How To Upload Sonic Mods To Sonic Retro
An incredible cleaned and upscaled version of the Sonic CD opening has been released by Sonic Retro members Tanks and Quazza – you can watch the total remaster below on Youtube!
This consciencious upscaling utilises AI, which while the authors admit is controversial to those communities working on archiving 18-carat articles, is a wonderful mode to get around bug with pinch that are intrinsic to versions that have appeared on the likes of Mega Collection.
Quazza has as well made an interesting discovery in that a few frames in the OP appear out of order – and here'southward his comparison:
We think this is a wonderful piece of piece of work bringing new life to a much-loved piece of Sonic the Hedgehog history.
Source: Sonic Retro
The Sonic Amateur Games Expo is approaching fast, and now the guidelines for submissions have been appear! If you lot're thinking about participating, this should prove helpful in pointing you in the right direction. Continue reading Guidelines For SAGE 2019 Submissions Announced
Last calendar month, the Sonic Amateur Games Expo hosted a broad diverseness of fan games developed past talented members of the community. Now, this month celebrates the tireless efforts of hackers for your favourite Sonic games with the 2016 edition of the Sonic Hacking Contest, kicking off this coming Mon, November 7th to Sunday, November 13th.
The annual ROM-hacking contest is brought to you lot past members of Sonic Stuff Research Grouping and Sonic Retro, with livestreams from SomecallmeJohnny, MegaGWolf, Redhotsonic, and more going on throughout the contest week. SSRG and Retro members can likewise download these and vote for their favourite for Community Trophies!
Bank check out the trailer for SHC2016 below, every bit well as the list for this year's entries!
Continue reading Sonic Hacking Contest 2016 Begins on Nov 7th
A golden birthday only happens once and we at Sonic Stadium wanted to brand certain there was some fanfare! That'due south why we teamed upwardly with SEGAbits and Sonic Retro for an entire week of articles, features and videos, with the intent of looking back at Sonic's past, analyzing the present and looking forrad to the future. For those of you lot who may take missed some of it, we thought we'd mail a run-down of all the content the awesome staff of our 3 sites created.
Enjoy!
SEGAbits & Sonic Retro:
SEGA Channel Retro, Sonic Birthday Livestream: Sonic Retro kicked off their week with an hour long livestream of Sonic Jam, Sonic 2 on the Retro Engine and the entirety of Sonic'southward story in Sonic Adventure.
Shadow the Hedgehog Review: SEGAbits kicked off their week with a review from Ben Burnham that took a look back at one of the most infamous games in the franchise's history. One interesting spin this review took was offering a look at how the game was perceived when it was get-go released back in 2005, before Sonic 2006 i upped it a year subsequently and became the nearly infamous game in Sonic's history.
Visual Memories, Digging through Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2'due south DLC: SEGABits's TrackerTD takes a look at i of the more than obscure features of SEGA'southward old Sonic games, the free downloadable content. Accept a look at what DLC was like back in the days of the Dreamcast when files had to fit within 100KB of storage.
SEGAbits Plays Episode #2, featuring Sonic, Tails and Donald Duck SEGA Pico games: Barry The Nomad livestreams a couple of SEGA Pico Sonic games. If you've never seen these obscure entries into the Sonic franchise, at that place's no better time to take a look.
Presented Without Commentary, My 1997 Sonic Fan Comic "Sonic The Hedgehog vs. The Bots": That same day, Barry also posted an one-time fan comic he drew on Sonic Retro. Every bit someone who'southward worked in fan comics, I tin can say that this is without doubt the almost well fatigued and artistically crafted fan comic ever fabricated. I bow to your prowess, lil Barry!
The Weekly Five, Sonic Video Game Moments that Make Us Grinning: George takes a look at five smile inducing Sonic moments in SEGAbits's Weekly Five characteristic.
A Retrospective of Sonic's Classic Trilogy: A Sonic Stadium guest article written for SEGAbits by Brad. This incredibly well crafted piece takes a look at the original Sonic trilogy. I would highly propose you take a look.
