Talk:Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis

Add this?
Want me to add this link. http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/714/714680p1.html --Philip1992 18:19, 31 July 2006 (UTC)Philip1992

"Most Likely"?
"Genesis" has a double meaning - the start of the series. I wouldn't be surprised if the same name was kept throughout the potential international release.--K2JMan 03:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Here's just hopeing they use the Megadrive Font for the Eur Release...--Conan-san 10:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Added the cover.
This cover is most likely for the North American version though. (YAADS 22:27, 12 August 2006 (UTC))

November 14?
Is there a confirmation for this? 66.82.9.90 23:36, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I found it. 66.82.9.90 23:37, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Any word on when (if?) this'll be released in the U.K.? I haven't been able to find any sources on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.118.99 (talk • contribs)
 * Actually, it's so bad, I no longer care.

Genesis in other places
I removed this speculation "If it is released elsewhere, its name will likely be changed, as Sega Genesis was the North American name for the Sega Mega Drive." Since as a title, Sonic Genesis makes perfect sense anywhere. Sonic Mega Drive doesn't unless you know the history of the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.109.42 (talk • contribs)
 * That's good work. Rumours and speculation don't belong on wikipedia, unless referenced by a reliable source. UnDeRsCoRe 14:11, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

new or old look?
exept for the spn dash, and save files, will there be any other diffirences (like the lean look, the seven emeralds, super sonic and/or new stages?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.200.164.254 (talk • contribs)

'Fraid not. Aside from the spin dash and the worthless save feature (the game's too short and easy for a save feature to be of much use), it's just a straight port of the original. Maetch 00:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

NOOOOOOOOOO! (CRIES LIKE A BABY! X0 ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.200.164.254 (talk • contribs)

Shadow and Rouge to appear?
According to these Link Link, Shadow will be playable and have Rouge as a "buddy ". Any thoughts on this? UnDeRsCoRe 00:57, 29 October 2006 (UTC) -I have found absolutely no other sources claiming this. I'm reverting it until someone comes up with a more reliable source(TSS is hardly considered 'reliable' considering their jestful nature). Xauna 04:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Y'know, that sounds an awful lot like what TSS put up for their Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) April Fool's Day hoax last year. It's simply a glitch on the website. Neither Shadow nor Rouge are appearing--that was a hoax for a completely different game, and somehow it ended up on the Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis gamepage. This information is completely incorrect. --Ultima 23:50, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Well at least that clears that up. :P Knuckles sonic8

So, anyone see Shadow and/or Rouge in the game yet? :P Knuckles sonic8 14:34, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

shadow+before sa2=madness!!
what does shadw have with the first game? about that time, shadow was trapped in the capsule, or do it have to mak sense?

Yeah, why is Shadow in the game? That makes no sense at all. If (according to older sources) Sonic was around 5 during the first game, then it'd be about ten years, before Eggman released Shadow. BlackEDGE MkII 00:07, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sonic characters are not affected by time (as to why Sonic is still 15 and it's always been 50 years since Maria died). Oh yeah, and SONIC WAS NOT 5 IN THE FIRST GAME. HE WAS 15-16! UnDeRsCoRe 04:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Maybe you're right (and I'm not going to argue) ,but I thought (maybe I'm wrong) that according to Sega, Sonic WASN'T 15 in the first game, but has aged since then, which is why he's 15. Also that would explain why Tails (who I thought was younger than 8 when he first appeared) and Amy (who was eight in Sonic CD and 12 in SA) are older than they were when they first appeared in-game. And I know I've seen that info I just put in many many times. But UnDeRsCoRe, if you're in fact right, then I won't complain. BlackEDGE MkII 01:40, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

But still, Shadow doesn't belong in the game. I could see Tails or Knuckles in Sonic Genesis before Shadow. BlackEDGE MkII 01:42, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

And one more thing UnDeRsCoRe, I said ACCORDING TO OLDER SOURCES. Since Sonic Team retcons/ignores previous canon facts and events, the part about Sonic being younger in the Genesis era games might not be true anymore. Still, I'm not going to argue, or this discussion will be like the one between me, Chao9999, and Jack Bz about Shadow's speed. BlackEDGE MkII 01:47, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Sonic is 15 in the current games, so that's ALL THAT MATTERS! BlackEDGE MkII 00:49, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That all that does matter, no need to cuss. I don't care, so technically you're just starting a fight with yourself. UnDeRsCoRe 01:58, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't care either bout Sonic's age. All that matters is that Shadow shouldn't be in this this game. Can we can make a truce and agree on that statement? BlackEDGE MkII 08:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * He isn't in the game, it's already been settled. Let it rest and just leave this whole thing alone. UnDeRsCoRe 02:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

He's not in the game? Well, ok. I'll stop talkin now. BlackEDGE MkII 02:48, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

No more Sonicstadium please
Sonicstadium is NOT a reliable source due to the jestful nature of the website. Please stop adding information about Shadow and Rouge unless you have a different source for the information.

