I'd expect your excitement is going to be based on just how much nostalgia you have for the original game but regardless, this looks great. The crisp graphics, perfectly updated to high definition, are stunning and are much more in keeping with what I had envisioned before the first Sonic 4 screens came out. And that music remix! Wow!
The one fear I have off the back of this is that Sega will pull the plug and the teaser will be all the public ever see of this game. Of course, Sega would be fools to do this unless they were to pick the game up for release themselves because frankly they're a mess of a company these days with very little good will left in their fans hearts.
Personally, the lack of decent in house production over the last decade has left me uncaring about almost everything that they put out and killing this project would likely be the finishing blow to my fandom. And that would suck frankly.
agreed on last statement. im not sure from this teaser if it suggests new levels or just a HD touch up of the classic. Either way cool stuff. Also worth a mention in these updated times are 2 nostalgia classics I found on the PS3 network... Anyone for TMNT:Turtles in Time HD and Earthworm Jim HD!!! Groooooooovy!
ReplyDelete"After some debate, it was decided that any emulator, no matter how tweaked, would be far too limiting for the project. Reasons for the decision included the bugs and slow downs from the original game, problems that would be replicated rather than fixed and improved upon. The project also required room to expand beyond the original title."
ReplyDeleteThat's as much as I can dig up about plans for more levels. It wouldn't surprise me if they planned on adding back in the Hidden Palace lost level, though it was later included in Sonic and Knuckles.
And that Earthworm Jim HD remake was great. I'm always hoping for reworks of my old favorites, you'd think companies would be jumping all over them seeing as it's easier money than releasing completely new games.