23 Sonic facts to know on Sonic's 23rd Birthday: SEGAbits ended its celebration by going over 23 facts every Sonic fan ought to know on Sonic'southward birthday.
Editorial: Simulated Positive: Sonic, the Media, and Wrongly Diagnosing the Problem: Though this technically fell outside of the week long commemoration, it was meant for it. SEGAbits contributor GX takes a await at some of the most common criticisms of the Sonic franchise and whether or not those criticisms are viable.
Sonic Stadium
TSS/SEGAbits Review, Sonic Pocket Adventure: Nosotros at Sonic Stadium kicked off the celebration with a expect back at a great, obscure piffling Sonic game for the Neo Geo Pocket, in a review originally meant for Sonic Stadium, before it was instead posted on SEGAbit, which eventually made its way back to Sonic Stadium several years later!
TSS Discuss, Sonic Nail…after E3: The Sonic Stadium staff give their thoughts on the Sonic Boom multimedia franchise after SEGA finally showed the game off to the wider gaming press and released a trailer that gave us a greater idea of what to expect.
SEGA Games for the Sonic Gamer, Part one: SEGA makes more than than simply Sonic, and this little guide suggests some SEGA games that might tickle your fancy in the aforementioned manner Sonic does.
The Anatomy of a Bad Sonic Game: SEGAbits guest writer Ben Burnham gives his thoughts on what he thinks makes for a bad Sonic game, and how these issues could exist avoided in future games.
In Defence of Sonic Nail Rise of Lyric: I have a stab at defending this divisive game.
TSS Review, Sonic Bricks by Paladone: JonoD takes a look at these recently released LEGO-styled collectibles.
Sonic List, My Favorite Sonic Related Moments: Jason Berry relates some of his most memorable moments with the Sonic franchise. Corking pictures reside within!
Sonic on the Go, Sonic Game for the Game.com: The 3rd role in my Sonic on the Go series (take a look at by entries hither), which takes a await back at Sonic's portable adventures To cap off the celebration on Sonic Stadium, I played and wrote about what is objectively the worse Sonic game always made. The things I do for you lot people…
Exist sure to look upward #Sonic23on23 on twitter to check out some cool Sonic altogether tweets!
There was likewise some large news this week. First, Sonic 2 HD is back on, with a new engine and staff. On a much more bloodshot notation, Aaron Webber announced he was leaving SEGA. We'll miss y'all, Aaron!
With this post, #Sonic23on23 is officially over! I hope you enjoyed the content we created for y'all this week, and I promise you will keep tabs on the other two awesome sites that participated in this as we turn through another year of Sonic.
The mod replaces the Generations stages with the daylight levels fromSonic Unleashed! That'south right: Apotos, Mazuri, Spagonia, Holoska, Chun-nan, Shamar, Adabat and Empire Urban center have been successfully ported and beautifully remastered in high definition for your gaming pleasure! Not to mention a brand spankin' new White Infinite to go with information technology, consummate with its own Unleashed White Space Medley!
Be sure to thank theUnleashed Project Team, considering this is a job well freaking done. Bank check out the release trailer afterward the jump!
Keep reading Sonic Generations Unleashed Project Modernistic At present… Unleashed!
Those who have downloaded and promptly deleted the alpha demo of Sonic 2 Hard disk no longer need to fear of alleged keylogging, GeneHF of Sonic Retro shares, saying that the game demo is rubber of said malicious software. This announcement follows that of LOst being booted from the S2HD team. Read the total story after the jump.
Continue reading S2HD Keylogger No Longer the Instance, Prophylactic to Download Again
[UPDATE] Earlier today, S2HD Project Manager Canned Karma announced that LOst, Sonic two HD's developer who needlessly added DRM protection to the long anticipated fan game, is no longer part of the project, equally stated in the Sonic Retro forum.
