Board 8 > Sonic Mania Thread

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Got my first game over at Flying Battery Act 2 boss. Loving this game so far. I just wish it get a modern look and we can change it to 16-bit graphics as we like. But it's no big deal anyway, this game is very good nonetheless.
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Oh boy the Sandopolis 2 gimmick. Truly the one thing all the Sonic fans wanted to return. Got another game over on that zone's boss. Lives are a terrible outdated concept, there should be the option to not have them. Also no continues at all, wtf

Still not sure what to make of this game. The level design is good, but I really hate a lot of the bosses.

Also, I wonder what people who have no idea what Puyo Puyo is think of the Chemical Plant boss
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hopefully they're cool people who remember Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and appreciate it anyway
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Sandopolis 2 gimmick costed me 3 deaths due to BS.

Sonic just flies off the screen and just lets me fall to my death TWICE (Was playing tails solo). Spinning forwards really quick will make you fall off (You could do this before without dying)
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Zigzagoon posted...

Sandopolis 2 gimmick costed me 3 deaths due to BS.

Sonic just flies off the screen and just lets me fall to my death TWICE (Was playing tails solo). Spinning forwards really quick will make you fall off (You could do this before without dying)

I think you're talking about Mirage Saloon 1. That's happened to me multiple times as well. Really makes me not like that stage

The Sandopolis gimmick is having a death timer tick down and pulling a light switch to reset it
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DeepsPraw posted...

Zigzagoon posted...

Sandopolis 2 gimmick costed me 3 deaths due to BS.

Sonic just flies off the screen and just lets me fall to my death TWICE (Was playing tails solo). Spinning forwards really quick will make you fall off (You could do this before without dying)

I think you're talking about Mirage Saloon 1. That's happened to me multiple times as well. Really makes me not like that stage

The Sandopolis gimmick is having a death timer tick down and pulling a light switch to reset it

Oh, you are right. But yeah, soooo annoying
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Yeah but the similar zone in sonic 2 had the same glitch

so they're just being faithful see?

(it happened to me too >:(
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Played through the game in one sitting after my collectors edition arrived this afternoon. Got all the choas emeralds and all 32 Gold Medals from Blue Sphere.

Overall loved the game except for the final boss and ending. Still makes my top 5 though, just one spot lower than what it could have been. I guess it's cool that it sets up Sonic Forces, but I was hoping for a giant robot fight and not a triple threat match for the purple gem. Also the credits were kinda bland and not the type of credits you would except of genesis sytle sonic game

Updated Top 5

1. Sonic 3&K
2. Generations
3. Mania
4. Sonic Adventure 2
5. Sonic 2

Sonic Colors drops off the list
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I got the game. I'll crack it open (...proverbially) in a couple of hours.
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Got it today and liked it enough that I beat it. Pretty good!
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Played through the first three zones. Very cool so far.
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Finished up my Sonic/Tails run with all the Emeralds and all the silver medals.

Knuckles is next!
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LeonhartFour posted...

silver medals.

Weak
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okay fine I got one gold medal

but that's it
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How do you get the gold medals? Collect all the rings, too?
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Yeah, you get a gold medal for getting all the rings, too. It's totally unnecessary to unlock anything though. The game only calculates the total number of medals, regardless of color. The only reason to go for gold medals is if you're a completionist or trophy hunter.
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Yes
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LeonhartFour posted...

Yeah, you get a gold medal for getting all the rings, too. It's totally unnecessary to unlock anything though. The game only calculates the total number of medals, regardless of color. The only reason to go for gold medals is if you're a completionist or trophy hunter.

Speaking of, Jirard the Completionist (are we sure Shine isn't Jirard in disguise?) posted a Sonic Mania video today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAksNP_TsY
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I liked the game so much, I just played through again, now with Knuckles. Lots of different stuff in the Knuckles version! 1 act in particular was radically different.
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game really comes to a halt at stardust speedway, first time there's a boss that isn't super well thought out
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yup just wasted 6 lives on mecha sonic

which is a shame because the concept is sound, but the physics of it is so amazingly flawed. The hitbox for the ball is WAY too picky, rubber sonic is too heavy to reasonably be aimed, and goading it to make the right type of move takes way to long. Not to mention the stages between them are just walking to the right. It's almost like it was intentional to waste time.
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Just spin dash as soon as it curls up into a ball and it goes into him just about every time

If it doesn't curl into a ball right away, destroy it and repeat with the next one.
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watching videos it seems like sonic has no problem bouncing him around

I wonder if its knuckles that doesn't have enough bounce
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LeonhartFour posted...

Just spin dash as soon as it curls up into a ball and it goes into him just about every time

If it doesn't curl into a ball right away, destroy it and repeat with the next one.

oh this worked really well! beat him on the first try
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Yeah, it took me a while to figure it out, but I was "there has to be an easier way to do this" so I started spin dashing into him.
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Oh wow, Knux's version of Mirage Saloon is completely different. That's awesome.
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Knuckles & Knuckles

I take back all the negative things I said. This game is great
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LeonhartFour posted...

