Sonic Mania director on the origins of the Mean Bean Machine boss battle
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
One of the more interesting boss fights in Sonic Mania is the Mean Bean Machine. As a tribute to the original game on the SEGA Genesis, it has you battling Doctor Eggman with falling block pieces.
Sonic Mania director Christian Whitehead touched on the origins of the boss fight in an interview with IGN. He shared the following:
Sonic Mania update out now (version 1.03)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments
Update: We’ve confirmed that the version number is 1.03 on Switch.
Original: Sonic Mania’s first update is available now. We aren’t able to confirm the version number at present, but it could be 1.03.
In any case, one of the notable issues fixed concerning accessing the Switch home menu. Players have compiled other unofficial patch notes as well which can be found below.
More: Headcannon, PagodaWest Games, SEGA, Sonic Mania, Tantalus
Sonic Mania update rolling out
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 15 Comments
Sonic Mania’s first patch should be arriving shortly. The series’ official Twitter account states that the update is rolling out now.
Here’s what you can expect from the patch:
A new Sonic Mania patch is rolling out, adding the Super Sonic button, and fixes the Switch home button and other bugs. pic.twitter.com/SFjk5bAQRe
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) September 25, 2017
When the update is officially live, we’ll let you know.
More: Headcannon, PagodaWest Games, SEGA, Sonic Mania, Tantalus
22 minutes of off-screen Rime footage on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 4 Comments
New off-screen footage has emerged showing Rime running on Switch. Get a look at 22 minutes of gameplay in the video below.
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Sonic Mania accolades trailer
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SEGA released a new Sonic Mania trailer celebrating the accolades the game has received so far. Have a look at the video below.
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Sonic Mania doing well in the UK so far
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
Sonic Mania didn’t appear on the UK charts. There’s a good reason for that, however. As it technically counts as a digital title, it can’t be counted in the boxed charts.
The good news is that Sonic Mania is doing just fine so far. GamesIndustry reports that, after speaking with SEGA, “if digital downloads were included then its game would have topped the charts by a large margin.”
SEGA may provide sales figures down the road. On Switch at least, Sonic Mania has been topping the eShop charts. It’s held steady at the number one position since launch.
More: Headcannon, PagodaWest Games, sales, SEGA, Sonic Mania, Tantalus
SEGA on Sonic Mania’s origins, why DLC isn’t planned, much more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 68 Comments
Sonic Mania launched around the world this past week. Right around the release, Japanese site Gamer spoke with series producer Takashi Iizuka from SEGA. Iizuka spoke about how Sonic Mania came to be, why DLC currently isn’t in the works, and how the special stages weren’t initially planned… plus more. Note: light spoilers follow towards the very end of the post.
More: Headcannon, interview, PagodaWest Games, SEGA, Sonic Mania, Takashi Iizuka, Tantalus, top
Sonic Mania has an unlockable Mean Bean Mode
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Believe it or not, a Puyo Puyo-esque game mode is tucked away inside Sonic Mania. You can unlock Mean Bean Mode, though it’ll take some work. You’ll just need to get gold and silver medals in the Blue Sphere extra stages first.
Here’s some footage of the mode:
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Sonic Mania includes an alternate opening
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Did you know that the team behind Sonic Mania packed in an alternate opening? You can access it by letting the opening animation play twice. For the second go around, the opening features a different song and sound effects for Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles’ actions. Check it out below.
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[Review] Sonic Mania
Posted on 6 years ago by Philip(@P_Trah) in Reviews, Switch | 14 Comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 15, 2017
Developer: Headcannon / PagodaWest Games
Publisher: SEGA
Sonic the Hedgehog is a series that’s both famous and infamous for many different reasons. In his hay-day, Sonic was perhaps the number one rival to Nintendo’s best known character, Mario. During Sonic’s early days on the SEGA Genesis, or the SEGA Mega Drive for those outside of the U.S., the Sonic the Hedgehog titles received high praise from all over game’s media, and was seen by most critics as SEGA’s answer to Mario’s popularity. This success continued throughout Sonic’s 2D era of games, with subsequent entries receiving just as much, if not more praise than the last. However, once SEGA decided to make the jump from 2D to 3D, opinions regarding the changes to the series’ core became a bit more polarizing. Some critics and fans regarded the changes as a necessity to move forward in-step with the evolving industry; while others felt that the series was straying too far from the its roots and was starting to water-down what made Sonic the Hedgehog appealing to begin with. Over the years, SEGA has attempted to bring the series back to its roots in several ways, but none have ever quite captured that same magic that fans were hoping for. That is, until Sonic Mania.