All of us had the exact same reaction everyone here did, and nosotros're actively looking into information technology to the all-time of our abilities. That said, we've heard just as much from LOst equally anyone here has lately, so I'm not sure what, if annihilation, nosotros'll be able to find that corroborated or refutes what'south been brought to light. I will say this though. LOst is no longer a role of S2HD. I'll have a more than in depth response soon. We're just as pissed off well-nigh this as the customs is.
[ORIGINAL] Scarred Sun of Sonic Retro advises anybody who has downloaded the Alpha Demo of Sonic 2 HD to delete the unabridged software in low-cal of a recent keylogger discovery, the cause behind triggered antivirus alerts. Read the full statement after the jump.
Continue reading Keylogger Discovered in Sonic ii Hard disk drive, LOst no Longer in Squad
Later on a tech demo over three-and-a-half years ago and a teaser trailer last year, the squad behind Sonic 2 HD has at present fabricated a playable alpha demo available to the community. Eager players tin feel the entirety of Emerald Hill Zone in loftier definition, consummate with Sonic 3 & Knuckles-style act transitions and upgraded music.
As of now, the demo can only run on Windows operating systems ranging betwixt Windows XP and Windows 7. Download links are available on the Sonic ii Hard disk drive homepage, as well as 1080p screenshots and cute desktop wallpapers. Farther projection details are bachelor on Sonic Retro.
Bank check out some footage afterward the jump!
Go along reading Sonic 2 HD Alpha Demo Now Bachelor
This news mail service contains spoilers, then if you don't want to exist spoiled, and so click your dorsum button at present.
The Sonic Generations demo released June 23rd on Sonic's 20th Birthday was hacked on that very day by diverse community members, including those at Sonic Retro. Constitute within the unusually very large file was the game'south unabridged level listing, boss list, mission list, characters, badniks, items, some music files (though nothing past Green Hill Zone) and the presence of the Chaos Emeralds and super forms for both Sonic's.
Stages:
Dark-green Hill (Sonic The Hedgehog)
Chemical Plant (Sonic The Hedgehog 2)
Sky Sanctuary (Sonic The Hedgehog three & Duke)
Speed Highway (Sonic Adventure)
Urban center Escape (Sonic Take chances ii)
Seaside Hill (Sonic Heroes)
Crisis City (SONIC The Hedgehog/Sonic 06)
Rooftop Run (Sonic Unleashed)
Planet Wisp (Sonic Colours)
Casino Night – DLC Simply
Bosses:
Metal Sonic
Shadow The Hedgehog
Argent The Hedgehog
Expiry Egg
Perfect Anarchy
Egg Dragoon
"Fourth dimension Eater" – Said to be the final boss.
Characters:
Tails
Knuckles
Amy Rose
Cream
Rouge
Blaze
Vector
Espio
Charmy
The items revealed include the return of elemental shields from Sonic iii and Sonic & Knuckles. The lightning shield, burn shield and bubble shield item boxes were both found in the demo assets, along with images of how they look in-game. The Spike Wisp and Rocket Wisp powers from Sonic Colours also make a comeback. As for the Anarchy Emeralds, they too appear to be an item, which suggests Classic and Modern Sonic's Super forms will be playable in the game's various stages.
Update: Images removed at SEGA'southward request.
Sources: Sonic Retro, Sonic Wrecks and diverse Sonic forums, including our very own SSMB.
What do you think of the level list? Did your favourite stage make information technology in? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Of course this really isn't Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing art just instead some cool artwork from 1991 used to promote Mega Earth. Wouldn't information technology be cool if Sonic riding in this car or his Sonic Drift car was implemented into Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing every bit DLC?
Source: Sonic Retro
Thanks to Scarred Sun for the heads up on the date this artwork was created and put out.
Sonic Retro Admin Scarred Dominicus has leaked a package of files containing development material from the game Sonic Xtreme. For those non in the know, Sonic Xtreme was a title planned to launch SEGA's blue mascot into the 3D era of gaming but the game worked on by Chris Senn and Ofer Alon had its life cut short when SEGA pulled the plug on its development.