Oh wow, Knux's version of Mirage Saloon is completely different. That's awesome.

Oh, so that's why the level in the demo was different. I picked Knuckles for that. I was confused when I played it now.
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is this the first time we ever got a level specifically designed for knuckles alone? It was really fun and it took me off guard when I realized I HAD to climb to get to the next part.
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I picked it up and played through the first four levels tonight. Definitely enjoying it so far. Flying Battery Act 2 had some bullshit at the end with plummeting to death for seemingly no reason, but I think I only dropped 3 lives. Other than that hiccup, this is comparable to the Genesis games as far as quality goes.
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SantaRPidgey posted...

is this the first time we ever got a level specifically designed for knuckles alone? It was really fun and it took me off guard when I realized I HAD to climb to get to the next part.

Having just finished Lava Reef Zone as Knuckles, this zone is pretty different for him both here and in S3&K. It's not completely unique the way that Mirage Saloon is, but Knuckles can't traverse Sonic's path to the end and vice-versa.

dat boss
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Got game over for the first time in that western level.
Eventually beat it.
Get game over at the Oil Ocean boss.
Start a new game with solo Sonic

Man, I'm terrile at this game. I've failed most of the Sonic 3 stages, and got silver on the rest and a few golds.
Still only have one emerald. I hate the Special Stages.
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Three rows of silver medals complete and I beat the game with Sonic/Tails. Didn't get a single game over with them, but Flying Battery got me with Knuckles. Time to take a breather I suppose.

Only one Emerald so far. Those stages are pretty annoying.
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Oil Ocean Boss is a problem.

Am I supposed to be starting over with only 1 life after a game over?

I'm to Hydrocity so far. pretty fun I think. not crazy about the bonus levels. catching the UFO isn't my favorite and I don't love blue sphere enough to play it once a checkpoint!

this is the first time I feel like the designers really "got it" about what made the genesis games fun.

also, I've noticed some glitches here and there where I fall through the stage and just die. it's happened twice so far in one playthrough.

LtMplusCATS posted...

Oil Ocean Boss is a problem.

Am I supposed to be starting over with only 1 life after a game over?

One thing that seemed weird to me with the Oil Ocean boss, if you're on the platform when it gets pulled down you pretty much die instantly, but if you jump off you can hop around in the oil. What's up with that?
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That octopus is a jerk. I finally just went full rage and hit him six times when he spawned.
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I like how they finally solved the problem of "if I have 100 rings, how come only 20 fly out when I get hit?"
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I just noticed Tails is nowhere to be seen in Oil Ocean Act 2 in Sonic & Tails mode.

But he'll appear after you go to any bonus stages. Weird.
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raytan7585 posted...

I just noticed Tails is nowhere to be seen in Oil Ocean Act 2 in Sonic & Tails mode.

But he'll appear after you go to any bonus stages. Weird.

Yeah, I've had that happen to me, too.

IglooBobby posted...

also, I've noticed some glitches here and there where I fall through the stage and just die. it's happened twice so far in one playthrough.

I've yet to have that happen to me though.
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Anyway, the Oil Ocean Act 2 boss is definitely a pain, but the easiest way I've found is to destroy the things that shoot at you first, but only get a couple of hits in when they first appear and when they start to submerge again so they aren't shooting at you. It's a bit tedious, but it works. Once those things are gone, the octopus can't do anything but pop out of the oil and let you hit it. You can also get in two or three hits at the very beginning if you're quick.

Also if you're directly under the octopus mouth when it submerges, it'll drag you under, so be careful about that, too!
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Playing VS. Mode with only Teleporters is hilariously fun.
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Ladies and Gents,

I present to you

In order to get the No Way? No Way! trophy (btw, literally my favorite trophy name of all time)

The final Blue Sphere course I gold medaled.

THE BEST RUN OF ALL TIME:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4T0KrP6PP8
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you did what you're supposed to do to get the perfect on that stage

except you never got the timing down on how to consistently move forward on the pinball jumps :|
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jump after even number of pings = move forward
jump after odd number of pings = move backward
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I said I have no problem with the sonic 3 special stages

I was wrong

and I can't stand these sonic CD special stages. I really wish they were'nt the official special stages
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naa these are way better than the actual sonic CD special stages. sonic CD special stages was just jump around in random directions and hit all the UFOs. these special stages are pretty strategic, for deciding when to take shortcuts and try to catch up, versus when to grab rings and when to grab blue orbs (and often you have to choose between rings and orbs). I really like 'em!

but yeah sonic 3 sphere grid is so boring, mostly a matter of controls mastery
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and also prediction of the exact moment you're gonna speed up. you don't get much notice and if you don't expect it you can miss a crucial turn or jump
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In the UFO one or Blue Sphere? I've played enough Blue Sphere that I guess I just instinctively know when the speed-up occurs.
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