney is the worst offender) so yeah, most of them do care to the point of insanity. I can sadly see this project being shut down, unless it can be distributed as a patch and you need the original game or something similar, and even then only with Sega's approval (Which I doubt).
I gotta add that usually companies (in our cases, videogame companies) care a lot about their copyright infringement so much they'll shut down awesome fanmade free projects just because (Disney is the worst offender) so yeah, most of them do care to the point of insanity. I can sadly see this project being shut down, unless it can be distributed as a patch and you need the original game or something similar, and even then only with Sega's approval (Which I doubt).
I'd take this down ASAP. It's infected with a nasty trojan. But don't take my word for it, I'm just a network security admin.
@Watts: This is true, however I doubt it. Most likely has something to do with the game's pointless DRM. Granted, the coder is a dick, but the rest of them seem just fine, and I doubt they'd allow for this game to be released if it was virus ridden. Also, the DRM hacking prevention is a compromise, since apparently the guy wanted no pics or videos to be taken of the game at one point. Seriously, the coder's a dick
And as far as getting a C&D from Sega? No, not gonna happen, least not with Sonic. There have been many Sonic related hacks and fan games that have existed. If they wanted to start caring, why would they do it now? Why not 5 years ago? I don't know why the SoR thing was cancelled, but they won't be pulling that crap on Sonic fan games any time soon.
And as far as getting a C&D from Sega? No, not gonna happen, least not with Sonic. There have been many Sonic related hacks and fan games that have existed. If they wanted to start caring, why would they do it now? Why not 5 years ago? I don't know why the SoR thing was cancelled, but they won't be pulling that crap on Sonic fan games any time soon.
It's kinda embarrassing for SEGA that their fans are doing a better job on their old school ports than them.
I can confirm that after installing this game in a fresh windows VM that it does infact install the Win32.Malware-gen trojan.
I was burned by sonic 4 with its messy art style and retarded controlls.
this is what SEGA should have done long ago. but will they ? I dont think so.
this is what SEGA should have done long ago. but will they ? I dont think so.
How is it that fans are producing better output than Sega themselves? I mean sonic megamix was also fan made and it may very well be one of the best sonic games ever
The graphics look rather ugly, almost like a Flash game. And it looks like the game is (at least currently) way slower than the Genesis original- did they use a new physics engine?
@Samuel
Thanks for the link, was a really good read. I hope the rest of the team find a better, more cooperative programmer.
Thanks for the link, was a really good read. I hope the rest of the team find a better, more cooperative programmer.
@Perro
Have you seen Megamix lately? They've seriously upped their game. Their entire reworks look and sound amazing. Just go watch Starry Night Zone on youtube.
Have you seen Megamix lately? They've seriously upped their game. Their entire reworks look and sound amazing. Just go watch Starry Night Zone on youtube.
LOst is an asshole and is holding the entire project back
At this point I do not support Sonic 2 HD which is a damn shame because 99% of the team did some damn fine work. The lead programmer's got a stick up his ass though and made this alpha release a lot more underwhelming than it would've been, all for the sake of his ego
At this point I do not support Sonic 2 HD which is a damn shame because 99% of the team did some damn fine work. The lead programmer's got a stick up his ass though and made this alpha release a lot more underwhelming than it would've been, all for the sake of his ego
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