Contained in the package are images, textures, definitions, and a viewer written past SANiK—fisheye perspective and all. With these files we tin can become a closer look at only how far into evolution the game was before it reached cancellation.
You tin take hold of the file package here
Images from Sonic Paradise
Source: Sonic Retro forums
via: Sonic Paradise
More images and comparing'south to older screenshots below –
We'll keep you lot updated on any further developments.
Sonic Megamix, the most well known Sonic ROM hack, has returned to the public spotlight with a post by, community oldbie, Stealth at Sonic Retro. Stealth revealed that the drama that resulted in the projection'southward cancellation months ago was a consummate misunderstanding. Therefore, it was only canceled for iii days and the in one case Genesis, now Sega CD project has had work done on information technology since being resurrected. When Stealth finally revealed that Megamix was not dead a few days agone, he and other team members brought videos with them to testify the amount of progress that they take made in private.
Despite publicly announcing Megamix's return, Stealth did lay some ground rules that I certainly approve of.
With that said, you lot know how I feel nearly my projects, and this is no exception. It never has been, less of Tweaker's over-zealous promotion. I am protective, and I volition remain so. Nosotros will practise what we please with this projection, and on a time-table of our own choosing. Requests and questions virtually release dates are annoying and pointless. There will be no further demos, or even "private" beta-tests. Fact is, Megamix was supposed to finish development with "version 4″ (at a later point in fourth dimension), until this mess happened. There is no mode we tin can maybe make some other non-final release and keep it substantially fresh. Trust me – you'll thank us when you lot have much more than to play with all at once than one level at the cease of the game and a couple of menu text changes
(…)
Finally, and this is important, we reserve the right to halt completely at any time. We owe a debt to no-one, and we don't take to publicize any newer builds. All we ask for is some decency and respect. Don't launch into actual complaints about how nosotros choose to handle our business organization. Don't rip usa off solely for the sake of riding off Megamix fame. Also, don't go asking for or looking for things that don't vest to you. If we hear nigh the leaked material, or see it being spread/used, that'due south information technology. If you lot want to do our jobs for us, we just won't, and when you can't handle it, you'll only have yourselves to arraign.
The videos beneath showcases Megamix's progress since its motion to the Sega CD. The game is not simply "Sonic CD" smooth, merely now has CD sound, composed past DM Ashura of DDR fame. Megamix's design continues to, in my stance, bridge the old and new styles of Sonic. In addition to the classic Genesis presentation, new moves, such equally the homing set on, and a higher emphasis on speed make their mark.
At present, if merely the level design wasn't and so masochistic.
Visit the official Megamix thread at Sonic Retro.
Yes, you heard correct! Sonic Retro member (and man behind the name 'Dr. Ivo Robotnik'), Dean Sitton, has been kind enough to sale his malfunctioning gateway keyboard on eBay for the bargain 'Buy It Now' toll of $66.60 (quite the joker, Dean.)
Forth with the keyboard however are some very rare pieces of Sonic Merchandise, something any collector would desire to get their easily on. A Canadian printed 8 folio promotional Sonic Comic with a 7 page copy of the original pencil drawings illustrated all the way dorsum in the Baronial of 1991.
Deans auction is currently sitting comfortably at the behest cost of $31, though is quite the bargain even at the 'Buy It Now' cost. You can check out the sale hither and read upwardly on some interesting discussions with the human himself over at Sonic Retro.
A SEGA Master Organization hack, Sonic 2 LD, a championship playing on Retro's HD Sonic two remake, by physician eggfan at Sonic Retro is probably my favorite projection at that forum. The projection's goal is to accept the Sonic 2 levels for the Genesis and put them in the Sonic 2 Master System ROM. A novel concept, considering that I've always wondered why SEGA made different levels for the Master System version (aside from making Aqua Lake Zone, aka "the all-time zone always" – ride that shuffle beat).