As it stands, the game is no more than a port of the original, except with an additional Spindash and Save feature. In other words, same graphics, 'plot', characters, enemies, and so on. Xauna 22:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis Pricetag
I know there's been some debate about the price for StHG. And finally I hope the confusion begins to clear. I went to EB Games on the 5th and picked up their Christmas catalog, "The Perfect Score", and when I turned to p. 46 there was the box art for the game, along with a few others. Below it said $19.99. As far as I know, isn't this the only official information we have? If EB Games has it listed for 20 bucks, then I guess it's safe to assume that all stores will be selling it for that much.

P.S. With only 8 days away from the launch of StHG, it seems like this game is getting ignored. All of the attention must be focused on Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and Sonic Rivals. Both of them look like really cool games, but people need to realize that the original Sonic the Hedgehog started all the others. Let's hope that most mainstream stores have this on the 14th.--Hyper Sonic 15:55, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

So true Hyper Sonic, so true. BlackEDGE MkII 21:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow.....
This game has been getting a lot of flak from critics, huh? BlackEDGE MkII 22:22, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed that. I'll have to wait until the Wii passes, I get my top-priority games and I get Rivals as well before I even think about trying this to see if the reviews have really taken everything into consideration or not. Maybe I'll rent it. :P Knuckles sonic8 22:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Forget about spending any money on it. Is it POV to remove "enhanced" from "enhanced remake"? -- RattleMan 04:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Probably not, but to call this a "remake" is giving it way too much credit. Even if it WAS a good game (trust me, ROM was awful), it's still just a port with a spin-dash added. No "remake" here. --Shadow Hog 07:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Normally you'd be right, but this game also has different physics from the original game that it was supposedly "ported" from. It's a remake, plain and simple.  Same look, different feel. Eternalslumber 14:16, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

The Gamegear comment
They were right, play damn the game they copied the game gears physics of the game, not the ACTUAL game...how sonic jumps and responds feels exactly how it does in the game gear game people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.250.31.201 (talk • contribs)

Yeah...at least they weren't porting the Game Gear's graphics. 69.19.14.28 00:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I have to disagree here. Physics from the Geam Gear Sonic games were much better than this. Sonic moved smoothly and almost naturally, which is not the case with Sonic Genesis. I'd rather play Sonic The Hedgehog on the Game Gear many times I want instead of that mediocre port. Dioxaz 10:48, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Eggman?
Is Dr. Robotnik really called Eggman in this game? --32X 07:24, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Robotnik isn't called anything in the game...there's no dialogue whatsoever, just like the original. 72.205.244.207 04:14, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Port or remake?
Given the very different physics of the engine, music, and such, I suspect that the game is not ported from the original code, like many other GBA games, but rebuilt. That would explain the poor physics, and possibly the low quality of the music and sounds, when they could of reused/recorded the various samples or used more modern ones, like the Sonic Advance series. The GBC style of the music is likely caused by alot of the game's audio using the original GB/C channels, which most games don't use heavilly. I also heard someone state that the game was by Sega of America, it could be possible a team that wasn't very skilled at GBA game making were put on the job... most of this is speculation, but it would take a lot to ruin a port of the original engine wouldn't it? Genesis to GBA code porting has to be possible too, as Sonic Spinball amongst other titles was brought to the GBA in a Sega Smash Pack.--DinnerSonic 01:05, 27 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Apparently Sega lost the source code to Sonic 1 some time ago — after Sonic Jam was made — so Sega wouldn't have just been able to xerox it to the GBA. Explains why Sonic Mega Collection was just basically just a collection of roms run on a highly modified version of Gens (or so I've been told and inclined to believe).  Even still, this isn't an excuse for the piss-poor quality of Sonic Genesis.  The sucky physics isn't because it's a "remake"; it's because Sega rushed it out the door in hopes of making a quick buck and commemorating Sonic's fifteenth b-day. ... Anyway, considering the serious changes in physics between the orignial game and Genesis, it's definitely a remake.  A shoddy, lag-filled remake, but a remake nonetheless. Eternalslumber 13:41, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Repetition
The spindash-and-jump-without-holding-forward glitch is mentioned twice - Once in the Anniversary Mode, and once under the Glitches section. I have modified this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.50.236.154 (talk) 22:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC).

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