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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD wins Game of the Year in Narnia photo

Wallpaper designer Alchemist Defined has just ruined my day. He (she?) created an absolutely stunning mock-up image of what Sonic the Hedgehog 2 could look like in HD and now I can’t focus on anything else. All I see when I look down at this mound of work on my desk are images of a beautifully rendered blue hedgehog running through a gloriously polished parallax scrolling universe. Even though it isn’t real, I want this game ... bad.

Hopefully someone at SEGA checks this out and realizes that this is what fans want to see Sonic look like in HD (not this or this). Seriously, can you imagine? Once I am done playing the sequel to Beyond Good & Evil in my fictional videogame world, this is defintiely next.

While it's obviously not news, I just had to share the beauty of this pic with you guys. Check the gallery below for the larger, desktop-ready version (it looks even better blown up!).

What do you all think? Are you drooling all over your keyboard like I am?

[Via RacketBoy - Thanks Grim!]


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El Fajitas's Avatar
El Fajitas at 12/05/2007 17:43
Needs more anti-aliasing in the Letters but nonetheless....

MUST PLAY IN 50inch TEEVEE IN THE LIVING ROOM!!!!!!!!!

GHAAAAAAAAAAA
El Fajitas's Avatar
El Fajitas at 12/05/2007 17:44
Also, I love the friggin' lines on Robotnik... brings me back to mah Sega days....
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar
EternalDeathSlayer at 12/05/2007 17:46
This is on digg right now, and I agree, it's absolutely beautiful. I remember this game well. I want it in HD
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 12/05/2007 17:47
YES! I would totally buy an HD version just for the win
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 12/05/2007 17:47
@El Fajitas,
Actually, the letters look perfect in the blown up picture. I think they just got a little messed up when I made it smaller for the post.
charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 12/05/2007 17:50
Holy crap!!!!

that bastard... what a tease!
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 12/05/2007 17:50
Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about. Past Sonic must be smiling in his grave! *sniff*





Present Sonic is loading... loading... loading....
charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 12/05/2007 17:51
Also the music on that last battle was EPIC!
Combat Coffee's Avatar
Combat Coffee at 12/05/2007 17:51
Hell yes! Release a compilation of Sonic 1 through Sonic and Knuckles (with all the lock on options, plus the ability to play Sonic 1 with Knuckles in awsome HD!
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 12/05/2007 17:55
When I played that part on the XBLA port, I had 0 lives left, 0 continues, and 0 coins ... it would've been so much more epic had it been in real HD like that.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 12/05/2007 17:56
Also, I kicked Robotnik's ass!
Emrah's Avatar
Emrah at 12/05/2007 17:57
I was never interested in Sonic, but we sure need HD games with 2d sprites. They will be awesome. (Street Fighter HD looks nice but I am saddened by the fact they went for a slightly different artistic approach, Ryu looks different from Street Fighter2, for example, I'd rather have them rework characters keeping the old style)
ShadowXOR's Avatar
ShadowXOR at 12/05/2007 18:01
I guess I'm one of the only people that never liked any of the Sonic games.
charliesuh's Avatar
charliesuh at 12/05/2007 18:07
@ShadowXOR

I am terribly sorry my friend...
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 12/05/2007 18:09
Wow that looks incredible. We need that on XBL so bad.
Namelessted's Avatar
Namelessted at 12/05/2007 18:12
if they made a new Sonic game that looked like that it would be totally awesome
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 12/05/2007 18:15
Well, now I see what I got wrong in the HUD part of this week's retro quiz.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 12/05/2007 18:19
@Dexter,
Ha ha ha. I totally thought about that after I posted this. :)
B-Radicate's Avatar
B-Radicate at 12/05/2007 18:33
It definitely looks better blown up. I would download that in an instant. My Saturday mornings as a kid were to wake up, watch cartoons, then sit around and beat Sonic 2 or Sonic and Knuckles at least once. I loved that shit.
pwfd's Avatar
pwfd at 12/05/2007 18:38
a little bit of me is dead right now, and it'll remain dead until I play Sonic 2 HD Remix