Medico Eggfan recently released a new screenshot of his work-in-progress, 8-bit Emerald Hill. Hit the break for the screenshot. Warning: Contents May Be Crawly. Go on reading Fanatics: Sonic ii LD
Visitors of Sonic Retro might have noticed frequent downtime in the by couple of weeks. Well, to remedy that, Scarred Sunday, one of the admins at Retro, has a plan: give her coin. Give her some damn money. She'southward good for information technology, trust me.
The donations will move Retro off of CulTNET, thus keeping other CulTNET sites online if Retro happens to go downwardly once more in the hereafter and could perchance brand the site faster. If you like Retro and/or CulTNET, you'd be a fool to non donate to 1 of the most of import communities in this dark, dark corner of the internet dedicated to a blue hedgehog.
Sik, over at Sonic Retro, has completed his hack of Sonic 3D Boom that removes the Flickies from the game, leaving yous to run around and play the game as if it were a true, isometric version of a Sonic game (where the goal is to simply make it to the end without dying). I must say that I bask 3D Smash ane-hundred times more than than I did (I didn't really like it, so that'due south a huge improvement). Who knew that taking out the entire crux of a game could make it more entertaining?
In this hack, Flickies will still appear, simply you will no longer be able to collect them. The big rings will always let you proceed to the side by side surface area and any areas (like the tube in Panic Puppet) that prohibit your accelerate due to your Flicky count volition permit you lot to go anyway.
With all this fun to be had, however, it must exist said that now that the lost, core mechanic of the gameplay makes the game much easier. Information technology was designed around Flicky collection and at present you tin simply blow through every stage without a need to explore every corner of the isometric worlds. Still, I hate Flicky collection, and so it does not bother me that much. I have never been arsed to play this game all the mode through, and then here'south to Sik for making a mediocre game interesting.
Caput on over to Sonic Retro to download the hack!
Despite no efforts to the opposite, nosotros are withal able to obtain access to Sonic Retro, including their forum. Information technology was there that a photo was discovered that featured a disc titled 'Sonic Proof'. To put information technology into some context, this disc was apparently found in a room at Sega's Headquarters which contains almost all of their work, including Dreamcast, Saturn and Mega Drive titles. The photo above shows (an obvious CD-R based) Sonic Proof wedged between some retail games.
Merely what does it all hateful? Is it the working title for an old Sonic the Hedgehog engine? Is it a concept of another unreleased Sonic championship birthday? Is it something unrelated to Sonic and even Sega (the 'Sega room' independent games from other publishers on PS2 besides)? Is it a massive hoax or a plant (although given the original photograph is pretty legit, it might non exist the case)? Who the heck knows? Not many at the moment, with speculation at a dead end pretty much.
Nosotros're slapping this upwards as a rumour for at present; Sonic Retro are pretty cool with getting information on old stuff, only until it's verified it could well be a wild goose chase.
"Sonic Proof"? – Sonic Retro Message Board
Welcome to the Fan Spotlight, a segment that shines on artistic works in the Sonic community that you should check out.
Over at Sonic Retro, member ColinC10 has fabricated a make new ROM hack that tests not only your fourth dimension attacking skills, merely your boss killing skills as well. "Robotnik'south Revenge" is a Genesis ROM hack that pits you against every single dominate from both Sonic ane & two. Back to dorsum, yous are presented with these familiar challenges inside the Death Egg, a pattern reminiscent of the version of the Death Egg institute in the "Sonic two Long Version" hack. The hack is incredibly addicting, as your previous experience with these bosses leaves you coming back for more if just and so happen to die. I died a few times nigh the end and kept telling myself, "I know that I can vanquish this game! I've done it a 1000 times!" Then, I kept playing.
The hack offers a time assail mode (unlimited lives) and a survival fashion (with lives). You tin play with Sonic or Tails in both modes. Delight, give it a play, because it is really cool to see the Sonic i bosses implemented into the Sonic ii engine.
