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− | To try and stir up a bit more interest in Sonic 1, [[Cyan Helkaraxe]] decided to do something which had never been done at that time - create a [[Hacks|ROM hack]]. | + | To try and stir up a bit more interest in [[Sonic 1]], [[Cyan Helkaraxe]] decided to do something which had never been done at that time - create a [[Hacks|ROM hack]]. |
Cyan set to work on the Sonic 1 ROM, researching its internal workings primarily by a trial-and-error process (since there was absolutely no documentation on Sonic 1 available at the time), with the goal of creating a hoax beta - a ROM that mimicked the behaviour of a "genuine" Sonic 1 beta. | Cyan set to work on the Sonic 1 ROM, researching its internal workings primarily by a trial-and-error process (since there was absolutely no documentation on Sonic 1 available at the time), with the goal of creating a hoax beta - a ROM that mimicked the behaviour of a "genuine" Sonic 1 beta. | ||
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[http://www.emulationzone.org/projects/cyan/coding/index.htm Cyan's Downloads Page] - Beta hoax is listed under "Sonic 1 Hoax". | [http://www.emulationzone.org/projects/cyan/coding/index.htm Cyan's Downloads Page] - Beta hoax is listed under "Sonic 1 Hoax". | ||
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Revision as of 13:48, 26 February 2005
To try and stir up a bit more interest in Sonic 1, Cyan Helkaraxe decided to do something which had never been done at that time - create a ROM hack.
Cyan set to work on the Sonic 1 ROM, researching its internal workings primarily by a trial-and-error process (since there was absolutely no documentation on Sonic 1 available at the time), with the goal of creating a hoax beta - a ROM that mimicked the behaviour of a "genuine" Sonic 1 beta.
Finally, in May 1999, the ROM hack was released to Simon Wai's Sonic 2 beta page. The ROM was deliberately not listed as a hoax, but rather released under the title "Sonic 1 beta?".
The release of the hoax beta stirred up more interest in Sonic 1, and when it was identified as a hoax, Andy Wolan invited Cyan to the SSRG for his work in creating the ROM hack.
External links
Cyan's Downloads Page - Beta hoax is listed under "Sonic 1 Hoax".