:'(
Mushman's Avatar
Mushman at 12/05/2007 18:38
WOW!!, nice, hopefully sega will listen and make an actual game
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 12/05/2007 18:47
They need to pull a Square Enix and re-release it but prettier this time.
PraiseChaos's Avatar
PraiseChaos at 12/05/2007 18:52
I'd buy this immediately. No questions asked.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 12/05/2007 18:58
yeah me too, immediatley would shove some M$-creditz their way and with a LOT of pleasure too :-)
Trowble's Avatar
Trowble at 12/05/2007 18:58
Do want. Must get. Will dream.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 12/05/2007 19:00
That would be awesome if they released that!
pizzaface's Avatar
pizzaface at 12/05/2007 19:09
I could never get past that damn giant robotnic. I played for hours for many many days trying to beat him. I never have.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 12/05/2007 19:44
Holy shit!
that's amazing.
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 12/05/2007 20:47
TEASE!
infinity's Avatar
infinity at 12/05/2007 21:00
the first thing i thought when i saw this was "i wanna see super sonic in HD!"

awesomeness.
smellyelite's Avatar
smellyelite at 12/05/2007 21:02
You see this SEGA? Make it happen. Now.
manbot's Avatar
manbot at 12/05/2007 21:14
In case you never knew, emulators have this nifty option that magically smooths over the pixilated graphics of older games. You can be playing "HD" sonic, as well as "HD" version of all your favorite snes and genesis games right now. Quit wishing, and start downloading.
kadosho's Avatar
kadosho at 12/05/2007 21:22
Color me curious, but why didnt Sega release a revamped piece like this. If Sonic "nextgen" was the original craze we came to love.. it would be a totally different story.

Really enjoying AD's inspiration with this entry. It just screams "awesome!" hehe.
catsithx's Avatar
catsithx at 12/05/2007 21:39
Awsome just awsome how that looks I wish the 360 or ps3 version could look that awsome
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 12/05/2007 22:23
I'd instantly go out and buy an HD-set with a 360 or PS3 if Sega actually brought this out. I loved Sonic 2 and it'd look amazing in HD. And they could fix some of the slowdown while they're at it :D.
Poopface Morty's Avatar
Poopface Morty at 12/05/2007 22:28
Didn't even notice the mouth detail on the enlarged pic until just now. That is some nice work, and I would definitely play that. Polished artwork like this, even on old classics, would be a godsend. I'm not a graphics-whore, but I would love it.

Also, CelicaCrazed's avatar wins everything.
Calla's Avatar
Calla at 12/05/2007 23:08
do want.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 12/06/2007 00:00
I’d actually pay, like, $8-$10 for this on the PSN. 16-bit Sonic FTW!
Swifty64's Avatar
Swifty64 at 12/06/2007 03:04
I have to say i personally think this looks shit. It just looks like someone has attacked sonic and robotnic with a tin of furniture polish.
Robotnic looks like a polished wooden toy rather than a metal robot
Gemsi's Avatar
Gemsi at 12/06/2007 03:05
Hell if Sonic 1,2,3& knuckles where released full price in a box looking like that, I'd buy it straight away.
h3lios's Avatar
h3lios at 12/06/2007 04:13
SEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


i'll take 10!
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 12/06/2007 07:37
DO want!! id buy it!, why dont they redo all the games anyway, 2D was a much better era!
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 12/06/2007 07:37
DO want!! id buy it!, why dont they redo all the games anyway, 2D was a much better era!
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 12/06/2007 11:51
What Gemsi said. DO WANT
SDogg554's Avatar
SDogg554 at 12/06/2007 19:09
it looks cool but too 3D. i like the street fighter idea with really high res cartoony sprites.
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