ROBOTNIK'S REVENGE THREAD AT SONIC RETRO
If you did non see the desperate, ruddy banner of attending at TSSZ already, Sonic 2 HD, the project spearheaded by members at the Sonic Retro customs, have released the kickoff, playable demo of the game. Personally, I cannot play it myself, every bit the game absolutely munched every terminal bit of my RAM (and then some), simply if you lot manage to get information technology running smoothly, I heard it is a nice showcase of their physics engine and the artwork, particularly the fluid animations. I also heard that information technology is fun distraction at work. Take your pick. 😉
Caput on over to Sonic Retro, download the demo, and comment!
While I've been busy making an annal out of the current Summer of Sonic website – be certain to keep sending in your photos and videos – those absurd dudes at Sega Nerds take been one of the many sites who have stepped upwards and made a report on the International Sonic Convention. Many photos and videos were taken, including a few pieces that cover the event really nicely. I'1000 quite happy they managed to get a photograph of Sonic Retro's 'invasion' of the convention (above), every bit I wanted some photo evidence of that. Sonic Retro joined the many other big-proper name fansites that were chronicled on the Community Wall. Hopefully someone has a photo of that, now.
Summer of Sonic: Highlights video & images – Sega Nerds
Sonic 1 Megamix has been at the forefront at the hacking customs, considered by well-nigh to exist somewhat of a gold standard when information technology came to calculation content to Sonic ROMs. However, Wednesday marked the cease of the Sonic 1 hack afterward controversy, unnecessary drama, and only obviously bullshit permeated the project's thread for the entire month of August. I'm too lazy to recall the whole story backside the leak earlier this calendar month and all the stupid crap that ensued (and if you're involved in the community, you already know about it), then let'due south just get the project's managing director, Tweaker, to comment on the end of an era:
We have chosen to release the work we have. The game has had many changes, including a port to the Sega CD past Stealth. There is i ISO for each region, and the game should work perfectly on hardware, with a few exceptions; a few Knuckles sections volition crash the system, and the pitch aligning in the sound test doesn't work on hardware either. However, BRAM is fully functional, amongst other things. This is nowhere virtually what an ideal last release would be like, but there'southward really nada more to be said. The game is in a playable state, although it is stressed that this is by no means in an ideal country for a total release. There were many things we had planned simply could not reach, and these things will never exist achieved.
To read his entire post, check the link below. Oh, and take some time off, Tweak. Y'all've earned it.
SOURCE: Sonic Retro – Sonic i Megamix thread
Sazpaimon, host of CulTNET, is in debt and would like your assistance in keeping the network online. CulTNET hosts many Sonic fan sites, such as Sonic Retro, X-Cult, Hacking Cult, and the Hidden Palace. $150 is due by next calendar week, then if you are a fan or visitor of a site in CulTNET, exercise not hesitate to donate. Sazpaimon says that you tin can donate in the post-obit ways:
one. Paypal, easiest method: Sazpaimon@sonic-cult.org is the accost.
2. Paypal, yeah again. If you don't take a paypal account, but have a credit/debit carte, head over to http://www.sonic-cult.org/index2.php and click the paypal push button at the height of the left cavalcade. Select to continue without logging in, and enter your info.
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One of the greatest Sonic encyclopedias on the internet has removed its anonymous editing feature post-obit many attacks to some of its articles, mainly in the fangaming section. The attacks consisted of deleting all the content on a given page and replacing it with a gratuitous amount of copy-pasting swear words. The attacks also had a "SOTI RULES" comment smack dab in the middle of the obsenities.
Stupid people would automatically presume that SonicEpsilon (SOTI) did the dingy deed, only us smart people know that it was a blatant frame, spawning from an ongoing "boxing" between SOTI and long-fourth dimension banned fellow member and retard, Blazefire.
Every bit a result, y'all will have to register an account to contribute to the ever-growing Sonic Retro Wiki.
Source: https://www.sonicstadium.org/tag/sonic-retro/
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