4/25/2024 0 Comments Sonic mania intro genesis rom![]() With Knuckles Chaotix’s OST being in this jukebox mode as a result, it is a shame that there still remains no way to officially play that game in the modern era. It even has a lot of excellent older Sonic remixes unlockable this way, though much to my dismay, you can’t pick one of those songs to replace the generic main menu theme, as that would have been a great way to set the mood for some nostalgic gallery browsing.Īs part of the Plus content now, (having originally been a very clunky Digital Deluxe bonus for the original set) you also get to hear the BGM of other Genesis sonic games in this jukebox mode, despite none of them being included in the game itself. That, and you have a bunch of the key art for the 16 bit and Game Gear titles, pencil sketch versions of the animations used in this game and the Sonic Mania Adventures web series, and tons of stuff that you can unlock via the in-game coins. Speaking of said museum, that’s where I feel Sonic Origins does indeed shine brightly, as while the islands leading up to it were pretty bland, all that content I mentioned it contains is very interesting stuff! You have some of the classic Sonic documents or key art you’ve seen on the internet many times before, but a lot of concept stuff that was put in here was never shown off before in any capacity, including some pretty neat documents going into the protoypical designs for Knuckles, or level design/pencil sketches of Sonic 1/2/CD stuff. ![]() There are also islands dedicated to the bonus stuff like the museum, options, story, mission and Game Gear modes, with the Story Mode one being themed after Sonic Spinball funnily enough (despite that only being a Game Gear game here), but none of these islands really provided much charm, though the museum is at least neatly presented when you go into it, with a variety of concept art, manual/box scans, and animations laid in a tidy tile layout. It also looks pretty blurry here on Switch, which doesn’t help. You start off on a menu themed around the various islands the core four games take place on, and while this is a pretty cute concept, it doesn’t lead to much in terms of an interesting UI or memorable menus. ![]() So when Origins was originally released I hoped it would manage to recapture some of the presentational vibes given in prior Sonic sets, and in some ways, it does an OK job, with the Plus content adding a tiny bit extra, but even still Origins is incredibly lacking in this regard compared to the two Gamecube compilations. Sonic Origins ended up being the first Sega Japan-made Sonic compilation since Sonic Gems Collection back on the Gamecube, and that set was a huge favorite of mine due to the lovely style of it all great remixes, lovely menu design, and very nostalgic, chill vibes all around. ![]() With this seeming to be the final version of a compilation I put on my worst of 2022 list, does Sonic Origins Plus make the redemption arc it desperately needed? Well, an update was announced a few months ago, adding new playable characters and new games from Sonic’s Game Gear legacy to the set, along with a bunch of new tweaks and features. Last year, this compilation launched across all platforms, and I had originally planned to review it with the Switch version I preordered day one, but the rocky state of the launch version and the many, many problems it had really soured me on it, to the point I didn’t even want to touch it much after the first couple of hours.
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